Corporate Governance

At PhilLife Financial, we believe that strong corporate governance is fundamental to our success and sustainability. Guided by our Core Values, we are committed to fostering a culture of integrity, transparency, and accountability in all aspects of our operations, ensuring responsible leadership and protection of our stakeholders’ interest.

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Corporate Governance Reports
Directors, Officers, Shareholders Info Sheet
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EUSEBIO TANCO

Director

I. Professional Experience & Positions

Current Positions
  • CEO & Director, Classic Finance Inc.
  • Chairman, Venture Securities Inc.
  • Chairman, Philippines First Insurance Co., Inc.
  • Director, Philippine Life Financial Assurance Corporation
  • Director, PhilPlans First, Inc.
  • Director, Philhealthcare Inc.
  • Director, Manila Bay Spinning Mills, Inc.
  • Director, United Coconut Chemicals Inc.
  • Chairman, Manila Bay Hosiery Mills, Inc.
  • President, Asian Terminals Inc.
  • President, Bloom with Looms Logistics, Inc. (formerly STMI Logistics, Inc.)
  • Chairman, Mactan Electric Company
  • President, Total Consolidated Asset Management, Inc.
  • President, International Hardwood & Veneer Co. of the Phils
  • President, Cement Center Inc.
  • Chairman and President, First Optima Realty Corp.
  • President, Mar-bay Homes, Inc.
  • President, Tantivy Holdings Inc (formerly Insurance Builders Inc.)
  • Director, M. B. Paseo
  • President, Eujo Phils., Inc.
  • Chairman and President, Amina, Inc.
  • Director, STI Education Services Group, Inc.
  • Director, STI West Negros University
  • Chairman, iACADEMY
  • Chairman of the Board, Delos Santos-STI College
  • President, Global Resource for Outsourced Workers, Inc.
  • Chairman, Grow Vite, Inc.
  • Director, Philhealth Care Inc.
  • Director, Philippine Racing Club
  • Director, Leisure & Resorts World Corporation
  • Chairman, STI Education Systems Holdings, Inc.
  • President, Eximious Holdings, Inc. (formerly Capital Managers & Advisors, Inc.)
  • Chairman & President, Prime Power Holdings Corporation
  • President, Biolim Holdings and Management Corp (formerly Rescom Developers Inc.)
  • Chairman & President, Prudent Resources Inc.
  • Director, Maestro Holdings, Inc.

II. Professional Associations
  • Chairman, Philippines-Thailand Business Council
  • Chairman, Philippines-UAE Business Council
  • Board of Trustee, Philippines, Inc.
  • Member, Phil. Chamber of Commerce & Industry

III. Education Background
  • Doctor of Humanities (honoris causa), Palawan State University
  • Master of Science in Economics, London School of Economics & Political Science
  • Bachelor of Science in Economics, Ateneo de Manila University

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JOSEPH AUGUSTIN L. TANCO (JAEGER)

President & CEO

I. Professional Experience & Positions
Current Positions
  • President & CEO, Maestro Holdings, Inc. (formerly STI Investments, Inc.)
  • President & CEO, PhilhealthCare, Inc. (PhilCare)
  • President & CEO, Philippine Life Financial Assurance Corporation (PhilLife)
  • President & CEO, Philippines First Insurance Corporation (PhilFirst)
  • Chairman of the Board, PhilPlans First, Inc. (PhilPlans)
  • Director & Member, Executive Committee Nomination and Election Committee, STI Education Services Group, Inc.
  • Director, iACADEMY
  • Director, STI West Negros University
  • President & CEO, Stitch Tech Solutions
  • Founder, Comm&Sense, Inc. (award-winning public relations agency)
  • Founder, Roar Agile Communicators (sister company of Comm&Sense, Inc.)
  • Director, Eximious Holdings, Inc. (formerly Capital Managers and Advisors, Inc.)
  • Director, Biolim Holdings & Management Corporation (formerly Rescom Developers, Inc.)
  • Director, Prime Power Holdings Corporation
  • Director & Vice President, EujoPhils, Inc.
  • Director, Venture Securities, Inc.
  • Director, Bloom with Looms Logistics, Inc. (formerly Southern Textiles Mills, Inc.)
  • Co-Chairman, Healthcare and Wellness Committee, American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, Inc. (AMCHAM)

II. Previous Key Leadership Roles
  • Chapter President, Junior Chamber International Philippines (JCI)
  • Area Director, Metro Area 2, JCI Philippines
  • National Chairman for Nothing but Nets, JCI Philippines
  • National Chairman, TOYM (The Outstanding Young Men) Awards
  • Mentor, B.S. in Entrepreneurship Program, University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P)

III. Education Background
  • Master's Degree in Business Administration, Ateneo Graduate School of Business
  • Degree in Entrepreneurial Management, University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P)
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Atty. Monico V. Jacob

