APEC BUSINESS ADVISORY COUNCIL (ABAC) PHILIPPINES

The APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) Philippines is the country’s member in ABAC, the business arm of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) organization. ABAC participates in APEC’s work of opening up trade and investment in Asia and the Americas. This includes joining APEC’s annual Senior Officials Meeting and Ministerial Meeting and meeting with APEC leaders at their annual year-end summit. Alongside this, ABAC Philippines also advises the Philippine government on a range of issues. MBC serves as ABAC PH secretariat and provides administrative services.

1996-Present Philippine Representatives

Member

TOMAS I. ALCANTARA
Chairman of the Board of Directors and President of Alsons Consolidated Resources, Inc.

Member

JOANNE DE ASIS
Chairperson of Globe Capital Partners LLC

Member

SABIN M. ABOITIZ
President and Chief Executive Officer of Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc

Alternate Member

FRANCIS C. CHUA
Founding Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce, Philippines (ICCP)

Member

GUILLERMO M. LUZ
Associate Director of Ayala Corporation; Chairman of the Liveable Cities Challenge

ABAC PH Priorities

Regional Economic Integration

Liberalizing trade and investment
Strengthening services Competitiveness

Economy

Ensuring disaster and pandemic recovery
Promoting financial inclusion

Inclusion

Building-capacity and supporting MSMEs into global value chains

Sustainability

Addressing Food Security, Energy Security and Climate Change

Digital

Harnessing human capital
Promoting digital innovation

“ABAC Philippines’ contribution is to bring regional perspectives to better understand the issues that affect us. In turn, these learnings will guide us to effectively be the voice of Philippine business in APEC and the world. The value of APEC is in engaging with other economies and sharing practices, technologies, and know-hows, on taking advantage of human capital, enhancing competitiveness.”