The Manila Overseas Press Club (MOPC) presented the 2025 Travel and Tourism Enabler Award to Manuel V. Pangilinan (MVP), Chairman of Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC), PLDT, and Smart. Recognized for his visionary leadership and steadfast commitment to strengthening the country’s travel and tourism landscape, MVP’s initiatives span infrastructure development through MPIC companies like Meralco, Maynilad, Metro Pacific Tollways, and PLDT-Smart, as well as leisure developments in tourist destinations through Landco Pacific and its hospitality arm Landco Lifestyle Ventures (LLV).
Receiving the award on behalf of MVP were Atty. Michael T. Toledo, MPIC Head of Government Relations and Public Affairs (3rd from left), and Erickson Y. Manzano, President and CEO of Landco Pacific and LLV (fourth from left). First Lady Louise Araneta Marcos (second from left), Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco (extreme left), and Tony Lopez (2nd from right) and Eric Canoy (extreme right), MOPC Chairman and President, respectively, presented the handcrafted Golden Bell of Excellence trophy.
 presented the 2025 Travel and Tourism Enabler Award to Manuel V. Pangilinan (MVP), Chairman of Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC), PLDT, and Smart. Recognized for his visionary leadership and steadfast commitment to strengthening the country’s travel and tourism landscape, MVP’s initiatives span infrastructure development through MPIC companies like Meralco, Maynilad, Metro Pacific Tollways, and PLDT-Smart, as well as leisure developments in tourist destinations through Landco Pacific and its hospitality arm Landco Lifestyle Ventures (LLV).){kind=link}