For further information contact BCCP at info@britcham.org.ph
Gabriella Quimson Vice Chairman Philippine British Business Council(PBBC) and His Excellency Ambassador Locsin arriving the House of Lords.
Joseph Miro Chairman of Philippine British Business Council(PBBC) was also present at a Diplomatic Reception on the Terrace of the House of Lords to hear a speech given by the Rt Hon Lord Howell of Guilford.
PBBC Members from left to right: Former British Ambassador to the Philippines Paul Dimond, David H. Bill, Rowena Romulo, Dr. Gabriella Tuason Quimson, Chairman Joseph Miro, Melissa Dizon, representatives from the UK’s Department for Business and Trade Priya Soni and John Williams, and Alistair M. Fulton, taken at the Philippine Embassy in London during their May 2024 meeting.
As the Philippine-British Business Council (PBBC) moves towards our 30th anniversary, under our new London Chairman Joseph Miro the background for the further development of bilateral trade and direct investment opportunities for both countries has never been stronger. The value of UK exports to the Philippines in the four quarters to the end of Q3 2023 was £1.3 billion (+16%), with imports of £1.7 billion (+22%). Services contributed about 40% of the former. UK outward direct investment to the Philippines in 2021 reached £449 million. In recent years, cases of inward direct investment have also grown.
In 2024, we have welcomed among others as members of the PBBC London Dr Gabriella Tuason Quimson and Mr Stephen Philips. Dr Quimson is a governance and anti-corruption specialist. Her father was Philippine Ambassador to the Court of St James’s in the 1980s. She has long experience in the UK and holds both Filipino and British citizenships, dividing her time between the two countries. Mr Philips was appointed Senior Adviser at BDO Unibank in January 2024, in a long career focused on cross-border trade, investment and finance in Asia. Before his appointment as Chief Executive of the China-Britain Business Council in 2006, he had been International Trade Director of UK Trade and Investment in the British Government.
As a business-led apolitical body, the PBBC works closely with both Governments’ trade and investment Departments, with much non-financial support from the Philippine Embassy in London and the British Embassy and the British Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines in Manila. Individual PBBC members (all volunteers) have cumulative experience of trading conditions and contacts of well over 100 years. Unlike other surviving Business Councils, the PBBC itself has long adopted the policy of focus on those sectors offering the more obvious opportunities. These have included IT, agribusiness, energy and retail and we are currently aligning our focus with sectors identified by both Governments.
We offer a free service of advice in the UK to bona fide companies new to the market and are happy to hear from British firms interested in the Philippine market, whether diversifying from other ASEAN markets or completely new to the region, whether they wish to export products or services, find joint partners in the Philippines or invest there directly for longer-term market share. We are equally happy to hear from Philippine companies seeking partners in the UK or looking for direct investment opportunities.
All contacts should be directed to info@philippinebritish.com
Philippine-British Business Council
London
3 June 2024
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Jul 28
The Philippine Trade and Investment Office in London has issued a number of documents relating to upcoming PPP projects in the Philippines. This includes the latest PPP Information Kit this office is distributing to UK companies interested in Philippine PPP.
The documents are
NAIA Expressway Project (Preliminary Infromation Memorandum)
Daang Hari-SLEX Link Road Project (Invitation to Pre-qualify and bid)
Click on any of the document titles to see the document.
The NAIA Expressway Project
Jul 18
Latest update to the Rail project Briefs as at May 2011. major PPP Rail infrastructure Projects for 2011.
RAIL Project Briefs as of_May2011
Jul 13
Stars past and present from TV’s hospital soap Holby City converged on the Philippine Embassy in London’s West End this week for the opening of a unique art exhibition by one of their own. 
Since leaving Holby 18 months ago Rebecca Grant (aka Sister Daisha Anderson) who is distantly related to the Royal Family – her great grandmother was Ernestine Bowes-Lyon – has been busy re-inventing herself as an artist and singer as well as continuing with a busy acting career.
Now she has emerged after long hours in her studio following in the footsteps of her late grandfather who was a highly thought of contemporary artist in France.
However, she has chosen as subject matter for her art work a collection of which has been produced over the past ten years – the environment she knows best – the theatre. Her exhibition is made up of scenes from productions she has appeared in and portraits of fellow thespians who have starred with her. These include work from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ‘Bombay Dreams’ and London’s west end production of ‘One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ starring Christian Slater.
And for Robert Powell, one of the ex-Holby stars attending her opening night of the exhibition, there was a surprise in store.
Highlight of the opening night was his unveiling of a new and previously unseen painting by Rebecca. As he unveiled the latest work to come from the pallet of his former co-star though he realised for the first time that he was the subject. 
Powell is the only Holby star Rebecca has so far committed to canvas.
After the unveiling she said : “I worked very closely with Robert when I was in Holby and admired him immensely. It seemed only right that I should paint a portrait of him.”
And Powell commented : “I had no idea just how talented Rebecca was as an artist, as well as an on screen actor. Nobody has ever done a portrait of me before. It’s a great likeness.”
Her exhibition “An Actor’s Art” runs until 15 July at The Philippine Embassy, 10 Suffolk St. Visit www.byrebeccagrant.carbonmade.com for times and details
Jun 03
The Philippines Government has published an information sheet concerning 7 PPP Projects for 2011. Details of the tendering process and details of each project can be found in the information sheet.
The 7 infrastructure projects are:
Follow this link for the PPP General Information Sheet.
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