IT WAS TRULY AN HONOR TO emcee the recent APEC 2015 CEO
Cocktails held at the Rigodon Ball- room of The Peninsula Manila. The event, hosted by AmCham Philip- pines, gathered high-level trade and commerce officials and representa- tives from the US and the Philippines. AmCham’s president (CB Richard Ellis Philippines chairman, CEO and founder) Rick Santos and executive director Ebb Hinchliffe welcomed the APEC delegates, AmCham’s board
of directors and members, and other important guests to the convivial gathering. US ambassador Philip Goldberg, US Trade Representative Michael Froman, and US Deputy Secretary of Commerce Bruce Andrews each obliged everyone with a short speech. It was an exciting and proud moment indeed to meet the people behind two reputable organizations that continue to help the Philippine economy by promoting—directly or indirectly—business investments local- ly and regionally. For sure, the guests had a grand time savoring the best of Filipino hospitality.