Lloyd A. Luna is a popular Asian Filipino motivational speaker in the Philippines, author, entrepreneur, and TV and radio personality. He has written 17 inspirational books since 2004 and has been a columnist of The Manila Times since 2006. He’s also a television and radio host on ALIW Channel 23 and DWIZ 882AM. Over the past 20 years, he has spoken on leadership, public speaking, and personal development in over 2,000 conventions, conferences, and seminars; inspiring more than 1 million people in four continents: North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia.

For his untiring work as a professional public inspirational speaker, Lloyd has become the first Filipino to have been member of the board of Global Speakers Federation in 2017, the first to represent the Philippines in the Global Speakers Summit in Auckland, New Zealand in 2018, the first to have spoken in French and European Speakers Convention in Paris in 2019, the first to speak in Professional Speakers Summit 2023 in India, and the first to earn the Registered Speaking Professional designation in the Philippines given by the Philippine Board of Professional Speaking. He’s the founder the Philippine Association of Professional Speakers and the Public Speaking Institute.

Why most companies and organizations prefer Lloyd Luna as their motivational speaker

How much fee can a motivational public speaker in the Philippines charge?

Professional Speakers Fee in the Philippines depends on several factors, according to Philippine Association of Professional Speakers. If you wonder how much can a motivational speaker in the Philippines charge per speaking engagement, you’ll find a couple of answers here. It’s because the professional fee for Asian Filipino motivational speakers vary depending on various factors. We consider the years of experience in their field of expertise, location of the event, size of the audience, and company’s financial capacity.

• For motivational speakers with one year or less speaking experience, a modest P3,000 to P5,000 honorarium may suffice. They may ask that you cover their transportation or gasoline allowance if they need to get to your event by land. If they have to fly, you also cover their air fare, food, and hotel accommodation.
• For motivational speakers with at least three years of speaking experience, their fee can range between P5,000 to P15,000.
• For public speakers with at least five years of professional speaking experience, it’s safe to charge between P15,000 to P40,000. This doesn’t include transportation, food, and hotel accommodation allowances for out-of-town engagements.
• For professional speakers with at least 10 years of speaking, the fee can be P40,000 to P80,000.
• For professional motivational speakers with 15 to 20 years of experience, the tariff can start from P80,000 to P120,000 per one hour of speech. Again, transportation, food, hotel accommodation, and other incidental expenses are not yet included in the package.

For instance, I have been a motivational speaker with global exposure for 20 years now. Here’s my ongoing professional speaking rate card in 2025.

List of Top Motivational Speaking Topics in the Philippines

1. Leadership. With the fast-changing business environment, organizations are scrambling to train and inspire their leaders. The demand for speeches related to leadership has been on the rise for many years now. We recommend Stepback Leadership, a philosophy of putting the people at the center of leadership. This topics talks about leadership in a rather historical yet relatable fashion. An original material that came from a cultural archeological research, we discovered the leadership art used by ancient Filipinos to build the enduring 2,000-year-old UNESCO World Heritage Site Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordillera.
2. Public speaking. What makes a good public speaker and how to be success in presenting in public? I’m sharing my experiences as a professional speaker for more than a decade through the Public Speaking Institute. Participants will learn the mindset, the skill, the medium—everything that can make them an amazing, persuasive public speaker.
3. Sales Motivation. Every year, every quarter, every semi-annual event for sales-heavy companies in industries such as real estate, banking, electronics, and fast moving consumer goods demand a motivational speaker to hype their team. Whatever you are selling—products or services—you are in for an entertaining speech on selling (without really selling). We help you understand the opportunities in selling beyond money and you will enjoy every moment of your sales career.
4. Personal Development. Whether you are a student, professional, or an entrepreneur, the more developed you are as a person, the more opportunities you can attract. The more opportunities you have, the greater your chance to succeed.
5. Career Development. What does it take to succeed in your chosen career? I’ll teach you how to choose the best fit career for you and how to succeed in it. Navigating one’s career is easier when you know the pitfalls and the challenges you might have to face ahead, head-on.
6. Goal-setting. Regardless if your goal is a personal or a professional goal, I can help you navigate your way to achieve it. I can teach you the A-Z of setting and getting your goals. Goal setting has never been this fun!
7. Employee engagement. I’m coming in hot, loaded with motivation and fun-filled speech. I’ll bring back the energy, the drive, and the joy in your workplace and help you solve some cultural as well as common workplace issues.
8. Personal branding. What is your total package from inside out? Who are you really? What do you represent? What do you stand for? Just like all successful brands you see around, each one of us is made for a particular task but how you present your self is nothing but a reflection of the brand that you build inside.

How to Choose the Best Motivational Speaker

Questions to ask before choosing a motivational speaker in the Philippines and Asia

1. Get someone with real-life (not theoretical) experience. Every speaker have their unique stories to tell. But there are some who simply make a business out of the soaring demand for this profession. You must be able to spot who are speaking based on what they read and those who speak based on authentic life experiences. The best motivational speakers are authentic speakers. They don’t simply retell someone else’s success stories. They tell their stories.
2. Validate Search (or now AI) results. The Internet has given many speakers an opportunity to market themselves using Google Search or AI. If you’re looking for a motivational speaker, you probably would open your browser and type the same set keywords. In an instant, voila! you have your results. But finding the perfect match much more the most suitable motivational speaker isn’t as simple as that. Being on Google doesn’t make someone the best-fit keynote speaker for you. Many organizations have fallen victims to this wherein in the end, they end up having a not-so-successful event. You have already spent so much time and effort and money in the preparation of your event and all you need is wrong speaker to ruin it all. So, be careful.
3. Find someone who really perform. Motivational speaking is unlike giving boring lectures. It is about getting up on stage or in front, sharing stories that can inspire people and move them into action. Therefore, you can’t afford to hire a lecturer—a boring speaker. You need to get a performing speaker—someone lively, witty, fun, engaging but with sense. You don’t want your event to be another opportunity for people with less sleep get more of it. Go to Youtube to check if they can really deliver. Be careful with false claims that they can “wow” your audience just to be disappointed in the end. Be careful about fake testimonials because they, too, can be misleading. Always check and cross-check.
4. Look for someone who can relate and empathize with the audience. Not all speakers are created equal. And depending on who and what kind of speaker you need, one basic qualification would be connection. Does the motivational speaker you’re hiring have the ability to connect with your audience? Does he know what it feels like to fail? Does he know what it feels like to live in scarcity? Does he know how it feels to be at the bottom? The best motivational speakers are the ones who are broken. Take note of that one.
5. Get someone with authentic, personal stories. Some so-called motivational speakers don’t have much stories to share. Thus, they share someone else’s stories. They simply retell the accounts of other successful people, which they probably read in a book or saw on Youtube. But who are they to represent these personalities anyway? What you need is someone with real stories. Your audience is intelligent enough to know whether the inspirational speaker is authentic or fake. In fact, they can feel the sincerity of lack of it. Again, investigate.
6. Get someone who’s tried-and-tested. When did your speaker start his motivational speaking career before a certain crowd? Just last year? Two years? Three? Five years ago? Maybe, 10 years? It’s too risky to experiment with newcomers if you are in to show an impressive event. I’m not saying you don’t get the up-and-coming motivational speaker especially if they have good stories to share. But you are also in for the best event and gambling on what may happen isn’t probably the best option for you. If you have a smaller event, you can probably get the newbies. But if you have an event with hundreds or even thousands of people in attendance, go for a tried-and-tested motivational speaker.