British Chamber of Commerce to companies: Adopt work-from-home schemes

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, May 18) — The British Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (BCCP) urged the labor sector on Tuesday to institutionalize a work-from-home scheme that could benefit both employers and employees. “We all believe this will increase productivity, partly an answer to the problems of traffic and infrastructure, people spend so much …

BCCP Elects New Board of Trustees 2017 – 2018

25 April  – The British Chamber of Commerce recently held its Annual General Meeting at Ambassador Asif Ahmad’s Residence in Makati City.  Chris Nelson was re-elected while Lynette Ortiz, CEO of Standard Chartered joins the new Board of Trustees for 2017-2018.   In an organizational meeting thereafter, Chris Nelson was re-elected Executive Chairman of BCCP, Lynn …

British firms eye Mindanao for business opportunities

30/31 March – The Trade and Investment Mission to Davao City brought a total of 50 delegates to explore commercial/ investment opportunities in Mindanao and expand business networks. Represented were companies from cross-sector industries, mostly from high priority sectors in Mindanao such as infrastructure, transportation, agribusiness, ICT/ BPO and energy.   31 March – The Mission …

UK’s Trade Envoy Richard Graham Meets with British Chamber

Visiting UK Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy Richard Graham MP (seated third from right) and British Ambassador to the Philippines Asif Ahmad recently met with the British Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (BCCP) chaired by Chris Nelson (seated third from left) to discuss growing opportunities in trade and investment between UK and the Philippines, with …

BCCP Holds Annual Great British Golf Tournament

24 February – The British Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (BCCP) recently held its annual Great British Golf Tournament at Wack Wack Golf & Country Club, Mandaluyong City. Attended by a hundred golf enthusiasts from all over Metro Manila, the tournament yielded the following winners: Joseph Owen Fulo (Low Gross Champion), Soc Villanueva Class …

Congratulations to all the BCCP Christmas Party Raffle Winners!

The British Chamber would like to thank all the Sponsors and Guests of the recently concluded BCCP Christmas Party at Discovery Primea, Makati City. In particular, our Beverage Sponsors:  The Bottle Shop, Diageo, Don Revy, Forth & Tay, Fullers Phils, GSMI and Heineken, our Airline Sponsor Etihad, Major Sponsors JLT Asia and Manila North Harbour …

UK Minister for Asia and the Pacific meets with British business leaders

L to R: Ed Sunico (Unilever), Lynette Ortiz (Standard Chartered Bank), Yek Laifatt (YLF Contracts and Solutions), Lynn Baxter (GSK), Ed Wenceslao (BDO), BCCP Executive Chairman Chris Nelson, Philip Malone, Alok Sharma MP, Wick Veloso (HSBC), British Ambassador to the Philippines Asif Ahmad, Juan Torres of Etihad Airways, Lorelie Quiambao-Osial of Shell, Antonio De Rosas …

British Chamber brings together 200 HR professionals to engage with DOLE

The British Chamber of Commerce (BCCP) and American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) in partnership with Kittelson & Carpo hosted a forum entitled The Philippine Labor and Employment Agenda last 20 September 2016 in Makati City. More than 200 human resources professionals attended the event to engage with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). Undersecretary Dominador Say addressed …