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2 President’s Corner 3 Performer’s Profile 5 General Membership
Meeting
9-10 Committee News
Featured Articles
4 ING-FINEX CFO of the Year
6-7 IAFEI World Conference
8 Vietnam CFA Forum 2019
11 And All That Jazz
2019 Christmas & Thanksgiving Party
Gab Pangilinan
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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. 11 December
2019
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President’s Corner
1. On 12 November 2019, our Arts Committee held its “Arts
Year-End Party” at the Top of the
Alpha, 34/F Alphaland Corporate Tower,
Makati City.
2. On 13 November 2019, the FINEX Board of Directors held its
meeting for November
2019.
3. From 14-15 November 2019, the last leg of the 2019 Finance
Educators Training Program of
the FINEX Foundation, in partnership with the
CIBI Foundation, was held at the St. Paul
University Philippines in Tuguegarao City,
Cagayan.
4. On 20 November 2019, the 13th ING-FINEX CFO of the Year
Awards were presented from
12noon-2:00pm during the FINEX GMM for
November 2019 scheduled on the same day at
the New World Makati Hotel.
5. On 21 November 2019, the 2020 FINEX Board of Directors held
its second organizational
meeting.
6. On 22 November 2019, the 21st ICFC Final Round was held from
8:00am-5:00pm at the
BSP Auditorium at the BSP Complex in
Manila. The winners of this year’s ICFC were
the University of the Philippines-Diliman
(Champion); the Ateneo de Manila University
(1st Runner Up); and the De La Salle University
(2nd Runner Up).
7. On 25 November 2019, the FINEX Academy signed a Memorandum of
Agreement with the
Bureau of Treasury pursuant to which the
FINEX Academy agreed to serve as the lead
private sector counterparty of the Bureau of
Treasury for the promotion and educational
campaign, and other public relations activities,
relating to the Premyo Bonds, which the
Bureau of Treasury would be issuing.
8. On 27 November 2019, the 2020 FINEX Foundation Board held its
organizational
meeting.
9. On 2 December 2019, the FINEX Academy held its Board Meeting
for December 2019.
10. Also on 2 December 2019, the FINEX Christmas Party was held
from 6:00pm
onwards at the Manila Polo Club in Makati
City.
11. The other FINEX Committees held their regular meetings
during the period in review.
Good afternoon, fellow FINEX members.
The following were the significant FINEX activities and
events:
8. On 27 November 2019, the 2020 FINEX Foundation Board held its
organizational
meeting.
9. On 2 December 2019, the FINEX Academy held its Board Meeting
for December 2019.
10. Also on 2 December 2019, the FINEX Christmas Party was held
from 6:00pm
onwards at the Manila Polo Club in Makati
City.
11. The other FINEX Committees held their regular meetings
during the period in review.
The forthcoming events of FINEX are the following:
1. On 4 December 2019, the FINEX Foundation will hold its
meeting for December 2019.
2. On 6 December 2019, the FINEX CFO of the Year Committee and
the FINEX National
Affairs Committee will hold their wrap-up
meetings for the year.
2019 has been a very busy, exciting, yet enjoyable
year for me, as I spent much of my time helping guide and
steer FINEX through all of its plans, activities, and
programs.
I wish all FINEX members, as well as all staff
members of the FINEX Secretariat, all the best during the
Christmas Season and the coming New Year.
Mabuhay ang FINEX!
Atty. Eusebio V. Tan
2019 FINEX President
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The Bloomfields is a Filipino band heavily influenced by 1960s
music and is currently composed of Rocky Collado on drums, Lakan
Hila on keyboards, Louie
Poco on bass guitar and Dino Pascual on rhythm, keyboards and
harmonica. They
first gained prominence in their alma mater La Salle Greenhills
and went
mainstream in 2005. The band is famous for their hit songs Wala
Nang Iba and their
rendition of Ale and Babaero. The band is also known for all of
its members doing
vocals.
The band had released three albums: The Bloomfields (2007), Hit
The Ground
Running (2011) and Pasko Natin ‘To (2014).
