New Year SEC Updates

He is the general accountant of the SEC. Concurrently, he holds other various positions including being SEC Alternate Representative to the Auditing and Assurance Standard Council and Financial Reporting Standards Council and a Member of the Philippine Interpretations Committee among many other positions.

Aside from being the SEC General Accountant, he is currently serving as Chairman of the SEC Bids and Awards Committee, SEC Alternate Representative to the Auditing and Assurance Standard Council and Financial Reporting Standards Council and a Member of the Philippine Interpretations Committee. He also served as Head of the SEC Hearing Panel Handling Rehabilitation and Liquidation Cases.

He has attended various International Training Courses, Seminars and Workshops related to accountancy and audit:
      - 2019 International Forum of Independent Audit Regulators Plenary Meeting held Greece
      - World Standard Setters Conference in London UK last October
      - ASEAN Audit Regulators Group Inspection Workshops and
      - The US Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) International Institute.

She served as Director of the Corporate Governance and Finance Department of the Securities and Exchange Commission until her retirement in 2017. Her responsibilities included the supervision of companies that are covered by various Codes of Corporate Governance.

She also currently holds the following positions in different companies:

Independent Director of Panasonic Manufacturing Philippines Corporation
Independent Director of the Vista Land & Lifescapes, Inc.
Independent Director of Orix Metro Leasing and Finance Corporation
Independent Director of AIB Money Market Mutual Fund, Inc.
Director of the Securities Investor Fund, Inc.
Consultant of the ASA Philippine Foundation, a Microfinance NGO

He is an international master trainer conducting quality training programs in Vietnam, Malaysia and the Philippines both for the private and public sectors.

He is an expert in sustainability, holding triple certifications that underscore his expertise in the field:

CSP - Certified Sustainability Professional (GRI Standard)
CSRP - Certified Sustainability Reporting Professional (ISSB Standard)
CSAP - Certified Sustainability Assurance Professional

He is a sought-after trainer with over 30 years of industry experience in Sustainability Management (ESG – Environment Social & Governance Sustainability Management Auditing - AA 1000, Sustainability Events Management), Business Continuity, Crisis Management, Enterprise Risk Management, Information Security Management and Quality & Productivity Management.

He is also an expert and seasoned practitioner for various management systems including ISO 9001, 10002, 14001, 18001, 22301, 31000, 20000, TS16949, 27001.

He is a former vice president, head of Total Quality Management, and chief risk officer of Megawide Corporation. In his four-year stint with the organization, he was also the designated coach and master trainer on various training programs for all front-line directors and project managers.