Hans T. Sy
Co-Chair
Chairman of the Executive Committee,
SM Prime Holdings Inc.

Hans Sy is the Chairman of the Executive Committee of SM Prime Holdings, Inc. (SMPH) and Adviser to the Board of SM Investments Corporation. SM Prime, which was incorporated in the Philippines in 1994, is one of the largest integrated property developers in Southeast Asia. Under Hans Sy’s leadership as its President till September 2016, SM Prime grew exponentially through offering of innovative and sustainable lifestyle cities integrating malls, residences, offices, hotels and convention centers.

Hans is also engaged in the management of some of the oldest institutions in the country.  He is the Chairman of China Banking Corporation, which turns 100 years old by 2020, and of the National University founded in 1900.

He is actively pushing for Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) through collaborative efforts on Disaster Risk Reduction Management (DRRM) in the Philippines.  Currently, he sits in the Global Board of ARISE Private Sector Alliance for Disaster Resilient Societies (UNDRR).  He is the Co-Chairman of the National Resilience Council (NRC), a private-public sector initiative whose goal is to strengthen resilience of Local Government Units (LGUs) towards disaster-resilient Philippines.

Mr. Sy holds a B.S. Mechanical Engineering degree from De La Salle University.

VAdm Alexander P. Pama AFP(Ret)
Co-Chair
Consultant for Disaster Resilience,
SM Prime Holdings Inc.

Vice Admiral Alexander Patino Pama is a retired Vice Admiral of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and served as the 32nd Flag Officer-in-Command, Philippine Navy (Navy Chief) prior to his retirement from the Navy in December 2012.

He is currently the Co-Chair of the Board of Directors of ARISE-Philippines, a private sector alliance for DRR in support to the UNDRR advocacy for the attainment of the Goals of the Sendai Framework for Action and a Consultant to the National Resilience Council and Member of the Board of the Oscar M. Lopez Center.

He is also the Chairman of the Board of COCOGEN Insurance and a member of the Board of Directors of COCOLIFE Insurance Company.

He teaches as an Adjunct Professor at the Asian Institute of Management’s Executive Master in Disaster Risk and Crisis Management and a Lecturer at the Ateneo de Manila University’s Master in Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience.

Formerly, he was the Executive Director, National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council and concurrently the Administrator of the Office of Civil Defense, Department of National Defense where among his mandates was to integrate, supervise, coordinate, and harmonize government and multi-sectoral efforts in Disaster Risk Reduction and Management System and Resilience. He introduced and institutionalized the Pre-Disaster Risk Assessment-Action Programs and Protocols (PDRA-APP), a system and a process that has improved the country’s approach to DRRM that has significantly reduced casualties and damages resulting from disasters.

He was also the pioneering Executive Director of the Secretariat of the National Coast Watch Council at the Office of the Executive Secretary, Office of the President of the Philippines. As the Executive Director, he was instrumental in the initial organizing and building up the Council and the National Coast Watch Center, the agency mandated to oversee the Philippine Maritime security and domain awareness.

VAdm PAMA is a member of the Philippine Military Academy (MATAPAT) Class of 1979 and a graduate of the Naval Command Course at the US Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island, USA, and the post graduate Course in National Security at the Christian Albrechts University, Kiel Germany.

Ma. Teresita Medado, PhD
Board Member and Treasurer
President,
Asia Pacific College

Concurrent engagements

• • Member of the Technical Panel for Teacher Education (TPTE), Commission on Higher Education (CHED), 2014 to present

• • Chairperson of the Technical Committee on Alternative Learning Systems, TPTE, CHED, 2014 to present

• • Technical Expert, UNESCO Jakarta Programs on Alternative Learning System, June 2018 to present

• • Member of Talent Development Committee (TADCOM), IT-Business Process Association of the Philippines, 2019 to present

Education & Training

• • Doctor of Philosophy in Education, Major in Educational Leadership and Management, Dela Salle University, Taft, Avenue, Manila

• • Research Agenda: Dynamics of Industry-Academe Partnership

• • Fellow, Mentoring Program, a scholarship program of Philippine Australian Human Resource and Organizational Development Facility, hosted in Sydney, Canberra, and Brisbane, Australia, 2015

• • Master in Management, Asia Pacific College, Magallanes, Makati City

• • Bachelor of Science Major in Psychology, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City