Gab Pangilinan
Gabriela Noelle S. Pangilinan is a finance broker-turned-theatre
actress and actress,
who recently played the lead in the critically-acclaimed
Eraserheads musical, Ang
Huling El Bimbo in Resorts World Manila. She also starred in hit
musicals Rak of
Aegis and Mula sa Buwan, as well as Atlantis Theatrical’s Side
Show, in which her
performance garnered citations in BroadwayWorld and Inquirer’s
Bravo! Bets of
Theatre 2018 list.
A joint membership meeting among Makati Business Club,
Employers
Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP), Financial Executives
Institute of the
Philippines (FINEX), Judicial Reform Initiative (JRI) and
Management
Association of the Philippines (MAP), was recently held at New
World Hotel
Makati to pay tribute to retiring Senior Associate Justice
Antonio Carpio through
a testimonial lunch.
Joint Membership Meeting:
A testimonial lunch for Senior Associate Justice Antonio
Carpio
Left photo shows heads of participating organizations and all
attendees giving Senior Associate Justice Carpio a standing ovation
for his work in the Supreme Court and his advocacies. Top photo
showing SAJ Carpio giving his speech where he promised to continue
the advocacies he started specially on the West Philippine
Seas.
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2019 ING-FINEX CFO of the Year Award
Augusto D. Bengzon of Ayala Land Inc. (ALI) was named 2019
ING-FINEX
CFO of the Year in a ceremony held on November 20, 2019 at New
World Hotel,
Makati City.
“Every year, there a lot of challenges, as well as opportunities
and risks that the
CFO faces. It is all about being prepared for both upside and
downside. I think
that is the main challenge that the CFOs today face,” Bengzon
said.
For the past 13 years, the longest-running CFO search has been
jointly sponsored
by the Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines (FINEX)
and Dutch
financial giant ING Bank N.V. It shines a spotlight on the CFO’s
role as co-
pilots” of their chief executive officers in driving and
executing their company’s
overall strategy needs.
2019 CFO awardee Augusto Bengzon with his family Augusto Bengzon
with the FINEX and FINEX Foundation Directors and Trustees
Augusto Bengzon
with FINEX CFO
Awards Committee
and his boss, ALI
President, Bernard Dy
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Keynote speaker Dr. Roberto F. De Ocampo, OBE handing over the
trophy to the
2019 CFO of the Year awardee, Augusto D. Bengzon. Also in the
picture are (from
left) Paul San Pedro, Atty. Eusebio Tan, Ramon Monzon, Bernard
Dy, Hans Sicat
and Jose Jerome Pascual III
Augusto D. Bengzon was named 2019 ING-FINEX CFO of the Year
Hans Sicat, ING Bank NV Manila Branch Country Manager;
Augusto
Bengzon, 2019 ING FINEX CFO of the Year, Jose Jerome Pascual
III,
Pilipinas Shell CFO; and Paul San Pedro, Sterling Bank of
Asia
President
Augusto D. Bengzon – Chief Finance Officer, Chief
Compliance Officer and Treasurer, Ayala Land Inc. (ALI)
2019 CFO awardee Augusto Bengzon with previous winners (from
left)
Ferdinand Constantino, Danny Yu, Jose Teodoro Limcaoco,
Delfin
Gonzalez Jr., Sherisa Nuesa and Jose Jerome Pascual III
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11th General Monthly Meeting
Induction of new FINEX members
FINEX and SM Prime Holdings seals partnership
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FINEX President Atty. Eusebio Tan and keynote speaker Dr.
Roberto F. De Ocampo, OBE 2019 CFO awardee Augusto Bengzon with his
ALI team
FINEX and SM Prime Holdings seals partnership for the 2nd
JFINEX Conference on January 27, 2020 in SMX Convention
Center Davao at SM Lanang Premier Mall, Lanang, Davao City
in
a ceremony held during the FINEX 11th General Membership
Meeting.
SM Prime CFO Mr. John Nai Peng C. Ong and FINEX President
Atty. Eusebio V. Tan represented their respective organizations
on
the signing ceremony. JFINEX Director Benito Soliven III and
JFINEX Co-Chairs Lofreda del Carmen and Edith Dychiao
witnessed the momentous event.
