Cleofe Albiso leads the Philippines’ largest hotel operator, the Megaworld Hotels and Resorts (MHR) with 8 brands, 15 properties, and 9,000 room keys including new locations in the pipeline.  As Managing Director, she mobilizes an employee base of almost 3,000-strong individuals ready to serve guests with an elevated Filipino brand of service excellence they call the Sampaguita.  

With her numerous engagements, she’s also an esteemed member of the board of the Iloilo MICE Alliance and a staunch proponent of the VISIT ILOILO campaign. She is also the chairman of the Boracay M.I.C.E Alliance and the president of the Cebu MICE Alliance.  

To date, she’s recognized as the 25th Mabuhay Gold Awardee of 2022 given by the Association of Human Resource Managers of the Hospitality Industry in the Philippines. She is celebrated as the first ever recipient of the “Rising Star in Travel” awardee under the Inspiring Women in Travel Awards Woman Champion in Travel (Asia) 2023 Category for her influence in the community. In the Philippines, she is also recognized as one of the Women of Power awardees of 2024 by Philippine Daily Inquirer. Recently, she’s also honored globally by NBC Washington as one of the “Global Women Thought Leaders” mentioned in their Rising Women Feature for her efforts in the travel industry of the Philippines.