Admitted to the Bar, 1974, Philippines.
Education: De La Salle College, Bacolod (A.B., magna cum laude); University of the Philippines (LL.B.)
Former Senior Partner, Ponce Enrile Cayetano Reyes & Manalastas Law Offices; Former Partner, Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz Law Offices; Former Associate, Cruz Villarin Ongkiko Academia & Durian Law Offices
Accredited Arbitrator: Philippine Dispute Resolution Center, Inc.; Office for Alternative Dispute Resolution
Trustee: Philippine Dispute Resolution Center, Inc.
Chairman and President: Consynergy Holdings, Inc.
Director: APC Group, Inc.; OCLP Holdings, Inc.; Philippine Global Communications, Inc.; Aragorn Power and Energy Corporation; PRC-Magma Energy Resources, Inc.; Sagittarius Mines, Inc.; Concrete Aggregates Corporation
Board Adviser: BDO Leasing & Finance Corporation
Corporate Secretary: BDO Unibank, Inc.; BDO Private Bank, Inc.
Former Chairman: EBC Investments, Inc.
Former Corporate Secretary: APC Group, Inc.; APC Mining Corporation; APC Energy Resources, Inc. (Formerly Aragorn Coal Corporation); PRC-Magma Energy Resources, Inc.; Philippine Global Communications, Inc.; Aragorn Power and Energy Corporation
Member: Integrated Bar of the Philippines; International Law Association (Philippine Branch); China International Economic & Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) Shanghai
LANGUAGES: English, Filipino, and Chinese
e-mail: elt@talfirm.com