FINEX welcomes its new members (counter clockwise):
John David Forbes – Senior Adviser, American Chamber of
Commerce of the Philippines; Efren C. Caringal Jr. – CFO,
Allianz
PNB Life Insurance; Carlo Enrico B. Lazatin – President &
CEO,
DES Financing Corp; Karen Liza M. Roa – President, First
Metro
Asset Management; Kerwin Max S. Tan – CFO, Robinsons Land Corp;
Miguel Fernandez – Finance AVP, AC Energy; Ma. Socorro
Johanna B. Lerer – CCO, Credit Suisse Securities Phils; Marie Jo
P.
Bautista – SVP/Comptroller, AC Energy; Princess Marie Tayag
–
AVP Comptroller for Intl Business, AC Energy Intl; Josefino
M.
Paloma – SVP/GM, Accent Micro Technologies; Pamela Louise Q.
Victoriano – Vice President, Unicapital Securities; Rizza B.
Latorre
– VP/Group Comptroller, Metro Pacific Tollways Corp; and
Eric
Darryl Lim – VP/Treasurer, Autokid Subic Corp
Ronnie Alcantara, Quiel Lampa, Paul San Pedro and Bing Matoto
Atty. Eusebio Tan, Sherisa Nuesa, Jose Jerome Pascual III, Dr.
Roberto De
Ocampo, Paul San Pedro and Judith Lopez
Edith Dychiao, Benito Soliven III, John Nai Peng Ong, Atty.
Eusebio
Tan and Lofreda del Carmen
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49th IAFEI World Congress
Last October 24 – 26, 2019, the Associazione Nazionale
Direttori Amministrativi e Finanziari (ANDAF) hosted the
49th World Congress, in conjunction with their 42nd ANDAF
National Congress in Matera, Italy. There were more than 400
delegates with 80 attendees coming from IAFEI member-
institutes. FINEX President Eusebio Tan, IAFEI Chairman
and 2008 FINEX President Eduardo Francisco, IAFEI
Advisory Council Chairman and 2003 FINEX President
Conchita Manabat, FINEX member Felix Sy and FINEX
Executive Director and IAFEI Head of Secretariat Michael
Vinluan attended the conference.
This year, FINEX invited speakers who discussed “Integrated
Reporting in Today’s Changing Environment” and “Strategic
Investing for the Future”. The first topic described how
companies need to provide complete transparency in the way
they are operating their businesses. Aside from the
financial
numbers that are being achieved, companies need to describe
in detail how they intend to sustain growth well into the
future
The topic on Strategic Investing was presented by Minette
Navarete of Kickstart Ventures, who described why it is
important for Ayala to look at new opportunities in the
market
in order to survive. She also shared how they evaluate and
filter the various opportunities that are presented to them.
This year’s summit also covered the evolving role of the
CFO.
This was presented by an Ernst and Young (EY) partner from
China, who based his report on numerous studies and surveys
that were conducted by EY. According to these studies, the
CFO plays a crucial role in strengthening the structure of
the
company. In what was traditionally a role centred on
controllership, compliance and treasury, this has now
expanded to include strategy and visioning. The focus of
today’s CFO has shifted to the triple bottom line of profit,
planet and people which are the necessary components for
sustainable growth. CFOs are leading the charge to adapt
processes, pricing strategies, technologies and capital
expenditures to support evolving revenue drivers. The CFO is
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49th IAFEI World Congress in Matera, Italy
IAFEI Chairman and 2008 FINEX President Eduardo Francisco
delivering his opening remarks together with (from L-R) ANDAF
President Area Puglia and Basilicata Vincenzo Silvano and ANDAF
Chairman Roberto Mannozzi.
From L-R: IAFEI Chairman and 2008 FINEX President Eduardo
Francisco, China Association of CFO President Liu Hongwei, IAFEI
Treasurer Carlo Locatelli, IAFEI Area President for Europe and
Middle East Anastasios Rodopoulos, FINEX President Eusebio Tan,
IAFEI Advisory Council Member and Past Chairman Gabriele Fontanesi,
IAFEI Area President for Africa Nicolaas van Wyk, IAFEI Advisory
Council Member and Past Chairman Helmut Schnabel, IAFEI Advisory
Council Member and Past Chairman Roberto Rovera, IAFEI Advisory
Council Chairman and Past Chairman Conchita Manabat and IAFEI Vice
Chairman Juan Alfredo Ortega. This photo was taken after the IAFEI
Board Meeting on October 24, 2019 at MH Matera Hotel, Matera,
Italy.
