Philippine Postal CorporationPhilippine Postal Corporation

Promoting the Philippine Postal Promoting the Philippine Postal Corporation-United States Corporation-United States Postal Service Remittance Postal Service Remittance

ProjectProject8th Empowerment Conference

of the NaFFAAat the Westin Hotel in Seattle, Washington

NaFFAA:NaFFAA: NaNational tional FFederation of ederation of FFilipino-ilipino-AAmerican merican AAssociationsssociations

NaFFAA - an organization of most active Fil-Am leaders in the United States

Founders include Alex Esclamado, publisher emeritus, Philippine News; Loida Nicolas Lewis, global business leader and lawyer; Greg Macabenta, advertising and publishing executive; Rodel Rodis, lawyer, former City College of SF president; others

Voice of 4.4 M Fil-Ams in USVoice of 4.4 M Fil-Ams in USNaFFAA – loud voice fighting for Fil-Ams all over the

United States2007 Census: 3.4 million Fil-AmsWikepedia: 4.4 million Fil-AmsFil-Ams annual income: $30 Billion (Equivalent to

Philippine National Government Budget of P1.27 Trillion)

Annual Remittance to RP - $7 to $8 B, more than half of OFW remittance around the world

NaFFAANaFFAA: Key to Success: Key to Successof PPC-USPS Remittance Projectof PPC-USPS Remittance Project

PPC Board of Directors approved participation of PostGen and CEO Hector RR Villanueva and Director Alfred Gabot

to NaFFAA Seattle Conference upon request by the PostGen

Participation approved by CICT Chairman Ray Anthony Roxas-Chua III

Rationale: Cheapest way to promote project; one-time sitting in one place; instead of going around

all over U.S.

Philpost-USPS Bilateral AgreementPhilpost-USPS Bilateral Agreementon Money Transfer Signedon Money Transfer Signed

Promotion of upcoming remittance project in keeping with PPC-USPS Bilateral Agreement on International Money Transfer signed by Chairman F. Loyola

for PPC and Senior Vice President Paul Vogel of USPS in Washington D.C. on July 21, 2008

Target Implementation and Launch in US: December 2008-January 2009

Fast, Safe, Sure & Cheap Fast, Safe, Sure & Cheap Remittance ProjectRemittance Project

Philpost-USPS agreement calls for fast, safe, sure and cheap post office-to post office, post office-to-bank, post office-to-client remittance service

Project in keeping with President Arroyo’s

order to bring down remittance fees for OFWs

Project supported by CICT, DFA

NaFFAA Support AssuredNaFFAA Support AssuredParticipation of Philpost at NaFFAA Conference in

Seattle ensured Fil-Am leaders support to projectNaFFAA co-founder, chair emeritus Loida Nicolas

Lewis endorsed project, especially so because Filipinos in far-flung areas will be served

Outgoing NaFFAA chair Alma Q. Kern and new chair Greg Macabenta hailed PPC, USPS

NaFFAA leaders in East Coast led by Ernesto Ramos, Midwest led by Commissioner Jerry Clarito, West led by Atty. Rodel Rodis said project is long overdue

Other Groups Support Project Other Groups Support Project Groups within and outside NaFFAA all-out for PPC-USPS project These include Doctors for Peace led by Dr. Juan Montero (Virginia);

educators led by C. C. “Mel” Alfarero of International Graduate University, Washington D.C.; city governments led by Victoria Galinato of Seattle City Government

Fil-Am Publishers and Editors want project like the biggest, Roger Oriel (Asian Journal of New York, New Jersey, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Las Vegas), George Nervez (Filipino Guardian), Sluggo Rigor (Fil-Am Bulletin), Rey Fortaleza (Philippines News Today), Libertito Pelayo (Filipino Reporter), Val Abelgas (Ang Peryodiko), Marilyn King (Philippines Today), Francis Espiritu (Philippine News), Greg Macabenta (Filipinas Magazine) and others

RP Consul Generals All-OutRP Consul Generals All-Out All the Philippine Consul Generals in the United States

expressed support to Philpost-USPS remittance project They are Minister Domingo P. Nolasco (RP Embassy in

Washington D.C.), Cecilia Rebong (New York), Blesila C. Cabrera (Chicago), Mary Jo Aragon (Los Angeles), Ariel Abadilla (Hawaii) and Antonio Morales (Deputy CG, San Francisco)

Earlier, Ambassador Willy Gaa, Minister Patricia Paez, Minister Danilo Sorreta and Consul Angelito Nayan endorsed the project

Promotion Ways & CampaignPromotion Ways & Campaign

Information and Promotions Drive backed by 1,000 copies of full-color “Philippine Postal Corporation Agenda” Newsletter highlighting PostGen and CEO Hector Villanueva personally carried and distributed by PPC Director Alfred Gabot

Person-to-person and group-by-group

Personal dialogue and presentation

City of Seattle CampaignCity of Seattle Campaign The info and promotions campaign not confined to

NaFFAA conference at Westin Hotel Campaign carried in Seattle through the city

government, Filipino community, including Choy Alas, former president of the Philippine Postal Savings Bank, and Fil-Am educators and historians like Fred Cordova of the Filipino-American Historical Society

San Francisco, Daly City, San Jose

Campaign not limited to Seattle On the way to Seattle and after Seattle, awareness

campaign also started in the Fil-Am community of San Francisco, Daly City, the Filipino town; San Jose, San Bruno, Milpitas, Colma, Burlingame, Palo Alto, Vallejo, Redwood City and others

Post office, remittance center visits also made in San Francisco and Seattle

Tribute to Carlos BulosanTribute to Carlos Bulosan The NaFFAA Conference also a Tribute to

Carlos S. Bulosan, pioneer Filipino workers’ union organizer (ILWU Local 37) and minority rights fighter, and famous Filipino novelist (America is in the Heart), essayist (Freedom from Want), short story writer (The Laughter of My Father), poet (Chorus of America), publisher, editor, and journalist in America

As a grandson and lone relative of Carlos Bulosan present and acknowledged at the Conference, NaFFAA waived my conference fee of $195

Mission AccomplishedMission Accomplished Remittance Project also publicized in Filipino Reporter,

Filipino Express, Ang Peryodiko, Asian Journal, Philippines Today, Philippine News and others and aired over The Filipino Channel (TFC)

The millions of Filipinos and Filipino-Americans in the United States are now in great anticipation of the start of the Philpost-USPS Remittance Project which APMG Liza Tungol says will bring millions of pesos in revenues to Philpost.

Thank you for your time to listen Mission accomplished!