A private island paradise for members
Alphaland Corporation is unique in that we are very selective in the property development projects that we undertake. We focus only on high-end and top-of-the-line properties.
We do not intend to be, and will never be, all things to all people.
ALPHALAND—UNIQUE!
Our projects
A hub for leisure, wellness, and business in Makati’s Central Business District
An exclusive and tranquil escape in the North
OTHER projects
Tripadvisor 2022 Traveler’s Choice “Best of the Best” awardee–the only hotel in the Philippines to earn this recognition
A master-planned development of luxurious lodge-style and A-frame log homes
A 34-story, Grade AAA
office building in Makati’s Central Business District
A premier luxury condominium in Makati’s Central Business District
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OUR COMPANY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ERIC O. RECTO, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Recto, Filipino, 61 years old, was appointed Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer on February 16, 2023. He is also presently the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Atok-Big Wedge Co., Inc., and the Chairman of the Board and Diector of Philippine Bank of Communications. He is presently Chairman and President of Bedfordbury Development Corporation, Chairman of the Board of Pylon Holdings Corporation, Chairman of the Board of Eight-8-Ate Holdings; He is also a Vice Chairman and Lead Independent; Independent Director of Manila Water Company, Inc.; Independent Director of Sun life Philippines; Director of PXP Energy Corporation; Director of PH Resorts Group Holdings Inc.; President of Q-Tech Alliance Holdings, Inc.; He was recently appointed Senior Advisor of Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners in the US and Director of Miescor Infrastracture Development Corporation. Prior to his current roles, he was President of Petron Corporation, the largest oil refining and marketing company in the Philippines. He also previously served as Undersecretary of Finance of the Republic of the Philippines from 2002 to 2005. Mr. Recto has an undergraduate degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of the Philippines and has an MBA from Cornell University’s Johnson Graduate School of Management.
ANNA BETTINA ONGPIN, Vice Chairman and Director
Ms. Ongpin, Filipino, 61 years old was elected Director on March 19, 2014 and appointed as Vice Chairman on July 30, 2020. She has more than 30 years of communications, marketing, project management, and operations experience in the management consulting and media fields. She has a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from Wellesley College.
DENNIS O. VALDES, President and Director
Mr. Valdes, Filipino, 63 years old, was elected Director on December 27, 2024 and appointed President on February 28, 2025. He was the President of the Company from February 1, 2020 to August 30, 2022. He is currently a director of Atok-Big Wedge Co., Inc. He served as President of Philweb Corporation until January 31, 2020. His previous work experience includes 10 years with the Inquirer Group of Companies, as a Director of the newspaper, and he was also in charge of expanding their Internet printing and ink-making operations. Prior to that, he spent six years with the NutraSweet Company developing its business in Asia. He is a certified public accountant, graduated magna cum laude in Business Administration and Accountancy from the University of the Philippines and has an MBA degree from the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University.
MICHELLE ONGPIN-CALLAGHAN, Director
Ms. Ongpin, Filipino, 44 years old, was elected Director on February 16, 2023. She is currently the President of Tabacalera Incorporada and Director and Treasurer of Ugat ng Kalusugan, a reproductive health NGO based in Palawan. She was the President of CachCall Food Ventures, Inc. from June 2018 to September 2018. She has a postgraduate degree in International Studies from the Diplomatic Academy Vienna and M.A. Communication Sciences with Minors in Psychology and Philosophy from the University of Vienna.
RODOLFO MA. A. PONFERRADA, Director
Mr. Ponferrada, Filipino, 48 years old, was elected Director of the Corporation on September 1, 2022. He used to be the General Counsel of the RVO Group of Companies from 2006 to 2016. He also served the Alphaland corporations in various capacities from 2007 until 2016. He is currently the Managing Partner of Ponferrada San Juan & Fernandez Law Offices. Mr. Ponferrada is a member of the Philippine Bar.