• • Basic Education, St. Bridget’s College, Batangas City

Maribeth Marasigan
Board Member
President and Chief Operating Officer,
Aboitiz Foundation

• • Board of Trustees (2018-Present) – Vice Chairman, League of Corporate Foundations

• • Board Oversight – Committee on Enterprise Development, League of Corporate Foundations

• • Board of Trustees (2018-Present) – Association of Foundations

• • Over thirty years of valuable experience in organizational development and management, human resource, revenue management, transport and logistics, marketing and communications, and corporate social responsibility

• • Holds key positions in various social development associations and governing bodies

• • Driver of the Aboitiz Foundation’s shift to the Integrated CSR (iCSR) strategy, which strategically pools and harnesses resources towards scaled-up and more sustainable impact

• • Leads the digital transformation strategy and initiatives of the Aboitiz CSR group

Raymond Rufino
Board Member
Chief Executive Officer, NEO

Mr. Rufino is currently the CEO of NEO, the largest Owner, Developer, and Manager of Office Buildings in the Bonifacio Global City central business district in the Philippines with 7 operational developments comprising a Gross Leasable Area of almost 270,000 sqm. NEO is the only office portfolio developer with its entire portfolio certified 5 Stars under BERDE (Building for Ecologically Responsive Design Excellence), the national voluntary green building rating tool of the country – making it the top green office developer in the country. He is also the Principal, Real Estate for the Threadborne Group family office.

He currently holds the following positions:

- Global Governing Trustee, Urban Land Institute (ULI)

- Chair for Mission Advancement, ULI Philippines

- Founding Chair, Next Gen Council of World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Philippines

- Real Estate Industry Network Regional Chair – Southeast Asia, YPO

- Treasurer, Philippine Green Building Council (PhilGBC)

He has previously held the following positions:

-  Chapter Chair, Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) Philippines

-  Chairman, Philippine Green Building Council (PhilGBC), which he helped found in 2007

- Chair, ULI Philippines

- President, Entrepreneur’s Organization (EO) Philippines

- Regional Director for Asia for the EO Global Student Entrepreneurship Awards – the premier global student entrepreneurship competition

Mr. Rufino is a licensed real estate broker and graduated with a Master of Science in Real Estate Development from

Columbia University and a Bachelor of Science in Management from the Ateneo De Manila University. He is also a member of the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP).

He was awarded Real Estate Personality for 2015 at the 3rd Annual Philippine Property Awards. He is the youngest ever

recipient of the award. In 2016, he was also recognized as a winner in the prestigious 40 Under 40 Competition of

Urban Land Magazine which recognizes the best and brightest young land use professionals from around the globe.

Rene “Butch” Meily
Board Member
President,
Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation

Butch is the President of the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation (PDRF), a private sector disaster management organization that includes many of the major business groups in the country. Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PLDT), his parent company, received the 2016 Prince of Wales Business in Community UPS International Disaster Relief Prize for its work in mobilizing PDRF during Super Typhoon Haiyan. PDRF currently operates the world’s only national private sector Emergency Operations Center.

Butch is also the president of IdeaSpace Foundation, a technology accelerator for early stage startup companies. He heads QBO Innovation Hub, a public private partnership launched to mentor startups. He is concurrently president of Pacific Global One, a firm formed from PLDT’s Aviation Group.

Previously, Butch was First Vice President and Special Assistant to the chairman of PLDT and president of PLDT Smart Foundation. Prior to joining PLDT, he served as Vice President, Communications for TLC Beatrice International, a food company in New York and Paris. He has worked with several New York public relations firms and a financial startup there. Butch was previously president of the Philippine American Chamber of Commerce and served two three year terms.

A graduate of Ateneo de Manila University, Butch has an M.A. in Journalism and Communications from the University of Florida. He was a recipient of the College of Journalism’s Alumnus of Distinction award in 2000. He returned to UF in 2003 as the Freedom Forum Distinguished Visiting Professor.

Antonia Yulo Loyzaga
Board Member
President,
National Resilience Council
Ms. Yulo Loyzaga is the President of the National Resilience Council, a science and technology-based public-private partnership aimed at the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Climate Agreement. She is a member of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction’s (UNDRR) global Science and Technology Advisory Group (STAG) and its regional counterpart, the Asia Pacific Science and Technology Academia Advisory Group (APSTAAG).  She currently serves on the Science Advisory Board of the Integrated Research on Disaster Risk Center of Excellence-Taipei (IRDR ICoE).

