ALFREDO E. PASCUAL (“FRED”)

Former Secretary (Minister) of Trade and Industry (DTI), 2022-2024;
Past President, University of the Philippines, 2011-2017

[ALFREDO E. PASCUAL (“FRED”) @AEPascual]

Leadership in the age of transformation: Navigating the Philippine socioeconomic terrain https://t.co/639fps9glH via @phildailyinquirer

[ABS-CBN News @ABSCBNNews]

Former DTI chief Alfredo Pascual is new BDO independent director https://t.co/DUuS0GT9nj

[ALFREDO E. PASCUAL (“FRED”) @AEPascual]

Glad to meet His Majesty Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and converse with my counterpart Brunei Minister Dato Dr. Amin Liew Abdullah during PBBM's State Visit. We aim to further strengthen our bilateral economic relations with Brunei.

[ALFREDO E. PASCUAL (“FRED”) @AEPascual]

Today at the Philippine Business Forum in Brunei, I echoed President Marcos Jr’s call for Bruneian businesses to invest in the Philippines.

[ALFREDO E. PASCUAL (“FRED”) @AEPascual]

At the sidelines of the Qatar Economic Forum, I was delighted to follow up Baladna's dairy production investment plan in the Philippines. DTI & BOI are set to facilitate biz meetings & connect Baladna with prospective JV partners. 🇵🇭

[ALFREDO E. PASCUAL (“FRED”) @AEPascual]

At the sidelines of the Qatar Economic Forum. Grateful to Qatar Cool for their ongoing interest in bringing district cooling to the Philippines. Energy efficiency is key to our sustainability journey, and we're dedicated to backing such projects with supportive policies.

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Honored to speak as a panelist at the Qatar Economic Forum in Doha. I emphasized the Philippines’ commitment to infrastructure development, physical/ cyber connectivity, and policy reform for economic competitiveness and growtb under President Marcos Jr. administration.

[ALFREDO E. PASCUAL (“FRED”) @AEPascual]

Now, at the 4th Qatar Economic Forum opening ceremonies. It's a pleasure to exchange views with Malaysian Trade Minister Zafrul and Foreign Minister Hasan. Tomorrow, I'll be a speaker at the panel on creating competitive economies. #QEF2024 🇶🇦🇵🇭

[ALFREDO E. PASCUAL (“FRED”) @AEPascual]

Honored to join EVP Valdis Dombrovskis of the EU Commission on stage to announce the resumption of negotiations for the PH-EU FTA. 🇵🇭🇪🇺

[Valdis Dombrovskis @VDombrovskis]

🇵🇭🤝🇪🇺 NEW! We’re relaunching trade negotiations with the Philippines.

We’ll work on a state-of-the-art deal, with sustainability at its core.

My remarks at the press launch with 🇵🇭 Trade & Industry Secretary @AEPascual
👉 https://t.co/da1fr13h69

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Wrapping up a productive 3-day State Visit of PBBM to the Czech Republic joined by our esteemed leaders of the Senate and House of Representatives. Grateful for the warm hospitality of our host Czech government and the promising collaborations with Czech companies. 🇵🇭

[Carlos Cuerpo @carlos_cuerpo]

Productive meeting with Philippines Secretary of Trade & Industry @DtiPhilippines @AEPascual Alfredo Pascual at MC13.

➡️We both agreed on need to deepen #trade ties and investment opportunities between our nations

#EUTrade #WTOMC13AbuDhabi

[Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala @NOIweala]

Congratulations! Philippines deposited its ratification instrument today at the start of the Fisheries negotiations in Abu Dhabi. Thanks to Govt of Philippines, H.E Alfredo Pascual @AEPascual - Minister of Trade, Ambassador Manuel Teehankee and the Philippine delegation. This is indeed the 70th instrument. We are well on our way.

[ALFREDO E. PASCUAL (“FRED”) @AEPascual]

Still at WTO MC13. Urged concrete action on Special and Differential Treatment to support developing countries and LDCs, aligning with development goals without compromising WTO principles. #WTO #WTOMC13AbuDhabi #GlobalTrade #EconomicDevelopment

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Still at the WTO MC13, discussing the Abu Dhabi Ministerial Declaration. Our priorities include industrial policy and policy space for development; trade and environment; sustainable agriculture as well as inclusion and remittances. #WTOMC13AbuDhabi 🇵🇭

[ALFREDO E. PASCUAL (“FRED”) @AEPascual]

Had a productive meeting with EU Commission EVP Valdis Dombrovskis. Looking forward to deepening our bilateral trade relations and collaborating on mutual interests at the WTO MC13. 🇵🇭 🇪🇺

#WTOMC13AbuDhabi

[Valdis Dombrovskis @VDombrovskis]

🇪🇺 🇵🇭 Positive exchange with Philippines Trade Minister @AEPascual on our continuing cooperation our WTO-related issues.

We also discussed deepening our bilateral trade relations.

#MC13

[ALFREDO E. PASCUAL (“FRED”) @AEPascual]

During the Department of Trade and Industry's (DTI)' flag-raising ceremony this morning, Secretary Fred Pascual emphasized the vital role that DTI employees play in the country's journey toward shared prosperity and sustainable development.