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ALINA CORILLO-SISON

CPA CIA CRB RFA
Co-Managing Partner , SCP & CO.

Ms. Sison established SCP together with Mr. Neil Sison in 2001. She has over 23 years of extensive experience in operations, organizational leadership, finance, accounting, controllership, taxation, internal and external audit, human resources management, and general business administration. She established the Firmâ€™s services in internal audit outsourcing, finance and accounting outsourcing, tax, and business registrations.

Prior to setting-up SCP, she worked for 5 years in the Audit and Assurance Division of one of the Big 4 accounting firm in the country. She also worked as Accounting and Audit Manager of the top Convenience Store in the country and in a German multinational company as Finance and Administration Manager.

Together with Mr. Sison she also established, owned and manages other businesses engaged in Information Technology, Management and Consulting Services, Sales and Marketing, Food and Construction. Likewise, she holds positions as Director and President/CEO in other companies.

She is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), internationally (US-based) Certified as Internal Auditor, Certified Real Estate Broker, Registered Financial Advisor, and a Microsoft Certified Professional. She is a graduate of the University of the Philippines

NEIL U. SISON

CPA, CIA, CFE, CISA, CRB, CREA, CTRP, CDM, RFA, MCP
Co-Managing Partner , SCP & CO

Mr. Sison, the Professional-in-Pajamas, established SCP together with Alina Corillo-Sison in year 2001. He has over 23 years of expertise in the fields of organizational leadership, taxation, information technology audit, systems development and implementation, internal and external audit, business risk management, financial and business fraud audit, business process outsourcing, business set-up and registration; IT and software development, and business strategies. Prior to setting-up SCP, he worked for more than 9 years in the Audit, Assurance and Consulting Divisions of 2 of the Big 4 accounting firms in the country.

He has also established, owned and manages other businesses engaged in Information Technology, Management and Consulting Services, Sales and Marketing, Food and Construction. Likewise, he holds positions as Director and President/CEO in other companies.

He is a graduate of the University of the Philippines, and a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Certified Information System Auditor (CISA), Certified Real Estate Broker (CREB), Certified Real Estate Appraiser (CREA), Registered Financial Advisor (CFA), Certified Digital Marketer (CDM), and Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) for various IT courses. He has a total of 15 certifications.

ATTY. DANTE GIERRAN

CPA
Director , National Bureau of Investigation

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LEMUEL TIU

CPA, CMA, CFC, CrFA, CICA
Director – Investment Group , Hillsborough Distribution Group Corp.

Mr. Lemuel Tiu is currently a Director-Investment Group at Hillsborough Distribution Group Corp.With proven abilities in organizing management workflow and using a proactive approach to problem solving. Work with employees at all levels as the liaison for human resource and finance affairs. Demonstrate commitment to leadership through positive contributions in boosting employee morale, improving retention and productivity rates, and streamlining policies and procedures. Possesses strong communication, interpersonal, public relations, and leadership abilities.

Seasoned business leader acknowledged throughout career for capacity to cultivate strategic relationships and build trust, while simultaneously steering positive bottom-line results. A positive, innovative leader; open to fresh ideas and championing an environment of transparent communications that welcomes feedback and inspires teams to excel. Corporate versatility has been honed and refined consulting to a diversity of businessesâ€”from high-profile heavyweights to family-based enterprises across all major sectors. Commercially-astute, professionally-influential, and people-focused

Judd Balayan

CPA, CFOÂ
DDB Group Philippines

Mr. Judd Balayan has been with the Advertising and Communications industry for the past twenty years. At present, he is the Group Chief Financial Officer of DDB Group Philippines, a full-service communications group composed of award-winning advertising, digital, media, activations, and public relations agencies. He heads the financial operations, legal, IT, HR and Admin functions of these companies that include DDB Philippines, DDB Manila, Tribal DDB, Ripple 8, Touch Media Group, Agile Intelligence, Field Outsource Asia, Caishen, Strawberry Jam and Beyond Advertising.

Judd is a cum laude graduate of BSBA Accounting at the University of the East Manila. He is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a Master in Business Administration Degree from De La Salle University Manila.

Judd started his career as financial and information systems auditor at Punongbayan & Araullo and became a part-time professor and lecturer at various organizations and universities.

