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The European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines has elected Dr. Diana Edralin as its first female president. ECCP handout.

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1779937422320ECCp.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/>The European Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines (ECCP) has named Dr. Diana Edralin as its first female president. Handout</div>MANILA — The European Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines (ECCP) has named Dr. Diana Edralin as its first female president.Edralin is currently the general manager of Roche Philippines, the local arm of the Swiss healthcare giant and the world&#x27;s biggest biotech firm. She takes over from Paulo Duarte, managing director of Bosch Philippines. Aside from Edralin, the ECCP also elected two new board members: Ruben Camba, managing director of Southeast Asia at Spanish infrastructure firm ACCIONA; and Liher Urbizu, President and Managing Director at SAP Southeast Asia. Other ECCP board members include: - Bernd Schneider, Area General Manager for the Philippines of Raﬄes and Fairmont Makati; - Tarang Gupta, Managing Director of Alaska Milk Corporation; - Juha-Pekka Hoikka, Managing Director and Airbus Chief Representative in the Philippines of Airbus Helicopters Philippines, Inc.; - Jaime Urquijo, Urban Estates Group Head of Ayala Land; - Sandeep Uppal, President and CEO of HSBC Philippines.The ECCP said it will continue to work with the Department of Trade and Industry and the European Commission towards the passage of a free trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and the Philippines.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2026/1/22/eu-ph-free-trade-deal-moves-to-next-round-2103" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">EU-PH free trade deal moves to next round</a></div>The Philippines and the EU are targeting to complete talks for a Free Trade Agreement by <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2025/10/17/ph-eu-free-trade-deal-eyed-before-gsp-ends-in-2027-1331" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">2027</a>, before the Generalized Scheme of Preferences plus (GSP+) expires.GSP+ is a special trade agreement giving thousands of Philippine products duty-free access to the European Union market. The Philippines has enjoyed enhanced trade preferences with the EU since 2014.

The European Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines (ECCP) has named Dr. Diana Edralin as its first female president.

The European Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines (ECCP) has named Dr. Diana Edralin as its first female president.

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European business group in PH names first female president

Benise Balaoing,

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Published May 28, 2026 12:36 PM PHT

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