IAFEI Chairman and 2008 FINEX President Eduardo Francisco being
interviewed by the Top Legal magazine in Italy.
IAFEI Advisory Council Chairman and 2003 FINEX President
Conchita Manabat as the moderator during the session on Social
Reporting: The Developments of the Reporting Process from Financial
impact to the Integrated Reporting Framework. Changes in the job of
the CFOs. Together with Dr. Manabat are (from L-R) Marco Nicoli,
Special Advisor to the Director, Development Center, OECD, Fernando
Lopez Macari, IAFEI Area President for Americas, Linda de Beer,
Member, Investor Advisory Group, PCAOB In the USA, Piergiorgio
Valente, Chairman, CFE Tax Advisers Europe and Chairman, IAFEI
Technical Committee and Massimo Getto, CFO, Tecdis, S.p.A.
ANDAF Chairman Roberto Mannozzi awarding a token of
appreciation to IAFEI Chairman Eduardo Francisco.
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49th IAFEI World Congress
Last November 22, 2019, FINEX Academy a Memorandum
of Agreement (MOA) with Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) to professionalize capital market
practices. The first undertaking under this collaboration is
to
undertake the development and enhancement of the first three
(3) modules of the SEC Certification Examination, Phase 1.
On November 25, 2019, it also signed a MOA with the Bureau
of Treasury (BTr) as the lead private sector partner to
disseminate information and promote investor’s education on
the retail treasury bonds that the BTr will issue. The said
treasury bonds, the Premyo Bond, issued by the BTr and
launched on the same day. The Premyo Bonds are in
denomination of P500 making it affordable for everybody to
invest in.
The partnership will undertake the development and
the retail treasury bonds, the Premyo Bond, issued by the
BTr
and launched on the same day. The Premyo Bonds are in
denomination of P500 making it affordable for everybody to
invest in.
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From L-R:Maura Criselda Francisco and Eduardo Francisco,
Nicolaas van Wyk, Dr. Conchita Manabat, Atty. Eusebio Tan, Fernando
Lopez Macari and wife, Gabriele Fontanesi and wife and Roberto
Rovera and wife.
FINEX Executive Director and IAFEI Head of Secretariat Michael
Vinluan, FINEX President Eusebio Tan, IAFEI Area President for
Europe and Middle East Anastasios Rodopoulos, IAFEI Advisory
Council Member Gabriele Fontanesi and Georges Couvois, Professor,
Skema Business School.
FINEX delegates with other IAFEI officers during the gala
night.
FINEX Academy signs MOA with SEC and BTr
SEC Chairperson Atty. Emilio Aquino and FINEX Academy
Chairperson & President Atty. Benedicta Du-Baladad with their
respective officers and Board during the signing ceremony
Atty. Benedicta Du-Baladad and Treasurer of the Philippines,
Rosalia V. de Leon with representatives from Land Bank and DBP who
witnessed the signing ceremony
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IAFEI: Vietnam CFO Forum 2019
Organized by CFO Vietnam (VCFO) with the support of the
International Association of Financial Executives Institute
(IAFEI) and the Association of Certified Accountants
(ACCA) UK and Japan Association for CFOs (JACFO), the
Annual Vietnam CFO Forum is the premier platform for the
exchange of innovative ideas, intelligence and partnership
opportunities. Adopting the theme of “TRADE WAR: More
Proactive, Less Reactive”, Vietnam CFO Forum 2019
welcomed more than 300 distinguished business leaders,
CFOs, Finance Directors and other Finance Executives to
share exclusive insights and opinions and to take advantage
of
unparalleled networking opportunities. Held on the 12th
November 2019 at Lotte Legend Saigon Hotel, Ho Chi Minh
City, Vietnam, the Vietnam CFO Forum 2019 is now in its
11th year.
IAFEI Chairman Mr. Eduardo Francisco and IAFEI Chairman
Advisory Council Dr. Conchita Manabat were invited guest
speakers for the event.
