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Viewing cable 07MANILA3501, GROWING U.S. BUSINESS ROLE IN NORTHERN MINDANAO

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07MANILA3501 2007-10-24 09:05 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Manila
VZCZCXRO7730
OO RUEHCHI RUEHCN RUEHDT RUEHHM
DE RUEHML #3501/01 2970905
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 240905Z OCT 07
FM AMEMBASSY MANILA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 8693
INFO RUEHZS/ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS COLLECTIVE
RHHMUNA/CDRUSPACOM HONOLULU HI IMMEDIATE
RUCPDOC/USDOC WASHDC
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 MANILA 003501 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: BEXP BTIO ECON EINV PREL RP
SUBJECT:   GROWING U.S. BUSINESS ROLE IN NORTHERN MINDANAO 
 
REFS:  A) 06 Manila 2570  B) Manila 3307 
 
1.  SUMMARY:  The Deputy Chief of Mission's October 17 visit to 
Cagayan de Oro highlighted the increasing role that American 
business plays in the commercial life of Northern Mindanao.  DCM 
participated in the ribbon cutting ceremony for the first Cagayan de 
Oro trade show and exposition, which featured an American Showcase 
Pavilion with exhibits by thirteen well-known U.S. firms.  The theme 
of U.S. business engagement was reinforced by a visit to a 
U.S.-owned call center that is rapidly expanding its work force. 
Other highlights of the DCM's visit included a luncheon hosted by 
the Cagayan de Oro Mayor with local business leaders, a television 
interview, and an informal exchange of views with the leadership of 
the local Chamber of Commerce.  The Ambassador's June 2006 visit to 
Cagayan de Oro, and the DCM's September 2007 visit to General Santos 
City (reftels) also highlighted the growing presence of American 
businesses in Mindanao.  With business leaders and the media, the 
DCM encouraged progressive (and largely Christian) cities like 
Cagayan de Oro to lead and benefit from growing peace and 
development in poorer (and largely Muslim) parts of Central and 
Western Mindanao.  End summary. 
 
A BOOMING REGION 
 
2.  Northern Mindanao (Region 10) grew 6.84 percent in 2006, tied 
with Metro Manila as the second fastest growing region.  Besides 
having the highest GDP in Mindanao, its per capita GDP is the third 
highest in the country.  Region 10 accounted for nearly 5 percent of 
2006 Philippine GDP.  There is a growing middle class and a general 
improvement in the standard of living region-wide. 
 
3.  Cagayan de Oro is the gateway and regional shopping center for 
the eight cities and five provinces of the region.  The city's 
economy is largely based on trade, services and tourism.  Its 
regional orientation is reflected in its large concentration of 
service industries, government offices, banks, and the facilities of 
some of the most successful local and multinational corporations, 
including Del Monte Philippines, Nestle, Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola. 
In 2005 Cagayan de Oro exported about $540 million, with products 
such as canned pineapple, fatty alcohol, sintered ore, crude coconut 
oil and desiccated coconut, and milk powder predominating. 
Investment opportunities in Cagayan de Oro are in food processing, 
infrastructure, industrial facilities, agriculture, and export 
trading.  The city's competitiveness is enhanced by its strong 
economic ties with the nearby Visayan islands and the Philippines' 
second city of Cebu, as well as the Cagayan de Oro-Iligan Corridor, 
the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN 
Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA), the Mindanao Container Port, and the 
Iligan-Cagayan de Oro-Bukidnon Road, which links it to key regional 
satellite growth centers. 
 
SPOTLIGHT ON AMERICAN BUSINESS 
 
4.  The U.S. Pavilion at the first Cagayan de Oro Business 
Enterprises, Services and Trade Exposition (Oro BEST Expo) 2007 was 
an outstanding opportunity to showcase the prominent role of 
American firms in the economic development of the region. 
Represented at the three-day trade show were companies with a 
longtime presence in the region (Goodyear and Dole) as well as 
recent market entrants (Citibank and Cisco).  Citibank reported that 
the bank is doing well in Cagayan de Oro after a one-year presence. 
Cargill is planning a major new investment, an animal feed 
production facility scheduled to open in the spring of 2008. 
Another American exhibitor, Amway, reported that 40 percent of its 
business in the Philippines originates in Cagayan de Oro.  In 
addition to the on-site firms, U.S. Commercial Service staff manned 
an exhibition that featured catalogs and brochures of 58 
new-to-market U.S. businesses that are seeking to explore market 
opportunities and develop meaningful trade contacts for export 
sales. 
 
EXPANDING CALL CENTER INDUSTRY 
 
5.  Deputy Chief of Mission toured a large call center facility, 
Link2Support (soon to be renamed Concentrix Philippines), acquired 
in February 2007 by SYNNEX of Fremont, California, an information 
technology supply chain services provider.  One of three 
Link2Support sites in the Philippines, the Cagayan de Oro location 
has 516 seats, employing over 1,200, with a 350 seat expansion 
currently underway.  Operating on a 24/7 basis, the firm provides 
voice, chat and email support.  Its main client is Linksys, a 
division of Cisco.  With a young work force (average age 22), the 
firm's main challenge is to find potential employees with sufficient 
technical knowledge and the required English language skills.  In 
that regard, Link2Support is implementing several innovative human 
resource strategies.  The company has adapted to the recruitment 
pool in the region by hiring promising candidates and imparting the 
technical knowledge with on-the-job training.  Additionally, the 
firm partners with area universities, donating equipment and 
encouraging the establishment of new curricula, such as Call Center 
English 101. 
 
MANILA 00003501  002 OF 002 
 
 
 
U.S. BUSINESS GROWING WITH MINDANAO 
 
6.  The Deputy Chief of Mission rounded out the day with a media 
interview and an informal conversation with the President of the 
local Chamber of Commerce and other Cagayan de Oro business leaders. 
 The taped television interview reached across Christian and Muslim 
provinces of Northern Mindanao, airing on ABS-CBN's evening news 
program, and replayed on a Sunday features/talk show.  In each venue 
the Deputy Chief of Mission stressed his admiration for the dynamism 
and pro-business climate of the region, and the desire of American 
firms to participate in Mindanao's growth.  The Deputy Chief of 
Mission pointed to the positive role of American businesses as 
socially responsible employers that offer meaningful jobs.  With the 
business leaders, Deputy Chief of Mission encouraged progressive 
cities such as Cagayan de Oro to serve as nodes of development that 
eventually could spread peace and prosperity to more of Mindanao, 
thereby making more effective use of the region's untapped 
potential.  The mutual benefit of U.S./Philippine trade and 
investment was a point reiterated throughout the day. 
 
KENNEY