September 22, 2022.- This September 2022, the embassies of Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Singapore in the Philippines, in partnership with Red Carpet Cinema Shangri-La Plaza and the Film Development Council of the Philippines, are proud to present a film series PACIFIC ALLIANCE MOVIE NIGHTS, with the aim to showcase and promote the culture of the members of the Pacific Alliance through the film industry. The festival will run from 21 to 25 September 2022.

The Pacific Alliance Movie Nights will start off with Arráncame la vida (2016), a Mexican film set in the 1930s. This production revolves around a young woman who finds herself in an arranged marriage with a prominent politician.  Accompany her as she finds more and more difficulty in finding reasons to remain a loving, loyal wife. This romantic drama will surely make your hearts cry out.

In addition, Mexico will present Cuando los hijos regresan (2017), a movie that will refresh the palate as it brings a lighthearted theme of familial love. Join Manuel and Adelina as they try to restore peace and quiet in their simple abode while enjoying their retirement as their children come back home.

On the other hand, the Embassy of Chile will present Calzones Rotos (2018). Join the cast as they discover the effects of one seemingly innocent confession from the family Matriarch. Watch how one secret can unravel and lead to an exciting and intense family reunion. Likewise, Chile is screening Mis hermanos sueñan despiertos (2021). This film tells the story of Ángel and his young brother Franco as they find friends and enjoy the day-to-day life of living in a reformatory. Watch as the siblings yearn and find freedom in the most unconventional way. 

From Colombia, the Festival will screen El Piedra (2018). This drama will surely bring tears to your eyes as you follow Reynaldo in finding the meaning and value of life amidst teaching a street kid to become a fighter like him. Unveil the challenges they will face as it continues to hinder their skills, values, and perseverance.

After such a heartwarming film, the public will enjoy Chiribiquete (2017) which takes them on an adventure throughout the luscious Chiribiquete National Park to discover the beauty and history of one of the oldest geological formations on the planet. This expedition is full of intrigue, excitement, and peculiar sights that will surely engage viewers.

Finally, the Embassy of Singapore is proud to present Motel Acacia (2019). A co-production between Singapore and the Philippines. In this film, the public will be surprised with the story of JC – a young half-Filipino, who is groomed to take over a haunted slaughterhouse disguised as a motel. Upon his father’s death, JC finds himself trapped in the haunted slaughterhouse along with the monsters he must face. 

The PACIFIC ALLIANCE MOVIE NIGHTS offers a wide range of genres for every moviegoer’s liking. Everyone will surely take interest and then after, enjoy and find something more. The Embassies and its partners aim for the public and lovers of cinema to discover and enjoy a wide variety of cultures. Looking at these films, one can see a glimpse of the tradition, style, and values of each participating country. Let us immerse ourselves and experience these nations through these wonderful films. Make no mistake, these films will make you jump, cry, and shout with glee as it hopefully teaches you the culture and tradition of each country. 

Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru created the Pacific Alliance as an economic block that pursues freedom in the movement of goods, services, capital, and people between the four member states in 2011. The Pacific Alliance and Singapore signed a free trade agreement which will allow Singapore to become the first Associated State of the Pacific Alliance. Mexico holds the presidency pro tempore in 2022.

All films will be streamed in their original languages, with English subtitles if applicable. Entrance is free of charge on a first-come, first-served basis. For further information, please visit the website of Red Carpet at the Shangri-la Plaza: https://www.redcarpetattheshang.com/ or the Facebook pages of the Embassies of the Pacific Alliance members.

October 4, 2022.- Today, the workshop on e-commerce and gender was held in the Pacific Alliance, which delved into this topic. The hour and a half course was provided by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) as part of the support it provides to the Pacific Alliance.

The workshop, which was led by Alicia Frohmann and Ximena Olmos, ECLAC consultants, was attended by businesswomen and public sector officials from the Pacific Alliance countries.

As part of the workshop, a dialogue table was also held between two businesswomen and two representatives of agencies promoting our mechanism. Thus, we have the presence of Tatiana Arcila, from the company SOS Asistencia; with María Dolores Miguel Chávez, from Mixteca de mi Corazón; with Daniel Anteparra, from PromPerú, and Nicole Gómez Salazar, from ProChile.

Regarding the work within the Pacific Alliance, the general director of International Trade in Services and Investment of the Mexican Ministry of Economy, Cindy Rayo Zapata, explained the concept of the Regional Digital Market of the Pacific Alliance.

