PHILBEX, TLEX Davao 2023 open new opportunities for traders: WSI

BY MAYA M. PADILLO

PHILBEX Davao is the largest and the most comprehensive building and construction trade show organized in Mindanao. The event has also set the standards through which local exhibitors count for knowledge and exposure.

Four hundred and fifty companies are participating in this year’s 7th PHILBEX Davao 2023 Philippine Building and Construction Exposition and 4th Travel and Leisure Expo (TLEX), which opened on Thursday at SM Lanang Premier’s SMX Convention Center.

“PHILBEX and TLEX Davao 2023 aim to help revitalized the growth of the local industry in tourism, building, and design and welcome new opportunities from local and international traders here at the King City of the South, Davao City,” Ang, organizer of PHILBEX and TLEX (Travel and Leisure Expo) 2023, said in his message during the opening.

The event gathers leading players in the industry, including construction companies.

In his message read by Vice Mayor J. Melchor Quitain Jr., Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte said the events are an exciting opportunity for Davao City to showcase its potential as a hub for the tourism and construction industries.

“As these significant events bring together professionals, entrepreneurs, and stakeholders from different industries, may it inspire new business opportunities, and promote innovations that could drive economic growth in the city and the whole country,” the mayor said.

He added that the two expositions help promote the city’s potential as a destination for both business and leisure, attract more investments, boost the city’s economy, and create more job opportunities for the Dabawenyos.

Regional director Tanya Rabat-Tan of the Department of Tourism (DOT 11) said with the return of PHILBEX and TLEX, the people in the Davao Region are equally excited with the number of opportunities and experiences that these important events will offer.

She said PHILBEX and TLEX also have the power to lure potential businesses and investments to the region.

“We are also grateful that you have made these events a platform for us to highlight and promote our beautiful destinations, cultures, and other tourism-related offerings,” she said in her message.

Meanwhile, Presidential Assistant for Eastern Mindanao Secretary Leo Tereso Magno assured that the Office of the Special Assistant to the President and the Office of the President will help address the concerns of the construction and tourism sectors in Davao City and Mindanao.

“If you have any concerns that you want to raise and bring to the Office of the Special Assistant to the President and the Office of the President, I am here to listen to you. Just let us know and we will help you address your concerns,” he said in his message.

nous Peoples, abduct and murder and execute members of our security forces, and attempt to pin down our progress as a nation through their ideals anchored on brainwashing, fear, and terrorism. We cannot let these things continue. The so-called protracted war must end. And it must end now,” she said in her message during the NTF-ELCAC Execom meeting.

The vice president said serving as the Secretary of Education, she realized how deeply ingrained the problem of insurgency in the country is.

“They have infiltrated our institutions and sectors and remained a serious threat to the well-being of the Filipino People, particularly our youth. Education, therefore, is one of the greatest weapons we can use in suppressing the lies and deceptions of these terrorists and their allied organizations,” she said.

However, according to her the terrorists are also using education as a machine to propagate their violent ideology and systematically recruit Filipino students.

“We cannot let them continue preying on the innocence and idealistic nature of the Filipino

According to SSS City of Mati data, a total of 41 employees were affected and the total contribution delinquency of the identified employers accrued to Php 519,476.31.

The visitation was part of the nationwide Run After Contribution Evaders (RACE) in celebration of the National Labor Day on May 1.

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