Manny Pangilinan

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In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Velez and the surname or paternal family name is Pangilinan.
Manny Pangilinan
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Pangilinan in 2023
Born
Manuel Vélez Pangilinan

(1946-07-14) July 14, 1946 (age 77)
Other namesMVP
Alma mater
Ateneo de Manila University(BA)
University of Pennsylvania(MBA)
Occupation(s)Managing Director & CEO (
Metro Pacific Investments Corporation and Philex Mining Corporation)
Chairman (PLDT)
Chairman (San Beda University
)
Chairman (Cardinal Santos Medical Center)

Manuel Velez Pangilinan,

Metro Pacific Investments Corporation, PLDT, and Philex Mining Corporation. He is the chairman Emeritus of the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas
(SBP) and was its first president, having served two consecutive terms from 2007 to 2018.

Education

Pangilinan completed his primary and secondary

Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and graduated in 1968 with a Master of Business Administration degree.[1]

Career

Pangilinan's first job was as the executive assistant to the president of the Philippine Investment Management Consultants, Inc. (PHINMA) where he served for six years.[2]

In 1976, Pangilinan relocated to Hong Kong as executive director at Bancom International, an investment bank, where he gained experience in international finance. He then went on to the American Express in Hong Kong as an investment banker.[2]

In Hong Kong, Pangilinan co-founded

TV5 and Philex Mining Corporation.[citation needed
]

In 1998, First Pacific acquired PLDT, the largest telecommunications firm in the Philippines. The company, which had once been troubled by debt and technological issues,[3] improved under First Pacific's management to become the nation's leading provider of digital communications.[4]

Pangilinan is also a major patron of Philippine sports. He owns three

TNT KaTropa, the Meralco Bolts and the NLEX Road Warriors. He founded the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP), the national sport association for basketball in the Philippines. He served as the first president of SBP for two consecutive terms (2007 to 2016). He is currently the chairman emeritus of SBP.[5] He was elected to the Central Board of FIBA in 2014,[6] and served until August 2023. Moreover, his MVP Sports Foundation has supported other Philippine athletes, some of whom won gold medals in the 2018 Asian Games.[7]

Involvement in sports

Pangilinan with the FIBA Executive Committee and Philippine President Bongbong Marcos

Pangilinan is a sports patron, having been raised from a family that regularly enjoyed basketball. His mother was a fan of the

Caloy Loyzaga. His father played the sport along with baseball and tennis. Pangilinan himself plays badminton. Through the MVP Foundation, Pangilinan funds initiatives on badminton, boxing, golf and taekwondo.[8]

Honors

National Honors

See also

References

  1. ^ Conoza, Adrian Paul B. (July 14, 2021). "MVP at 75: Winning in life and career one game at a time". BusinessWorld. Archived from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Manny Pangilinan's journey to success". Philippine Primer. March 19, 2017. Archived from the original on September 23, 2019. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  3. ^ Schmetzer, Uli (February 14, 1993). "Telephone Monopoly Hangs Up Philippines". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on November 13, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  4. ^ "PLDT is undisputed leader in home broadband". pldthome.com. April 6, 2018. Archived from the original on September 25, 2018. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  5. ^ "A Message from SBP Chairman Emeritus, Manuel V. Pangilinan". Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas Inc. February 6, 2017. Archived from the original on September 25, 2018. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  6. ^ Bracher, Jane (September 14, 2014). "Manny V. Pangilinan elected to FIBA board". Rappler.com. Archived from the original on March 2, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  7. ^ Ibarrola, Khristian (September 6, 2018). "MVP Sports Foundation seeks to further hone Pinoy athletes for international tourneys". Offbeat. Fox Sports. Archived from the original on September 25, 2018. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  8. ^ Catacutan, Dodo (September 22, 2019). "Why MVP isn't giving up on the country's basketball dream". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Archived from the original on September 23, 2019. Retrieved September 23, 2019.

External links

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