American Chambers of commerce

The American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, Inc. (AmCham) is a private, independent, non-profit association founded in Manila in 1902. It was incorporated on July 3, 1920 and organized under Philippine laws. AmCham is affiliated with the Chamber of Commerce of the United States (COCUSA) and the AmChams of Asia Pacific (AAP). It also maintains close liaison with the Australian-New Zealand Chamber of Commerce (ANZCHAM), Canadian Chamber of Commerce (CanCham), European Chamber of Commerce (ECCP), Japanese Chamber of Commerce & Industry (JCCI), Korean Chamber of Commerce (KCCP), and the Philippine Chamber of Commerce & Industry (PCCI), as well as the US Chamber of Commerce.

The Chamber serves as a platform for collaboration among business leaders in the Philippines to achieve shared goals and objectives. Its operations are overseen by an annually elected Board of Directors comprising ten members, supported by twenty standing committees and four internal committees whose chairpersons and members are chosen from the General Membership. The National Capital Region (NCR) office is staffed by a permanent team, led by the Executive Director, who functions as the Chamber’s full-time executive leader. AmCham has strategically expanded with chapters in North Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao to better serve its members across these key regions.