Cecile is Vice-Chair of League of Corporate Foundations and President of Coca-Cola Foundation Philippines, the social investment arm of the Philippines Coca-Cola System. She joined Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines in 1984 as training assistant at the Human Resources Directorate and was part of the company’s pioneer Corporate Communications team. She was appointed executive director of the foundation in 1994.

She is a trustee of the Association of Foundations, Philippine Council for NGO Certification, and the Associate Missionaries of the Assumption Foundation. She has served as trustee of the Caucus of Development NGO Networks, Corporate Network for Disaster Response, Asia Pacific Philanthropy Consortium, and Operation Smile Philippines. She graduated with a degree in Bachelor of Arts, with majors in Behavioral Sciences and Communication Arts from the De La Salle University-Manila, and completed the Program in Development Management at the Asian Institute of Management.