May Virtual General Membership Meeting

AmCham Philippines

AmCham came to life in 1902 as the Manila Coffee Round Table and later as Manila Merchants Association. Incorporated in 1920, it has since then recognized and reconfirmed the commitment of American business to the development and welfare of the Philippines and the Filipino people.

This is a commitment of long-standing, as its mission statement declares:

The Chamber exists to serve the interests of U.S. businesses through the participation of members in promoting their long-term objectives while contributing to the civic and economic development of the Philippines.”

Event Details

Join us next week, May 19, 2021, at 10:30 A.M for AmCham's May Virtual General Membership Meeting with our guest speaker Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) Director General Charito "Ching" Plaza as she shares PEZA's plans and programs this year to further harness the Philippine's investment competitiveness and their commitment to create and attract investments opportunities for many Filipinos.

Despite the pandemic, PEZA registered growth. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported in the last quarter of 2020: "only PEZA-registered, year-on-year growth in foreign investment commitments during the July-to-September period with P20.3 billion, up 97 percent from P10.3 billion last year." PEZA also received recognition in 2020 from the US Department of State for its best practices for a better business environment in the ecozones during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Members

Use this ticket if your company is a member of AmCham Philippines or if you are a member's proxy.

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(you can email petergonzales@amchamphilippines.com if you are unsure if complimentary passes are available for your organization)

Additional Member

Member companies may send additional representatives to our luncheons, at the cost of ₱1,000 per head.

Standard Price: ₱1,000 + 10% | $22.00
-For online payments through credit card or Paypal, with an additional tariff due to service charge.

Standard Price₱1,000

Standard Price$22

Non-Members

Use this ticket if you or your company are not members of AmCham Philippines.

Standard Price: ₱2,000 + 10% | $44.00
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Standard Price₱2,000

Standard Price$44

Speaker

Charito B. Plaza

Director-General of Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA)

In September 2016, President Duterte appointed Charito Booc Plaza as the Director-General of Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA).

From 1986-1998, Plaza represented Agusan del Norte’s First District in the Philippine House of Representatives. Plaza is one of the authors of the Special Economic Zones Law that created PEZA, and is also the principal author of Republic Act 7901, which created the Caraga Region.

After leaving Congress, Plaza served as consultant to the Department of Interior and Local Government, the Philippine National Police, the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and the Department of Transportation.

Plaza is also a Commissioned Officer in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) – Reserve Force, holding the rank Brigadier General. From 1989 – 1998 and then from 2012-2015, she was Wing Commander for the 3rd Ready Air Reserve Wing Mindanao and the 7th Air Force Wing Reserve, respectively. She was both the youngest commissioned lieutenant colonel and the youngest colonel in the AFP Reserve Force. Plaza was also the first female general in the AFP Reserve Force, the first female general in Philippine Air Force, and the first female general from Mindanao.

In September 2016, President Duterte appointed Charito Booc Plaza as the Director-General of Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA).

From 1986-1998, Plaza represented Agusan del Norte's First District in the Philippine House of Representatives. Plaza is one of the authors of the Special Economic Zones Law that created PEZA, and is also the principal author of Republic Act 7901, which created the Caraga Region.

After leaving Congress, Plaza served as consultant to the Department of Interior and Local Government, the Philippine National Police, the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and the Department of Transportation.

Plaza is also a Commissioned Officer in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) – Reserve Force, holding the rank Brigadier General. From 1989 – 1998 and then from 2012-2015, she was Wing Commander for the 3rd Ready Air Reserve Wing Mindanao and the 7th Air Force Wing Reserve, respectively. She was both the youngest commissioned lieutenant colonel and the youngest colonel in the AFP Reserve Force. Plaza was also the first female general in the AFP Reserve Force, the first female general in Philippine Air Force, and the first female general from Mindanao.