When I blogged about the Performance Investments Products Corp scam, I mentioned that its founder, Michael Liew, is also linked to another company with a same sounding name, Performance Foreign Exchange Corp (PFEC). The NBI found the connection when it checked the SEC papers of PFEC. Michael Liew is a director of PFEC.

The SEC papers of PFEC states that PFEC shall operate as a research firm and not as an investment house. The NBI secured a search warrant and carted off computers, logbooks, and contracts to determine if PFEC is involved in any wrong doings.  

PFEC has been agressively encouranging investors to invest in its online foreign exchange trading business. Let’s hope that investors will be able to recover their money from another scam in the making.

The Philippines biggest food show is underway from August 1 to 4 at the World Trade Center. The World Food Expo (WOFEX) 2007 once again brings together the many different types of food, beverages, and other related products under one roof. 

Aside from the various food exhibitors, a whole day of seminars are lined up for trade visitors.

DAY 1 (AUGUST 1 - WED)
11am       Learn, Bake & Earn: Baking Made Easier Using San Miguel Mills Pre-mixes <HS>
11am       Food Styling + Food Photography <A; P800>
11am       Workshop Using Fresh, Frozen and Canned Products for Fresh & Dried Noodle Making + Recipes on
               Siopao-Making, Kakanin Puto &  other Local Pastries, Pizza Making <TS>
12nn        Secret Ingredient for a Great Food Biz <B>
1pm         Lea & Perrins Culinary Demo <HS>
1pm         Beverage Mixing Seminar <B>
1pm         Serve Safe for Catering Services, Chemical Spill Management, Floor Care / CR Maintenance <C>
2pm         FANCY COCKTAIL CREATIVE CHALLENGE with Torani <HS>
2pm         French Baker Workshop with Johnlu Koa <A; with fee>
3pm         Best Management Practices in Commercial Kitchen <B>
3pm         The Guide to Reducing Metal Contami-nation in the Food Processing Industry <C>
4pm         Food Freezing & Cooling Technologies <C>

DAY 2 (AUGUST 2 - THU)
11am       How to Prepare Meat Magic <HS>
11am       Innovative Baking <TS>
12nn        Get Healthy w/ Norwegian Salmon <HS>
12nn        Food Handling, Master Butchery, Cooking Techniques & Marination <A>
12nn        The Right Technology for your Biz <B>
12nn        Universal Weavers Corp: Are You Ready To Be A Connoisseur <C>
1pm         HOTEL & RESTAURANT CHEFS ASSOC. CULINARY SHOWDOWN w/ Sunbest <HS>
1pm         Have A Culinary Profession in Canada <B>
1pm         How To Develop & Start Your Own Food Stall Business <C>
2pm         Int’l Food Certification Program <B>
2pm         LPG Product Knowledge & Safety <C>
3pm         All About Chocolate w/ Transworld <A>
3pm         Hygienic Application in F&B Processing <B>
3pm         Floor Safety Maintenance in the Foodservice Industry <C>
4pm         BARISTA GRAND CHAMPIONSHIP with Da Vincci <HS>
4pm         Pressure & Temperature Calibration <B>
4pm         Basics & Beyond, The Start Of A Real Bartending Career by the Philippine
               Bartender’s League <C; P600>

DAY 3 (AUGUST 3 - FRI)
11am       Fave Dinners for 2, Love Your Heart <HS>
11am       Baking Workshop w/ Chef Ernie Babaran <A; P800>
11am       Trends In Doughnut Making, Cake Decorating, Making Pastries & Cookies,
               Standardizing Recipes, Product Dev’t <TS>
12nn        Going Japanese! <HS>
12nn        Biz Opportunity in Meat Processing and Food Processing using Hygel
               Carrageen & Meat Magic Alternative (TVP) <B>
1pm         Kusinang Kraft <HS>
1pm         Modern Refrigeration <B>
1pm         How to Franchise your Business with PFA <C; with Fee>
2pm         FLAIR EXTREME SHOWDOWN with Artics & Crocs <HS>
2pm         International & Local Food Labeling Nutrient Claim <B>
3pm         Fruit & Vegetable Carving Workshop with HRCAP <A; P800>
3pm         Develop Your Own Perfume & Scented Candle Business  <B>
4pm         Develop Your Own “Shelf-Stable” Functional Beverages & Sauces <B>

DAY 4 (AUGUST 4 - SAT)
11am       Mega-Garantisadong Sarap Cooking Demo <HS>
11am       Workshop Using Fresh, Frozen & Canned Products For Spreads, Paste,
               Preserves using Durian, Calamansi, Ube etc.  <TS>
12nn        A Taste of Spanish Cuisine <HS>
12nn        All About Chocolate Session with Transworld Trading <A>
12nn        Dare to Flair, Your Way on “How to Flair” by the Philippine Bartenders League <B; P600>
1pm         Monin FLAIRTENDING COMPETITION <HS>
1pm         The A to Z’s of Buying a Franchise by PFA <C; with Fee>
2pm         Coffee Class <B>
3pm         Chocolate Pralines, Truffles & Chocolate Decorations with Chef Buddy Trinidad <A; P800>
3pm         Having the Sweet Without the Guilt Seminar/Demo on Application & Effect of
               Sugar Substituteson Food Preparation, Health and Diet Concerns <B; P600>

Legend:
<HS> = Hall Stage;  <TS> = Tent Stage;  <A> = Seminar Room A;  <B> = Seminar Room B;  <C> = Seminar Room C.