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Vietnam CFO Forum 2019: Creating sustainable and empowering
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Guests and participants on the Vietnam CFO Forum 2019
IAFEI Chairman Eduardo Francisco
during the panel discussion
Dr. Conchita Manabat and other panelists receives their token of
appreciation
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The FINEX Cebu had successfully held the 1st FINEX Cebu
Summit and 4th General Membership Meeting on November
20, 2019 at City Sports Club, Cebu City with the theme
“Innovating Business for a Better Tomorrow”. The one-day
event featured esteemed resource speakers who discussed
different topics such as Philippine Economy 2020 and Beyond,
Central Visayas 2020, Industry Revolution 4.0, Real Estate
Investment, Securitization and Future of Finance.
FINEX Affiliates Committee provided two speakers for the
event. Its very own Committee Chairman and Powersource
Corporation/Home Funding (SPC) Inc.EVP and COO Carlos
Rheal Cervantes talked on securitization while new FINEX
member and BDO Capital & Investment Corporation Co-Head
of Corporate Finance Jose Eduardo Quimpo II discussed real
estate investment trust (REITs) and other capital raising
alternatives.
Affiliates Committee
In partnership with the Tax and Legal Committee, the
FINEX Affiliates Committee had successfully organized the
Digital Taxation and Customs Update seminar for its
affiliate, FINEX Subic-Olongapo on October 23, 2019 at
Subic Fortune (Hongkong) Seafood Restaurant in Subic Bay
Freeport Zone, Olongapo.
Atty. Karen Andrea Torres, ACCRALAW Senior Associate
talked about taxation of transactions in the digital
economy.
While SGV Partner Lee Celso Vivas discussed digital tax
administration and Atty. Arlyn Sy, Tax Principal also of
SGV, gave updates on Bureau of Customs, its post clearance
audit and prior disclosure program.
Participants are from Subic Freeport area,
Olongapo and as far as Clark, Pampanga.
The Affiliates Committee has been organizing
seminars for the FINEX chapters and is on its
second year for the FINEX Subic-Olongapo
with the Digital Taxation and Customs Update
seminar. Last year was the equally
successfully TRAIN Law seminar.
Top photos from left are Atty. Karen Andrea Torres, Lee Celso
Vivas and Atty. Arlyn Sy. Left photo shows all the participants
with the speakers and FINEX Subic-Olongapo officers.
Group Development Corporation CFO & Treasurer Carlos
Rheal Cervantes talked on securitization while new FINEX
member and BDO Capital & Investment Corporation First
Vice President Jose Eduardo Quimpo II discussed real estate
investment trust (REITs) and other capital raising
alternatives.
FINEX ICT Committee Chairman Reynaldo Lugtu Jr. was
also the speaker for Industry Revolution 4.0.
FINEX Cebu is headed by its President John Thomas Anthony
Nanquil, Corporate Relationship Management Business Head
of PLDT Enterprise.
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1st FINEX Cebu Summit successfully held
FINEX ICT Committee Chairman Rey Lugtu during his talk on
Industry Revolution 4.0 at the 1st FINEX Cebu Summit and 4th GMM
for 2019
For 2019
Digital Taxation and Customs Update seminar in Subic
Carlos Rheal Cervantes (top photo) and Jose Eduardo Quimpo II
(left photo) receiving their token of appreciation from FINEX Cebu
Officers
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Committee News
Hosted by Money Market Association of the Philippines
(MART), the 21st Interfinancial Associations’ Golf
Fellowship
was held on October 19, 2019 at Tagaytay Highlands.
Players from ACI Philippines, MART and FINEX enjoyed
playing with the picturesque Tagaytay in the background.
FINEX emerged as the Group Champion with the contributions
of Quiel Lampa, Enrico Leyeza, Philip Recto, Mrey Morales
and Jimmy Panganiban.
The Women in Finance (WIF) Committee had turned over check
donations to
their two chosen benefactors – Connected Women (CW) and PagHILOM
in
separate occasions.
Check turn over to CW, represented by Ms. Ruth Yu-Owen was held
last
October 31 at FINEX Office. Two CW scholars witnessed the
event.
Rev. Fr. Flavie Villanueva, SVD, pagHILOM Coordinator welcomed
the WIF
members who visited PagHILOM center in Manila last November 9 to
give
donation. They also listen to the stories of the orphans and
spouses of the EJK
victims.
