COMCO Mundo celebrated its success at the 2024 IABC Gold Quill Awards with The Purple Ball: COMCO’s Gold Victory Celebration at F1 Hotel, Bonifacio Global City. As the first communications agency from the Philippines and Southeast Asia to win the prestigious Agency of the Year award (Mid-Size) in Chicago, USA. COMCO Mundo is the only Asia-Pacific consultancy included in this year's Best of the Best and Special Award Winners.

 

This marks a historic achievement for COMCO, highlighting its global impact and excellence in communications. COMCO is also the most awarded organization from the Philippines and Asia-Pacific, earning distinctions for initiatives in Corporate Social Responsibility and Climate Change for “Save Our Planet, Save Our Seas – The Century Tuna Saving Our Seas Initiative”, Digital Communication and Social Media for for “UNMASKED: The COMCO Mundo Write to Ignite Season 3”, and Communication Training and Education for “Igniting Talent – The Camp COMCO Mentorship Program”.

Ms. Ritzi Villarico-Ronquillo, IABC Philippines Adviser, praised COMCO’s victory, emphasizing its significance for Filipino communicators on the world stage. COMCO’s Chief Executive Director, Ferdinand L. Bondoy, said "The 1st Purple Ball is a celebration not just of the awards that COMCO has received this year but also of the growth of our amazing team, our COMCO squadron, which we have built and nurtured through the years. The Agency has come this far because of all the dedication, passion and craftsmanship of each and every COMCOy. To represent the Philippines as well as Southeast Asia and even the Asia-Pacific region on the world’s biggest arena in the practice of the communications profession is an honor we proudly accept as it serves as a testament of what can be accomplished by our commitment to craftsmanship excellence, workplace community culture, and meaningful storytelling."

In 2023, COMCO was also named Medium PR Consultancy of the Year by PRCA Asia-Pacific, and its Middle East arm was recognized in Caterer Middle East's F&B PR Power List.