Palawan Chamber of Commerce and Industry: Partners in Progress

Ever since our beginning as the Palawan Chamber of Commerce in 1994, Palawan’s business community has helped create one of the nation's best places to live and work.  The Chamber is dedicated to providing value to our members and working in partnership with other organizations to build a vibrant provincial and regional economy.  Our mission, vision, goals, values and strategic considerations reflect our membership. We strive to be a member-driven organization in all that we do.  The Chamber is Palawan’s leading business organization.

We have more than 80 members.  Our annual budget is generated through membership fees, grants and business fees. Our 25-member Board of Directors represents a diversity of business interests.  Engr. Armando R. Lustre Jr., President of AR Lustre, Jr. Construction, Inc., is our 2006-2007 President.  We serve our members by providing them with opportunities to  grow their businesses, learn new skills, support other businesses in their community and access members' only savings and discounts.   We help our members lead their region by providing strategic partnerships and informed public-policy advocacy.

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Mission

The Palawan Chamber of Commerce and Industry strives to preserve, enhance, and expand commerce for the prosperity of the greater Palawan area and its citizens.

Vision

Make our island community one of the most prosperous and livable in Asia.

Goals

• Regional Prosperity: Drive economic development, job growth and investment through strong programs and partnerships.
• Government Relations: Develop and advocate policies which contribute to an enhanced business climate.
• Services: Provide opportunities for growth and advancement of our members' businesses.
• Communications: Ensure clear, integrated communications on behalf of our members.

• Membership Driven: The needs of our membership are at the core of the organization.
• Partnership: We collaborate with public and private partners in pursuit of our vision and mission.
• Integrity: We conduct ourselves with integrity and honesty at all times.
• Solution-Oriented: We seek out and provide informed, constructive solutions.
• Livability: We promote demographic and business diversity and environmental responsibility.
• Great Place to Work: We value and respect employees. Member businesses are employers of choice.
• Financial Stewardship: We are fiscally responsible with our constituents' funds.

Strategic Considerations

The Chamber represents both Puerto Princesa City and regional concerns.  The vitality Puerto Princesa and the vitality of the province depend on one another, and Puerto Princesa’s vibrant, growing downtown is a regional asset and gateway to Palawan. As a strong business association representing both town and regional interests, we have a unique responsibility.

The Chamber is a strong leader and good partner. We play a natural leadership role in Puerto Princesa City issues. On citywide and regional concerns, we partner with others, exercising leadership only as appropriate.  We collaborate on common interests with other business associations and consortiums.

The Chamber balances the interests of "big" and "small" business.  We advocate for the common interests of both, which diverge only rarely. We recognize that both large and small members are essential to our success, and small business need to be represented at every level of informal leadership and decision-making.

The Chamber promotes advocacy, policy development and membership activities. We strive to find the right balance because all are important. We are the Palawan Chamber of Commerce and we proudly sponsor business networking activities. We use committees wisely, making sure each is clearly charged and properly staffed.