{"id":24051,"date":"2026-11-09T09:24:32","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T14:24:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/?p=24051"},"modified":"2026-11-09T09:27:36","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T14:27:36","slug":"philippine-consulate-meets-with-the-massachusetts-office-of-international-trade-and-investment-moiti-to-explore-economic-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/2026\/11\/09\/philippine-consulate-meets-with-the-massachusetts-office-of-international-trade-and-investment-moiti-to-explore-economic-opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"Philippine Consulate Meets with the Massachusetts Office of International Trade and Investment (MOITI) to Explore Economic Opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"24051\" class=\"elementor elementor-24051\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e75182b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e75182b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d0bee0\" data-id=\"8d0bee0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02f90ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"02f90ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Philippine Consulate Meets with the Massachusetts Office of International Trade and Investment (MOITI) to Explore Economic Opportunities<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c4f4daa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c4f4daa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b270ac\" data-id=\"9b270ac\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-851d212 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"851d212\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1600\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Meeting-with-MOITI.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Meeting-with-MOITI.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Meeting-with-MOITI-768x336.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Meeting-with-MOITI-1536x672.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Meeting-with-MOITI-500x219.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">(left photo) Acting Head of Post and Consul Juan Carlos C. Borromeo (left) meets with Executive Director Jeevan Ramapriya (right) of the Massachusetts Office of International Trade and Investment (MOITI) on 06 November 2026 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photos by Sherlyn Roxas)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0aea5b3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0aea5b3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ac8127\" data-id=\"7ac8127\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf5fb33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf5fb33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;\"><strong>BOSTON, MA, 06 November 2026<\/strong> \u2013 Acting Head of Post and Consul Juan Carlos C. Borromeo met with Executive Director Jeevan Ramapriya of the Massachusetts Office of International Trade and Investment (MOITI) in Boston, Massachusetts to discuss areas of mutual interest and explore opportunities to strengthen economic cooperation between the Philippines and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;\">During the meeting, the two officials exchanged insights on trade and investment opportunities in key industries, including life sciences, healthcare, advanced manufacturing, defense technologies, artificial intelligence (AI), and clean energy. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;\">Both sides noted that merchandise trade between Massachusetts and the Philippines stands at approximately $480 million, with average year-on-year growth of more than eight percent.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;\">Both sides expressed interest in continued dialogue and cooperation to promote mutually beneficial trade, investment, innovation, and people-to-people exchanges between the Philippines and Massachusetts. <strong>END<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Philippine Consulate Meets with the Massachusetts Office of International Trade and Investment (MOITI) to Explore Economic Opportunities (left photo) Acting Head of Post and Consul Juan Carlos C. 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