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What’s Inside…

“DICT Roadmap – Technology Towards

Developing Digital Innovation in the Country”

9th General Membership Meeting

Emmanuel Rey R. Caintic Asst. Secretary for Digital Philippines

In Every Issue

2 President’s Corner

3 Speaker’s Profile

10 – 11 Committee News

Featured Articles

6 Ethics

7-9 Music from Movies, The Concert

Chris Taylor Country Advisor, Grab Philippines

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“Innovating Businesses for a Better Tomorrow”

www.finex.org.ph Official Publication of the Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines Volume 14 No. 8 September 2019

President’s Corner

1. On 16 August 2019, our Tax and Legal Committee

conducted a seminar entitled: “Taxation in the Digital

Age” from 1:00pm-5:00pm at the New World Makati

Hotel.

2. On 20 August 2019, our 8th General Membership

Meeting was held from 12 noon-2:00pm at the New

World Makati Hotel in Makati City.

3. Also on 20 August 2019, a Membership Socials Event

was held at 6:00pm at the La Colina, Poblacion,

Makati City.

4. On 23 August 2019, the FINEX Women in Finance

Committee presented a short talk featuring FINEX

Director Ms. Sherisa Nuesa speaking on the topic

“Women on Boards, as Independent Directors and

Advocates of Good Governance” from 12:00 noon to

2:00pm at the Brasserie 21 Café and Restaurant in

Makati City.

5. On 27 August 2019, a Roundtable Lunch Discussion

on Strategic Portfolio Management was held from 12

noon-2:00pm at the New World Makati Hotel in

Makati City co-sponsored by BPM Vision Pty. Ltd.

and FINEX.

6. On 29 August 2019, the FINEX Good Governance

Committee conducted a seminar entitled “Finer Points

in Good Governance under the Revised Corporation

Code” from 1:00pm to 5:00pm at the Dusit Thani

Hotel in Makati City, with former SEC Chairman

Atty. Teresita J. Herbosa, Atty. Atty. Camilo Correa

of the SEC, and Atty. Cesar Villanueva, as speakers.

7. On 4 September 2019, the 4th Ayala-FINEX Finance

Summit was held from 9:00am-2:00pm at the

Fairmont Hotel in Makati City.

8. From 5-6 September 2019, the FINEX Foundation’s

Business Education Committee conducted the 2019

FINEX-CIBI Foundation Finance Educators Training

Program (FETP) Davao Conference in partnership

with Ateneo de Davao University. Mr. Franklin

Ysaac, Mr. Eduardo Francisco, and Mr. Bernhard

Tsai acted as speakers.

9. On 6 September 2019, Dada del Carmen and Edith

Dychiao of the JFINEX Committee met with officers

of the Davao City Chamber of Commerce and

Industry in Davao City and with other relevant parties

to firm up arrangements for the JFINEX event that

will be held in Davao City in January 2020.

10. On 11 September 2019, the FINEX Board of

Directors held its September 2019 meeting.

11. On 12 September 2019, the Data Privacy and

Cybersecurity Forum was held from 1:00pm-4:00pm

at the Dusit Thani Hotel in Makati City presented by

the ICT Committee and sponsored by Palo Alto

Networks.

12. The other FINEX Committees held their regular

meetings during the period in review.

Good afternoon, fellow FINEX members.

For the month in review, the following were the significant FINEX activities and events:

The forthcoming events of FINEX are the following:

1. On 24 September 2019, the FINEX Professional

Development Committee will conduct a seminar

entitled “Empower your Employees to a Happy

Retirement: Let’s Talk about PERA” from 1:00pm-

5:00pm at the Dusit Thani Manila Hotel co-

sponsored by BDO Trust.

2. On 25 September 2019, a meeting of the FINEX

Foundation Board of Directors will be held.

3. On 26 September 2019, the FINEX Media Affairs

Committee will conduct a seminar entitled “Fake

News and Cyber Libel” from 1:00pm-5:00pm at the

Tower Club, Philamlife Tower, Makati City.

Speakers are Mr. Victor Lorenzo, Chief, Cyber

Crime Division of the NBI, and Atty. Rosemarie

King Dominguez.

4. On 27 September 2019, the Women in Finance

Committee will conduct the forum “Going-Up the

C-Suites” from 12:00nn-2:00pm at the KPMG

Center. Speakers are Ms. Sharon G. Dayoan, who

will speak on the topic “Healthy Women, Healthy

Economy”, and Ms. Ma. Carolina V. Dominguez,

who will speak on the topic “The Art of Persuasion”.