The purpose of this instrument is to promote an inclusive digital society, particularly for the most vulnerable populations, and close the digital gap of gender and age.

Today’s workshop is part of the work of the Pacific Alliance to implement the Presidential Declaration of the Pacific Alliance on the development of the Regional Digital Market and the drive towards digital transformation, and the roadmap that follows.

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June 4, 2024.- On this day, staff from the Ministry of Social Development and Family of Chile held a virtual webinar on the institutional and regulatory framework of the Social Information Registry, the Social Household Registry (RSH) and an interoperable administrative data system, which they currently manage in Chile.

The activity, which is part of the year’s actions of the Technical Group for Development and Inclusion (GTDIS), was aimed at peers from the countries of the Pacific Alliance – Colombia, Mexico and Peru – and other friendly countries such as Ecuador and Brazil, as well as the countries that make up the Secretariat for Central American Social Integration (SISCA), with about 120 participants.

The speakers reported on tools for the identification and selection of users of social programs; administrative records; national-subnational articulation; computer design and equipment, among others. In addition to showing interoperability, which allows the RSH to operate in conjunction with other systems, facilitating the user’s purposes.

Reference was also made to the Social Information Registry (RIS), a database containing social, civil and economic information on families, households and individuals who may potentially be beneficiaries of social programs in the country.

Likewise, the nature of the RSH, an information system whose purpose is to support the selection processes of beneficiaries of a wide range of subsidies and social programs, was explained. This Registry is built with data provided by the household and administrative databases held by the State, from various State institutions, municipalities and other public and/or private entities that administer social benefits created by law.

In addition, the modality of Socioeconomic Qualification was explained, which places each household in an income bracket, which are ordered in 7 brackets according to their income and the relationship with the organic and link with the citizenship and management of applications.

The GTDIS will continue its Webinar Program in July 2024 with the following topics: National System for Evaluation and Monitoring of Social Programs; Poverty Measurement; Intersectoral System of Social Protection and Resilient Social Protection System and Local Social Management.

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June 27, 2024. – This morning, in the framework of the International Day of MSMEs, the Technical Group of SMEs of the Pacific Alliance organized a discussion (in a hybrid way) on the Public-Private Roadmap for the Development of MSMEs and Entrepreneurship in the Pacific Alliance (PA) with the participation of authorities of the bloc, the PA Business Council, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF), members of the TG of SMEs and representatives of MSME trade organizations from the four countries of the Pacific Alliance.

At the beginning of the activity, Marcela Otero, SUBREI’s Multilateral General Director and PA National Coordinator for Chile, pointed out that MSMEs play a crucial role in the economy of the bloc, “in fact, more than 90% of the companies in the four countries belong to this category. It is imperative to continue working on the development of policies that support them and establish regulations that facilitate intra-Alliance trade, thus creating opportunities to access new markets”.

She also highlighted that ”we have a great challenge as a bloc, which is to increase trade integration between our countries, considering that only 2.3% of Pacific Alliance exports go to our countries”.

Rodrigo Yáñez, secretary general of Sofofa and representative of the CEAP-Chile chapter, emphasized the importance of public-private coordination and highlighted the relevance of SMEs as a driver of job creation, as well as the need for them to have access to financing in order to scale up.

Next, the IDB representative, Rodrigo Contreras, as moderator, began the discussion with the presentation of the progress of the “Public-Private Roadmap for the Development of MSMEs and Entrepreneurship in the Pacific Alliance”, by the TG of SMEs, with the aim of identifying and prioritizing the main challenges and needs faced by MSMEs in the PA countries.

Subsequently, those present were asked to talk and discuss common short, medium and long-term objectives that are shared by both the public and private sectors, in order to create a shared vision and establish clear goals to guide joint efforts, promoting an effective alignment of interests and resources.

Finally, the creation of channels of communication and continuous coordination between the two sectors was discussed, facilitating ongoing collaboration and allowing for timely adjustments to ensure the success of the proposed roadmap.

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November 7, 2022.- Within the framework of the Presidential Declaration signed in 2019 in line with the strategic vision of the Pacific Alliance (PA), in 2020 a Roadmap for the Sustainable Management of Plastics was developed, which identifies eight areas of action focused on regulation, good practices and public policies; innovation, research and business transformation; plastic waste management and recycling; circular economy; financing; education, information and citizen transformation; trade; and international cooperation.

