MANILA, Philippines – Cebu Gov. Gwen Garcia, Makati City Mayor Jejomar Binay, Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) chair Ephraim Genuino and Tourism Undersecretary Eduardo Jarque lead this year’s recipients of the Tourism Personality Awards given by the Rotary Club of Manila (RCM) in cooperation with the National Association of Independent Travel Agencies (NAITAS).
This was announced by Romeo Batino, RCM president and Angel Bognot, NAITAS chair.
The awards will be held today, 12 noon at the Manila Polo Club in Makati City.
The awards are given to individuals who have played a significant part in the growth and development of the tourism industry.
The 10 awardees were chosen from several candidates by the Tourism Committee of the club. Chairman of the Tourism Personality Awards is Rotarian and past director Robert Lim Joseph, also NAITAS chair emeritus.
Other awardees are ABS-CBN Foundation managing director Gina Lopez; The Philippine Star EVP Grace Glory Go; Rustans Group of Companies’ Anton Tantoco Huang Jr.; Susan Calo Medina; Gulf Air country manager Roberto Hukom; and Discovery Shores’ Ruben Tiu.