5. On 2 October 2019, the FINEX Annual Membership

Meeting will be held at 12:00 noon at the New

World Makati Hotel in Makati City.

6. On 2 October 2019, a seminar entitled “Smart

Contracts: Blockchain Application and Use Cases”

will be held from 2:00pm-5:00pm at the New World

Makati Hotel in Makati City co-sponsored by IBM

Philippines and FINEX.

7. On 7 October 2019, the FINEX Academy Board of

Directors will hold its 2019 meeting.

- Continued on page 3

Atty. Eusebio V. Tan

2019 FINEX President

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Profile of Speaker and Panelist

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Mr. Emmanuel Rey “Manny” R. Caintic is the Assistant

Secretary for Digital Philippines of the Department of

Information and Communication Technology. Manny is a

multifaceted Information Technology leader with more than

two decades of experience in digital transformation, enterprise

architecture, and systems implementation for various

ventures. With an extensive career in the hybrid industry of

finance, economics, and technology, Manny has advised

executive management teams of organizations both in the

public and private sectors in IT governance, project

management, and operations.

As the former Chairman and CEO of a Filipino-owned IT

consulting company, Manny has led teams to effectively

integrate strategic business goals with IT realities. Manny also

previously served as Chief Technology Officer at the

Philippine Dealing Systems Holding Corporation, then

performed in the same function for the Philippine Stock

Exchange. He also recently provided consultancies to diverse

establishments, including USAID, the Anti-Red Tape

Authority, Securities and Exchange Commission, MediCard

Philippines, Inc., the Bureau of the Treasury, and the

Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, among others.

He holds a dual degree in Physics and Computer Engineering

from the Ateneo de Manila University, and is finishing his

Master’s in Business Economics from the University of the

Asia and the Pacific.

8. On 9 October 2019, the FINEX Board of Directors will

hold its October 2019 meeting.

9. On 10 October 2019, the FINEX Professional

Development Committee will conduct the “Year-End

Economic Briefing” from 9:00am-2:00pm at the Grand

Hyatt Hotel in Bonifacio Global City in Taguig.

10. Also on 10 October 2019, a Strategic Portfolio

Management Seminar with End-User Presentations will

be held from 2:00pm-5:00pm at the Grand Hyatt Hotel

co-sponsored by BPM Vision Pty. Ltd. and FINEX.

11. On 11 October 2019, the FINEX Annual Conference, with the theme entitled “Riding on the Opportunities of

the Next Digital Wave”, will be held from 8:00am-

5:00pm at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Bonifacio Global

City in Taguig. Speakers will include Bambang

Susantono, BSP Gov. Benjamin E. Diokno, and

Mr. Jose Isidro Camacho, among others. A fellowship

event will follow thereafter from 5:30pm onwards.

13. On 23 October 2019, our Affiliates Committee,

President’s Corner - continued from page 2

Chris Taylor

Grab Country Advisor for Philippines

Chris Taylor is the Country Advisor of Grab Philippines. He

has been helping Grab's Transportation, Food Delivery, and

Express businesses grow since January 2019. Originally from

the United States, Chris completed degrees in Applied

Mathematics & Economics at Northwestern University as

well as an MBA at the Harvard Business School. He began his

career at the Boston Consulting Group, worked at Lazada in

Thailand in its first year of operations, spent four and a half

years helping scale Uber's business in the United States, and

has now come to the Philippines to work with Grab.

event will follow thereafter from 5:30pm onwards.

12. On 23 October 2019, our Affiliates Committee, in

partnership with our Tax and Legal Committee,

through FINEX Subic-Olongapo, will hold a

seminar on “Taxation in the Digital Age” in Subic,

Olongapo.

13. From 24-26 October 2019, the 2019 IAFEI World

Congress will be held in Matera, Italy.

14. On 25 October 2019, the elimination round of the

Inter-Collegiate Finance Competition (the “ICFC”)

will be held. The final round of the ICFC will be

held on 22 November 2019 at the Bangko Sentral ng

Pilipinas (the “BSP”) Auditorium from 8:30am-

5:00pm.

15. On 12 November 2019, our Arts Committee will

hold the “Arts Year-End Party at Manila Pianos,

Ronac Lifestyle Center, Magallanes, Makati City.

16. On 13 November 2019, a FINEX Board of Directors

meeting for November 2019 will be held.

