PRRD congratulates PA Joey Concepcion

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte congratulated Presidential Adviser (PA) for Entrepreneurship and Philippine Center for Entrepreneurship (Go Negosyo) founder Joey Concepcion, who was was recently conferred with the Padma Shri Award, the fourth highest civilian award from the Republic of India.

He was the sole Filipino recipient of the award.

In a letter to PA Concepcion that duly recognized this feat, President Duterte lauded his work in ensuring the success of micro-, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) over the past two decades, which has opened opportunities, boosted businesses and uplifted the lives of the Filipino people, especially the poor.

“You make us all very proud and I am very glad that you are part of this administration,” President Duterte added.

PA Concepcion thanked President Duterte for his support to the private sector initiatives led by the Philippine Center for Entrepreneurship (Go Negosyo).

“Since my appointment, I have always appreciated the President’s confidence in us and his encouragement for the programs that we designed and spearheaded to advocate the 3Ms (Mentorship, Money & Market) for MSME development. These programs include the Kapatid Mentor ME, the Kapatid Agri Mentor ME and the Pilipinas, Angat Lahat, all of which have begun to empower micro and small entrepreneurs to grow their businesses and to partner with anchor firms as part of their value chains. President Duterte’s passion and drive to alleviate poverty inspire us to do more for the same goal.”

Moving forward, PA Concepcion has committed to continue spearheading the private sector’s efforts to create programs that strengthen the entrepreneurship community as a concrete step towards inclusive growth and prosperity for the country. /