- Agora award, given by the Philippine Marketing Association (1994)
- Most Outstanding Entrepreneur, Quezon City Chamber of Commerce and Industry (1997)
- Ten Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) of the Philippines, given by Philippine Jaycees (2001)
- Dr. Jose Rizal Awards for Most Outstanding Tsinoy, given by the Federation of the Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Manila Times (2002, 1st batch)
- Ten Outstanding Young Persons (TOYP) of the World, the first and only Filipino to have been awarded in the business education category to date, given by the Junior Chamber International (2002, USA) in a search of over 1,000 TOYMs in over 100 countries
- Lifetime Achievement Award, given by the Association of Marketing Educators (2007)
- World Brand Leadership Award by World Brand Congress (2009, India)
- Marquis Who’s Who in the World, 11th edition, USA
- International Men of Achievement, 15th edition, England
- International Who’s Who of Intellectuals, 10th edition, England