17. On 20 November 2019, the 13th ING-FINEX CFO of

the Year Awards will be presented at the FINEX

GMM scheduled on that day from 12 noon-2:00pm.

18. On 22 November 2019, the 21st ICFC Final Round

will be held from 8:30am-5:00pm at the BSP

Auditorium at the BSP Complex in Manila.

19. On 2 December 2019, the FINEX Christmas and

Year-End Party will be held at 6:00pm. The venue

for the party will be announced later.

20. On 6 December 2019, a Thanksgiving Party will be

held at 6:00pm sponsored by the Women in Finance

Committee.

I urge all FINEX members to continue to actively

participate in, and support, all of our FINEX activities and

programs.

Mabuhay ang FINEX!

Emmanuel Rey R. Caintic DICT Assistant Secretary

8th General Membership Meeting

Former Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Commissioner Atty. Gregorio

Y. Larrazabal was guest of honor and keynote speaker during the 8th General

Membership Meeting held last August 20 at New World Hotel, Makati City.

Atty. Larazabal shared his insights and opinions on how to improve the

Philippine electoral system based on his experiences and learnings when he was

COMELEC Commissioner and headed the Steering Committee in the first

automated elections in the Philippines in May 2010, which he was credited for

helping realized.

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Atty. Gregorio Larrazabal delivering his talk during the 8th FINEX GMM

How to Improve the Philippine Electoral System

Guest speaker Atty. Gregorio Larrazabal and moderator FINEX Past President

Archit Bartolome

Event host FINEX Past President Mr. Santiago Dumlao, Jr. Atty. Eusebio Tan, Atty. Gregorio Larrazabal and Atty. Francis Lim

FINEX President Atty. Eusebio Tan during the President’s Time

Atty. Gregorio Larrazabal receives his tokens of appreciation from FINEX

President Atty. Eusebio Tan and event host Mr. Santiago Dumlao, Jr.

Former COMELEC Chairman Atty. Gregorio Larrazabal

8th General Membership Meeting

FINEX Past President Alfredo Parungao sharing his thoughts on the topic

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FINEX Director Atty. Euney Marie J. Mata-Perez on her two questions during

the panel discussion

Danny Yu, George Chua, Vivian Chua, Ramon Opulencia and Edith

Dychiao The dashing FINEX Past Presidents – Dennis Decena, Alfredo Parungao,

Arsenio “Archit’ Bartolome III and Santiago Dumlao Jr.

FINEX Past President Victor Lim, Jr. raising his question to Atty. Larazzabal

during the panel discussion

FINEX Executive Vice President Grace Tiongco with Atty. Gregorio

Larrazabal and Atty. Eusebio Tan

Victor Lim, Jr. (standing), Grace Tiongco, Atty. Gregorio Larazzabal,

Atty. Eusebio Tan, Domingo Go and Tony Boy Ongsiako

JFINEX students with Atty. Larrazabal and FINEX Officers

Ethics Committee

By: Abelardo “Billy” V. Cortez

Chair, Int’l Relations Committee

Warren Buffett is the most successful and revered investor of

all time. His ability to consistently find undervalued companies

has made him one of the world’s richest men.

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway is reported to be holding

a record cash pile of US $ 122 billion at the end of June. Warren

Buffett said he’s just waiting for the right time to get again into

“an elephant-sized acquisition.” He’s not in a hurry.

Speaking of Warren Buffett, the world’s most successful and

legendary investor (he’s always in the list of top five (5) richest

men in the whole world) is also known to be a quote machine

for his simple and yet profound wisdom. As expected, much of

it has something to do with investments, but he is equally

qualified to impart good advice on careers and businesses.

By studying Buffett you can learn what works and what does

not work in most circumstances. In fact, one of the most

important advice that Warren has been dishing out to business

leaders, and he’s been telling this for a while, is that of all the

decisions we should make in life, one of the most important

ones is to invest in relationships with honest and ethical people.

To further drive home his point, he added to surround yourself

with people possessing leadership qualities, generous, honest,

and ready to give credit to other people for their own ideas.

Some of Warren’s published quotable wits and statements are

these:

“It takes 20 years to build a reputation and 5 minutes to

ruin it”

“You can’t make a good deal with a bad person”

“You need a temperament that neither derives great

pleasure from being with the crowd nor against the crowd”

“If you get to my age in life (he’s 89 last August 30)

and nobody thinks well of you, I don’t care how big your bank

account is, your life is a disaster”

“It really does all boil down to this, doesn’t it? If you

live your life with integrity and in accordance with your most

closely held values (values involving something greater than

yourself), you are far more likely to be happy than not.”

