New member
One
new member was inducted during the 2nd GMM. Photo shows (from left): PRSP VP-Internal and Membership Committee chairman
JORGE T. MARCO, APR of Ayala Land, Inc.; PRSP director and
Publication and Publicity Committee chair LOU
S. DE GUZMAN, APR of Quota International of Manila; new member JUDY O. KIS-ING of Land Bank of the
Philippines; PRSP director and Professional Development Committee chair JIKA M. DALUPAN of Pepsi-Cola Products
Philippines, Inc.; PRSP director JOJI B.
BANZON of Ciao Events Management; and PRSP past president and adviser JONES T. CAMPOS, APR of J.T.Campos
Corp. Campos also serves as executive director of ADBoard.
PRSP
member Bernie Bagaman (standing), Corporate Communications manager of Resins
Inc., moderated a panel discussion with speakers (seated from left) Crispian
Lao, president of Philippine Plastics
Industry Association; Bunny Unlayao, consultant of Quick Service Restaurant
Management Link Association; and Anna Gonzales, sustainability manager of Ayala
Land Inc.
Noting
the advantages of plastics in terms of ensuring food safety, reusability and as
a source of fuel, Lao said the issue was “not about which is better –
plastics or paper,” but “freedom of choice” and being responsible for the
choices made. Unlayao said the fastfood industry fully supported the “green
initiatives happening in the country today,” but added that “we will never
compromise the food safety of our products and our consumers.” She cited
the industry’s use of “oxo-biodegradable” plastic packaging which “married the
usefulness of plastic and addressed the concerns of the environmental
component. Gonzales said that the she looked at the plastics ban in some cities
as a “driver for attitudinal change” that would eventually convince people to
be more mindful of what they consume and throw away. –with inputs of Bernie G. Bagaman
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