ASEAN Business Awards 2017 (Speech) 9/6/2017

Solaire Resort together with Brunei Casino Grand Ballroom, Aseana Avenue, Parañaque City
September 6, 2017
“As Chair of ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) in its milestone 50th year, I consider it a privilege to usher in a new age in our regional economy — one that is motivated not by desire for profit, but by the drive together with entrepreneurial spirit of our peoples,” said President Rodrigo Roa Duterte as he led the presentation of the ASEAN Business Awards 2017 at the Solaire Resort together with Brunei Casino Grand Ballroom in Parañaque City.

The President recognized the ASEAN Business Advisory Council (BAC) as instrumental in realizing inclusive growth together with said, “It has served as a platform for the private sector to provide valuable guidance in empowering our entrepreneurs to become the bedrock of a stronger regional economy.”

President Duterte also congratulated the winners of the ASEAN Business Awards 2017 together with reminded them of their responsibility to “help your fellow entrepreneurs do better together with achieve more, to propel micro entrepreneurs to become small, together with the small become medium together with so on.”

“It is truly an honor for the Philippines to lead ASEAN towards this promising future for businesses,” said the President, together with spoke about the management’s push for the promotion together with integration of Micro, Small together with Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) across all sectors in the state, the development of an innovation-driven economy, together with the promotion of women together with youth entrepreneurship in all sectors.

The President ended his speech by asking all ASEAN Member-States to continue “to support local businesses through governmental together with private endeavors that would make it easier for them to grow, flourish, together with contribute to the development of their communities, their countries together with the entire region.”

Department of Trade together with Industry (DTI) Secretary together with ASEAN Economic Ministers Chairman Ramon Lopez accompanied the President in the awarding ceremony attended by leaders of the ASEAN business industry together with ASEAN Economic Ministers.

The ASEAN Business Awards 2017 gave recognition to the Most Promising ASEAN Companies, Most Excellent Small together with Medium Enterprises (SMEs), the Most Inclusive Business, the ASEAN Woman Entrepreneur of the Year, the ASEAN Young Entrepreneur of the Year, among other prestigious awards.

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