Reflecting on his own research on ethics. Stanford social

psychologist Philip Zimbardo concludes that: Ethical

problems in companies, “don’t come from a few bad apples’

but from the barrel makers, the leaders who, wittingly or not,

create and maintain the systems in which participants are

encouraged to do wrong”. Despite what we would like to

believe, situation is a more powerful influence than character

for most people. Hence, make a commitment to do the small

things right. Doing little things wrong opens the possibilities

of doing big things wrong, therefore be strong even in the little

things.

As Business Author Liz Claman puts it, “the one certainty

I’ve learned over the years about Warren Buffett is that his

honesty, his obdurate opposition to business shenanigans, and

his concern for his shareholders are so palpable.”

Ethics must be a central focus in all the things we do.

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Atty. Abelardo “Billy” Cortez is currently IAFEI

secretary and Executive Committee member. He is an

independent board director at First Metro Securities Corp.

and First Metro Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) (Metrobank

Group). He was formerly FINEX President and chairman of

the Philippines Capital Markets Development Council. He’s

San Beda Law Alumni Association Finance Committee

chairman.

By studying Buffett you can learn what works and what does

not work in most circumstances. In fact, one of the most

important advice that Warren has been dishing out to business

leaders, and he’s been telling this for a while, is that of all the

decisions we should make in life, one of the most important

ones is to invest in relationships with honest and ethical people.

To further drive home his point, he added to surround yourself

with people possessing leadership qualities, generous, honest,

and ready to give credit to other people for their own ideas.

Some of Warren’s published quotable wits and statements are

these:

“It takes 20 years to build a reputation and 5 minutes

to ruin it”

“You can’t make a good deal with a bad person”

“You need a temperament that neither derives great

pleasure from being with the crowd nor against the crowd”

“If you get to my age in life (he’s 89 last August 30)

and nobody thinks well of you, I don’t care how big your bank

account is, your life is a disaster”

“It really does all boil down to this, doesn’t it? If you

“It really does all boil

down to this, doesn’t it? If you

live your life with integrity and

in accordance with your most

closely held values (values

involving something greater

than yourself), you are far

more likely to be happy than

not.”

live your life with integrity and in accordance with your most

closely held values (values involving something greater than

yourself), you are far more likely to be happy than not.”

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Warren Buffett on ethics and integrity

The concert featured a

special selection of all-time

favorite film soundtrack

themes and songs, including

works of the best music

composers of our time,

among them multi

Academy Award winners

John Williams, the late John

Barry and Andrew Lloyd

Webber.

The brass section of the

Manila Symphony

Orchestra started the

Programme

spectacularly by blaring out

the Charioteers March

fanfare from the epic film

Ben Hur, starring Charlton

Heston, and ended with a

tribute to the late movie

icon Audrey Hepburn on

her 90th birth year with

Moon River from the classic

film Breakfast at Tiffany's.

Featured Article

A special touch was the surprise presentation of two Tiffany gifts

in its signature blue-wrapped boxes generously donated by

Rustan's chair Nedy Tantoco and presented with the assistance

of EVP Grace Tiongco and Joy Yap Siao, daughter of Eddie Yap,

to Gerphil Flores and conductor Jeffrey Solares. Producer Eddie

Yap said the film is closely associated with Tiffany and the gifts

were in appreciation of their marvelous performance of the

beloved tribute piece, Moon River.

In between these two bookenders, there were romantic themes

by the MSO and songs by Gerphil that brought back a feeling of

nostalgia for years past, such as the love themes from Out of

Africa, Somewhere in Time, Moulin Rouge, Speak Softly Love

from The Godfather, while the audience was transported back to

the present through recent songs from blockbuster hit and

Academy Award winning films, The Greatest Showman,

By: Eduardo "Eddie" Yap, Concert

Producer, Chair of FINEX Concert

Organizing Committee and Chair of

National Issues Committee

the present through recent songs from blockbuster hit and

Academy Award winning films, The Greatest Showman,

Bohemian Rhapsody and La La Land, and soundtrack themes of

the most successful TV series Game of Thrones and runaway hit

movie Star Wars.

Included are three pieces rendered by baritone Byeong In Park

from the classical music genre - Bizet's popular Toreador March

from the opera Carmen and Vesti la Giubba from the opera

Pagliacci by Leoncavallo, a challenging mournful aria brilliantly

used as background music to the death scene of Untouchable

detective Malone, played by Sean Connery. Romantic feelings

flared by If Ever I would Leave You from Camelot.