Chairman

I. Professional Experience & Positions
Current Positions
  • President, STI Education Systems Holdings, Inc. (STI Holdings)
  • Vice-Chairman & CEO, STI Education Services Group (STI ESG)
  • Chairman, STI-West Negros University (STI-WNU)
  • Chairman, Philippine Life Financial Assurance, Inc. (PhilLife)
  • Chairman, Rosehills Memorial Management, Inc. (a PhilPlans subsidiary)
  • Chairman, Total Consolidated Asset Management, Inc.
  • President, PhilPlans First, Inc. (PhilPlans)
  • Chairman, Philhealthcare, Inc. (PhilCare)
  • Director, iACADEMY
  • Director, TechZone Philippines, Inc.
  • Director, Philippines First Insurance Company, Inc.
  • Director, Global Resource for Outsourced Workers, Inc.
  • Director, GROW Vite
  • Member, Board of Directors, Asian Terminals
  • Member, Board of Directors, Phoenix Petroleum Philippines
  • Member, Board of Directors, Rockwell Land Corporation

II. Previous Key Leadership Roles
  • Chairman & CEO, Petron Corporation
  • Chairman & CEO, Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) and all subsidiaries
  • General Manager, National Housing Authority (NHA)
  • Chief Executive Officer, Home Development Mutual Fund (PAG-IBIG Fund)
  • Associate Commissioner, Securities and Exchange Commission
  • Partner, Jacob Acaban Corvera Valdez and Del Castillo (law firm)

III. Professional Associations
  • Life Member, Management Association of the Philippines (MAP); President 1998
  • Member, Integrated Bar of the Philippines

IV. Education Background
  • Bachelor of Laws, Ateneo de Manila University
  • Bachelor of Arts (Major in Liberal Arts), Ateneo de Naga University
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CECILIA C. BORROMEO

Independent Director

I. Professional Experience & Positions
Current Independent Directorships
  • Philippine Savings Bank (since January 2025)
  • Atlantic Gulf & Pacific Company of Manila (since 2024)
  • Philippine Life Financial Assurance Corp. (since 2024)
  • Cosco Capital, Inc. (since 2023)

Current Directorship / Chairpersonship
  • Director and Chairperson, Upgrade Energy and Philippines, Inc. (since February 2025)

Former President and CEO Roles:
  • Land Bank of the Philippines (March 2019 – May 2023)
  • Development Bank of the Philippines (March 2017 – February 2019)

II. Education Background
  • BS Agribusiness, University of the Philippines
  • Pacific Rim Bankers Program, University of Washington Executive Foster School of Business
  • International Study on Rural Banking and Finance, Massey University
  • Advance Bank Management Program, Asian Institute of Management
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ARMANDO L. SURATOS

Independent Director

I. Professional Experience & Positions
Current Positions
  • Independent Director, East West Bank (Apr 23, 2021–present)
  • Chairman, Supervisory Committee, ABF Philippine Bond Index Fund (Oct 11, 2017–present)
  • Independent Director, Philippine Life Financial Assurance Corp. (Oct 16, 2018–present)
  • Vice Chairman, Kapatiran Kaunlaran Foundation, Inc. (Apr 17, 2012–present)
  • Trustee, Mary Johnston College of Nursing Scholarship Foundation Inc.; Vice Chairman (since Jul 1, 2021)
  • Trustee, Resources for the Blind, Inc.; Vice Chairman (since May 12, 2022)
  • Director, Maestro Holdings, Inc. (Nov 15, 2022–present)
  • Advisory Board Member, ELSAL Ventures OPC (Sept 26, 2022–present)

Previous Independent Directorships
  • Philippine Trust Company (Sept 12, 2019 – Apr 15, 2021)
  • Manila Bulletin (Jul 12, 2018 – Sept 3, 2020)
  • Philippine Payments Management, Inc. (Oct 6, 2017 – Sept 20, 2022)

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) / Central Bank of the Philippines (CBP) Career – 45 years
  • Member, Monetary Board, BSP (Sept 13, 2011 – Jul 3, 2017)
    • Chairman, BSP Corporate Audit Committee
    • Adviser to the Governor, PICC
    • Adviser, Currency Management, Numismatic, ICT & Legislative Liaison Committees
  • Deputy Governor, Resource Management Sector, BSP (1998–2010)
    • Vice Chairman, PICC Board
    • Oversaw BSP Security Plant Complex (8½ years)
  • General Counsel, BSP (1992–2000)
  • Assistant Director, Office of Supervisory Policy & Regulation, CBP (1976–1979)
  • Director/Managing Director, Debt Restructuring Dept.
    • Led national debt restructuring with Paris Club & commercial banks
    • Implemented Debt to Equity Conversion Program
  • General Manager, Private Debt Restructuring & Repayment Corp. (1990–1993)
  • Government panel negotiator for financing packages & restructuring agreements (1983–early 1990s)

