2001 Awardee, Visit Korea Year – Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Republic of Korea- 2002 Aduana Awards – Aduana Foundation
- 2001 Gintong Ama Awardee – Gintong Ama and Ina Foundation Read more
For his business achievements, he was made cover story in the Far Eastern Economic Review. And his life story was also featured in Asiaweek, Forbes, AsiaMoney and Asian Business Review.
He garnered various awards such as the Ten Outstanding Young Men Award (1986) by the Philippine Jaycees, Agora Award for Outstanding Achievement in Marketing Management (1989), Most Outstanding CPA by the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (1990) and Most Outstanding UP Alumnus (1991).
