Japan confers decoration on Ayala Chairman Emeritus Jaime Zobel

The Government of Japan announced on April 29, 2018 the conferment of The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star, on Jaime Zobel de Ayala, Chairman Emeritus of Ayala Corporation, in recognition of his contribution to strengthening the economic relations between Japan and the Philippines.

As a major conglomerate in Philippine industry, Ayala Corporation (AC) covers a wide range of businesses including real estate, finance, telecommunications, and water. AC has also been doing business with Japanese companies for a long time. Thanks to Mr. Jaime Ayala’s strong leadership, a lot of projects have been successful. For example, in 1990, AC established an industrial park, which helped recover the confidence of investors after incidences of insurgency, and contrib- uted to increase in investments in the Philippines by Japanese companies.

In addition to the above, AC has organized several Japanese-related exhibitions, such as Japanese Manga, an exhibition to commemorate the damage of the Great East Japan Earthquake, and the Kusama exhibit in Ayala Museum.

Yayoi Kusama is famous Japanese Avant-garde sculptor. AC has contributed greatly to the understanding and promotion of Japanese culture in the Philippines.

The Government of Japan extends its sincere congratulations to Mr. Ayala, and hopes that he will continue to take an active role in further strengthening close relations between our two nations.