Panlilio returned to the Philippines, at first to pursue a semi-professional basketball career with a Fuji Soy Sauce team in the
Philippine Amateur Basketball League. However, after one conference, he realized basketball was not for him and decided to enter the corporate sector. During his previous tenure in PLDT before returning as its chief revenue officer on July 1, 2019, Panlilio served as senior vice president from May 2001 to December 2010 and was the president of international arm PLDT Global from June 2004 to December 2010. With PLDT as a longtime supporter of the Philippines' digital transformation, Panlilio is among the founding members under the Digital Infrastructure pillar of the Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC), formed in July 2022. Prior to returning to PLDT Group, Panlilio was the senior vice president and head of Customer Retail Services and Corporate Communications at Manila Electric Company (Meralco) from September 10, 2010, to June 30, 2019, and held designations in Meralco's subsidiaries involved in renewable energy, multi-channel payments processing, and more.
Involvement in sports Panlilio grew up playing basketball at a young age. He played basketball for Ateneo Grade School and for
Ateneo High School's Blue Eaglets. He also pursued a semi-professional basketball career before becoming a businessman. second vice president of FIBA Asia Central Board, first vice president of the
Philippine Olympic Committee and heads the
FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 local organizing committee. He is also the president of
Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP), the country's governing basketball federation, and treasurer of the National Golf Association of the Philippines (NGAP). Panlilio was also co-opted as a member of the
International Basketball Federation's (FIBA) Central Board in 2023. == Personal life ==