The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Summit opened this week with the Philippines, as an emerging economy, hosting the heads of the 21 countries that comprise APEC’s global membership. This historic event will be covered by Bloomberg TV Philippines as it devotes a week long reporting that will give its audience a courtside view of the latest happenings during the event. Side by side with the APEC heads of state meetings would also be the CEO Summit that gathers more than 700 of the Asia-Pacific region’s top business executives in a dialogue with the world’s most powerful leaders from US, China, Japan, Russia, among others.
Bloomberg TV Ph as the nation’s first business news channel airing 24/7 will bring its comprehensive and in-depth look at the various APEC-related meetings from November 17-20, including bilateral talks and sideline discussions that will be conducted all throughout this specific APEC-themed week. The special coverage will not only give TV viewers a proximate look at the events but new information as well from experts who are invited to discuss topics on current economics and business related to the APEC Summit agenda. Bloomberg TV Ph is available on Cignal TV, the Philippines’ No.1 direct to home (DTH) television service provider.
The morning show of Bloomberg TV Ph, First-Up, will be featuring a notable list of distinguished resource speakers to talk about the APEC Summit and its outcomes. The program, In the Loop, will also be featuring a line-up of experienced and credible speakers to analyze key activities during the Summit. These shows will feature economists, international relations experts, political analysts, governance specialists, etc., who will expound on the issues regarding the ongoing conference. Speakers such as former Philippine President Fidel V. Ramos, Senator Antonio Trillanes III and Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago have been invited to talk about national and regional security topics. Delegates from Hong Kong, Japan and other countries will also be tapped for their insights about APEC and business prospects in the region. Concluding the special coverage for the APEC week is Ambassador Marciano A. Paynor Jr., Director General of the APEC Summit 2015 National Organizing Council, who will talk about the elaborate preparations in hosting such a historic gathering in Manila and future steps.
Follow Bloomberg TV Philippines’ daily coverage of the APEC Summit starting November 16 to November 20, 2015 as the business and political leaders of Asia and the Pacific gather here in Manila for this historic occasion. Replay highlights will be available every evening, from 10pm onwards only on the Bloomberg TV Philippines channel aired by the Philippines’ No. 1 pay-TV service provider, Cignal TV, and available via channel 8 SD and channel 127 HD.