18 January 2022, Seoul - Ambassador Ma. Theresa Dizon-De Vega participated in a meeting convened by the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy (MOTIE) last 7 January 2022, to discuss supply-chain cooperation and the way forward to strengthen supply-chain resilience.

Aside from the Philippines, nine other countries were invited to the meeting including Brazil, Chile, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Mexico, UAE, and Vietnam, to share their country's policies to stabilize supply chains and discuss future cooperation measures in the global trade environment.

Ambassador De Vega briefed the body on the Philippines' inclusive innovation industrial strategy (I3S) formulated by the DTI, its key priority areas, and initiatives for Ease of Doing Business and integrating production systems for a sustainable and seamless production chain. END