BOOST FOR THE FURNITURE INDUSTRY. Governor Lilia G. Pineda receives officials of the Chamber of Furniture Industries of the Philippines (CFIP) Pampanga chapter and committed to a closer and stronger partnership with them to give a boost to the industry, generate employment and upgrade the skills of local labor. Among those who paid a courtesy call on the governor were Remigio Lastimoso, chapter president and owner of Country Accents; Philip Repasto, Philiana Designs; Ernesto Maninang, Aweca Cargo Services; Alex Garcia, A. Garcia Crafts; Jacinto Tungul, Wood Care Specialists; Floren Gomez, Seajet International Forwarder, Inc.; Ma. Violeta Tubil, Orient Deco; Anthony Joseph Torres, Furnitureville; Liza Samia, CFIP Pampanga; and Provincial Director Leonila Baluyut of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). (Photo by Jun Jaso, Pampanga PIO)