[Acknowledgements] Ladies and gentlemen, magandang umaga sa inyong lahat! First off, I want to congratulate the Philippine Franchise Association for spearheading the Franchise Asia Philippines 2021 and successfully utilizing the virtual platform for the Virtual Franchise Expo. Let me begin on a very encouraging note by saying that our country’s latest available economic data confirm continue reading : Keynote address of Secretary Ramon M. Lopez, Franchise Asia Philippines 2021 Virtual Conference