he is the man behind MVP 2007 tournament

anyone can tell about him ?

He's the Chairman of PLDT (Phil. Long Distance Telephone) as well as Managing Director and CEO of First Pacific Co. Ltd, a HK-listed group (parent of PLDT and Indofood) which is incidentally owned by the Salim Family of Indonesia.

Anthony Salim (Lim Seow Leong's son) is the current Chairman of First Pac, as well as President and CEO of the Salim Group.

Manuel has been Lim's long-time trusted right-hand man and he himself is very loyal to the Lim Family.

Manuel's background:

Age 59, born in the Philippines. Mr. Pangilinan received a BA from Ateneo de Manila University and an MBA from University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School before working in the Philippines and Hong Kong for the PHINMA Group, Bancom International Limited and American Express Bank. He served as First Pacific's Managing Director after founding the Company in 1981, was appointed Executive Chairman in February 1999 and resumed the role of Managing Director and CEO in June 2003.

Mr. Pangilinan also served as President and CEO of PLDT since November 1998 and was appointed Chairman of PLDT in February 2004. He is the Chairman of Metro Pacific Corporation, Smart Communications, Inc., Pilipino Telephone Corporation, and Landco Pacific Corporation, as well as the President Commissioner of PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk. He also holds directorships in Negros Navigation Co., Inc. and Citra Metro Manila Tollways, Corporation. Mr. Pangilinan is Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Ateneo de Manila University, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Medical Doctors Inc (Makati Medical Center), and Chairman of the non-profit organization, Philippine Business for Social Progress. He is also Chairman of the Hong Kong Bayanihan Foundation, a civic organization based in Hong Kong. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Humanities by San Beda College in the Philippines in January 2002.

Its Liem Sioe Liong.

OMG.... the indonesia conglomerate , the Liem Sioe Liong. i eat their product (indofood instant noodle) for breakfast everyday :),

so there's indonesia connection in that tournament :)

looking beyond his curriculum vitae, MVP is a well respected and much admired man here in Manila. He is known to be a champion of good business governance, and a big fan of Badminton. Heck, from what I heard, he used his own money to stage the MVP Cup. So i guess this guy deserves a big thank you from all the badminton fans who were able to enjoy 3 fun days of action ;)

looking beyond his curriculum vitae, MVP is a well respected and much admired man here in Manila. He is known to be a champion of good business governance, and a big fan of Badminton. Heck, from what I heard, he used his own money to stage the MVP Cup. So i guess this guy deserves a big thank you from all the badminton fans who were able to enjoy 3 fun days of action ;)

i hope he will do like singapore, importing some good players (indonesia,china)

OMG.... the indonesia conglomerate , the Liem Sioe Liong. i eat their product (indofood instant noodle) for breakfast everyday :),

so there's indonesia connection in that tournament :)

What brand of chilli sauce do you eat there?