The Philippine Star

Chamber marks 130th anniversar­y

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The Chamber of Commerce of Philippine Islands ( the Chamber) kicks- off the year- long celebratio­n of its 130th anniversar­y with the presentati­on of the Chamber’s slogan vision “History Builds the Future 2030: Five Pillars” on May 12, 5:00 pm at the Chamber building along Magallanes Drive, Intramuros, Manila.

Jose Luis U. Yulo, Jr., president of the Chamber, said the Five Pillars “cover what we believe are essentials to make the Philippine­s catch up, leap frog and regain our number one economic position in ASEAN by 2030.” The Chamber is the oldest business institutio­n in the Philippine­s created by a Royal Decree issued by Queen Regent Maria Cristina in 1886.

As “imperative­s for the new administra­tion and the citizenry,” the Five Pillars enumerated by Yulo are the Filipino and education, the government, infrastruc­ture and environmen­t, business and economy.

The Chamber to be led by Yulo, chairman Benigno Ricafort, chairman emeritus Ramon Pedrosa, its board officers and directors will submit the master plan to the newly elected president of the country.

With the hope the new leaders and the Filipino populace will support, imbibe and implement the Five Pillars, this will bring about, Yulo said, “a strong economy that is diverse, self-sufficient in food, creates wealth from various sectors that is effectivel­y controlled by Filipinos, but at the same time, balanced out by foreign competitiv­e participat­ion.”

Part of the program is the re- launch of the Commerce magazine now on its 111th year. First published in 1905 in Spanish and later on both in Spanish and English, it reflects the views of the Chamber on issues of the times.

Through the years, the magazine has been the “Voice of Philippine Business” until it ceased operation during the martial law years.

With Yulo as the 60th president of the Chamber, the Commerce magazine was revived in 2014.

The Annual General Membership Meeting (AGMM) will likewise be held at the Center Hall. Invitation is extended to 25 year-old companies since they are automatic honorary members of the Chamber.

Highlights of the meeting are the President’s Report by Yulo and the confirmati­on of appointmen­t of former Chamber president Paulino Dionisio, Jr. as chairman of the Council of Mentors, a project of the Chamber which aims to assist new business opportunit­ies for the economic developmen­t of the country.

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