The Philippine Exporters Confederation (Philexport) has lined up nationwide activities in celebrating their annual exporters' week in December.

Philexporter president Sergio Ortiz-Luis, Jr., said the first salvo will be the holding of the pre-Christmas Buy Pinoy Exporters Fair at the SM Megamall from November 22 to 30.

The fair has been one of the defensive tactics of local export industries in selling world-class goods to domestic distributors and end-users since they took monthly blows of reduced export sales in October last year.

On sale are the best of Philippine manufactures from natural-fiber based textile products, to Christmas decors, furniture, processed and fresh food, and the best of Philippine-made fine jewelry. Ortiz-Luis, who also sits as private sector vice chairman of the Export Development Council (EDC), also announced that the EDC board and key industry leaders will go back to the drawing board to review the three-year export development plan that expires in December, and formulate a new one that takes into full consideration international and local conditions.

An early review and updating of the plan will take into consideration the possible impact of climate change spawned disasters that may undermine the sustainability of raw materials in most of the indigenous exports, particularly food and natural-resource based enterprises. (EHL)