Violinist Princess rendered a sterling rock version of Beethoven's

well-loved 5th Symphony with a dramatic act stripping away her

floor length skirt to reveal leather tights to mark the transition to

the fast tempo.

Violinist Princess rendered a sterling

rock version of Beethoven's well-loved

5th Symphony with a dramatic act

stripping away her floor length skirt to

reveal leather tights to mark the

transition to the fast tempo.

Jang and Jenn, Asia's only Tango

Couple Champion, gracefully danced

to the romantic strains of Somewhere in

Time and Mia and Sebastian's theme

from La La Land. Young singer

Christopher Yu acquitted himself with

a spirited rendition of This is the

Moment from Jekyll and Hyde and A

Whole New World in a duet with

Gerphil.

The experience was enhanced by

appropriately selected images on the

large screen to pair with the music.

The audience clamored for more and

was rewarded with an encore by each

of the artists and the MSO. Byeong In's

rendition of D'Hardelot's timeless

Because stirred deep emotions. The

Superman theme culminated the

concert with a dramatic ending of John

Williams masterpiece composition.

Reactions and accolades from the

audience came quick and intense.

the concert with a dramatic ending of John Williams masterpiece

composition.

Reactions and accolades from the audience came quick and

intense.

"Bravo! Bravo! Bravo!

What a beautiful show!!! Congratulations!!! Thanks for the beautiful evening of nostalgia!!! Remember when! - Danny D.

(Dolor)

"Eddie, it was a wonderful evening. The movie backdrops, the singers and dancers, and the MSO made it memorable. You are

the consummate impresario.

works of the best music composers of our time, among them multi

Academy Award winners John Williams, the late John Barry and

Andrew Lloyd Webber.

The brass section of the Manila Symphony Orchestra started the

Programme spectacularly by blaring out the Charioteers March

fanfare from the epic film Ben Hur, starring Charlton Heston, and

ended with a tribute to the late movie icon Audrey Hepburn on

her 90th birth year with Moon River from the classic film

Breakfast at Tiffany's.

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Music from Movies, The Concert

MUSIC FROM MOVIES: another packed smash hit benefit-concert produced by "impresario" Eduardo "Eddie" Yap for Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines (FINEX). From left, violinist Princess Christine Ybañez, singer Christopher Yu, Asia Got Talent finalist Gerphil Flores, concert producer and chair of FINEX concert organizing committee Eddie Yap, conductor of the Manila Symphony Orchestra Jeffrey Solares, FINEX President Atty. Eusebio "Ebot" Tan, baritone vocalist Byeong In Park, and Asia's Tango Couple champion Jenn and Jang Lopez. The concert featured favorite old and recent film soundtrack.

Music from Movies, The Concert

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Manila Symphony Orchestra with conductor Jeffrey Solares

Tango dancers Jang & Jenn Lopez and violinist Princess Ybanez

Gerphil Flores, Rustan’s Chair Nedy Tantoco, Eddie Yap, Jeffrey Solares, Grace Tiongco and Joy Yap-Siao

Concert beneficiary – Sisters of Mary School

Concert beneficiary – Sisters of Mary School

Eddie Yap, Gerphil Flores and Atty. Ebot and Mrs. Madeleine Tan

Vocalist Christopher Yu and Asia’s Golden Girl Gerphil Flores

International Korean Baritone Byeong In Park

Music from Movies, The Concert

“I would never have thought that I would enjoy a rock version of Beethoven's Fifth, but I did." - Frank Holz, vice president of

MCO Foundation.

"Dear Ed. Congratulations. As I told you, you out-did yourself and what a spectacular show you organized. I know what it

takes (to stage such a production). Nedy (Tantoco) also liked it and we all had a great time. When I merely say: WELL

DONE, it means a lot. Have a great day and bathe in all the

accolades!" - Peter Jentes, legendary GM of Grand Hyatt

Hotel HK.

"What a dramatic and exciting touch to the already grand

virtuoso violin extravaganza! Bravo!!! - SC CJ (ret) Artemio

Panganiban.

