Agatep wins IABC Asia Pacific 2022 Communicator of the Year Awards
GRUPO AGATEP Chairman and CEO Charlie Agatep was named 2022 Communicator of the Year under Executive Leader category at the recently-concluded International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Asia Pacific 2022 Communicator of the Year Awards. The winners were announced via Facebook livestream on April 26.
Mr. Agatep is a veteran of the Philippine PR industry and is considered to be the “Godfather of Philippine PR”. After the formation of his integrated marketing communications agency, Grupo Agatep, Mr. Agatep continued to facilitate award-winning campaigns, and was given recognition by different local and international award-giving bodies. He is the first Filipino to nab the IABC title which honors the most outstanding communication professionals in the Asia Pacific Region who have demonstrated strategic leadership and excellence in the field of communication.
“I am highly honored to be given this Communicator of the Year Award.
It represents the triumph of honest communication over dishonest propaganda,” said Mr. Agatep. “The task of communication is to spread the truth for social change; to provide truthful information to citizens in order for them to be free and self-governing; to make the truth truly meaningful; and to render an entire population receptive to it, ready to secure its benefits and apply them to our daily life.”
The IABC Asia Pacific Communicator of the Year Awards has two categories, Executive Leader and Senior Communication Professional. The recipient of this year’s Communicator of the Year Award under the Senior Communication Professional is Aniisu Verghese, Ph.D. of India.
According to IABC Asia Pacific Chair James Howe, the winners have inspired many people in the industry over the course of their long careers.