BJ Mercantile Inc. (BJM) celebrated its 50th year of doing business with a big celebration entitled "The Making of a Gold" that traced the company’s journey from 1974 as an importer of used engines to its transformation into a diversified conglomerate with interests in automotive, transport, logistics, property, petroleum and power generation. 

EVAP president Edmund Araga (left) shakes hand with Vinfast official during the brand V7 launch.

THE green light is on for the unstoppable movement to spark change and drive electric vehicles as the Electric Vehicle Association of the Philippines (EVAP) revs up its 12th edition of the annual Philippine Electric Vehicle Summit (PEVS).

Photo: EV industry leaders  (from left to right) Mr. Edmund Araga, EVAP President; Mr. Cao Ngoc Nguyen Duy, Philippines CEO, VinFast; Mr. Daihee Park, Directing Coordinator for Marketing & Product Planning, Hyundai Motor Philippines; Ms. Czarina Blythe Brodit, Asst. General Manager, Nissan Philippines; Dir. Patrick Aquino DOE; Mr. Jose Venancio Calimbahin, President - Diamond Autogroup EV Corp; Mr. Bob Palanca, Managing Director, BYD; Mr. Ferdi Raquelsantos EVAP Chairman Emeritus and Mr. Rommel Juan, EVAP Chairman, gather at the 12th Philippine Electric Vehicle Summit pre-event press conference on Tuesday at the F1 Hotel Manila.

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