American Chamber of Commerce "Honor Your Secretary Day"

The American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, Inc.

AmCham Philippines is the oldest American Chamber abroad –and the first in Asia. It has been a premier business organization for over 100 years; initiated in 1902 and incorporated in 1920 under the then American regime in the Philippines. It is committed to the promotion of US-RP relations at all levels and boasts 23 standing committees and two Foundations that cover all aspects of business and industry in the country.

" 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."

The Invitation to the American of Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines "Honor Your Secretary Day"

Last February 18, 2011, we attended the 28th Amcham "Honor Your Secretary Day" held at the Mandarin Hotel, Makati City. The Amcham "Honor Your Secretary Day" is an annual event honoring all administrative professionals. My boss, Greg Reichow was not able to attend the event since he was occupied with the visit of our COO from our U.S. headquarter.  Only the Cell Fab 1 Site Director went with us to this event.

The Guest Speaker, JESSICA SOJO

Jessica Soho is a Filipino reporter, documentarian, host, producer and currently the acting news director of GMA Network. She joined the GMA team in the mid-80s, fresh from college, barely finished with her undergraduate thesis.

Soho's first voice-over report was a feature story on the inauguration of the Light Rail Transit from Baclaran to Monumento. Later she was assigned to the defense and military beat. Eventually, Soho's reputation and responsibility have increased dramatically since then.

She is the first Filipino to win in the New York Film Festival for Coverage of a Breaking Story for her account of a hostage crisis in Cagayan Valley. She also received the Ka Doroy Valencia Award given by the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas. In 1994, she received the Grand Prize from the Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union for her riveting coverage of a breaking news story. Soho is included in the list of 100 Filipino Women of Distinction.

She helped conceptualize the one-hour documentary television program I-Witness, which ran for over 10 years becoming the longest running late-night program on the air as of 2009.Her documentaries on the Kidneys for Sale business and Kamao death sport made her the first Filipino reporter, with GMA Network as the first Filipino network, to win the George Foster Peabody Award on 1999.

With my other colleagues at Sunpower, Evangeline Malabuyoc and Kathleen Tenedero

The Sunpower Administrative personnel with Cell Fab 1 Site Director, Rey Mella

An Entertainment from a band

With Jessica Soho,  Broadcast Journalist and New Director of GMA Network

Attendees to this event were given a rose at the registration area

With my colleague at the Mandarin Hotel lobby

Mushroom Soup

The yummy food