PCCI brought together industry leaders and business executives in a meaningful gathering that saw the induction of business leaders as chairpersons of PCCI’s various sectoral committees in Makati City recently.  At the Chairs’ and Members’ Night and Fellowship, PCCI President, Mr. George T. Barcelon administered the induction of the Committee Chairs.  In attendance were Carlos Ramon Aboitiz, president/COO, HedCor-Aboitiz Power Corp. (Chair, PCCI Industry Committee); Gil A. Buenavetura, former president, RCBC and Development Bank of the Philippines (Adviser, PCCI Banking Committee); David Jude Sta. Ana, senior vice president and chief, External Affairs, Aboitiz Equity Ventures (Chair, PCCI Publicity Committee);  Retired Justice Andres Reyes, adviser, Corporate Governance Committee; Dante Bravo, president/CEO, Global Ferronickel Holdings, Inc. (Chair, Mining and Mineral Resources Committee); Dr. Emerson B. Atanacio, president, National College of Science and Technology, (Chair, TVET, Education Committee); Dr. Eduardo G Ong, president, Edward King Global Consultants, Inc. (Chair, Higher Education Committee); Yvette Pardo-Orbeta, Director, Allied Services, Asian Institute of Certified Franchise Executive (Co-Chair for Franchise Committee); Agapito Capistrano, CEO, TMS Ship Agencies, Inc. (Co-Chair, Shipping, Transport and Logistics Committee); Pierre Carlo Curay, president, Supply Chain Management Association of the Philippines (Co-Chair, Supply Chain Management, Transport and Logistics Committee); Atty. Anthony Bengzon, senior partner,  Bengzon, Negre, Untalan Intellectual Property Attorneys (Co-Chair, Legislative Committee); Calixto V. Chikiamco, founder and president, MRM Studios, Inc., (Co-chair, Legislative Committee); Nora Lacuna, Chair, CSR and Regional Affairs Committees; Joel Ryan Tugade, Chair, president, Cocolaire Consolidated, Inc (Co-chair, SDG Committee); Atty. Carlos T. Carado II, Tax Partner, PWC Philippines (Chair, Taxation Committee); Dante Bravo, president and CEO, Global Ferronickel Holdings, Inc. (Chair, Mining and Mineral Resources Committee); Paul Edmund Cuyegkeng, president, Sumifro Corp (Chair, Agriculture Committee); Salvador Salacup, consultant for Agribusiness, Philfoodex (Co-Chair, Agriculture Committee); Dr. Larry Lacson, co-chair, Agriculture Committee; Henry Lim Bonliong, president, SL Agritech (Chair, Sub-committee on Grains); Danilo Fausto, president, DVF Corp (Chair Subcommittee on Dairy); Edwin Chen, president, Bounty Fresh  Corp (Chair,  Subcommittee on Livestock); Danilo, Sanchez, president/CEO, Mostly Feeds and Co Inc. (Co-Chair, Subcommittee on Livestock); Ruben See, CEO, See’s International Manufacturing Corp. (Chair, Subcommittee on Agribusiness and Food Export); Engr. Ramon D. Escueta, president, APSYS Solutions and Technologies (Chair, SME and Science and Technology Committees); Flordeliza Leong, vice president, Advocacy, Communications, and Special Concerns (Co-chair, SME Committee); Lorenzo C. Formoso, vice-chairman, Philippine Retailers Association (Chair, Trade Facilitation International); Francis Cruz, chairman and president, Frey-Fil Corporation (Chair, Infrastructure Committee);  Charmaine Co, manager directress, Synersign Corporation (Chair, Youth Affairs Committee); Gio Ortiz Luis, co-chair, Youth Affairs Committee; Socorro Bautista, president/CEO, Blooming Ventures Inc. (Chair, Recruitment & Retention, Membership Committee); Dr. Alberto P. Fenix, Jr., president, Newtech Pulp Inc (Chair, PhilCDI Committee);  Raymund Jude Aguilar, director, EC Pay (Chair for International Affairs Committee); Jose P. Leviste, Jr., Chair for Environment and Climate Change Committee; Dr. Emilia Mananghaya, dean, New Era University (Co-Chair for Commercialization and Enterprise Development Committee), Prof. Victoria N. Nañagas, Chair for Business Idea and Development Award (BIDA), Dr. Elizabeth O. Recio, business cluster lead, University of Sto. Tomas (Chair, National Education Forum (NEF) Committee).  --- Donna Brazas Angulo/Merryl Abano

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