Ms. Yulo Loyzaga is a Trustee of the Zuellig Family Foundation, the Manila Observatory and Ateneo de Naga University.  She leads the Education and Training Theme for UNISDR’s ARISE Philippines and is a technical Adviser to the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation (PDRF).

Prior to these appointments, Ms. Loyzaga was the Executive Director of the Manila Observatory from 2007-2016 and a Trustee of the Ateneo de Manila University from 2007-2017. During this time, she was a member of the Department of Science and Technology’s Committee on Space Technology Applications and the UNESCO National Commission’s Committee on Science and Technology. From 2016-2020, she served as the Chairperson of the International Advisory Board of the Manila Observatory.

In 2013, she was given special recognition by the Armed Forces of the Philippines for her contributions to the military’s emergency disaster response operations during Super Typhoon Haiyan.

Ms. Loyzaga has a Masters in Government from Georgetown University, Washington D.C.

Engr. Ador G. Canlas
National President
Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers, Inc.

Assistant Secretary Ador G. Canlas’ career in the public service began in 1985 when he first entered DPWH, then Ministry of Public Works and Highways, as an Electrical Engineer in Pampanga 1st District Engineering Office. Since then, his career started to rise and he held several vital engineering positions in DPWH which honed him to reach his present position as the Assistant Secretary for Regional Operations in Mindanao.

Prior to his present appointment, Assistant Secretary Ador G. Canlas served as Regional Director in Region 7 from 2012 to 2018. He was also appointed as the Regional Director for the DPWH’s prime region, DPWH-NCR, where his engineering expertise stood out when, he managed to complete several essential projects in NCR, through his strong leadership skills. During the height of the pandemic caused by COVID-19, various quarantine and isolation facilities were accomplished under his management.

His professional affiliations include Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers (PICE) where he was elected National 2nd Vice President in 2015, National 1st Vice President in 2016, National Board of Directors FY 2011- 2013 and President Elect FY 2021. He is a life member of the Road Engineering Association of the Philippines (REAP), a Life member of REAAA, and a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) from 2009 to present.

In October 2011, Assistant Secretary Ador G. Canlas was ranked Top 1 in the DPWH-CSC Promotional Exam for Third Level Positions. That same year, he was conferred with the Career Executive Service Eligibility.

He holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from Mapua Institute of Technology from 1980-1984. He also earned another degree from 1998-2001, this time, in Civil Engineering from Holy Angel University. He is also a holder of Master Degree in Public Management from the University of the Philippines, Diliman from 1994-1995.

He was born and raised in San Fernando, Pampanga.

Antonia Yulo Loyzaga
Board Member
President,
National Resilience Council
Ms. Yulo Loyzaga is the President of the National Resilience Council, a science and technology-based public-private partnership aimed at the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Climate Agreement. She is a member of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction’s (UNDRR) global Science and Technology Advisory Group (STAG) and its regional counterpart, the Asia Pacific Science and Technology Academia Advisory Group (APSTAAG).  She currently serves on the Science Advisory Board of the Integrated Research on Disaster Risk Center of Excellence-Taipei (IRDR ICoE).

Ms. Yulo Loyzaga is a Trustee of the Zuellig Family Foundation, the Manila Observatory and Ateneo de Naga University.  She leads the Education and Training Theme for UNISDR’s ARISE Philippines and is a technical Adviser to the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation (PDRF).

Prior to these appointments, Ms. Loyzaga was the Executive Director of the Manila Observatory from 2007-2016 and a Trustee of the Ateneo de Manila University from 2007-2017. During this time, she was a member of the Department of Science and Technology’s Committee on Space Technology Applications and the UNESCO National Commission’s Committee on Science and Technology. From 2016-2020, she served as the Chairperson of the International Advisory Board of the Manila Observatory.

In 2013, she was given special recognition by the Armed Forces of the Philippines for her contributions to the military’s emergency disaster response operations during Super Typhoon Haiyan.

Ms. Loyzaga has a Masters in Government from Georgetown University, Washington D.C.

