Caroline 'Carol' B. Ong has parlayed her creativity and dedication as an advertising person, whose work has won numerous prestigious awards, into becoming an effective and committed community leader and volunteer.

Ong is co-founder and chair of the Philippine Chamber of Business and Professionals Shanghai (PhilCham SH) that aims to unify Filipinos engaged in different kinds of enterprise in Shanghai and to help raise the image of Filipinos in China's biggest city that is also a global financial hub. It also aims to help uplift the lives of Filipinos both in China and the Philippines.