2024 Theme: Relevant Leadership for a Progressive Philippines

IN NAVIGATING the complexities of an ever-evolving domestic and global landscape, embracing relevant leadership in business and government is not just an option but a necessity and a continuous journey towards a progressive future.

In line with this theme, MAP pursues the following five main thrusts:

MEMBER ENGAGEMENT

We will ensure the relevance of the topics and issues to be taken on in the MAP’s general membership meetings (GMMs) and other activities with the objective of engaging the membership in a more meaningful way. The programs will be executed to be as interactive and engaging, discussing relevant topics and developments so as to benefit the members, their companies and the economy. We will endeavor to have topics and resource persons who can stimulate and engage with our members. We will expand outside Metro Manila to the key cities where we can engage new members and through technology, enable their virtual participation in our various activities. This will be our way of helping expand business and economic development benefits to the rest of the country.

COUNTRY COMPETITIVENESS

Recent economic realities, together with globalization, highlights the need to enhance our country’s competitiveness as all the other economies are so doing. We will push for vital policy reforms, through executive or legislative action, that will eliminate corruption, improve the ease of doing business, ensure food security through agricultural productivity, and sustain an enabling business environment for local and foreign investors in order to attract greater and more diverse job-creating investments for more Filipinos to be gainfully employed.

ESG AND SHARED PROSPERITY

In response to the reality of heightened economic inequality and the adverse long-term effects thereof, we will push for the discourse and actions to encourage our members’ companies towards shared economic prosperity for all, environment and climate action, and principled business practices and governance.

INNOVATION, TECHNOLOGY AND DIGITALIZATION

With the recent technological developments that threaten jobs and the present workforce, we must take affirmative action to prepare for the transitions. It is important that we encourage proper technology adaptation, innovation and digitalization to address these evolutionary challenges. We also see digitalization as the key to improving the quality of service for the Filipinos and addressing corruption, both in the private and public sectors.

INVESTING IN THE YOUTH

With increased global competitive realities, the development of competencies and wellbeing of the Filipino, specially the youth, is now more critical.

We will continue the Campaign against Malnutrition and Child Stunting or CAMACS and we will advocate for government and the private sector to pursue relevant education, health and wellness programs, particularly for the youth. The objective is for them to become productive members of society, with competitive skills and capacity that will ensure a progressive economy of the future.