Other Professional Experience
  • Board Member, International Association of Currency Affairs (2005–2017)
  • Panels of Conciliators and Arbitrators, ICSID
  • Alternate Director, Philippine Export-Import Credit Agency (Apr 10, 2008–Nov 24, 2010)
  • Technical Assistant, Supreme Court (Dec 1971–Apr 1972)

II. Education Background
  • Bachelor of Laws, Ateneo de Manila University (1971) – Dean’s List; 8th Place, 1971 Bar Exams
  • Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, University of the Philippines (1966)
  • Investment Negotiation Course, Georgetown University (1975)
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JESLI A. LAPUS, DPA, MBA, CPA

Director

I. Professional Experience & Positions
Current Positions
  • Independent Director, Alliance Global Group, Inc.
  • Independent Director, Emperador Inc.
  • Chairman, STI Education Services Group, Inc.
  • Chairman, LSERV Corporation
  • Chairman, AIM-ALT Center for Tourism
  • Director, Philippine Life Financial Assurance Corp.
  • Director, STI Education Systems Holdings, Inc.
  • Director, STI West Negros University
  • Governor, iAcademy

Previous Key Leadership Roles
  • Secretary of Trade and Industry
  • Secretary of Education
  • Vice Chairman, Land Bank of the Philippines
  • Undersecretary, Department of Agrarian Reform
  • President & CEO, Land Bank of the Philippines
  • Managing Director, Triumph International (Phils.) Inc.
  • CFO, Ramcar Group
  • Audit & Management Services, SGV & Co
  • Former Member of the Board of Directors:
    • Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company
    • Philippine Airlines
    • Manila Electric Company
    • Union Bank of the Philippines

II. Professional Associations & Multilateral Posts
  • Elected Executive Board member, UNESCO, Paris
  • Former President, South East Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO)
  • Young Presidents Organization (YPO)
  • Management Association of the Philippines (Governor)
  • Bankers Association of the Philippines (Director-Treasurer)
  • Fr. Al Schwarz Children Foundation (Trustee)
  • Children's Museum (Trustee)

III. Education Background & Academic Posts
  • DPA, MBA, CPA
  • Post-Graduate Studies:
    • Asian Institute of Management
    • Harvard University
    • INSEAD
    • UCLA
    • Universidad de Salamanca
  • Academic Professor:
    • Asian Institute of Management
    • Ateneo de Manila University
    • Maryknoll College
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JOSE ALFONSO POBLETE

Independent Director

I. Professional Experience & Positions
  • President & CEO, UCPB-CIIF Finance and Development Corp., Makati (2023–2025)
  • Lecturer in Business Planning, Center for Asian Culinary Studies, San Juan (2014–present)
  • President & CEO, CIIF Oil Mills Group, Makati (2013–2017)
  • Founder & Managing Director, Assistforce, LLC, San Francisco/Makati (2007–2013)
  • Founder & Managing Director, Tri-Globe, LLC, Lafayette, CA (2004–2006)
  • Various Roles, McKesson Corp., San Francisco, CA (1997–2004)
    • Developed credit policy for hospital market; managed AR exposure
    • Oversight of money managers for corporate pension plan
    • Analytics for dividend policy, share repurchase, fair-value accounting
    • Procedures for SOX compliance, managed debt service and refinancing
  • Various Roles, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., Oakland, CA (1986–1996)
    • Directed analysis and reporting of divisional business plans
    • Rolled out EVA capital efficiency metric (1992–1996)
    • Supervised long-range capital planning (1986–1992)
  • Consultant, SGV & Co., Manila (1983–1985)
    • Consulted for foreign investors and local conglomerates
    • Designed inventory and logistics system for national wholesaler
    • Coordinated ASEAN market research; drafted economic analysis for fuel-alcohol program
  • Analyst, Bancom Development Corp., Manila (1978–1981)
  • Lecturer in Undergraduate Economics, De La Salle University, Manila (1978–1980)

II. Directorships
  • Independent Director, Philippine Life Financial Assurance Corp. (2020–present)
  • Independent Director, PhilCare, Inc. (2020–present)
  • Independent Director, Glacier Balagtas Refrigeration Services Corp. (2022–2023)
  • Chairman, Philippine Coconut Oil Producers Association (2014–2017)
  • Director, United Coconut Associations of the Philippines (2013–2017)
  • Chairman, United Coconut Chemicals, Inc. (2013–present)
  • Chairman & Trustee, UCPB-CIIF Foundation (2013–2018)
  • Independent Director, United Coconut Planters Bank (2011–2014)
  • Independent Director, UCPB Savings Bank (2011–2017)

III. Education and Certifications
  • Master in Health Services Administration, St. Mary's College, Moraga, CA (1996)
  • Master of Management, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University (1983)
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honors), Major in Economics, De La Salle University (1978)
  • Certificate in Business Intelligence & Data Warehousing, University of California, Berkeley (2000)
  • Certificate in Basics of Options, Futures & Other Financial Derivatives, University of Chicago (1999)
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