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Manila Bulletin devider Business devider Dr. Lucio C. Tan conferred inaugural ALAB Award by Anvil Business Club

Dr. Lucio C. Tan conferred inaugural ALAB Award by Anvil Business Club

Published Mar 21, 2019 12:00 am
Shown presenting the ALAB award to Dr. Lucio C. Tan (center) are Anvil President Patrick Cua (to his left) and Anvil Chairman Wilson Lee Flores (to his right). Others in photo are Anvil’s board of directors Hubert Chua, Jayson Sze, Christopher Yae, William Lim, Jr., Lexter Ang, Eusebio Lu, Jr., Christopher Go, Joeben Tai, Vicente Sy, Richmond Co, William Villanueva, Kenneth Dee, Aldrin Chua, Wilynda Chua, Claudine Sy, Sheryll Yu, Katherine Yap, Ian Cheng, Cherie Haw, Lorina Tan. Among past leaders still active with Anvil include chairman emeritus George Siy, honorary chairmen Michael Tan, Jeffrey Ng, Bernard Go, Peter Mangasing, Reynold Siy, Marcelo Co, Wilfred Co, Eduardo Cobankiat, Roy Chua, Michael Chenglay and others. Shown presenting the ALAB award to Dr. Lucio C. Tan (center) are Anvil President Patrick Cua (to his left) and Anvil Chairman Wilson Lee Flores (to his right). Others in photo are Anvil’s board of directors Hubert Chua, Jayson Sze, Christopher Yae, William Lim, Jr., Lexter Ang, Eusebio Lu, Jr., Christopher Go, Joeben Tai, Vicente Sy, Richmond Co, William Villanueva, Kenneth Dee, Aldrin Chua, Wilynda Chua, Claudine Sy, Sheryll Yu, Katherine Yap, Ian Cheng, Cherie Haw, Lorina Tan. Among past leaders still active with Anvil include chairman emeritus George Siy, honorary chairmen Michael Tan, Jeffrey Ng, Bernard Go, Peter Mangasing, Reynold Siy, Marcelo Co, Wilfred Co, Eduardo Cobankiat, Roy Chua, Michael Chenglay and others.   Anvil Business Club recently bestowed on Dr. Lucio C. Tan its inaugural “Anvil Leadership Award for Business Excellence” (ALAB Award) in recognition of his “inspiring business success, outstanding community leadership and magnanimous philanthropy.” The awarding was held on March 15, 2019 at the Century Seafood Restaurant during the induction of Anvil’s new set of officers where Dr. Tan was the guest of honor and inducting officer. Anvil chairman Wilson Lee Flores and president Patrick Cua presented the award. Witnesses at the ALAB Award conferment ceremony for Dr. Lucio Tan were Trade & Industry Ramon Lopez, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III, Employers Confederation of the Phil. (ECOP) chairman Sergio Ortiz-Luis Jr., Federation of Filipino Chinese Chambers of Commerce & Industry, Inc. (FFCCCII) president Domingo Yap, Philippine Chamber of Commerce & Industry (PCCI) chairman George Barcelon, Federation of Philippine Industries (FPI) chairman Jesus L. Carranza and China Embassy Commercial Counsellor Jin Yuan. One of Asia’s wealthiest billionaires according to Bloomberg News & Forbes magazine, the self-made entrepreneur Lucio Tan is founder of LT Group, Inc. and Tan Yan Kee Foundation. He is boss of Philippine Airlines (PAL), Philippine National Bank (PNB), Asia Brewery, Tanduay Distillers and many others. Tan is also chairman emeritus of the Federation of Filipino Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (FFCCCII).
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