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Outstanding Professional Award 2014

1 Million People March-Luneta-August 2013 Iskor Ko ‘To Team with FVR
She is a long standing member of several professional Personal Social Responsibility
organizations, such as the Public relations Society of the Malou had always been a staunch advocate of human
Philippines (PrSP) where she is currently the Board Secretary, rights and freedom of speech. Back in college she was active
International association of Business Communicators (IaBC), in Samahang agham Pampulitika (SaPUL) and association
Online News association (ONa), Philippine Statistical of Political Science Majors (aPSM). as a young professional
association (PSa), International association of Political and a government employee –her first job after earning her
Consultants (IaPC) and a convenor of the association of college diploma, she was always behind various initiatives
Political Consultants in asia (aPCa). in putting in place professional excellence, transparency in
governance, and accountability in performance. She was part
She is likewise a council member of the gerson Lehrman of the team tasked to draft the reorganization of National
group, the world’s largest network of expert consultants Environment Protection Council (NEPC) that was the basis
connecting referrals to new projects and leading decision makers in forming the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) of
around the world. the Department of Environment and Natural resources and
the policy framework on Environmental Protection agency
In 2003, Malou founded PUBLiCUS asia, Inc. – the first (EPa). In the early years of PUBLiCUS, Malou was behind
and only registered lobbying and campaigns management firm various advocacies of public interest - the passage of the Fair
in the country. Under her management, PUBLiCUS has set the Election act or ra 9006 which advances automated elections;
standards in this nascent industry in the government relations the absentee Voting Law or ra 9189; the Juvenile Justice
and political campaigns management. PUBLiCUS has defined the System or ra 9344; and Patient’s rights.
industry standards by creating a niche and distinguishing itself
from law offices, public relations firms, and issue advocates.

PCL Training-1st Leg-Luzon Metro Manila July 24-27, 2012

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