Judd is a member of the Financial Executives of the Philippines. He is also a co-mentor at Bo Sanchez’ Truly Rich – Platinum Wealth Circle Club. Moreover, he is active in various ministry works one of which is being the Coordinator of the Light of Jesus Feast Video International.

Judd is also an investor and an entrepreneur. Among others, he co-founded Moward Business Consultancy, Inc. with his wife, Paz Jimenez-Balayan. He is also a corporate speaker and an advocate

MA. PAZ JIMENEZ-Balayan

CPAÂ
founder and President Moward Business Consultancy

Maria Paz Jimenez-Balayan is a Certified Public Accountant. She finished BS Accountancy and graduated Cum Laude in Saint Scholastica’s College. She also completed her Master of Business Administration graduating With Distinction at De La Salle University, Taft. During her masteral studies, she further took additional units in Marketing Management, Operations Research, Human Resource and Organizational Management to widen her business perspective. She also finished Entrepreneurial Leadership Management Program (ran by AIM for ABS-CBN Management Team), Certificate Course in Lean Six Sigma, Certificate Course in Project Management and SAP and Enterprise Project Management.

She is the Founder and President of Moward Consultancy. MOWARD stands for MOving forWARD with a vision of being a catalyst to empower enterprises to bring growth and significance to their businesses, stakeholders and communities they serve. Its mission is to help enable companies optimize and exploit opportunities by unleashing their growth potentials exponentially.

She is also a member of the Board of Directors and Trustees to a number of organizations. Prior to this, Paz was the Vice President and Head of Operations Research Division at “ABS-CBN Corporation. For the last 18 years, she assumed varied corporate leadership roles in ABS-CBN starting as Head of Systems and Methods, Head of Systems Methods and Operations Management, Head of Financial Controllership and Quality Assurance for Shared Services and Finance Officer of several business units, among others. During those years Paz spearheaded several enterprise wide projects that focus on business process integration, business process reengineering, systems and process optimization, organization and change management that brought about significant efficiencies in the group of companies. Paz recently retired from ABS-CBN in June 30, 2017 and is now engaged in running several businesses and pursuing personal passions in music, parenting, coaching and ministries.

VERGEL C. GLORIOSO

CPA,CIA, Partner
Audit & Assurance, SCP & CO.Â

Mr. Glorioso has over 24 years of experience in the internal and external audit profession, both locally and abroad. Prior to joining SCP as Partner in the Audit & Assurance Division, he spent a total of 13 years in two companies (Al Ghurair Investment and M.H. Alshaya Retail) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and acted in various capacities from Internal Auditor to Internal Audit Manager. During this period, he has travelled to different countries across the Middle East and provided audit and advisory services to various industries engaged in retail, construction, real estate, property development, food manufacturing and printing & publishing. In the Philippines, he spent 5 years with a bank as Supervising Examiner in the Internal Audit Division. He started his professional career at one of the Big 4 accounting firm in the country.

He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and internationally (USA) certified as Certified Internal Auditor (CIA). He obtained his Bachelorâ€™s degree in Business Administration, Major in Accounting from Manuel S. Enverga University Foundation where he finished Magna Cum Laude.

ESTELITA AGUIRRE

national Executive Director PICPAÂ

She Started her career in government in 1965 and retired in 2004 as Deputy Commissioner at age 60 moving to the academe. In 2011, she joined the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountant (PICPA) as its Executive Director, then went back to teaching in 2013. She is probably one of the very few Certified Public Accountants who experienced the practice of accountancy in the four sectors:

In Government as Deputy Commissioner of Internal Revenue and as a Member of the Board of Accountancy;
In Commerce and Industry, as an Entrepreneur, having organized the Pulilan Butterfly Haven, a tourist attraction in Bulacan
In the Academe as a Dean of the Institute of Accounts, Business and Finance for 2 years; and
In Public Practice as a Tax Consultant.

mARK JOSEPH FERNANDEZ

CPA, RFC, MDRT, AFA, AWP, AEP
President FinancePH

Mark is a full time financial advisor since 2010. He is currently the team leader of FinancePH Financial Advisors, a group of 30 financial advisors. He is one of the top financial advisors of Insular Life. He is a member of the Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT), an association of the top 5% of financial advisors all over the world. He has been awarded the following designations:

Registered Financial Consultant (RFC), Accredited Financial Analyst (AFA), Associate Wealth Planner (AWP) and Associate Estate Planner (AEP). Mark has been a frequent guest of TV shows such as On The Money, NET 25 and The Radio Veritas.

