Henry Sy, Jr. recognized as Tourism Personality Awardee

QUEZON CITY, September 10 – The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) congratulates its President and Chief Executive Officer Henry Sy, Jr. for being one of the recipients of the New Captain of the Tourism Industry Personality Award given by Skal International Makati.

Mr. Sy, Jr., who also heads SM Development Corporation, joins fellow businessmen Dr. Manuel V. Pangilinan of Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. and Dr. Andrew L. Tan of Eastwood Cyber One Corporation in the list of awardees recognized by the organization.

Other awardees include Ramon Ang as Airline Personality of the Year, Tourism Sec. Ramon Jimenez as Government Personality of the Year, Miguel Belmonte as Media Personality of the Year, and Gov. Maria Imelda Marcos as Local Government Personality of the Year, among others.

Skal International Makati is one of the Philippine chapters of Skal International, an association of travel and tourism professionals founded in 1934. At present, Skal International has 22,000 members in 90 nations. (CPAlabanza, NGCP/PIA Sorsogon)