Ateneo Management Economics Organization

29/05/2026

🚨MEcO’s ready to go All In for another round.🚨

The Ateneo Management Economics Organization is excited to announce that it has been granted full accreditation as an organization by the Office of Student Activities for the next three years.

We’re ready to charge forward with even greater impact through financial literacy, impact investing, and community development in the years ahead. 🐂💨

MEcO All In 💙

Poster by: Lyle Alvarado
Spiel By: Manolo Evidente

28/05/2026

The Ateneo Management Economics Organization proudly congratulates Xavier Bryce Tan for being named the 2026 Program Awardee for Management Economics! 🥳🎉

We wish our outgoing EVP for Internal Affairs and Mr. MEcO all the best in his journey ahead.

Congratulations, Xavier! Your MEcO family will always be rooting for you! 💙

🎉 We would like to congratulate Vinzen Josh L. Borja and Xavier Bryce W. Tan for being selected as the 2026 Program Awardees for Economics and Management Economics, respectively!

Your dedication and excellence have truly stood out — we are incredibly proud of you both!

26/05/2026

Oil prices are surging, a critical waterway is under dual blockade, and policymakers from Manila to Washington are caught between containing inflation and sustaining growth.

From the standoff at the Strait of Hormuz sending Brent crude past $106 a barrel, to a historically divided Federal Reserve holding rates amid a five-year inflation overhang, to a Philippine economy absorbing the full weight of an external shock with no domestic buffer, April has put the fragility of oil-dependent economies on full display.

Read the article here: https://ateneomeco.org/blog-posts/28

MINT or Macroeconomic Insights, News, and Trends is a project under the Investment Strategies Department of MEcO.






Authored by Joseph Banaybanay, Patricia Dela Cruz, & Marco Dumlao
Edited by Justin Choi, Hans Elma & Jared Go
Thumbnail by Julia Wu

22/05/2026

Can oil get us past the world’s tightest chokepoints?

Join us in this new MINT article as we explore how the oil trade shapes global markets, from key players and geopolitics to the more complex systems that keep this “black gold” at the center of the global economy.

Read the article here: https://ateneomeco.org/blog-posts/29

MINT or Macroeconomic Insights, News, and Trends is a project under the Investment Strategies Department of MEcO.





Authored by Ken Ong, Czar Altobano, Christian Roque
Edited by Justin Choi, Hans Elma, Jared Go, Patricia Dela Cruz
Thumbnail by Lara Ilusorio

19/05/2026

A big thank you to the brands who powered our run! 🏃‍♂️

MEcO Fun-d Run 2026 would not have been possible without the support of our official co-presenters, sponsors, partners, and concessionaires.

Your support went beyond the run, and helped create a meaningful experience for both our runners and volunteers, while helping empower the community at the heart of our initiatives.

See you at the next starting line! 🏁




Poster by: Gabrielle Bulatao
Spiel by: Manolo Evidente

11/05/2026

MEcO went All In for this year’s Year-End Party ❤️

Take a look through the photos and relive some of our favorite moments from the night.

Congratulations as well to our winners, from Master Mentor, to Dynamic Duo, to the Biggest Heartthrob, and more! 👀

Thank you to everyone who made this year feel complete and brought the same All In energy to MEcO from the beginning to the end of the year!

Until the next one, MEcO! 🍗

Photos by: Casey Co
Spiel By: Manolo Evidente

08/05/2026

🎉Thank you to everyone who joined us🎉

Your participation not only made the event more meaningful, but also helped support the community development initiatives we continue to work on beyond the finish line. 🏃💨

We loved seeing all our runner and fur buddies come together for such a FUN-Derful day!

Stop by again next year? 😉




Photos By: Rocco Navarro, Maggy Guevara, Joseph Castillo
Spiel By: Manolo Evidente

05/05/2026

First batch of photos just dropped! 📸

Take a glimpse down memory lane, where our runners and fur buddies came together for an unFURgettable run. 🐾

Thank you to everyone who came, showed up, and made every step of the run feel even more FUN-Derful!




Photos By: Rocco Navarro, Maggy Guevara, Joseph Castillo
Spiel By: Manolo Evidente

04/05/2026

🐂 Bull Pitch: AB MEC Entrepreneurship Symposium celebrated the hard work, innovation, and excellence of our AB MEC seniors.💡

Congratulations to all presenters and awardees! Your MEcO family is proud of everything you have accomplished, and we wish you the best of luck as you move forward to your next chapter. 🎓💙

The pitch may be over, but our seniors definitely hit a home run! ⚾💨

Photos by: Paolo Galang and Casey Co
Spiel By: Manolo Evidente

30/04/2026

Oil prices are surging, supply chains are at a breaking point, and policymakers from Manila to Washington are caught between a rock and a hard place.

From the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and its immediate shockwave crashing into global energy markets, to the Federal Reserve navigating pressures of stagflation and a Philippine economy absorbing the full blow of an oil shock, April has placed the geopolitical vulnerabilities of the world’s economies on a pedestal.

📰 Find out more with the latest Market Update: https://ateneomeco.org/blog-posts/27

Stay updated with bimonthly MINT (Macroeconomic Insights, News, and Trends) articles of the Investment Strategies Department of Ateneo MEcO.






Authored by: Patrick Lu, Javier Mills, Yvonne Pimentel
Edited by: Justin Choi, Patricia Dela Cruz, Hans Elma, and Jared Go
Thumbnail by: Julia Wu