PCCI CONFERS HIGHEST AWARD TO CHUA:

Former special envoy to China Francis Chua became the first recipient of the PCCI Presidential Excellence Award, the highest award to be conferred by the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the country’s biggest business organization. Chua, currently PCCI chairman emeritus and chair for international trade affairs, was recognized for his steadfast and unwavering commitment to the growth and development of the chamber movement and the Philippine business community, as well as his philanthropic contributions that impacted the lives of scholars, frontliners, public servants and the less fortunate members of society. Photo shows PCCI president Benedicto Yujuico and Chua doing the fist bump during the awarding ceremony, one of the highlights of the recent 46th Philippine Business Conference & Expo.