Group Photo with Ms. Gina de Venecia (seated 2nd from left) former House Speaker Jose de Venecia, Jr. (seated 3rd from left) and Consul General Julius Caesar A. Flores (seated right)
The Xiang Lu Dragon Group of companies, headed by Mr. You Hao Chen, hosted a dinner for former speaker Jose de Venecia, Jr., Ms. Gina de Venecia, their son Jose de Venecia III, Consul General Julius Caesar Flores, and other members of the Philippine Consulate General in Xiamen at the Xianglu Grand Hotel in Xiamen, China.
Mr. Chen expressed the interest of his Group to invest in the Philippines, particularly in setting up a multi-million-dollar petrochemical refinery in Pangasinan. Former Speaker de Venecia, who spoke at the recently concluded Belt and Road Forum in Beijing prior to arriving in Xiamen for a brief visit, expressed his admiration for Mr. Chen’s expansive business group, and conveyed his appreciation for their keen interest in investing in the Philippines.
Consul General Flores also expressed his assurances that the Philippine Consulate General in Xiamen will extend appropriate assistance to the Group in facilitating their business plans and visits to the Philippines.
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