The Filipino Chamber of Commerce
OUR HISTORY
The Filipino Chamber of Commerce of the Pacific Northwest was first organized in 1972. Some Key officers and members who were involved with the Chamber were Manuel Rustia, a university professor, Philip Sarmiento, a consular commercial attaché, and businessmen like Ben Santos , Vincent Lawsin, and restaurateur Tony Del Fierro. Due to inactivity the Chamber folded in late 1970’s. It was however revived in 1983 by some members of the inactive Chamber and some new faces in the business community. However, history repeated itself. The Chamber lost its steam and folded after about two years from its revival.
The Chamber was again established in 1993 and with a strong membership of entrepreneurs, investors, and service providers, the Chamber prided itself with being at the right place where relevant developments unfold. In 2003 the Chamber was part of Seattle trade delegation to the Philippines. Two years later the Chamber earned regional attention when it sponsored its 2005 USA- Philippines International Trade Conference in Seattle with more than 50 business leaders and owners from the Philippines attending. In the mid and late 2000s the Chamber became very active with the State government in collaboration with other ethnic chambers across the State.
Board Members

Jet Castro
FCCPNW President
CEO, Solutions Resource

May Pineda
FCCPNW Vice President
Designated/Managing Broker, MDP Realty LLC

Galileo Tan
FCCPNW Secretary
Project Manager, Harborstone Credit Union

Mylene Nuevo-Smith
Treasurer

Darling Nava
Auditor
Owner, Darling Nava Consulting PLLC

Alex Borromeo
Presidential Advisers
Partner, US Asian Pacific, Inc.

Bert Golla
Presidential Advisers
Principal, Golla CPA Services

Dr Anthony Ogilvie
Board Member
Principal, ABOA Services

Fred Arcala
Board Member
Principal, Arcala Legal Services

Josie Golla
Board Member
Owner, Viewhaven Adult Homes

Roy Nudo
Board Member
Vice President, Business Development Director, Sazan Group

Alex Rolluda
Board Member
Owner, CEO, Rolluda Architects