Wilcon founder joins elite list of PRA President’s Award inductees
The Philippine Retailers Association (PRA), the recognized national association of top retailers and suppliers in the country, honored Wilcon Depot, Inc. founder and chairman emeritus William T. Belo with its prestigious PRA President’s Award this year for his invaluable contribution to the growth of the home-building retail sector.
Belo was officially included in the list of pillars and important contributors to the growth of Philippine retailing during the gala night for the 20th Outstanding Filipino Retailers and Shopping Centers of the Year (OFR-SCY) Awards, the country’s “Oscars of the Philippine retailing” at the Grand Ballroom of Solaire Resort and Casino in Parañaque City.
The PRA Board decided to bestow upon Belo, who chairs the conglomerate Wilcon Depot Inc., the title “Patriarch of Home Building Retail” for the 12th PRA President’s Award, the highlight of the event. Belo joins the elite list of personalities who have previously recognized and made an indelible mark and contribution to the growth of the Philippine retail industry.
“Mr. William Belo’s commitment to excellence and customer satisfaction are the primary reasons why Wilcon Depot is continually growing and being patronized by its customers and partners for the last 40 years. The innovations he has introduced through the company have set the standards not only in the home furnishing and construction niche, but in the entire retail industry as well. His invaluable contribution to the Philippine retail industry truly deserves PRA’s highest recognition,” PRA president Atty. Paul A. Santos, president of Picture City emphasized.
As a local company with international standards, Wilcon Depot has proven that homegrown companies can be truly worldclass, Santos added.
Belo receives the PRA President’s Award, the highest award given by PRA in cooperation with the Department of Trade and Industry, in recognition of his insightful and commendable leadership at the helm of Wilcon Depot which made it the country’s largest and most successful company in home building retail.