Atty. Pablo Gancayco Awarded as Lawyer of Excellence 2025
Published: September 19, 2025
The Gancayco Balasbas & Associates Law Offices proudly congratulates our Senior Partner, Atty. Pablo Gancayco, for being recognized as Lawyer of Excellence 2025 by the Gawad Dangal (Award of Honor) Filipino Awards.
This distinction adds to his achievements, including being named one of the 2023 Outstanding Men and Women of the Philippines, and receiving the Enduring Award from the Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA) in the same year.
Beyond his individual accolades, Atty. Gancayco continues to lead and serve through various leadership roles in key institutions, such as:
NOTABLE PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
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Chairman of the Board of Trustees, GS1 (Global Standards 1) Philippines, Inc. - the registry and administrator of the International Barcode System in Philippine trade and commerce;
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Director, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Philippines - in charge of Arbitration and Intellectual Property;
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Member, ASEAN-BAC (ASEAN Business Advisory Council) - tasked to organize the ASEAN Summit in the Philippines in October 2026;
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Corporate Secretary and Legal Counsel, Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. - the biggest and the most prominent business organization in the Philippines;
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Chairman for years 2024 & 2025 of the Philippine Local Government Units Awards - Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc.
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Director, Past Chairman and Past President, Intellectual Property Association of the Philippines (IPAP);
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Director and Past Chairman of the Board of Directors, Freeport Area of Bataan (FAB) - the first and one of the biggest Government freeport in the Philippines;
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Private Sector Representative, Promotions Board of the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL).
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Past Senior Vice President and Councilor, Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA);
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Director, Past Chairman and Past President, Intellectual Property Association of the Philippines (IPAP);
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Legal Counsel, Philippine Exporters Confederation, Inc. - the only exporters’ regulatory organization in the Philippines, composed of representatives from the government and the private sector;
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Past National Group President, Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Properiete Intellectualle (AIPPI);
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Past Councilor, and Past Philippine Group Head, ASEAN Intellectual Property Association (AIPA);
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Director and General Counsel, Manila Pavilion Hotel / Acesite (Phils.) Hotel Corporation;
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Director, LikeCash Asia & the Pacific Corporation;
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Past Member, Supreme Court Committee on Bar Matters;
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Past Member, Integrated Bar of the Philippines Committee on Specialty Accreditation;
SOCIO-CIVIC, CHARITABLE AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND POSITIONS:
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Past District Governor, Rotary International District 3780, Rotary Year 2010-2011;
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Past Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Philippine College of Rotary Governors - the organization of all past, present, and future Rotary Governors in the 10 Rotary Districts of the Philippines;
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Past Chairman, Philippine Rotary Magazine Foundation, Inc. - publisher of the Philippine Rotary, a regional magazine of Rotary International;
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Member, Council of Rotary Governors of Rotary International (RI) District 3780;
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Representative of RI District 3780 to the 2016 Rotary International Council on Legislation;
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Past President, Rotary Club of New Manila East, R.I. District 3780 (RY-1998-1999);
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Legal Counsel, Help & Assistance for Rotary Philippine Districts (building and rehabilitating public schools at typhoon ravaged areas);
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Trustee, R.I. District 3780 Rotary Center Building Foundation, Inc.;
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Past Director, Young Men’s Christian Association of Quezon City, Inc.;
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Member, Young Men’s Christian Association of the Philippines.
We at GBA Law wholeheartedly celebrate his dedication, excellence, and continued contributions to the legal profession and the law firm’s 34 years of successful legal practice.
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