The two-day 43rd National Conference of Employers (NCE43) — organized by the Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) with the theme 'Reimagining the Future of Employment: From Policies to Actions' — opened on August 24 at the Marriott Hotel Manila. Photo shows ECOP President Sergio Ortiz-Luis Jr. (4th from left) and Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan (5th from left) leading the opening of the event. Other ECOP officials and their spouses who graced the opening of the conference and exhibits were (from left) ECOP Governor Enunina Mangio, Cynthia Mamon, ECOP Quezon Chapter President Alona Obispo, Mila Lacson, Irene Barcelon, Elena Ferrer, ECOP Treasurer Lucila Tarriela, ECOP Director-General Jose Roland Moya, (back row) ECOP Governor Apolinar Aure, ECOP Governor Mario Mamon, DoLE NCR Director Sarah Buena Mirasol, ECOP Governor Vivien Co-Say, DTI NCR Marcelina Alcantara, ECOP Governor Renato Almeda, ECOP Chairman Edgardo Lacson, and ECOP Vice President George Barcelon. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO