CALIFORNIA: An economy delegation from San Diego County in the United States trooped to the Philippines last week to possibly tap the country’s pool of medical and legal professionals, as part of efforts to promote bilateral trade between the two places.
A group of American officials led by Honorary Philippine Consul of San Diego Audie J. De Castro visited the Philippines July 6 10 to explore possible trade and tourism ties here, saying that local businesses would have a good market of 200,000 Filipinos in San Diego should the businesses decide to invest in the California county.
During the Thursday briefing, Mr. De Castro described the Filipino community in San Diego as “very successful” and “highly entrepreneurial,” with some 7,000 Filipinos with their own businesses, mostly under the medical and professional industries.
