What is AmCham?

The American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, Inc., (AmCham) is a private, independent, and non-profit association founded in Manila in 1902, incorporated on July 3, 1920, and organized under Philippines laws.

AmCham is affiliated with the Chamber of Commerce of the United States (COCUSA) and the Asia Pacific Council of American Chambers (APCAC).  It also maintains close liaison with other foreign chambers in Manila and Philippine business groups.  It networks in the U.S. with the Philippine-American Chamber of Commerce in New York, U.S. - R.P. Business Committee, Asia Society, and the U.S. - ASEAN Council.

MISSION STATEMENT 

The Chamber exists to serve the needs and wants of U.S. businesses through the participation of members in promoting their long-term objectives, while contributing to the civic and economic development of the Philippines.

ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION 

The purposes for which the said corporation is formed and to which it is dedicated are as follows:
     a. The promotion and development of trade, commerce and industry of the United States of America in and with the Republic of the Philippines
     b. The coordination of American efforts devoted to the legitimate economic development and advancement of the Philippines.
     c. The provision of means for the convenient exchange of ideas and the perfection of plans in the promotion of the commercial, industrial, agricultural, and other resources of the Philippines;
     d. The cultivation of friendly relations between Americans and the people of the Philippines.
In pursuing such purposes,work is carried out under the guidance of an annually-elected eleven-member Board of Directors, by standing Committees whose chairpersons and members are chosen from the General Membership and by a permanent staff of under the executive Director.