Awards: 2016, 2015, 2013, 2012 MDRT

Advisor Since: October 2009

ATTY. ARNOLD APDUA

CPA-LAWYER Quasha Ancheta PeÃ±a & Co.

Arnold Apdua has twelve (12) years of meaningful experience in tax practice, including seven (7) years as Revenue Officer of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and four (4) years as individual practitioner. Concurrently, he is a tax lawyer of Quasha Ancheta PeÃ±a Nolasco Law Office and senior consultant of Bizmaker Tax and Accounting Consultancy Services.

He began his professional career as an associate auditor of Sycip Gorres Velayo and Co. (SGV & Co.) in 2004. In May 2004, he entered the BIR as Revenue Officer where he performed tax audit and investigations including regular and special tax investigations. He was also assigned in several BIR Special Task Force such as drafting the BIR Industry Audit Manual and tax compliance audit of government agencies. He received several commendations from the BIR including consistent Top Revenue Collector in BIR Mandaluyong from 2009 to 2011. He has noted expertise in handling transactional taxes and estate tax planning.

He is a resource person and speaker for various Continuing Professional Development (CPD) tax seminars conducted by the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA), Asian Institute of Taxation (AIT) and CLA Consultancy and Training Center Inc. He was also invited in several conferences, including Philippine Business and Entrepreneurâ€™s (BPE) Expo and Chambers of Customs Brokers General Assembly. He also took a professorial post at the University of the East and Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila, where he taught accounting and taxation.

Currently, he is the Committee Chair for Comelec of PICPA Metro Manila Region (MMR) and PICPA Western Metro Manila Chapter (WMMC). He also served as PICPA WMMC Committee Chairman for Taxation and Co-Committee Chairman for Membership.

MICHAEL S. SAN DIEGO

CPA
director , National Bureau of Investigation

With almost 10 years of experience as a full-time CFO, out of the almost three decades (30 years) of relevant experience and progressive responsibilities in Accounting, Finance, Operations and Audit.

With more than 3 years significant experience as Corporate Treasurer. Experience includes Project Fund Sourcing, Treasury Restructuring, Bank Partnering, Vendor Management and Cash Flow Reengineering, among others.

With proven leadership and people skills. Team Player. Collaborative. Business Analytics (what is behind and beyond the Numbers). Tax Planning and Management. Bank Negotiation. Funds Sourcing. Project Financing

FRANKLIN BUFI

CPA
president and CEO

Mr. Bufi is the President and CEO of FSB Consultancy Incorporated, an accounting and consultancy firm based in Cavite. He has over 25 years of solid experience in internal and external auditing, accounting, finance, taxation, operations, and systems implementation, both locally and abroad. His exposure in various industries include manufacturing, distribution, banking, and telecommunications. Prior to establishing FSB, Bufi worked for seven (7) years in a telecommunications company in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a graduate of Philippine School of Business Administration (PSBA) with a degree of Bachelor of Science in Accountancy.

MICHAEL MACHICA

CPA
Managing Partner & Chairman

Dr. Michael A. Machica is the Founder & Managing Partner of the Machica Group which represents Dezan Shira & Associates in the Philippines as part of the Dezan Shira Asian Alliance. Machica Group is composed of Machica FIRM, Inc. and Machica Tan-Cruz & Co., CPAs.

The Philippine practice was formed in 2000 and provides national coverage across the Philippines with its offices in Makati, Manila, and Tacloban plus a representative office in Cebu. The experience and expertise of the Founder dates back to 1991 when he started his career as an audit associate at SGV & Co. (a member practice of Ernst & Young) â€“ the biggest professional service firm in Southeast Asia. Further, the Founderâ€™s business knowledge and leadership capabilities are honed with his exposures in Asia, Europe, U.S., the Pacific, and Australia.

As a full service firm, Machica Group is among the leading service providers for corporate establishment, foreign direct investment consulting, international tax planning and transfer pricing advisory, tax compliance and tax filings, audit and assurance, finance, accounting, bookkeeping, payroll and regulatory compliance, insurance, health care, and investment underwriting, and risk consulting. Together with affiliate law firms, Machica Group also renders legal advisory on corporate laws, investment laws, immigration laws, labor laws, tax laws, and applicable regulations.

