Corporate titles or business titles are given to corporate officers to show what duties and responsibilities they have in the organization. Such titles are used by publicly and privately held for-profit corporations,cooperatives,non-profit organizations,educational institutions,partnerships,and sole proprietorships that also confer corporate titles.
A chief operating officer (COO),also called chief operations officer,is an executive in charge of the daily operations of an organization. COOs are usually second-in-command immediately after the CEO,and report directly to them,acting on their behalf in their absence.
The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines,composed of twelve company-branded franchise teams. Founded in 1975,it is the first professional basketball league in Asia and the second-oldest in the world after the NBA.
The Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC) is a conservative political party in the Philippines which was founded in 1992 by presidential candidate Danding Cojuangco.
San Miguel Corporation,abbreviated as SMC,is a Philippine multinational conglomerate with headquarters in Mandaluyong,Metro Manila. The company is one of the largest and most diversified conglomerates in the Philippines. Originally founded in 1890 as a brewery,San Miguel has ventured beyond its core business,with investments in various sectors such as food and drink,finance,infrastructure,oil and energy,transportation,and real estate.
Eduardo "Danding" Murphy Cojuangco Jr. was a Filipino businessman and politician. He was the chairman and CEO of San Miguel Corporation,the largest food and beverage corporation in the Philippines and Southeast Asia. He served as a Philippine ambassador and governor of Tarlac. In 2016,his personal wealth was estimated at US$1.16 billion,and it was estimated that at one time,his business empire accounted for 25% of the gross national product of the Philippines.
Raymundo Cipriano Pujante Cayabyab,known professionally as Ryan Cayabyab,is a Filipino musician,composer and conductor regarded as one of the pillars and icons of Original Pilipino Music (OPM). He was the Executive and Artistic Director for several years for the defunct San Miguel Foundation for the Performing Arts. He was named National Artist of the Philippines for Music in 2018.
Petron Corporation is the largest oil refining and marketing company in the Philippines,supplying more than a third of the country's oil requirements. It operates a refinery in Limay,Bataan with a rated capacity of 180,000 barrels per day (29,000 m3/d). From the refinery,Petron moves its products mainly by sea to 32 depots and terminals throughout the country.
The Tarlac–Pangasinan–La Union Expressway (TPLEX),signed as E1 of the Philippine expressway network and R-8 of the Metro Manila arterial road network,is a controlled-access toll expressway that connects the Central Luzon region with the Ilocos Region. From its northern terminus at Rosario in La Union to its southern terminus at Tarlac City,the expressway has a length of 89.21-kilometer (55.43 mi),cutting through the various provinces in northern Central Luzon. The expressway also passes Nueva Ecija between Tarlac and Pangasinan,only that it is not included on the expressway's name because there are no exits to directly serve the province although the exits indirectly serving it are Central Luzon Link Expressway (CLLEX)/Tarlac City,Victoria,Pura,and Anao which are located in Tarlac.
José"Pepe" Chichioco Cojuangco Sr., KSS was a Filipino politician who served as Representative of the 1st District of Tarlac in the Philippines from 1934 to 1946. Cojuangco is one of the patriarchs of the Cojuangco clan. He was the father and grandfather of future Philippine presidents Corazon Aquino and Benigno Aquino III,respectively. His other grandchildren include actresses Kris Aquino and Mikee Cojuangco.
Gilberto Eduardo Gerardo Cojuangco Teodoro Jr.,nicknamed Gilbert or Gibo,is a Filipino lawyer,politician and business executive who is the incumbent Secretary of National Defense under the Marcos Jr. administration since 2023. He previously served in the same post from 2007 to 2009 under President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. He was the nominee of Arroyo's Lakas–Kampi in the 2010 presidential election,which he lost to his second cousin,Benigno Aquino III.
The Coco Levy Fund Scam was a controversy in the 1970s and 1980s in the Philippines involving former President Ferdinand Marcos and his cronies. It was alleged that Marcos,Danding Cojuangco,Juan Ponce Enrile,and others conspired to tax coconut farmers,promising them the development of the coconut industry and a share of the investments,but on the contrary used the collection fund for personal profit,particularly in the purchase of United Coconut Planters Bank (UCPB) and a majority stake in San Miguel Corporation (SMC),to name two.
Nine Media Corporation is a Filipino-based media company. Formerly a wholly owned subsidiary of Solar Entertainment Corporation (SEC),a multimedia television and film company of the Tieng family,it is now solely owned by the ALC Group of Companies of the late Amb. Antonio Cabangon-Chua through its indirect grandparent Broadreach Media Holdings,Inc. Its headquarters are located at the Ground Floor of the Worldwide Corporate Center,Epifanio de los Santos Avenue corner Shaw Boulevard,Mandaluyong,sharing with its former parent Solar Entertainment.
The Pasig River Expressway (PAREX) is a proposed elevated expressway in Metro Manila,Philippines skirting the banks of the Pasig River and connecting the cities of Manila,Mandaluyong,Makati,Pasig,Taguig and the municipality of Taytay. The expressway is proposed to alleviate east-west traffic congestion in Metro Manila. It is envisioned as a joint venture between the Philippine National Construction Corporation and the San Miguel Corporation. The project broke ground on September 24,2021,while construction of the expressway was yet to start,pending the approval of its Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC). The project was deemed cancelled in 2024 due to public uproar against the project. However,Ramon Ang announced renewed interest in the project,albeit citing the need to adjust it toward public sentiment.
Ramon Mangahas Lopez is a Filipino businessman who served as the Secretary of Trade and Industry under the Duterte administration from 2016 to 2022. After his term as Department of Trade and Industry Secretary,he was elected as Independent Director of SM Investments Corporation (SMIC) on August 3,2022.
Certain associates of former Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos,historically referred to using the catchphrase "Marcos cronies",benefited from their friendship with Marcos –whether in terms of legal assistance,political favors,or facilitation of business monopolies,during his administration. Marcos critics,and the local and international press began referring to these individuals as "cronies" during the latter days of the Marcos dictatorship,and the Philippine government –especially the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) –continued using the term after the ouster of Marcos in 1986.
New Manila International Airport,also known as Bulacan International Airport,is an international airport under construction on the coastal areas of Bulakan,Bulacan,35 km (22 mi) north of Manila,the capital of the Philippines. The project was proposed by the San Miguel Corporation (SMC) and is set to help decongest Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA),the main gateway to the capital for air travelers.
Gilberto "Jimmy" Roy Duavit Jr. is a Filipino businessman,philanthropist,producer,and writer. He is the president and chief executive officer of GMA Network Inc.,one of the largest media networks in the Philippines. Duavit inherited the position from his father,Gilberto "Bibit" Duavit Sr.,who was the network's founding chairman. Duavit first became involved with GMA in 1993 as a film producer for the network's production company,GMA Pictures,which was then named Cinemax Studios and later GMA Films. He produced some of the company's most successful films,including JoséRizal (1998) and Muro-Ami (1999),both of which won the Metro Manila Film Festival Award for Best Picture successively. After his promotion as the network's vice president in 2000,Duavit became involved in the network's television production,having created the shows Liwanag ng Hatinggabi (1999–2000),Ang Iibigin ay Ikaw (2002–03),and Hanggang Kailan (2004).
Manuel Manligas Bonoan is a Filipino businessman and engineer who was the president and chief executive officer of SMC Tollways. He has served as the secretary of public works and highways since June 30,2022,and had previously served as secretary in an acting capacity in 2007.
