UE to confer honorary degree on Andrew Tan

MANILA, Philippines - The University of the East (UE) will confer the Degree of Doctor of Humanities, honoris causa, upon its alumnus, business tycoon Andrew L. Tan, on Dec. 8, at 2 p.m., at the Plenary Hall, Philippine International Convention Center, CCP Complex in Pasay City. The conferment will coincide with the joint 13th Midyear Commencement Rites for the candidates for graduation of UE Manila and UE Caloocan.

A 1974 UE Bachelor of Science in Business Administration graduate, Magna Cum Laude, Tan has business interests in real estate, food and beverage, quick-service restaurants and integrated tourism under the umbrella corporation Alliance Global Group Inc. (AGI).

In the field of real estate, Tan is best known as the chairman and president of Megaworld Corp., one of the country’s foremost residential developers and the name behind Eastwood City, McKinley Hill and Newport City, to name a few.

He is also the chairman of Emperador Distillers Inc. Tan also has 49 percent equity through AGI’s investment in Golden Arches Development Corp., the master franchise holder of McDonald’s in the Philippines.

His latest venture, Travellers International Hotel Group Inc., manages and runs the Resorts World Manila complex, located across the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Pasay City. Tan is likewise the chairman and CEO of Global-Estate Resorts Inc.

In addition to business ventures, Tan, reported earlier this year as the Philippines’ fourth richest man, is also a devoted philanthropist through the Megaworld Foundation.

The Foundation undertakes various socio-economic development programs and supports projects contributing to the empowerment of the less privileged in Philippine society.

Among their programs is the Megaworld Foundation scholarship, which provides grants to students that excel in both academic and leadership endeavors.