Michael Machica is a Filipino registered accountant who earned his Accountancy (cum laude), M.B.A. (class valedictorian), and Ph.D. (with distinction) degrees in the Philippines. He also holds Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) and Certified Financial Services Auditor (CFSA) international certifications issued by the Institute of Internal Auditors, U.S.A. He has a substantial post-graduate education earned from premier institutions in Europe and Asia as follows:

International Taxation (cum laude), Munster University, Germany

International Tax Law, International Tax Center Leiden, Leiden University, The Netherlands
International Corporate Governance, Nyenrode Business University, The Netherlands
Professional Service Firm Leadership, University of Cambridge Judge Business School, U.K.
Risk Management, Indian School of Business (in association with Kellogg School of Mgt.), India
Global Entrepreneurship, Handong Global University & UNESCO UNITWIN, South Korea
Program for Quality Management, AOTS, Japan
Advanced Strategic Business Management, AF Consult & SIDA, Sweden

TORIBIO R. CAYANAN

CPA, MBA, DBA, REB
dean , CALAMBA DOCTORâ€™S COLLEGE

He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), with a Master Degree in Management and a graduate of Doctor in Business Administration (DBA) from Pamantasan Ng Lungsod Ng Maynila (PLM) with dissertation entitled â€œInternational Accounting Education Standards: Strategy for Higher Education Institutions and its Implications to Business Sectorsâ€. He is also a Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) registered Real Estate Broker.

He was conferred/awarded by the Royal Institution – Singapore as â€œFELLOW-ROYAL INSTITUTION OF ACCOUNTANTâ€ and â€œFELLOW-ROYAL INSTITUTION OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATIONâ€.

Presently, He is the Dean of the College of Accountancy, College of Business Management Education, and College of Customs Administration at the Calamba Doctorsâ€™ College- Calamba City in Laguna and currently part-time professor teaching taxation, accounting and accounting related subjects at the De La Salle University in Dasmarinas.

Previously connected with the Philippine National Bank (PNB) as Assistant Vice President assigned with the Internal Audit Department, Controllership Group, Compliance Office, and General Services Department.

AIZA P. CAMUA

CBPA, CTRP, MCP
partner, BPO & Accounting – SCP & CO

Ms. Camua has over 14 years of experience in all phases of accounting, payroll, taxation, business registration, internal audit, systems implementation, business process review, government reportorial compliances, corporate strategic planning, project management, and business analysis for clients in various industries such as real estate, construction, consultancy services, retail, call centers, manufacturing, and BPO among others.

She started her professional career with SCP as an audit and accounting specialist. Prior to heading the BPO, Accounting and Systems Services, she was instrumental in setting-up the Firmâ€™s practice for foreign and local outsourcing services and related tax matters, recruitment and training, payroll, systems implementation and business registration services.

She had led the implementation of accounting system for small to medium enterprise. She has an extensive involvement in the business development of the Firm and a frequent resource speaker of various accounting, payroll and tax related topics.

She also heads the Firmâ€™s foreign outsourcing services performing accounting for companies located in the US, Australia and South East Asian countries.

Her strong professional credentials were rooted from exemplary academic achievements, being a constant Academic Honor from primary school up to college. She had a degree in Bachelor of Science in Accountancy from Occidental Mindoro State College. She is a Certified Quickbooks Pro-Advisor Consultant, Microsoft Trainer and Microsoft Certified Professional and Certified Tax Return Preparer.

JOSEPHINE P. MAGNO

Cpa, CTRP
partner, Tax Services , SCP & CO.

Ms. Magno has over 28 years of comprehensive experience in Tax Compliance Review, Tax Audit, Tax Planning, Transfer Pricing Study in the Philippines, Registration of businesses with Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), Bureau of Customs (BOC), Board of Investments (BOI) and Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) and Registration and Implementation of Computerized Accounting System with the BIR. She worked for 5 years as Tax Auditor at one of the Big 4 accounting firms in the country and gained expertise in the field of retail, pharmaceutical and hotel industry.

She held positions as Senior Tax Auditor, Tax Manager and Tax Director for the past 21 years in the following companies: SM Investments Corporation (SMIC), Philippine Seven Corporation (7 Eleven Convenience Store), Philippine Batteries Inc. (Ramcar Group of Companies), Samsung Electronics Philippines Co., and Eton Properties Philippines, Inc.

She is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a Magna Cum Laude graduate of Ateneo de Davao University with a degree of Bachelor of Science in Commerce, Major in Accounting.