50 years of exemplary business

focuses on Davao’s Golden Crops— cacao, coffee, coconut, cassava, corn, plus rice, banana, and bamboo) with theme “Better Agri for EveryJUAN.”

Partnerships

DCCCI has built partnerships to accomplish its objectives.

The website, reports that the Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (DCCCII) has developed a partnership with the Philippine Australia Human Resource Development Facility (PAHRDF) to raise the competencies of Chamber volunteers and personnel and Volunteer Business Support Organizations (VBSOs).

“Proof of this enduring partnership is a series of successful capability-building training and education programs that promote the organizational, human resource, and corporate

The partnership has developed the “Effective Implementation and Management of Chamber and Industry Associations Advocacy Programs.”

Advocacy principles

DCCCII upholds and promotes the following Advocacy Principles as its guide to performing its advocacy tasks:.

Transparency—The DCCCII will be open and above board in its operations and advocacies. Having been awarded the best chamber in Asia

as the premier business organization in the country and thus, would protect its reputation at all costs. By being transparent in every aspect of its operations, it will erase all doubts that the orga-

the DCCCII is continuously invited to observe numerous bidding activities by different government agencies to ensure that the proceedings are open and procedures are carried out fairly.

Fairness—The DCCCII does not favor any one member or group over the other. It treats

- ence. At the board level, the body ensures that everyone is heard, issues are deliberated and decisions are arrived at via consensus. Objectivity— The DCCCII studies issues

thus it continuously deliberates and consults all sectors affected by the issue. It treats all issues for what it is, weighs the pros and cons and the impact of the issue on its members and the business community that it is mandated to serve.

Quality Service—To attract and retain more members, the DCCCII through its Professional Management Team or PMT strives hard to ensure that member’s expectations are met. Satisfaction surveys are sent out to measure service quality and areas for improvement are immediately addressed. Surveys to determine business and capacity building interventions are also sent out at the end of the year wherein results are evaluated and incorporated in the following year’s work program.

President’s advocacy

holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Chicago, Graduate School of Business.

In college, he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree, major in Economics and Bachelor of Science degree, major in Commerce major in Accounting.

Milan has been in the corporate scene since 1998. He has worked in large companies such as Union Cement Corporation, Holcim Philippines, Inc., Davao Light & Power Co., Cotabato Light & Power Co., and Aboitiz Power Corporation.

In 2007, he served as senior vice president of the Davao Light & Power Company and the Cotabato Light & Power Company. In 2009, he served as executive vice president and chief

Today, he is the adviser for the Mindanao of Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Inc.

of Aboitiz Power Corporation and Hedcor, Inc.

Outside the Chamber, he is the president of Our Lady of Victory Training Center, a center for the rehabilitation and training of indigent physically challenged children. He serves also as the head of the Partnership Management Group of Gawad Kalinga and as Director of the Philippine Red Cross – Davao Chapter.

Aside from being a high-ranking corporate of-

and a caring father to Dominique.

As a seasoned business manager, Milan well

its service to its members thereby making the business environment more sustainable, through interventions that impact business policy and behavior. Under Milan’s watch, the Chamber aims to effect behavioral change among stakeholders of the business, government, and community towards greater participation in the generation of opportunities for equitable growth and progress in Davao, and ultimately, throughout the country.

During the Courtesy Meeting with the US Commercial Counselor, from left: Jennifer Sazon, corporate secretary at DCCCII; Yna Quiambao, commercial specialist at US Embassy Manila; Diane Jones, US Commercial Counselor; Teresita Pascual, vice president for agribusiness of DCCCII; Arturo Milan, president; Belinda Torres, vice president for industry; Marilou Ampuan, trustee; Ronald Go, immediate past president and incumbent trustee; and Anastacio Cubos Jr., vice president for trade and commerce. At the Thematic Briefing on the 19th National Congress Party of China held on January 10, 2018 with the Communist Party of China Delegation. During the Trade and Investment Mission to Philippines held in association with the Canadian Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines on February 13, 2018 at the DCCCII Office. During the signing ceremony of the Sisterhood Agreement with the Sarawak Business Federation on June 11, 2018 at the Davao Chamber Office.