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Concert producer Eddie Yap, Violinist Princess Ybanez, Asia’s Golden Girl Gerphil Flores, International Korean Baritone Byeong In Park and FINEX President Atty. Eusebio Tan

Tango Couple Champion Jang and Jenn Lopez

Sen. Franklin Drilon with former FINEX Presidents Archit Bartolome and Dennis Decena

Judith Lopez and husband Fernando Lopez, Tony Boy Ongsiako, Bobby Borromeo, Atty. Dick Baladad, Dennis Decena and Ed Soriano with wife Ma. Cecilia

Former senator Serge Osmena and company

ING-FINEX CFO of the Year Awardee Jeng Pascual (4th from left) with family and Shell colleagues

Eddie Yap with Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo and his staff

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Committee News

The Tax and Legal Committee recently held a seminar entitled

“Taxation in the Digital Age: The Philippine Perspective with

guest speakers DOF USec Antonette Tionko, SGV Partner

Lee Celso Vivas and ACCRALAW Partner Atty. Eric

Recalde.

Also in the picture are FINEX President Atty. Eusebio Tan,

with Committee members Raoul Villegas and Ruby Seballe,

and Chair Noel Rabaja. DJ de Jesus was one of the panel of

discussants.

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Women on Boards

The Women in Finance Committee recently organized the

"Women on Boards" forum with Ms. Sherisa “Baby”

Nuesa as guest speaker.

Ms. Nuesa gave practical advice to all attendees as

Independent Director and as Advocate of Good

Governance.

Some of the praises and comments for the forum:

“Many thanks for that great talk Baby. It was all worth

the time.”

“Congratulations Baby! Your sharing was from the

heart!”

“Thanks, Baby for sharing your wealth of experience and

knowledge as a woman board member.”

“Congratulations, Baby! It was a great talk, full of

insights.”

Top photo shows the women in finance

who all gathered for the “Women on

Boards” forum with Sherisa “Baby”

Nuesa.

Left photo shows Ms. Nuesa receiving

her plaque of appreciation from WIF

Committee Chair Terrie Magleo, Vice

Chair Tin San Juan and Liaison Director

Stephanie Zulueta.

Taxation in the Digital Age:

The Philippine Perspective

“Taxation is the price which civilized communities pay for the opportunity of remaining civilized.” - Albert Brushnell Hart

Committee News

By: Ginaflor C. Oris

Chair, Involvement & Fellowship

The very heavy traffic jam in the evening of Tuesday,

August 20, did not deter some FINEX officers and members

from attending the second fellowship event held at Poblacion,

Makati organized by the Membership Committee’s Fellowship

Subcommittee. Those who braved the traffic were rewarded

with good food, fine wine, and melodic music.

The highlight of the evening was a “teaser” musical

performance of Baihana. The vocal trio composed of Krina

Cayabyab, Anna Achacoso-Graham, and Mel Torre treated

members with a repertoire of jazz, OPM, pop and standard

pieces arranged differently in a distinctly Baihana harmony.

The night ended with FINEX members clamoring for more of

Baihana but they would have to wait until November. Baihana

together with other artists will be performing in a jazz concert

being organized by the FINEX Arts Committee. That will be

another FINEX event that should not be missed—-traffic or

no traffic.

La Collina’s Anita Celdran prepared a special menu for

FINEX consisting of popular Italian and Spanish dishes:

arancina, chorizo, fritto misto and fabada for starters; baked

codfish or roast pork for main; and panna cotta for dessert.

Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon perfectly complimented the

dishes and put the members in good spirit.

Organized by the ICT Committee in

partnership with BPM Vision Philippines, a

productive and insightful round-table

discussion with the CFOs of top Philippine

companies was recently held at New World

Hotel.

Speakers Gaurav Ahuja, President/CEO of

BPM Vision and Will U’rin of Micro Focus

discuss how Project Portfolio Management

(PPM) delivers enterprise benefits to senior

leadership in the midst of digitization

investments.

A follow-up forum on strategic portfolio

management with end-user presentations and

testimonials is scheduled in October at Grand

Hyatt Hotel.

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Membership Committee

A Tasteful Tuesday: Dinner and Music at La Collina

FINEX members with the vocal trio “Baihana”

FINEX members who attended the 2nd Quarterly Socials

Information & Communications Technology Committee

Roundtable Discussion with the CFOs

From left are FINEX Directors Bobbit Panlilio and Stephanie Zulueta, Alex Hernandez and Justin

Rebano of Shell, Coco Pablo of Micro Focus, Ted Polinga of Puregold, FINEX Past President

Bobby Borromeo, Mikaela Tranquili of BPM, Will U’rin of Micro Focus and Gaurav Ahuja of

BPM. Standing are ICT Chair Rey Lugtu and Liaison Director Jeng Pascual.