At the initiative of the Mexico pro tempore presidency of the PA, the Technical Group for the Environment and Green Growth (GTMACV) organized a virtual workshop for dialogue and exchange of experiences with experts from the Finnish Ministry of the Environment on the subject of roadmaps on sustainable management of plastics and regulations on this matter.

This activity is the second conversation that the Technical Group has held with an Observer State of the integration mechanism, within the framework of the aforementioned roadmap, after the one held with Switzerland on October 29, 2020, during the then presidency pro tempore of Chile.

In their opening remarks, Annika Lindblom, Director of International and European Union Affairs at the Finnish Ministry of the Environment, and Constance Nalegach, Head of the Office of International Affairs at the Chilean Ministry of the Environment and Coordinator of the GTMACV, highlighted the global problem of plastic pollution and the need to achieve joint solutions in this matter, including through existing international mechanisms and new initiatives to deal with this challenge.

The workshop included presentations on Finland’s “Plastic Roadmap” and the PA’s Sustainable Plastics Management Roadmap, including the development of these instruments, definition of goals and regulatory progress by both parties, in addition to international cooperation in different instances, among other matters. After the presentations, there was a space for consultations and the potential for existing cooperation between Finland and the Pacific Alliance in this matter.

July 31, 2024.- Yesterday, in the framework of the Pacific Alliance Tourism Cooperation Agreement, the Master Conference ‘The importance of sustainability in the Meetings Industry’ was held via telematic means, delivered by the four institutions responsible for the international promotion of tourism in the member countries of the Pacific Alliance (PA): Sernatur of Chile; ProColombia of Colombia, Sectur of Mexico; and PromPerú of Peru.

The event, which was attended by nearly 100 people, was open and aimed at industry players in the PA member countries -Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru- with an interest in sustainability to improve their processes and differentiate themselves in the market, adhering to practices that allow a balanced development between the environment, the community and the economic benefit, making it possible to preserve a better place to live for future generations.

At the beginning, Claudio Sances, leader of the MICE channel for the Pacific Alliance, representing Chile as PPT 2024, pointed out the relevance of this topic that came to complement the “Capacity Building Program for the Meetings Industry”, given previously. He added that this is an issue that transcends the borders of our peoples and it is strictly necessary to approach it from a holistic perspective.

The conference was given by Alejandra Hernández Zita, a specialist in sustainability for the meetings industry, a member of the Global Sustainable Destinations Movement, and the first Latin woman to join the Global Destination Sustainability Movement (GDS-Movement) as a sustainability consultant, a leading international organization based in Europe.

The expert spoke about the problem of global warming and the vision that users and beneficiaries of this industry have about it, highlighting that the vast majority want to travel and make use of increasingly sustainable services. She presented the “Hannuwa” methodology to gather background information, transform the environment and control actions in the management of sustainable events, and cited world-class success stories such as SAP (ERP) and the TOP 40 MICE destinations index that adhere to sustainability.

She also highlighted the opportunities and strengths that the industry can develop and that sometimes respond to simple but innovative actions. On the other hand, she added that the negative practice of “green washing” (generating actions that seem sustainable but are not, with the aim of improving image) as an element that disfavors the real and genuine desire to enjoy of current users who are committed to the environment.

The conference concluded with a question and answer section where attendees were able to raise questions and concerns to the expert on macro and micro environmental matters.

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November 20, 2024.- On November 18 and 19, within the framework of the face-to-face sessions of the Pacific Alliance English Network (RIAP), the Chilean coordination of the Technical Education Group (GTE) of the Pacific Alliance organized the meeting “Strengths, opportunities and challenges of the policies for teaching and learning English as a foreign language”, with the participation of the focal points of the Ministries of Education of the four RIAP member countries: Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru.

Also participating in the meeting were authorities from the Chilean Ministry of Education (MINEDUC) and experts from its English Opens Doors Program (PIAP); members of the Chilean Research Network in English Language Teaching; and representatives from the embassies and institutes of some English-speaking countries that are Observer States of the Pacific Alliance and actively collaborate with RIAP.

During these RIAP days, the focal points were also able to present and explain in detail their respective programs and mechanisms for teaching and learning English, sharing best practices and generating sectoral integration links that are extremely useful for the technical teams in charge of this matter.

There was also an illustrative visit to a Chilean educational establishment, which included a special meeting for the exchange of experiences among networks of English teachers. In addition, various networking activities were carried out with strategic actors to take full advantage of the presence in Chile of the focal points of the member countries.

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