In a whole day event at the Grand Ballroom of the Sofitel Philippine Plaza last September 11, 2007, SANYO Philippines Inc. marked its 36th year with spectacular product launches in consumer electronics and its new line of commercial and industrial products.

Leading the commercial and industrial electronics industry in Japan, SANYO brings its superior array of commercial and industrial products into the country for the very first time. SANYO is positive that it can duplicate the success that its consumer products enjoy in the local market with these commercial and industrial products. Although many SANYO products have already been utilized in a number of commercial industries in the Philippines, this will be SANYO's official entry into this expansive and promissing market.

Bringing in products that include commercial refrigeration units, commercial and industrial air-conditioning products, biomedical equipment and even solar energy panels, SANYO enters the local commercial and industrial scene with full force. SANYO top executives are positive that in no time, SANYO is sure to dominate the local market as it has in Japan.

SANYO also launched exciting new products for its consumer electronics line; introducing the latest models in LCD TV's, refrigerators, air-conditioners, washers, LCD projectors and the coolest new toys in the digital camera scene...the hippest and completely cutting-edge new models of SANYO's Xacti cameras. SANYO Xacti's are one of the most user-friendly cameras and now they come in waterproof versions for those fun beach parties and other recreational gateways. And of course, SANYO highlights one of its favorite products, the eneloop battery...the world's first "ready-to-use" straight out of the package batteries that are completely recyclable after it has outlived its life span of over a thousand re-charges.

Guided by its Think GAIA philosophy of creating technology for life and the earth, all SANYO products strike a remarkable balance between technological advancement and environmental and human preservation. "GAIA" is a term that encompasses the Blue Planet, "Earth", and the infinite varieties of life that live and breathe on it. It describes the world as a single living organism, where all life and nature co-exist interdependently. As a testament to this, SANYO pledges to respond by developing only products that are absolutely essenstial to life and the Earth. Every SANYO product is guided by this principle.

As such, SANYO is able to develop products that are not only technologically superior but products that are earth-friendly and beneficial to humanity.

The event was graced by top SANYO executives from Japan; Mr. Hiromoto Sekino, Senior Vice President of SANYO Japan and Mr. Toshiaki Iue, President of SANYO TV International as well as the top honchos from SANYO Philippines; the President, Mr. Tetsuo Hirota, Vice-President Mr. Noboru Inoue and Joseph Chua, the country's General Manager. Senator "Noynoy" Aquino was also present as one of SANYO's distinguished guests of honor. It was indeed a grand show of power that ended in a memorable evening celebration leaving everyone with lasting impression of SANYO's powerful new solutions that are sure to boost the country into a new era of technological evolution.

A toast to powering new solutions. From left to right: Toastmaster Mr. Yoshinori Nakatani, SPI President Mr. Tetsuo Hirota, guest of honors Mr. Toshiaki Iue, Mr. Kiyoshi Isobe and SANYO event keynote speaker Mr. Hiromoto Sekino.