DAVAO CITY – Go Negosyo’s Executive Director Ramon Lopez will be joining the new government’s roster of Cabinet members as the Secretary for Department of Trade and Industry, said Ernie Abella, one of the president-elect Rodrigo Duterte’s spokesperson.
Lopez has been the Philippine Center for Entrepreneurship – Go Negosyo’s Executive Director for the past 11 years. Together with Go Negosyo’s Founder, Joey Concepcion, he has led the strong entrepreneurship advocacy promoting the enterprising culture among Filipinos.
For 22 years, he has served the business sector as a top executive of RFM Corporation and has handled strategic planning and business development, mergers and acquisitions, and equity investors group. He has earned the respect of the business, financial and investment communities here and abroad.
Lopez topped his Master in Development Economics at Williams College in Massachusetts, USA and finished his AB Economics degree at the University of the Philippines in Quezon City. He formerly worked with National Economic and Development Authority and Department of Trade and Industry.
His active and passionate involvement in Go Negosyo has resulted to the admiration and respect of millions of small and medium entrepreneurs nationwide who were able to listen to his words of wisdom and valuable advice. He has always believed that the Go Negosyo advocacy will truly help alleviate poverty in the country. He will be of great service to the Filipino nation as he continue to empower and inspire the micro, small and medium entrepreneurs.
Concepcion said that with the appointment of Lopez there will be a stronger support for all entrepreneurs especially the micro and small entrepreneurs. “It is a great development for the business community to have Mon Lopez as the department secretary. It is a pleasure to know that the Duterte administration and other people have recognized Go Negosyo and Mon Lopez and our entrepreneurship advocacy to help Filipinos level up,” Concepcion said in a statement sent to the regional newspaper Mindanao Examiner.
Duterte also named Dr. Paulyn Jean Ubial as the new secretary of the Department of Health and Wanda Teo as Tourism secretary. (Mindanao Examiner)
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