MVP beyond the boardroom
MANILA, Philippines — It is common knowledge that Mr. Manny V Pangilinan (MVP) is an excellent businessman. Google him and twenty four hours might not be enough for you to read everything you will find about him.
So we set out to know what MVP is like when he is not wearing a businessman-chairman-of-the-board hat. What is he like when he is just being…him? What is that side like?
I (Kai) have an MVP memory I have never forgotten in the last ten years: I was Yahoo Philippines’ celebrity editor, and Patricia Hizon invited us to cover the PhilPOP 2014 Music Festival at Meralco Theater in Ortigas.
MVP — a known connoisseur of the arts — was chairman of the board of the foundation. He joined us at the post-event dinner, and I have never forgotten his outfit: a Cowboy-style suit (like what you see Western sheriffs wear in movies, but without the Cowboy hat) with a pair of gray crocodile leather boots.
That moment told me that MVP is not a stiff black-and-white leader. He has many colors just as he has many sides, and this is what Cecile and I set out to do for this banner story. It is not a praise release but a celebration of a human who inspires many.
So we set out to know what MVP is like when he is not wearing a businessman-chairman-of-the-board hat. What is he like when he is just being…him? What is that side like?
I (Kai) have an MVP memory I have never forgotten in the last ten years: I was Yahoo Philippines’ celebrity editor, and Patricia Hizon invited us to cover the PhilPOP 2014 Music Festival at Meralco Theater in Ortigas.
MVP — a known connoisseur of the arts — was chairman of the board of the foundation. He joined us at the post-event dinner, and I have never forgotten his outfit: a Cowboy-style suit (like what you see Western sheriffs wear in movies, but without the Cowboy hat) with a pair of gray crocodile leather boots.
That moment told me that MVP is not a stiff black-and-white leader. He has many colors just as he has many sides, and this is what Cecile and I set out to do for this banner story. It is not a praise release but a celebration of a human who inspires many.
Dr. Harish Pillai, CEO, Metro Pacific Health
(as told to Kai Magsanoc)
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