Fr. Jose Ramon T. Villarin
Education and Training
Manila Observatory

Jose Ramon Villarin SJ is Executive Director of the Manila Observatory. He holds a PhD in Atmospheric Sciences from Georgia Tech, an MS in Physics from Marquette University, and BS in Physics from Ateneo de Manila. His past commitments include serving as president of the Ateneo de Manila University and as member of the National Panel of Technical Experts of the Climate Change Commission of the Philippines. He was also lead reviewer of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, in which capacity he audited the greenhouse gas emissions of developed countries, and was a member of the UN Consultative Group of Experts, which helped strengthen the capacity of developing countries to deal with climate change. He was also a member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a global group of scientists that received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 with former US Vice President Al Gore. He is coordinating lead author of "The 2016 Philippine Climate Change Assessment: The Physical Science Basis" which was written with several Filipino scientists to evaluate the state of climate science in the country. He continues to chair Synergeia, an NGO dedicated to public education reform in the country.

Rene “Butch” Meily
Board Member
President,
Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation

Butch is the President of the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation (PDRF), a private sector disaster management organization that includes many of the major business groups in the country. Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PLDT), his parent company, received the 2016 Prince of Wales Business in Community UPS International Disaster Relief Prize for its work in mobilizing PDRF during Super Typhoon Haiyan. PDRF currently operates the world’s only national private sector Emergency Operations Center.

Butch is also the president of IdeaSpace Foundation, a technology accelerator for early stage startup companies. He heads QBO Innovation Hub, a public private partnership launched to mentor startups. He is concurrently president of Pacific Global One, a firm formed from PLDT’s Aviation Group.

Previously, Butch was First Vice President and Special Assistant to the chairman of PLDT and president of PLDT Smart Foundation. Prior to joining PLDT, he served as Vice President, Communications for TLC Beatrice International, a food company in New York and Paris. He has worked with several New York public relations firms and a financial startup there. Butch was previously president of the Philippine American Chamber of Commerce and served two three year terms.

A graduate of Ateneo de Manila University, Butch has an M.A. in Journalism and Communications from the University of Florida. He was a recipient of the College of Journalism’s Alumnus of Distinction award in 2000. He returned to UF in 2003 as the Freedom Forum Distinguished Visiting Professor.

Maribeth Marasigan
Board Member
President and Chief Operating Officer,
Aboitiz Foundation

• • Board of Trustees (2018-Present) – Vice Chairman, League of Corporate Foundations

• • Board Oversight – Committee on Enterprise Development, League of Corporate Foundations

• • Board of Trustees (2018-Present) – Association of Foundations

• • Over thirty years of valuable experience in organizational development and management, human resource, revenue management, transport and logistics, marketing and communications, and corporate social responsibility

• • Holds key positions in various social development associations and governing bodies

• • Driver of the Aboitiz Foundation’s shift to the Integrated CSR (iCSR) strategy, which strategically pools and harnesses resources towards scaled-up and more sustainable impact

• • Leads the digital transformation strategy and initiatives of the Aboitiz CSR group

Engr. Ador G. Canlas
National President
Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers, Inc.

Assistant Secretary Ador G. Canlas’ career in the public service began in 1985 when he first entered DPWH, then Ministry of Public Works and Highways, as an Electrical Engineer in Pampanga 1st District Engineering Office. Since then, his career started to rise and he held several vital engineering positions in DPWH which honed him to reach his present position as the Assistant Secretary for Regional Operations in Mindanao.

Prior to his present appointment, Assistant Secretary Ador G. Canlas served as Regional Director in Region 7 from 2012 to 2018. He was also appointed as the Regional Director for the DPWH’s prime region, DPWH-NCR, where his engineering expertise stood out when, he managed to complete several essential projects in NCR, through his strong leadership skills. During the height of the pandemic caused by COVID-19, various quarantine and isolation facilities were accomplished under his management.

His professional affiliations include Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers (PICE) where he was elected National 2nd Vice President in 2015, National 1st Vice President in 2016, National Board of Directors FY 2011- 2013 and President Elect FY 2021. He is a life member of the Road Engineering Association of the Philippines (REAP), a Life member of REAAA, and a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) from 2009 to present.

In October 2011, Assistant Secretary Ador G. Canlas was ranked Top 1 in the DPWH-CSC Promotional Exam for Third Level Positions. That same year, he was conferred with the Career Executive Service Eligibility.

He holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from Mapua Institute of Technology from 1980-1984. He also earned another degree from 1998-2001, this time, in Civil Engineering from Holy Angel University. He is also a holder of Master Degree in Public Management from the University of the Philippines, Diliman from 1994-1995.

He was born and raised in San Fernando, Pampanga.