THE TIES THAT BIND
Century Properties Group brilliant chairman Jose “Joey” Antonio, the President’s Special Envoy to the United States, hosted a oneof-a-kind dinner at the well-manicured and well-designed residence of the USPhilippines Society.
Accompanied by his vivacious wife and hostess Hilda Reyes, Joey raised the glass to the group’s fruitful meeting earlier that day, palanggas, at the Malacañang Palace, in his bid “to continue strengthening Filipino-American relations.”
Joey serves as one of the directors of the society, an alliance of powerhouse names in business, including the late Washington SyCip, its co-chairman; and
whiz Manny Pangilinan, mega power, namedroppables like Doris MagsaysayHo, Ricky Razon, Tessie Sy-Coson and Jaime Zobel de Ayala, among others, as well as former ambassadors who have expertly handled the ties between the Philippines and the US, naturellement.
The US Philippine Society is “an independent, non-partisan, combined Filipino-American organization. The society is a private sector initiative organized to broaden and expand interaction and understanding between the United States and the Philippines,” that, Joey says, “will remain deeply connected because of its shared history.”
“The US-Philippines Society remains dedicated to promoting sound business and investment ties, strengthening the strategic relationship, encouraging improved understanding of Philippine culture and innovation, and preserving knowledge of a shared history linking the Philippines and America,” said society president, Ambassador John F. Maisto. Present at the high-powered gathering were US Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim, Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel “Babe” Romualdez and society co-chairman Ambassador John Negroponte. Society directors Ambassador Roberto Romulo, Ambassador Jose Cuisia Jr., Doris Ho, Robert Panlilio, Atty. Leonardo Canseco, Henry Howard and Ambassador Thomas Hubbard were also in attendance, as well as the society’s executive director, Hank Hendrickson.