Makati Business Club
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| Type | Business association |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines |
Chairman | Edgar O. Chua |
| Website | mbc |
The Makati Business Club is a private non-profit business association in the Philippines founded in 1981[1] to promote the role of the business sector in national development efforts.[2][3] Counting senior executives from some of the Philippines' largest corporations among its members, it pursues its objectives through four main lines of activity: policy advocacy, information services and publishing, investment promotion, and corporate citizenship.[4]
It has played a key role[clarification needed] in Philippine history, notably playing a key role[2] in galvanizing the mainstream resistance[5] against the Marcos Dictatorship[6] and the Marcos family's later return to power.[7]
It backed the Second EDSA Revolution which ousted president Joseph Estrada and supported the suceeding administration of president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. The association withdrew its support from the Arroyo administration in 2005 following the Hello Garci scandal.[8]
MBC has lobbied for the easing of the economic restriction provisions enshrined in the 1986 Constitution of the Philippines.[9]
See also
[edit]- Makati Central Business District
- Bantayog ng mga Bayani
- Bernardo Villegas
- Alfonso Yuchengco
- Enrique Zobel
References
[edit]- ^ Roa, Ana (August 12, 2014). "In the Know: The Makati Business Club". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Inquirer Research. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
- ^ a b Romero, Jose V. Jr. (2008). Philippine political economy. Quezon City, Philippines: Central Book Supply. ISBN 9789716918892. OCLC 302100329.
- ^ "About MBC". Makati Business Club Website. Archived from the original on July 28, 2018. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
- ^ "In the Know: The Makati Business Club". The Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
- ^ Nepstad, Sharon Erickson (2011). Nonviolent revolutions: civil resistance in the late 20th century. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199778201. OCLC 707267312.
- ^ Zich, Arthur (1986). "The Marcos Era". The Wilson Quarterly. 10 (3): 116–129. ISSN 0363-3276. JSTOR 40257031.
- ^ Paz, Chrisee Dela (November 21, 2016). "Makati Business Club denounces Marcos burial". Rappler. Archived from the original on November 22, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
- ^ Aguirre, Arjan (April 25, 2023). "Party-Movement Interactions in a Contested Democracy: The Philippine Experience". Rethinking Parties in Democratizing Asia: 166-167. doi:10.4324/9781003324478-7. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
- ^ Pacpaco, Ryan Ponce (March 26, 2023). "Makati Business Club, Finex flip-flop on constitutional reform — Rodriguez". Journalnews. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
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