Myron E. Brink
1931-1933 President
The presidency of Myron E. Brink thought and worked well to realize the long-term prospects of Cebu Chamber of Commerce. The life-term given to the Chamber when it was incorporated on June 15, 1931, was fifty (50) years. It was registered under the Bureau of Trade and Industry, which was replaced by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) 1936, thus making the CCCI five years older than SEC.
The Articles of Incorporation of Cebu Chamber of Commerce Inc. dated June 15, 1931, reads:
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Know all Men By These Presents:
That we, all of whom are residents of the Philippines, have this day voluntarily associated ourselves together for the purpose of forming a non-stock corporation, under the laws of the Philippines,
And We Hereby Certify:
First – That the name of said corporation shall be the Cebu Chamber of Commerce Incorporated
Second – That the purposes for which said corporation is organized are to promote and uphold the material interests of the citizens of Cebu with particular reference to commerce and trade.
Third – that the place where the principal office of the corporation is to be established in Cebu, Philippine Islands (PI).
Fourth – That the terms for which said corporation is to exist is fifty (50) years.
Fifth – that the names and addresses of the incorporators of the said corporation are as follows:
Name Nationality Residence Myron E. Brink American Cebu, PI W.R.Giberson American Cebu, PI Guy Walford British Cebu, PI Paulino Gullas Filipino Cebu, PI Crispin Ocampo Filipino Cebu, PI Manuel Gotianuy Chinese Cebu, PI Go Siong Mit Chinese Cebu, PI
Cebu, Philippine Islands, June 15, 1931 |