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Engr. Pablito Hao R. Chua
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Ramon Sy passes away at 91
Ramon Sy, one of the Philippine banking industry’s pillars, passed away on Thursday at the age of 91.
His death was announced by the Asia United Bank (AUB) where he served as director and vice chairman of the board from March 2012 until the time of his death.
No reason was cited for Sy’s demise.
Sy was important and very much involved in the bank’s initial public offering roadshows and public listing in May 2013, according to AUB.
The listed lender said in a disclosure on Friday that as a member of the Credit Committee and Executive Committee, Sy’s expertise and experience in credit left an impression on both new and veteran account officers at AUB.
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Sy’s expertise and insights on corporate governance, risk management, and people and organization also contributed greatly to the bank’s board of directors’ success.
Sy was a paragon of professionalism, commitment and honesty who rose from the level of messenger at the former Bank of America Manila branch to become a legend in Philippine banking, AUB continued.
“More importantly, he was known for his genuine concern and care for people. A true gentleman, indeed,” AUB President Manuel Gomez was quoted as saying. “Mr. Sy, the AUB family is grateful for the years you have dedicated and shared with us. We have nothing but respect and admiration for you, and we will always be grateful for your mentoring and inspiration.”
Sy held executive positions in various companies and received his undergraduate degree from Far Eastern University and an MBA from the University of the Philippines, according to the business website wsj.com.
Source: https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/09/18/business/corporate-news/ramon-sy-passes-away-at-91/1815165
GMA announces passing of corporate secretary Roberto Rafael V. Lucila
By: Miguel R. Camus – Reporter / @miguelrcamusINQ
MANILA, Philippines — Roberto Rafael V. Lucila, the corporate secretary of GMA Network Inc., law school lecturer and public servant during the presidency of Corazon “Cory” Aquino, has died at the age of 65, the broadcast giant said on Saturday.
“The board of directors, management, and employees of GMA Network Inc. deeply mourn the passing of Atty. Lucila. We pray for the eternal repose of our beloved Kapuso,” the company said in a statement.
Lucila, a senior and managing partner at the law firm Belo Gozon Elma Parel Asuncion & Lucila, was the corporate secretary of GMA Network since March 2017. He was also the company’s compliance officer.
He earned his law degree in the University of the Philippines in 1980 and was admitted to the Philippine Bar in 1981.
Lucila soon made his his mark in public service when he joined the first Aquino administration after the dictator Ferdinand Marcos was ousted from power in 1986.
Lucila served in the Office of the President of the Philippines as assistant executive secretary for legislation from 1990 until 1992.
He took on several more roles during this period, including board member of the Civil Aeronautics Board and the Philippine National Railways. Lucila was also chair of the Presidential Staff, Philippine Retirement Authority, South China Sea Sea Fishery Disputes Committee and board member of the Special Operations Team.
In the academe, he gave lectures on Constitutional Law at the University of the Philippines, College of Law and the University of Asia and the Pacific, Institute of Law.
Lucila was also a Court of Appeals Mediator and served as a Trainor for the Court of Appeals Mediation Training Program.
He contributed legal articles for the Supreme Court Reports Annotated, The Lawyer’s Review, Integrated Bar of the Philippines and various legal publications.
He also authored the Corporate Rehabilitation in the Philippines (2007), The Benefit of the Doubt (2020) and this year, the Fundamental Powers of the State & Civil and Political Rights.
Before his death, he was director of European and American companies in the Philippines, including eMerchant Asia Inc., eMerchant Pay Asia Inc., Evonik (Philippines) Inc., Time-Life International (Phil.) Inc. and MeteoGroup Philippines Inc..
Former DSWD secretary Dinky Soliman dies, 68
MANILA, Philippines
A longtime social worker and activist, the former social welfare secretary dies early Sunday, September 19
Former social welfare secretary and longtime social worker Corazon “Dinky” Soliman died on Sunday, September 19, her family said. She was 68.
“We pray for the eternal repose of her soul,” said Soliman’s husband, public interest lawyer Hector Soliman. “We will share details of the wake later, and ask that the family be given some time and privacy for grieving.”
Soliman passed away at 7:32 am due to complications from renal and heart failure.
Soliman had contracted COVID-19 in August along with Hector and several other family members, but survived the disease.
In his piece for Rappler, “The day our house stood still: My COVID memoir,” Hector wrote that his wife, who had “many comorbidities,” was already confined in the hospital when she got the infection in mid-August.
Soliman was last seen in public during the wake of former president Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III in June, and was among those who paid tribute to her former boss.
Soliman first headed the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) during the administration of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, but she later resigned, along with other Cabinet officials and heads of agencies collectively known as the “Hyatt 10,” when Arroyo was accused of fraud in the 2004 presidential elections or the “Hello, Garci” scandal, in July 2005. (READ: LOOK BACK: The ‘Hello, Garci’ scandal)
In 2010, Soliman returned as the DSWD secretary of then-president Aquino. She also headed the Human Development and Poverty Reduction Cabinet Cluster.
She steered the poverty alleviation program 4Ps, the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, which was initiated by the Arroyo administration but was boosted and further institutionalized under Aquino. Soliman also helped lead massive rehabilitation efforts in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) that devastated Eastern Visayas.
On June 29, 2016, a day before the Aquino administration was replaced by the Duterte administration, Soliman said in an interview with Rappler, “If there is one good thing that we can turn over to the new administration, it is evidence-based policy making, planning, and evaluation.”
At the time, she was referring to a study showing that the 4Ps helped perk up local economies. (WATCH: It’s a wrap: Dinky Soliman’s report card at DSWD)
Soliman, who hailed from Tarlac, obtained her bachelor’s degree in social work from the University of the Philippines Diliman, and her master’s degree in public administration at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
She spent decades in social work and activism, and worked with various nongovernmental organizations that assisted poor communities.
She is survived by Hector, their children Sandino and Marikit and their spouses, and their three grandchildren: Tala, Gujan, and Gianluca. – Rappler.com
Ruby Nicole “Colette” B. Dela Cruz
Let’s offer a prayer for our departed alumna. May she rest in peace.
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Kimberly Kate C. Quilang, DVM 2019
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Fernando C. Comia
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Former UP CBA Professor Teresa F. Bernabe, 88
Former UP College of Business Administration (CBA) professor Teresa F. Bernabe passed away on Sept. 4. She was 88.
Her passing was relayed by her grandson, Erich Trinidad, through an email sent to the UP Diliman Office of the Chancellor last Saturday, Sept. 4.
Bernabe “quietly passed away on the morning of Sept. 4 in her farm house at San Fabian, Pangasinan, where she spent her retirement days.”
Professor emerita and former CBA dean Erlinda S. Echanis said that when Bernabe was the budget director of UPD and UP System, Bernabe required a proposal from any unit that needed funding.
“The proposal must be complete with justification of the proposed project for funding, operating cost details, implementation schedule, capex (capital expenditure) needed, additional staffing required. Because of limited resources, she ranked the proposals. No proposal, no funding,” Echanis said.
When the late senator and former UP president Edgardo J. Angara resigned to run for the Senate, he appointed Bernabe as UP’s executive vice president.
Bernabe is survived by her four children, seven grandchildren, and great grandchildren.
Source: https://upd.edu.ph/bernabe-88/
Rodolfh Benjamen G. Herrera (HS’97)
Our condolences to the family of Rodolfh Benjamen G. Herrera (HS’97) who passed away August 19, 2021.