The remarks offered a rare personal glimpse into the Ateneo and Wharton graduate who helped build First Pacific from a four-person Hong Kong startup into a regional investment group which oversees listed and privately held assets worth over P1 trillion.
“Applause has a short echo. What lasts longer is our obligation to keep contributing—to keep our institutions sound, and to keep our next generation of leaders engaged, prepared, and dreaming.”
Carma's findings highlight the media’s preference for CEOs who are visibly tied to nation-building efforts. Ang’s expansive infrastructure projects and Pangilinan’s leadership in energy and utilities gave them unmatched visibility.
Meralco chair and CEO Manuel Pangilinan explained that the 25-year franchise extension—recently enacted into law—is as a key enabler of the firm’s ongoing modernization and expansion plans as the power utility responds to the evolving needs of consumers and the broader economy.
A new industrial wave is coming, and tycoon Manuel V. Pangilinan sees a rare opportunity for the Philippines to break free from its consumption-driven economy.