ON THE DESIGN COUNCIL OF THE PHILIPPINES: Senator Manny Villar, chair of the Committee on Trade and Commerce, exchange pleasantries with (from left) Mr. John Forbes, chair of the Legislative Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, Mr. Julian Payne, President of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, Inc. and Mr. Nobuo Fujii, Vice President of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Philippines, Inc. Discussed during the hearing Tuesday, October 4, 2011, were the creation of a Philippine Trade Representative Office (PTRO), the Creative Design Council and the Retail Trade Liberalization Policy. (PRIB Photo by Edward Ganal)