In 2009, Mel received the Top Taxpayer Award for 2009 from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) after his company, Velarde Inc., was recognized by the BIR as Top ONETT…
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2004, Philippine Commissioner to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Philippine Commissioner to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Upon the nomination of Father Bienvenido Nebres, Mel’s peers elected him Chairman of the UNESCO Science and Technology Committee.…
Engineered the acquisition of Nextel Communications Phil., Inc. via management buy out (MBO) from Nextel International Inc. and ACCRA Investment Inc. and transformed the company from negative P11B pesos equity…
Made a big play as a Dotcom Entrepreneur; pioneered the use of satellites over the Pacific for Internet deployment in the country. With a satellite hub in Napa Valley then…
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NOW Corporation continues to achieve a tremendous increase in its market capitalization, 2016
NOW Corporation, under Mel as President and CEO, continues to achieve a tremendous increase in its market capitalization. The public again recognizes Mel’s innovations in NOW’s 8C offerings: Connectivity, Collaboration…
Filipino Patriot, Mel, acquired the 1734 Murillo Velarde Map from a Sotheby’s London auction, which was cited as evidence to the maritime case at the UN Arbitral Tribunal under UNCLOS;…
Revolutionized education when he pioneered the use of multiple intelligences and computer technology with the launch of Wizard Academy Learning Centers for children and young adults. He developed online and…
Best in the Field of Corporate Leadership and Entrepreneurship as recognized by the annual Best of the Philippines publication. In the following years, he continued his educational pursuits: Masters…
The 2007 British Virgin Islands Sailing Regatta and Festival was my first sailing race. It was spectacular. The Caribbean Seas and the Atlantic Ocean became the most spectacular playground I…
Co-founder and General Manager of Sky Cable Philippines; launched iChannel, Knowledge channel and 17 subsidiaries; founded Sky Internet (which became Bayantel Internet) and Sky News (now ANC). Sold his shares…
News Director Scholar at KTLA 5 News Channel at Los Angeles, USA. Re-organized ABS-CBN TV News, Radio News & Public Affairs departments into a single ABS-CBN News and Public Affairs.…