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AFFA 14th
General Membership Meeting
INOTHING stopped the ASEAN Freight Forwarders
Association (AFFA) from holding its 14th General Membership
Meeting, not even the political crisis in Myanmar, which
caused a last-minute change in venue to Thailand.
The meeting was held last November 25 at the Windsor
Suites Hotel in Bangkok.
AFFA is composed of freight forwarding associations
from Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar,
Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
A total of 27 delegates attended the meeting, including
Ms. Geetha Karandawala from the United Nations Economic
and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP).
The Philippine delegation was well represented, headed
by FEDFAP President Angelito Colona. Other participants
were: PISFA President Erich Lingad, PISFA EVP Irene
Manguiat, PISFA Director Barbie Rivadeneira, PISFA Cebu
EVP Monette Cuenca, AFPI President Cynthia Tsui and
AFFA website coordinator Lio Barayang.
The meeting provided an opportunity for various countries
to bring up their concerns. Also taken up during the
meeting were training and education, trade facilitation,
publicity and industry issues.
The good news is that our very own Angelito Colona
was once again voted as chairman of AFFA. His new term
will be for another two years. Given the great amount
of work to be accomplished, it was deemed best that
continuity be preserved and Mr. Colona remain as chairman.
The next AFFA meeting will be in Bali, Indonesia in
2005.
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