Jollibee, EEI receive ASEAN business awards

Jollibee Foods Corp. and construction firm EEI Corp. were cited as outstanding Philippine companies that have contributed to regional economic growth at the ASEAN Business Awards on Nov. 18 during the 2012 ASEAN Business and Investment Summit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The ABA is held annually by the ASEAN Business Advisory Council and recognizes the “most admired ASEAN enterprise” for both large and small and medium enterprises in the categories of growth, innovation, employment, and corporate social responsibility. Jollibee received the ABA for innovation and EEI for employment. “We are equally proud of this recognition given to our Philippine companies that are gaining success in the international market. We hope to see, in the future, more of our small enterprises being recognized in ASEAN,” Philippine-ASEAN Business Advisory Council representative Jay Yuvallos said in a statement. PCCI honorary chairman and Philippine Exporters Confederation president Sergio Ortiz-Luis was the Philippines representative to the ABA panel of judges. — BM, GMA News