Marlou “MC“ Colina is an investor, businessman, philantropist, and the Chief Executive Officer of the MHCO Group of Companies. A conglomerate company worth $10M that is involved in Real Estate Development, Property Management, Oil and Gas distributorship (Multiple Petro Gazz Stations) in Cebu, Philippines, and MC Aesthetics Skin Care products that is now distributed globally. He pioneered his career in the beauty industry as a hair and make-up artist when he was 15 years old, and launched his first beauty salon and fashion boutique business at the age of 19.

In 2001, he graduated in Bachelors of Science in Psychology with specialty in guidance and counseling and industrial organization in the Philippines. Marlou later pursued a degree in Licensed Vocational Nursing in California and worked in the medical-surgical and psychiatric facility. He also attended a leadership college based on Biblical Christian Principles in 2013.

In 2005, he began to venture in the oil and gas business in Cebu and expanded to Real Estate Development in 2013 that catered to the middle class and the marginalized community in partnership with Pag-ibig Fund. “Building a shelter is my number one priority. Being able to provide a home to every Filipino family is a fulfillment of my advocacy as a real estate developer since I know how it feels like to have no home. There was a time when my family and I lived in a garage extension at my mother`s patient`s house in Orange County where she worked as a caregiver. “ -MC