By Rachelle M. Nessia
CEBU CITY, March 7 (PIA) -- The
new leadership of the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) is expected
to continue the chamber’s mission of enhancing private-public partnerships
(PPP).
Prudencia Gesta, CCCI immediate past president, is enthusiastic that the new
set of officers will continue to promote PPP in Cebu .
Gesta, in a statement, also said that he is confident that the new leadership
will pursue “trade development and economic advocacy for the welfare of Cebu ’s
business community and its people in general.”
CCCI elected on Feb. 22, its new set of trustees and officers who will take
over the chamber’s helm of leadership from 2013 until 2014 under the sectors of
trade, industry, service, and sectoral
The newly-elected officers are, namely: Lito Maderazo, President; Bonifacio
Sia, Vice President for Finance and Administration; Antonio Chiu, Vice
President for External Affairs and Relations; Mario Panganiban, Vice President
for Business Development; Melanie Ng, Vice President for Membership
Development; Joelix Ng, Treasurer; Mary Anne Alcordo-Solomon, Board Secretary;
Felix Taguiam, Assistant Treasurer (appointed); and Lilu Aliño, Assistant Board
Secretary (appointed).
This month, CCCI is hosting the 27th Conference of the Confederation of
Asia-Pacific Chambers of Commerce and Industry (CACCI) on March 14 to 15 at
Radisson Blu Hotel in Cebu City
The event is expected to gather around close to 1,000 delegates from various national
chambers of commerce from 27 nations under CACCI.
Theme is: “Asia Pacific: Catalyst to Global Recovery.”