ECOP’s 61st Members General Meeting Highlights Creating Inclusive Workplaces for the Empowerment of Employees

by | Nov 4, 2024 | Info Notes

On the 23rd of October, ECOP held the 61st edition of its Members General Meeting online with the theme Championing Equity and Fairness: Creating Inclusive Workplaces that Empower All Employees.

Formally opened by ECOP Governor-in-Charge of Membership Mr. Federico R. Marquez Jr., the event featured key speakers from the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) and National Labor Relations Commission.

Executive Director Maria Criselda R. Sy of the NWPC began the afternoon’s discussion by tackling Narrowing Wage Gaps, sharing steps that can be taken to prevent or address wage distortion following mandated wage increases.

Commissioner Cecilio Alejandro C. Villanueva then took the floor to share salient updates from the NLRC and the efforts they are undertaking to ensure that industrial peace is upheld and both employees and employers feel valued in their work environments.

Participants were able to further engage with the speakers in an Open Forum towards the end of the program, allowing them to cite and examine specific instances in their respective companies.

 

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Edgardo Lacson

Chairman of the Board

Edgardo G. Lacson is currently the Chairman of the Board of the Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP), and Director of the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE). He was formerly President and Honorary Chairman of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI).  He was the President of ECOP from 2010 to 2016. Ed Lacson also serves as the President of various business firms, including MIS Maritime Corporation, Safe Seas Shipping Agency, Marine Industrial Supply Corporation, and EML Realty. He serves as Chairman of Metrostore Corporation, MIL Export Philippines, Beacon Environmental Management Services and Primelode, among others.

He is likewise Trustee of both the De La Salle Canlubang, Inc. and Philippine Petroleum Sea Transport Association (PHILPESTA), Managing Director of Link Edge, and a member of the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP), Philippine Interisland Shipping Association (PISA), and Makati Business Development Council (MBDC).

An alumnus of then De La Salle College and now De La Salle University where he earned his degree in Bachelor of Science in Commerce (BSC) Major in Accounting, Ed Lacson indeed through the years has expanded his horizons.

Edgardo Lacson serves as Honorary Chairman at PCCI. His previous business affiliations include the Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC), Marine Chemical Corporation, VLK Traders Philippines, Inc., and Esso Standard Eastern.