The President and CEO of the ALC Group of Companies, D. Edgard A. Cabangon was one of those honored at the 2016 International Association of Business Communicators’ CEO Excel Awards.
The award is conferred on individuals from the government, business and academe for exceptional and ethical use of communication strategies and tools to achieve both business and societal goals.
“This is not for me, this is for the whole ALC Croup of Companies,” Cabangon said in receiving the award.
His father, the late Ambassador Antonio L. Cabangon Chua, received a Lifetime Achievement award from the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) at the 23rd Golden Dove Awards last year for his dedication in promoting responsible journalism and communication as a business strategy.
“We have, as they say, big shoes to fill, but with my [siblings] we will uphold the legacy of the company,” he added.
Aside from Cabangon, the 13 other personalities recognized for their use of communication to achieve business, environment and community development goals include ePLDT President and CEO Ernesto Alberto, Camarines Sur Mayor John Bongat, RGMA Network Inc. President Mike Enriquez, Lifeline Ambulance Rescue Inc. Managing Director Micheal Deakin, TeaM Asia President Maria Montserrat Hamlin and Dentsu Jayme Syfu Inc. Chief Creative Officer and CEO Merlee Cruz Jayme.
The other awardees include Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales, Resorts World COO Stephen Reilly, Philippine Daily Inquirer President and CEO Sandra Romualdez, Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, The Philippine Star SVP for Sales and Marketing Lucien Dy TIoco, Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines Inc. President and Director Furquan Ahmed Syed and Ateneo de Manila University President Fr. Jose Ramon Villarin, S.J..
Cabangon currently heads the companies his father established and led for more than 50 years. The group includes lead companies engaged in memorial care, insurance, preneed, banking and financial services, print and broadcast media, hotel, property development and other ventures.
He is also the acting chairman of the Catholic Mass Media Awards and chairman of CNN Philippines.