{"id":70666,"date":"2016-02-15T22:16:57","date_gmt":"2016-02-16T03:16:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=70666"},"modified":"2016-02-15T22:16:57","modified_gmt":"2016-02-16T03:16:57","slug":"president-aquino-to-meet-with-potential-investors-in-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2016\/02\/15\/president-aquino-to-meet-with-potential-investors-in-california\/","title":{"rendered":"President Aquino to meet with potential investors in California"},"content":{"rendered":"
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President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, accompanied by Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff General Hernando Iriberri, troops the line during the send-off ceremonies at the Departure Area of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal II in Pasay City on Monday (February 15, 2016) for his participation to the ASEAN-US Summit and Working Visit to Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. (Photo by Exequiel Supera\/Malaca\u00f1ang Photo Bureau)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

RANCHO MIRAGE, California \u2013 President Benigno S. Aquino III will meet with top executives of three big Los Angeles-based companies during his working visit to the city on Feb. 16.<\/p>\n

President Aquino is set to embark on a working visit to Los Angeles on Feb. 16 to 17 following his participation in the special summit organized by US President Barack Obama with leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at Sunnylands here.<\/p>\n

While in Los Angeles, the President will have a series of business meetings with officials of Walt Disney International, Western Digital Corp., and AECOM\u2019s Enterprise Growth Solutions.<\/p>\n

President Aquino will meet first with Andy Bird, chairman of Walt Disney International, to discuss \u201cthe investment policies and the climate in the creative sector, particularly game development and animation\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the President will also welcome an exchange of ideas how the Philippine government can continue to support and develop the industry,\u201d Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Cuisia, Jr. said in an interview with Radio-Television Malaca\u00f1ang.<\/p>\n

The President will then meet with Stephen Milligan, chief executive officer of Western Digital Corporation.<\/p>\n

Ambassador Cuisia said that during their meeting, President Aquino and Milligan will discuss how Western Digital Corporation can expand its operations in the Philippines.<\/p>\n

Western Digital is a data storage solutions company. It has a plant in Laguna Technopark with more than 10,000 employees.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are quite a large employer in the Philippines. The President will also explore with them the possibility of their setting up shared services in the Philippines,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

President Aquino will also be meeting with Michael Donnelly, Group President of AECOM\u2019s Enterprise Growth Solutions.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the President intends to find out from Mr. Donnelly how the government can help them in expanding the hiring and training of Filipino engineers because they are interested to expand their operations by partnering with private sector clients with respect to infrastructure development,\u201d Cuisia said.<\/p>\n

On February 17, President Aquino will meet with members of the Filipino-American community and speak about the Philippines\u2019 achievements under his watch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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