LORENZO V. TAN, Director
Mr. Tan, Filipino, 64 years old, was elected Vice Chairman and Director on June 20, 2018. He is the incumbent President & CEO of Yuchengco-owned House of Investments, Inc. (PSE:HI) and currently the Chairman of EEI Corporation (PSE:EEI). He is a prominent banker who served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation from 2007 to 2016. Prior to that, he also served as President and CEO of Sun Life of Canada (Philippines), Inc., the Philippine National Bank, and the United Coconut Planters Bank. Mr. Tan is currently serving as Director of Smart Communications, Inc., Digitel Telecommunications, Sun Life Grepa Financial, Inc., iPeople, Inc. (PSE:IPO), Malayan Insurance Company, Inc., Manila Memorial Park Cemetery, Inc., PetroEnergy Corporation (PSE:PERC); Philippine Realty and Holding Corporation (Philrealty) and Hi-Eisai Pharmaceutical Inc.. He also serves as Director for Honda Cars Philippines and Isuzu Manila, Inc.; Director, President and CEO of RCBC Realty Corporation, San Lorenzo Ruiz Investment Holdings and Services, Inc., Tarlac Terra Ventures, Inc., and HI Cars, Inc. He also holds the Vice Chairmanship of the Pan Malayan Management and Investment Corporation (PMMIC), and TOYM Foundation; Member of the Board of Trustees of De La Salle Zobel. Other past experiences include: Managing Director of Primeiro Partners, Inc., Chairman of Asian Bankers Association (ABA); President of Bankers Association of the Philippines (BAP). Mr. Tan is a Certified Public Accountant in Pennsylvania, USA and in the Philippines, graduated from De La Salle University, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and Commerce and holds a Master of Management degree from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management in Evanston, Northwestern University.
DENNIS A. UY, Director
Mr. Uy, Filipino, 51 years old, was elected Director on June 20, 2018. He is also the Vice-Chairman of Atok-Big Wedge. Co., Inc. Mr. Uy is also the Founder, Chairman and CEO of UDENNA Corporation and Chairman of DITO Telecommunity Corporation and Dito CME Holdings Corp.; Chairman of Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, Inc. (PNX), Phoenix Philippines Foundation, Chairman of UDENNA Land, Inc., PH Resorts Group Holdings Corp.; Chairman and President of UDENNA Infrastructure Corp.; Chairman of UDENNA Foundation. He was appointed Presidential Adviser on Sports in 2016-2022, and has been an Honorary Consul of Kazakhstan to the Philippines since 2011. Mr. Uy is a graduate of De La Salle University with a degree in Business Management.
FRANCISCO ED. LIM, Director
Mr. Lim, Filipino, 70 years old, was elected Director on June 20, 2018. He is currently the Senior Legal Counsel of Angara Concepcion Regala & Cruz Law Offices (ACCRALAW). Atty. Lim is the Co-Chairman of the Capital Market Development Council together with Finance Secretary Ralph Recto and SEC Chairman Emilio Aquino. He is also Chairman of the Air Asia, Inc. and Philippines Air Asia, Inc. as well as the the Justice Reform Initiative (JRI). Atty. Lim is former President of the Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. (PSE), Securities Clearing Corporation of the Philippines (SCCP), Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines (FINEX), Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) and Shareholders’ Association of the Philippines (SharePHIL). Atty. Lim currently serves as a Director of Air Asia Group Limited (Malaysian company), Air Asia Holdings, Inc., Converge Information and Communications Technology Solutions, Inc., First Philippine Holdings Corporation, The Insular Life Assurance Co., Ltd., Philippine Air Asia, Inc, and Union Bank of the Philippines. He is also a trustee of the Capital Market Development Foundation, JRI and SharePHIL. Atty. Lim is a member of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines, Philippine Bar Association, New York State Bar Association and the American Bar Association. He is a columnist of Rappler and former columnist of the Philippine Star and Philippine Daily Inquirer, a law professor (on leave) in the School of Law, Ateneo de Manila University and School of Law of San Beda University. He is also the Chairman of the Commercial Law Department of the Philippine Judicial Academy, Co-Chairperson of the Sub-Committee on E-Commerce Law, member of the Sub-Committee on Commercial Courts and the Committee on the Revision of the Rules of Court of the Philippine Supreme Court. Atty. Lim has a Bachelor of Arts (cum laude) and Bachelor of Philosophy (magna cum laude) degrees from the University of Santo Tomas, Bachelor of Laws (Second Honors) from the Ateneo de Manila University and Master of Laws from the University of Pennsylvania, USA.
