{"id":116549,"date":"2017-09-07T03:49:14","date_gmt":"2017-09-07T07:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=116549"},"modified":"2017-09-07T03:49:14","modified_gmt":"2017-09-07T07:49:14","slug":"ph-bags-9-trophies-at-asean-business-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/09\/07\/ph-bags-9-trophies-at-asean-business-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"PH bags 9 trophies at ASEAN Business Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Gokongwei family stands with President Duterte at the ASEAN Business Awards. 91-year old patriarch John Gokongwei Jr. received the ASEAN 2017 legacy award tonight.(Photo: <\/a>Bloomberg TV Philippines\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u2014\u00a0Nine Filipino enterprises were recognized by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Business Advisory Council (ASEAN BAC) at the ASEAN Business Awards 2017 for their outstanding contribution to the advancement of business environment in the region.<\/p>\n

JG Summit Holdings, Inc. Founder John Gokongwei Jr. was one the Legacy Awardees, or those who have set standard of excellence in doing business in ASEAN and become integral to the development of entrepreneurship in the region.<\/p>\n

Tycoons Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala and Teodoro Ferrer of Erikagen, Inc. received the Inclusive Business Award, while Udenna Corp. Founder Dennis Uy won the Young Entrepreneur Award.<\/p>\n

Lamoiyan Corp. President and Chief Executive Officer Cecilio Pedro, on the other hand, bagged the Small and Medium Enterprise Excellence Award for Corporate Social Responsibility.<\/p>\n

Emma Imperial of Imperial Homes Corp. was named as winner for Green Technology Award.<\/p>\n

Four Filipino entrepreneurs won awards in ASEAN Priority Sectors category including Paul Rodriguez of Asian Marine Transport Corp. for logistics; Pedro Delantar of Nature\u2019s Legacy Eximport for wood-based sector; Olivia Limpe-Aw of Destileria Limtuaco & Co. for agri-food; and Bernie Liu of Golden ABC for retail.<\/p>\n

Since 2007, the ASEAN Business Awards has\u00a0recognized 122 outstanding entrepreneurs in the region.<\/p>\n

For this year, 67 recipients will receive the ASEAN Business Awards – the largest batch of winners for the past 10 years.<\/p>\n

Other recipients of the ASEAN Business Awards 2017 include the following:<\/p>\n

Legacy Awardees<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Brunei Darussalam\u2019s Haji Musa Bin Hj Adnin of Adnin Group of Companies
\n\u2022 Indonesia\u2019s Dr. (H.C.) Sudhamek AWS of GarudaFood
\n\u2022 Laos\u2019 Rattana Prathoumvan of EDL Generation Public Company
\n\u2022 Malaysia\u2019s Goh Peng Ooi of Silverlake Axis Limited
\n\u2022 Myanmar\u2019s Aung Ko Win of Kanbawza Bank
\n\u2022 Singapore\u2019s Wee Cho Yaw of United Overseas Bank
\n\u2022 Thailand\u2019s Sakchai Unchittikul of Srichiengmai Industry Company
\n\u2022 Vietnam\u2019s Le Thu Thuy of BRG Group<\/p>\n

SME Excellence Awardees<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Growth category — Thailand\u2019s Nansha Jungkankul of Kunna Groceries Co. Ltd.
\n\u2022 Employment category — Singapore\u2019s Dato Thambynathan Jasudasen of Zico Holdings, Inc.
\n\u2022 Innovation Fame category — Myanmar\u2019s Dr. Khin Maung Lwin of\u00a0Pharmaceuticals Industry Co. Ltd.<\/p>\n

ASEAN Priority Sectors Awardee<\/strong>
\n\u2022 e-ASEAN — Singapore\u2019s Kok Khun Wong of DeCloud Ltd.
\n\u2022 Rubber — Malaysia\u2019s Kuang Sia Lim of Kossan Rubber Industries
\n\u2022 Healthcare — Indonesia\u2019s Vidjongtius of PT Kalbe Farma
\n\u2022 Tourism — Malaysia\u2019s Tony Fernandes of Air Asia<\/p>\n

Most Promising Awardees<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Brunei\u2019s Adrian Tan Vui Shung of Printmartz Advertising
\n\u2022 Camobodia\u2019s Jojo Malolos of Wing Ltd. Specialised Bank
\n\u2022 Laos\u2019 Phou vong Phamisith of Phouvong Jewelry
\n\u2022 Myanmar\u2019s Aung Soe Tha of Myanmar Com Biz Trading Co.
\n\u2022 Vietnam\u2019s Thi Thu Huang Nguyen of Nghia Nippers Corp.
\nWomen Entrepreneur Award Winner — Laos\u2019 Sirina Sisombat-Hervy of Sinouk Coffee
\nFriends of ASEAN Awardees
\n\u2022 Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd — Philippine Branch with Anna Green of Australia
\n\u2022 Prudential Corp. Asia with Nicolas Nicolandrou of Hong Kong
\n\u2022 Robert Bosch (SEA) Pte. Ltd. with Martin Hayes of Germany<\/p>\n

President Rodrigo Duterte graced the event.<\/p>\n

He encouraged big businesses to support small-scale enterprises in ASEAN and help them contribute to the growth and development of the region.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is now your responsibility to help your fellow entrepreneurs do better and achieve more, to propel micro entrepreneurs to become small, and the small to become medium and so on,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou are the next breed of role models, and I look forward to your becoming the future mentors,\u201d added President Duterte, who is also the ASEAN chairman for this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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