Fili P. Mercado is the Vice President for Merchandising and Operations Planning and Control of Metro Retail Stores Group Inc. (MRSGI). Mercado held several key positions at Vicsal Development Corporation under the Operations department before moving to her current post.

Mercado was a professor at the University of San Jose-Recoletos College of Engineering in Cebu before joining Vicsal Development Corporation in 1994. Mercado is a member of the Philippine Institute of Industrial Engineer. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering and Master of Science degree in Management Engineering from the University of San Jose-Recoletos.