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AAP’s Past Honorees:

1) Ms. Sheila Marcelo, Excellence in world-class Entrepreneurship. Fil-Am Mt. Holyoke College graduate, Harvard Law School graduate, Harvard Business School graduate, and only Filipino who started a company from scratch, Care.com, that now is a multinational operation in 23 countries, was listed in the NY Stock Exchange, and recently sold to a Private Equity firm for $550 Million. She is still the CEO today under the acquisition Agreement.

2) US Ambassador to the Philippines Honorable Sung Y. Kim, appointed by Biden as Assistant Secretary of State, and got the Balangiga Bells returned to the Philippines, earning the ire of the senior senator of Wyoming, where a bell rested.

3) Mr. Kevin Tan, President of Alliance Global, the holding worldwide company of Andrew Tan's Megaworld, Andrew Tan's heir apparent.

4) Mr. Ebb Hinchliffe, Head of the American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines

5) Ms.Lotis Romin, Country Head of AstraZeneca who sold and distributed Covid vaccines at cost, and no profit to help the Philippines

6) Ms. Irene Martel Francisco, one of the founders of Tatler Philippines, the country's ultimate. Luxury, Lifestyle, Travel, and Society life magazine.

7) Mr. Ambeth Ocampo, former Chair of the Ateneo History Department and noted national historian and journalist.

8) Ms. Nedy Tantoco, CEO and Chairman of Rustan's, the dominant, unrivaled high-end Retailer of luxury, style, and cosmopolitan taste in consumer merchandise.

9) Dr. Jim Sanchez, heroic Founder of "Hospital on Wheels" venturing into Filipino indigent communities nationally, in his self-funded and some friends and colleagues. For medical-surgical missions to service people most of whom have never seen a doctor before.

10) Dr. Fel Tolentino: Outstanding world-class FilAm, former head of Harvard University's state-of-the-art Ophthalmology Dept. and research. Established with the Lopezes the world-class Asian Eye Institute in the Philippines. Put Filipinos on the map in American Medical Societies.

11) Ms. Maoi Arroyo, Biotech Private Equity Founder, involved in developing and incubating Biotech Companies to create jobs in the Philippines. Philippine Science High School, UP, and Cambridge University graduate, majoring in Biotech Entrepreneurship.

12) Mr. Emmanuel Herbosa, then DBP CEO and President, for "Development Banker of the Year", MBA Wharton School,

13) Mr. Arnel Pineda, iconic lead singer of Journey, for outstanding Filipino musical achievements in the USA and internationally.

14) Senator Ramon (Jun) Magsaysay Jr. one of the most honest, incorruptible, and effective leaders we have ever had,

15) Mr. Lance Gokongwei, outstanding CEO of JG Summit and the Robinson Group for outstanding corporate leadership and growth.

16) Mr. Ambeth Ocampo, Professor and former Chair of the Ateneo History Department and prominent Inquirer OP-ED writer.

17) Dr. Ron Mendoza, Ph.D. Economics, Fordham and MPA Harvard, former Head of the Ateneo School of Government.

18) Dr. Michael Tolentino, former Chief of Ophthalmic Research at the University of Pennsylvania and Researcher at Harvard Medical School. He has also incubated many state-of-the-art ophthalmic technologies, the greatest number of any Filipino we know, and is at the most advanced state-of-the-art ophthalmic technologies worldwide.