A titan in corporate social responsibility

Friends and supporters of Aniceto (Chito) Sobrepena are saddened to see Chito retire but happy to note the achievements he had made through the years, first in government for 22 years, and in the private sector for almost three decades.

- PAGBABAGO FLORANGEL ROSARIO BRAID

He became a director of the National Development Authority (NEDA) at 27 where he directed the Policy Coordination Council, and later, at 36, became the youngest cabinet member as head of the Presidential Management Staff of President Corazon Aquino. When President Cory championed non-government organizations (NGO's) and people’s organizations, he served on the Council of Sustainable Development. His last stint in the government was during the term of President Fidel V. Ramos when he was appointed deputy-director general of the National Development Authority. There, he managed the review of economic policies in the formulation of regional development plans.

He moved to the private sector where he first served as director and later president of the Metrobank Foundation Inc. (MBFI), the corporate social responsibility arm of Metrobank.