The American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, Inc. (AmCham) is a private, independent, non-profit association founded in Manila in 1902. It was incorporated on July 3, 1920 and organized under Philippine laws. AmCham is affiliated with the Chamber of Commerce of the United States (COCUSA) and the AmChams of Asia Pacific (AAP). It also maintains close liaison with the Australian-New Zealand Chamber of Commerce (ANZCHAM), Canadian Chamber of Commerce (CanCham), European Chamber of Commerce (ECCP), Japanese Chamber of Commerce & Industry (JCCI), Korean Chamber of Commerce (KCCP), and the Philippine Chamber of Commerce & Industry (PCCI), as well as the US Chamber of Commerce.

The Chamber has become an avenue for American and non-American businessmen to collaborate in achieving common goals and objectives. In pursuing its mission, work is carried out under the guidance of the following: an annually elected 10-member Board of Directors; 20 standing Committees, 4 Internal Committees, and 6 Special Activities whose chairpersons and members are chosen from the General Membership. AmCham’s NCR office also has a permanent staff, led by the Executive Director, the Chamber’s full-time professional manager. AmCham has expanded to cover strategic locations with chapters established in North Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.