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The Philippines News Agency (PNA) is a web-based newswire service of the Philippine government. The PNA Headquarters are housed at the 2nd floor of the PIA building along Visayas Avenue, Quezon City. PNA's website address is http://www.pna.gov.ph

It has been 35 years since PNA was launched in an era when newswire operations relied mainly on teletype machines and typewriters. PNA has steadily paced the highly competitive and changing arena of Philippine journalism; it is now slowly but surely coming to par with the challenges posed by the globalization of media communications. This has deeply shaped modern journalism and the news media organizations that have been instrumental in creating the very conditions that made globalization a reality.

PNA has evolved today as an Internet-based news service agency that caters to the global demand for news and information to its subscribers, readers and a host of other clients. PNA's mission is spelled out clearly: to provide the government, the Presidency, the public, as well as its media and non-media clients, both local and foreign based, sober, factual, impartial and objective news and information. PNA provides news 24/7, including photos of major events, feature stories, sports news and events, local and global opinions, general information, as well as global news and feature stories. PNA employs about a hundred journalists and stringers across the country, with several foreign-based correspondents.

PNA beat reporters and stringers are deployed practically in every government office and agency, including the main offices and camps of police and security forces, to provide news 24/7 for local, regional and global subscribers and readers. PNA likewise maintains active news exchanges with news agencies of ASEAN member-countries and the Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA).

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MANILA - President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo poses with the Women of the Year awardees of the Go Negosyo-Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) during the 2nd Go Negosyo Women Entrepreneurship Summit Themed "Babae Tagumpay Ka ng Bayan" Monday (March 8) at the World Trade in Pasay City. (PNA)

MANILA - President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo poses with the Women of the Year awardees of the Go Negosyo-Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) during the 2nd Go Negosyo Women Entrepreneurship Summit Themed "Babae Tagumpay Ka ng Bayan" Monday (March 8) at the World Trade in Pasay City. (PNA)

 Middle East buyers interested in dried fruits, tropical juices from the Philippines

MANILA (PNA) -- Philippine dried fruits and tropical fruit juices received increased inquiries from buyers from Middle East buyers, the Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions (CITEM) an attached agency of the Department of Trade and Industry said. in the recent Gulfood 2010, Middle East’s leading food fair,

According to CITEM, the inquiries followed after the country’s participation in the recent Gulfood 2010, Middle East’s leading food fair.

Middle East, which imports 90 percent of its food from overseas, has long been a market for Philippine food and beverage companies.

“I received inquiries of processed fruits in container loads from buyers not just from the Middle East but from other regions such as Africa,” said Blesilda Ongchuan, Marketing Director of Q-Phil Product International Trading Inc. This is the second time for Q-Phil to join Gulfood.

Another Filipino company, FCG Trading Philippines Inc. brought an assortment of dried fruits such as mango, jackfruit, coconut, papaya, pineapple, melon and soursop and enjoyed positive response.

“Buyers now prefer the rich and natural taste of our dried fruits compared to the sugary taste from other countries,” shared Corazon Alforja, Export Manager of FCG Trading Philippines Inc.

The third Philippine participation generated US.9M during the 4-day event. Buyers from United Arab Emirates, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, India, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Singapore, Pakistan, China, and Sri Lanka among others visited Gulfood 2010.

The Philippine participation in Gulfood is part of the international promotion activities for Philippine food exports led by DTI thru CITEM. The activity is also meant to attract food buyers to IFEX Philippines, a government-led trade fair for quality and delectable food for exports scheduled this May.

Gulfood was held in Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Center on February 21-24, 2010

Other exporters and manufacturers who joined Gulfood were Primex Coco Products Inc., coconut by-products; Celebes Coconut Corporation, (desiccated coconut); Florence Foods Corp., (fermented marine products, veggie noodles and frozen products); FCG Trading Philippines Inc., (bottled tropical fruit preserves, sauces and mixes, condiments, dried noodles, confectioneries and snacks, dried fish, frozen vegetables, health and personal care products); Global 88 Intl. Trading Corp., (mixes, condiments and seasonings); Mega Fishing Corporation, (sardines); Monde Nissin, (noodles, biscuits and crackers); Market Reach International, (processed foods); Atson-Tropicana Food Products Inc., (nuts and coconuts); Ngosiok Marketing, (Super Q noodles); Q-Phil products International, (noodles, sauces and condiments and marine products) and Oceanic Exports Inc., (snack foods, sauces and condiments, and processed fruits).

The Middle East food market is a gem opportunity for the Philippine food exporters. The growing number of Filipinos working and permanently residing in the Middle East is a ready market.

Aside from the ready Filipino market in the Middle East, the Philippines also targets niche markets including Halal-certified products.

Industry reports said that there are more than 300 Halal-certified companies covering more than 5,000 products in the Philippines.

To date, the total value of the global Halal food market is worth about US$ 632 billion based on industry reports. (PNA)