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21st Interfinancial Associations’ Golf Fellowship
George Chua and David dela Cruz with sponsors
The FINEX Champion Team: George Chua, Ador Abrogena, Joel
Ortillo, Ding Bantayan, Mrey Morales, Jerry Coloma, Enrico Leyeza,
Quiel Lampa, Arthur Chung, Jimmy Panganiban, Paul San Pedro, Philip
Recto and David dela Cruz
WIF donates to Connected Women and pagHILOM
Top photo shows WIF Chair Terrie Magleo and WIF members Isay
Arcilla, Larrie Concepcion and Marivic Espano handing over the
check to Fr. Flavie Villanueva of pagHILOM while below photo are
the orphans of EJK victims with WIF members
Quiel Lampa, Enrico Leyeza and Jerry Coloma with ACI/ MART
player
ACI/MART players
The two Connected Women scholars with Stephanie Zulueta, Terrie
Magleo and Ruth Owen
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Arts Committee
By: Maret Bautista
Member, Arts Committee
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… And All That Jazz
In the second canto of FINEX Research
and Development Foundation, Inc.’s The
Sound of the Market Series, the FINEX
Arts Committee staged another
successful affair last November 12th at
the Top of the Alpha, Alphaland
Corporate Tower, Makati.
Dubbed “All That Jazz”, the mini-concert
was bannered by a trio of ladies called
Baihana – Cebuano term for woman.
Baihana is composed of talented and
multi-faceted singers who first met in the
UP College of Music (UPCM). Anna
Achacoso-Graham, the group’s Soprano
2 and special events planner is a UPCM
graduate with a diploma in Creative and
Performing Musical Arts in Asian music.
Anna’s musical roots can be traced to her
lola - Armida Siguion Reyna of Aawitan
Kita fame. Mel Torre is Baihana’s Alto
and gig coordinator. Aside from jazz,
Mel is also an accomplished blues singer
as a substitute vocalist of the Blue Rats –
the country’s longest-running blues band.
Just to polish up her resume, this cum
laude graduate of Molecular Biology and
Biotechnology from UP is also a licensed
yoga teacher, a barre3 instructor and a
certified instructor for the Lagree
Method. Rounding up the group is
Soprano 1 Krina Cayabyab – a royal blue
blood in the local music world. A summa
cum laude graduate from UPCM with a
degree of Bachelor in Music major in
Choral Conducting, Krina is the daughter
of National Artist for Music Ryan
Cayabyab and Emmy Punsalan, herself a
noted soprano and theater artist. With her
pedigree and training, Krina naturally
handles most of the vocal and musical
arrangements of the group. The Baihana
troika is bonded by their interest in swing
jazz music and vocal harmonies that were
quite popular in the 50s and 60s. Their
highly entertaining repertoire consisted
of refreshing jazzed-up takes on hit songs
by the Chordettes, Supremes, Beatles,
Michael Jackson and even some Original
Pilipino Music.
Adding spice to the evening was the
sultry Nicole Tejedor, the Saxophone
Diva of Manila and also a UPCM
alumna. Nicole rendered a soulful
Finally, accomplished singer, theater actor and Philippine
Idol runner-up Gian Magdangal took the stage and delighted
the crowd with a lively medley of songs from the musicals La
la Land and The Greatest Showman.
Amidst the chaos of city traffic and the rush to meet
year-end
targets, the Top of the Alpha was a virtual oasis for Finex
members and guests who all enjoyed the performances of a
genuinely gifted set of musicians as they savored their
drinks
and dined on the scrumptious dinner spread.
The sold-out event was also graced by the Japanese
Ambassador to the Philippines H. E. Koji Haneda and his
charming wife Madame Ihoko Haneda as well as Consul (of
Japan) Masayuki & Mrs. Udagawa.
Unlike most of today’s concerts, the well-curated line-up of
artists and songs proves that singers do not just have to
reach
the highest notes to display true talent and come up with a
totally entertaining show. Bravo!
We are already looking forward to the 3rd part of the Sound
of
the Market Series by the FINEX Arts Committee.
theater artist. With her pedigree and training, Krina
naturally
handles most of the vocal and musical arrangements of the
group. The Baihana troika is bonded by their interest in
swing
jazz music and vocal harmonies that were quite popular in
the
50s and 60s. Their highly entertaining repertoire consisted
of
refreshing jazzed-up takes on hit songs by the Chordettes,
Supremes, Beatles, Michael Jackson and even some Original
Pilipino Music.
