e-Bulletin – Vol. 4, Issue No. 4 (21 February 2023)

by | Feb 22, 2023 | Info Notes

We are pleased to announce that the nominations/applications for the 2023 Kapatiran sa Industriya (KAPATID) Awards is ongoing.

The KAPATID Awards is a biennial event of the Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) established in 1995, which recognizes companies that exemplify good business practices in the fields of 1) industrial relations, 2) quality, productivity, and innovation, 3) responsible and ethical business conduct, and 4) business resiliency and continuity. Essentially, these practices are characterized by closer enterprise level cooperation and harmonious relationship between management and employees, whether in a unionized or non-unionized setting, resulting in labor and enterprise productivity, product / service quality and innovations, improved workplace conditions, enhanced relationship with society, and adaptation to the disruptive and ever-changing business environment.

Interested companies may access the application form here:

http://bit.ly/KA2023_Application.

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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.