Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Agency of the Philippine government

George T. Barcelon, (President)
Dr. William S. Co, (Chairman)

Websitephilippinechamber.com

The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (acronymed as either PCI or PCCI) is a non-government association of private businesses that works to influence government actions on issues such as Agriculture, Information Technology, Human Resources, and Tourism.^[1]^[2]

History

The Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines started on July 19, 1903, as the Philippine Chamber of Commerce (PCI).

In 1948, Hilarion Henares, Sr. established the Small Industries and Machine Shop Owners of the Philippines (abbreviated as SIMSOP) and after two years of establishment, the Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines changed its name to Philippine Chamber of Commerce on March 4, 1950.

On July 1, 1978, PCCI was officially formed and registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission after the merging of Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (CCP) and Philippine Chamber of Commerce (PCI).^[3]

References

^ "About PCCI". Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Archived from the original on 10 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
^ "Advocacy | PCCI". Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Archived from the original on 10 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
^ "About the Chamber | PCCI". Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry. 2020-12-01. Archived from the original on 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2021.