Adding spice to the evening was the sultry Nicole Tejedor,
the
Saxophone Diva of Manila and also a UPCM alumna. Nicole
rendered a soulful medley of classic pieces by Ryan Cayabyab
and APO OPMs.
FINEX Arts Committee staged another successful affair last
November 12th at the Top of the Alpha, Alphaland Corporate
Tower, Makati.
Dubbed “All That Jazz”, the mini-concert was bannered by a
trio of ladies called Baihana – Cebuano term for woman.
Baihana is composed of talented and multi-faceted singers
who
first met in the UP College of Music (UPCM). Anna Achacoso-
Graham, the group’s Soprano 2 and special events planner is
a
UPCM graduate with a diploma in Creative and Performing
Musical Arts in Asian music. Anna’s musical roots can be
traced to her lola - Armida Siguion Reyna of Aawitan Kita
fame. Mel Torre is Baihana’s Alto and gig coordinator. Aside
from jazz, Mel is also an accomplished blues singer as a
substitute vocalist of the Blue Rats – the country’s
longest-
running blues band. Just to polish up her resume, this cum
laude
graduate of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology from UP is
also a licensed yoga teacher, a barre3 instructor and a
certified
instructor for the Lagree Method. Rounding up the group is
Soprano 1 Krina Cayabyab – a royal blue blood in the local
music world. A summa cum laude graduate from UPCM with
a degree of Bachelor in Music major in Choral Conducting,
Krina is the daughter of National Artist for Music Ryan
Cayabyab and Emmy Punsalan, herself a noted soprano and
theater artist. With her pedigree and training, Krina
naturally
handles most of the vocal and musical arrangements of the
group. The Baihana troika is bonded by their interest in
swing
jazz music and vocal harmonies that were quite popular in
the
50s and 60s. Their highly entertaining repertoire consisted
of
refreshing jazzed-up takes on hit songs by the Chordettes,
Supremes, Beatles, Michael Jackson and even some Original
Pilipino Music.
Adding spice to the evening was the sultry Nicole Tejedor,
the
Saxophone Diva of Manila and also a UPCM alumna. Nicole
rendered a soulful medley of classic pieces by Ryan Cayabyab
and APO OPMs.
Finally, accomplished singer, theater actor and Philippine
Idol
runner-up Gian Magdangal took the stage and delighted the
crowd with a lively medley of songs from the musicals La la
Land and The Greatest Showman.
Amidst the chaos of city traffic and the rush to meet
year-end
targets, the Top of the Alpha was a virtual oasis for Finex
members and guests who all enjoyed the performances of a
genuinely gifted set of musicians as they savored their
drinks
and dined on the scrumptious dinner spread.
From left are Japanese Consul Udagawa, Arts Committee Chairman
Domeng Go, Gian Magdangal, Mrs. Udagawa, Japanese Amb. Koji Haneda,
Mrs. Ihoko Haneda, Baihana, Arts Liaison Trustee Mon Opulencia,
FINEX Foundation Chair Marivic Españo, Jenny Yap and Nicole
Tejedor
The sold-out event was also graced by the Japanese
Ambassador to the Philippines H. E. Koji Haneda and his
charming wife Madame Ihoko Haneda as well as Consul (of
Japan) Masayuki & Mrs. Udagawa.
Unlike most of today’s concerts, the well-curated line-up of
artists and songs proves that singers do not just have to
reach
the highest notes to display true talent and come up with a
totally entertaining show. Bravo!
We are already looking forward to the 3rd part of the Sound
of
the Market Series by the FINEX Arts Committee.
Baihana singers with Gian Magdangal and Sax
Diva Nicole Tejedor
Atty Butch San Juan, spouse of Finex member Lia San Juan,
accepts the challenge for audience participation
Japanese Ambassador & Mrs. Haneda gamely pose for a group
photo with performers and FINEX members and friends
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page 1 Cover Page.pdfpage 2 Pres Message.pdfpage 3 Performer's
Profile.pdfpage 4-5 GMM & CFO.pdfpage 6 IAFEI.pdfpage 7
IAFEI.pdfpage 8 IAFEI.pdfpage 9 Affiliates.pdfpage 10 Golf &
WIF.pdfpage 11 Jazz Concert.pdfpage 12 C-Lium Fibre ad.pdf
