BIZ BUZZ: New duties for the rich

Aside from being among the richest in the country, seven business leaders in the Philippines just got an additional task, and at a more global scale at that.

We’re talking about the newest Philippine directors of the US-Philippines Society, which is perhaps one of the most critical organizations in the two countries’ long-standing alliance.

On Tuesday, the binational organization welcomed some of the biggest names in Philippine corporate history: Sabin Aboitiz, Helen Yuchengco Dee, Josephine Gotianun-Yap, Federico Lopez, Christopher Po, Lucio Tan III and Manuel Villar Jr.

While already leading their respective multimillion-peso firms, these business leaders now have the additional task of helping enhance and strengthen the relations between Manila and Washington.

The newest members of the US-Philippines Society, which is cochaired by Ayala Corp. chair Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, gathered in one place on Tuesday.

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This came after the US-Philippines Society’s 2025 board meeting, where they discussed possible synergies and areas of collaboration amid new leadership in Washington.

With a sectoral free-trade agreement looking to be in the works, these business leaders can probably expect an exciting time ahead.