Celebrating its 20th anniversary at the grand ballroom of the Peninsula Manila Hotel recently was the Association of
Young Filipino-chinese Entrepreneurs (AYFCE). With the new name, the former Anvil Business Club marked two decades of Filipino-chinese entrepreneurship with President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III as keynote speaker and new Chinese ambassador Ma Keqing as special guest and also inspirational speaker. In his speech, President Aquino acknowledged the contributions of Filipino-chinese businessmen in the Philippine economy. Yes, the name has changed but the primary mission of corporate dynamism — promoting Confucian and positive Filipino values with business principles to generate more investments, jobs and social improvement. AYFCE chairman emeritus George Siy together with chairman Jeffrey Ng and president Roy
Chua welcomed prominent guests: Trade and Industry secretary Greg Domingo, Senator Ping Lacson, Energy secretary Rene Almendras, Presidential Political Affairs Adviser Ronald Llamas, former congresswoman Risa
Hontiveros-baraquel, Communications undersecretary George Syliangco, PAG-IBIG chief executive officer, lawyer Darlene Berberabe, business magnates Lucio Tan and ambassador John Ng, and Zest Air president
and chief executive officer Alfredo Yao, among others. Congratulations to the AYFCE and the next generation of entrepreneurs!
The AYFCE honorary chairmen, executive officers
and board of directors (from left): Jovenson Ong, Jeremy Sy, Stefan Tong, Daniel Ching, Kenneth
Dee, William Villanueva, Roy
Chua, George Siy, Warren Go,
Marcelo Co, Kenneth Hung, Michael Chenglay,...
Aurora Representative Sonny Angara, Michael Chenglay, Senator Ping Lacson, AYFCE honorary chairman Bernard Go and Wilson Lee Flores AYFCE honorary chairman Stefan Tong, doctor Robin Sy, Zest Air president and chief executive officer Alfredo Yao,...
AYFCE president Roy Chua, chairman emeritus George Siy, President Noynoy Aquino III and Trade and Industry secretary Greg Domingo
Henry Ong, your columnist, Marcelo Co and William Villanueva
George Siy, Luen Thai Group chief executive officer Willie Tan, CATS Motors, Inc. president Felix Ang and AYFCE board director Marcelo Co
Philippine Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Lester Lino, David Lee of Taiwan, Michael and William Chenglay with Lamoiyan Corporation chief executive officer doctor Cecilio Pedro
(Seated from left) East West Bank president Antonio Moncupa, Jr., TJ Moncupa, Chris Go, (standing from left) Mimi and George Siy with Crissa Jeans chief executive officer Carlos Yao
Jeffrey Ng, Weng with husband Trade and Industry secretary Greg Domingo and AYFCE honorary chairman Michael Tan
(From left) Exporters Confederation of the Philippines president Ed Lacson, PCCI vice chairman ambassador Donald Dee, Philexport president Sergio Ortiz-luis and trustee George Barcelon
President Benigno Noynoy Aquino III Chinese ambassador Ma
Keqing (fifth from left) with the AYFCE officers (from left): director William Villanueva, chairman emeritus George Siy, vice president Kenneth Hung, chairman Jeffrey Ng, honorary chairmen...
Roy Chua, Jeffrey Ng,
Bais City, Negros Oriental mayor
Karen Villanueva and House deputy speaker
Lorenzo Ta ada III
First Life chief executive officer Peter Coyiuto with Mansmith chairman Josiah Go and president Chiqui Escareal-go
AYFCE past chairman Steve Cua and Grace Lee
Samantha and Elena Coyiuto
NAPPCO Group
chairman Tomas Tan Tian Siong and SM Investments Corporation vice chair and Banco de Oro chair Tessie Sy
Coson
Chinatrust vice chairman Bill Go, Lucio Tan and ambassador John Ng
Transnational Diversified Group founder and group chairman Roberto Delgado and Management Association of the Philippines president Eduardo Francisco
Chinese ambassador, Her Excellency Ma Keqing
Anchor Land Holdings Incorporated vice chairman Steve Li