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CEO Profiles: Manuel Pangilinan

By Rocky Teodoro
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Manuel V. Pangilinan, commonly referred to as “MVP,” is the Chairman of Metro Pacific Investments Corporation.

Manuel V. Pangilinan, commonly referred to as “MVP,” is the Chairman of Metro Pacific Investments Corporation.

Under his leadership, MPIC expanded the company’s reach across various sectors, including telecommunications, media, food, and infrastructure. 

MPIC has also made investments in critical sectors such as power distribution, urban water concession, and tollways, as well as strategic acquisitions and partnerships with major players such as PLDT, Smart Communications, and TV5. 

Current Companies and Roles

  • Managing Director & CEO, First Pacific Company Limited
  • Chairman, President & CEO, Meralco (Manila Electric Company)
  • Chairman, President & CEO, Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC)
  • Chairman, President & CEO, PLDT Inc.
  • Chairman, President & CEO, Smart Communications
  • Chairman, Philex Mining Corporation
  • Chairman, TV5 Network, Inc.
  • Chairman, MediaQuest Holdings Inc.
  • Chairman, Maynilad Water Services, Inc.
  • Chairman, Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation / NLEX Corporation
  • Chairman, Metro Pacific Health Corporation
  • Chairman, PXP Energy Corporation
  • Chairman, SP New Energy Corporation (SPNEC) / Terra Solar Philippines
  • Chairman, Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC)
  • Chairman, Meralco PowerGen Corporation (MGEN) / Global Business Power
  • Chairman, Metro Pacific Agro Ventures, Inc.
  • Chairman, Kayana Solutions, Inc.
  • Chairman, Landco Pacific Corporation
  • Vice Chairman, Roxas Holdings, Inc.
  • Chairman, Digitel Mobile Philippines (DMPI)
  • Chairman, Digital Telecommunications Phils (Digitel)
  • Chairman, PLDT Communications & Energy Ventures (PCEV)
  • Chairman, ePLDT Inc.
  • Chairman, Beacon Electric Assets Holdings
  • Chairman, Manila North Tollways
  • Chairman, Metro Pacific Hospital Holdings
  • Chairman, Makati Medical Center
  • Chairman, Cardinal Santos Medical Center
  • Chairman, Davao Doctors
  • Chairman, Riverside Medical Center
  • Chairman, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital
  • Chairman, Asian Hospital
  • Chairman, Medical Doctors Incorporated
  • Chairman, Colinas Verdes Corporation
  • Chairman, Laguna Creamery Inc.

Other Roles

  • Chairman, San Beda University
  • Chairman Emeritus, Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP)
  • Chairman, Philippine Business for Social Progress
  • Co-chair, Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation
  • Chairman & Founder, MVP Sports Foundation (MVPSF)
  • Chairman, PLDT-Smart Foundation
  • Chairman, One Meralco Foundation
  • Chairman, Metro Pacific Foundation

Previous Roles

  • Chairman, Liberty Telecoms Holdings, Inc. 
  • Chairman, Cyber Bay Corporation, 
  • President and COO, PAL Holdings, Inc. 
  • President and COO, Philippine Airlines, Inc.
  • Director, Air Philippines Corporation
  • Vice Chairman and Director, Manila Electric Company

Awards and Recognition

  • ASEAN Icon in Business Excellence and Nation Building, ASEAN Excellence Achievers Awards (2025)
  • Lifetime Contributor Award, Asia CEO Awards (2025)
  • Pro Ecclesia Et Pontificate Award, Vatican/Pope Francis (2024)
  • CEO Awards Honoree, The Business Manual (204)
  • FIBA Order of Merit, FIBA (2023)
  • Asia's Best CEO (Investor Relations), 12th Asian Excellence Awards, Corporate Governance Asia (2022)
  • BizNews Asia Management Excellence Awardee, BizNews Asia (2022)
  • First Honorary Doctorate Degree in Management, Asian Institute of Management (2016)
  • Ramon V. Del Rosario, Sr. Award for Nation Building, Ramon V. Del Rosario-C.V. Starr Center for Corporate Social Responsibility and PHINMA (2015)
  • Best Asian Corporate Director, 9th Best of Asia–Corporate Governance Asia Recognition Awards (2013)
  • Order of Lakandula (Bayani), Office of the President of the Philippines (2010)
  • Global Filipino Executive of the Year, Asia CEO Awards (2010)
  • Heroes of Philanthropy, Forbes (2009)
  • Order of Lakandula (Komandante), Office of the President of the Philippines (2006)
  • Management Man of the Year, Management Association of the Philippines (2005)
  • Distinguished World Class Businessman, Association of Makati Industries, Inc. (2005)
  • Man of the Year, BizNews Asia (2005)
  • CEO of the Year (Philippines), Biz News Asia (2004)
  • Best CEO in the Philippines, Institutional Investor (2004)
  • People of the Year, People Asia Magazine (2004)
  • Presidential Pamana ng Pilipino Award, Office of the President of the Philippines (1996)
  • Ten Outstanding Young Men of the Philippines (TOYM) – International Finance, TOYM Foundation (1983)

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Frequently Asked Questions

Manuel V. Pangilinan, known as MVP, is Chairman and CEO of Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC), PLDT, Smart Communications, and Meralco, and Managing Director & CEO of First Pacific Company Limited, overseeing Philippine conglomerate interests in telecommunications, power, infrastructure, and healthcare.

Under Pangilinan, MPIC has expanded into telecommunications, media, food, power distribution, urban water concessions, tollways, and healthcare, built through strategic acquisitions and partnerships with companies including PLDT, Smart Communications, and TV5 Network.

Pangilinan's honors include the ASEAN Icon in Business Excellence and Nation Building (2025), a Lifetime Contributor Award from the Asia CEO Awards (2025), and the Order of Lakandula from the Philippine government, among decades of earlier recognitions.

Pangilinan holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Ateneo de Manila University and an MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, along with several honorary doctorates from Philippine universities, including San Beda College and Xavier University.

Before his current chairmanships, Pangilinan served as President and COO of both PAL Holdings, Inc. and Philippine Airlines, Inc., and as Vice Chairman and Director of Manila Electric Company, building the operational track record behind his later leadership roles.

Rocky Teodoro

Rocky Teodoro

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Rocky Teodoro is a writer and editor with 2 decades of experience. He has previously served as a senior manager for News and Research in S&P Global. He has also served as a managing editor for The Business Manual and a news editor for oil and gas portal Rigzone. In his editorial career, he also has stints as a technical writer, features writer, manuscript editor, and magazine contributor.

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