Victor Lim, an industrialist and philanthropist, was elected as the new president of the Federation of Filipino Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry Inc. (FFCCCII) following a three-day biennial national convention.
The election was supervised by the SGV Group and involved 800 delegates from 170 Filipino Chinese business chambers and organizations.
Lim succeeds Dr. Cecilio Pedro, who led FFCCCII from 2023 to 2025, focusing on post-pandemic recovery and digitalization efforts.
Lim brings over 40 years of experience in manufacturing, trade and education advocacy.
He is the president and CEO of VECO Paper Corp. and Everwealth Traders and Development Corp.
Lim was also the former executive vice president of FFCCCII and a leader in several industry associations, including the Philippine Stationeries Association and the Philippine Paper Industry Council.
A strong advocate for education, he is the vice president of the St. Stephen’s High School board of trustees and has served as the past president of the school’s Alumni Association.
He is also a leader in the community, having been involved in organizations like the Grand Family Association and the Philippine Sejo Lim Family Association.
Jeffrey Ng, an industrialist and real estate businessman, was elected the new executive vice-president of FFCCCII.
Dr. Lucio Tan, a renowned business and civic leader, is FFCCCII chairman emeritus.
The other elected officers are vice presidents William Gosiaco, David Chua, Delfin Letran, George Chiu Hock Hay, Michael Tan, William Yap Castro, Tai Lian, Jose (Joey) Go, Antony Chan, Co Kin Hung, Antonio Tan, Antonio Cosing, Edwin Fabro, Reynold Siy and Nelson Guevarra. Willy Limbonhai was elected as treasurer and Parros Poon as auditor.
Dr. Fernando Gan is the corporate secretary and secretary general, and Cheng Chen Jr. is the assistant secretary general.
The transition marks a new chapter for the 71-year-old federation, the Philippines’ largest group of Filipino Chinese entrepreneurs and philanthropists. In addition to promoting business and economic growth, FFCCCII leads various socio-civic and cultural charity initiatives.
It was founded 71 years ago and has a long history of contributing to nation-building.
The organization supports a wide range of initiatives, including business and economic advocacy, donations of over 6,400 rural public school buildings through its “Operation Barrio Schools” program, and mobilizing relief goods for disaster-stricken communities.
FFCCCII also conducts 88 free medical and dental missions each year for urban poor communities and supports volunteer fire brigades across the Philippines.
