Back from a 10-day mission to Eastern Europe with Governor Gwendolyn Garcia, furniture leaders in Cebu expressed optimism of getting a good market share in former communist-socialist republics.

The trip allowed Cebu furniture makers to show their products in Austria, Slovakia, Slovenia and Croatia.

Ruby Salutan, executive director of the Cebu Furniture Industries Foundation Inc. (CFIF), said they were able to meet industry counterparts, which resulted in higher awareness that Cebu has “high-end, top-of-the-line furniture pieces.” More…