FRANCIS JOSEPH G. ESCUDERO, Director
Mr. Escudero, Filipino, 56 years old, was appointed Director on June 30, 2022. He was elected to the Senate of the Philippines in 2007 where he was the Committee Chairperson of various Senate Committees from 2007 to 2019 and become Senate President in 2022. He was a former Provincial Governor of Sorsogon from 2019-2022. Mr. Escudero was also elected to the House of Representative for the 1st District of Sorsogon from 1998-2007. He finished his law degree at the University of the Philippines and earned his Master of Laws degree from Georgetown University Law Center.
ATTY. MARIO A. ORETA, Director
Mr. Oreta, Filipino, 78 years old, was elected Director on November 11, 2009. He served as President of the Company from 2009 to 2016. He is also the director of The City Club at Alphaland Makati Place, Inc., Alphaland Balesin Island Club, Inc. and Atok-Big Wedge Company, Inc. He graduated with honors from the Ateneo De Manila University with a degree in Bachelor of Laws and immediately joined the law firm of Siguion Reyna, Montecillo and Ongsiako after graduating from law school. He is the founding partner of The Law Firm of Mario A. Oreta and Partners.
ALAIN BORGERS, Director
Mr. Borgers, Belgian, 69 years old, was elected Director on December 27, 2024. He is currently the Executive Vice President of the Corporation. He was the President of The Alpha Suites in 2018. He was also the Philippines Country Manager for Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts from 2013 until 2018. He graduated from the Lausanne Hotel School in Switzerland.
MARGARITO B. TEVES, Independent Director
Mr. Teves, Filipino, 81 years old, was elected Independent Director on August 31, 2011. He is also an Independent Director of Atok-Big Wedge Co., Inc., and The City Club at Alphaland Makati Place, Inc. On august 2024, Mr. Teves was appointed Independent Director of GBF New Power Group, Inc. He was formerly Secretary of the Department of Finance, Landbank President and CEO, and a Member of the House of Representatives (representing the 3rd District of Negros Oriental). He obtained a Higher National Diploma (HND) in Business Studies, equivalent to a BSC in Business Economics, from the City of London College, and a Master of Arts (MA) in Development Economics from the Center for Development Economics, Williams College, Massachusetts, USA. He was recently conferred an Honorary Degree, Doctor of Laws, by Williams College, and named Senior Adviser to the China-Asean Economic and Culture Research Center and Visiting Professor at the Guilin University of Electronic Technology in China.
JOSE RAMON T. VILLARIN, SJ, Independent Director
Mr. Villarin, Filipino, 65 years old, was elected Independent Director on June 20, 2018. He is presently the Executive Director of the Manila Observatory. He served as President of Ateneo de Manila University and Xavier University (2005-2020). At present, he is Chairman of Synergeia, an NGO for public education reform, and Vice-Chairman of the Scientific Community/Academe of the National Resilience Council. He is also on the international advisory board of Sophia University (Japan). His past engagements include membership in the boards of AIM and Ramon Magsaysay Foundation. Mr. Villarin has a degree in physics from the Ateneo de Manila University, a master's in physics from Marquette University (Wisconsin), and a doctorate in atmospheric sciences from Georgia Tech (Atlanta).
FLORENTINO M. HERERRA III, Independent Director
Mr. Herrera, Filipino, 73 years old, was elected Independent Director on June 20, 2018. He is the founding partner of Herrera Teehankee & Cabrera Law Offices (established in 1986). He was formerly a Partner of one of the largest law offices in the Philippines. He has been engaged in the general practice of law for the past forty-eight (48) years specializing in corporate law practice as counsel for various companies. Atty. Herrera holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science degree and a Bachelor of Laws degree (Cum Laude, Salutatorian) both from the University of the Philippines.
GREGORIO T. YU, Independent Director
Mr. Yu, Filipino, 66 years old was elected Independent Director on June 20, 2018. He is presently the Chairman of Nexus Technology Inc. Mr. Yu is also a director of various private institutions, among which are Philippine Bank of Communications, Philippine Airlines, Inc., House of Investments and Inchape Philippines. He is also the lead Independent Director of AIA Philippines Life and General Insurance Company, Inc. and also on board of a number of other public and private companies. Mr. Yu was also Chairman of The CATS Group of Companies, and occupied the position of President and Chief Executive Officer of Belle Corporation, the developer of the Tagaytay Highlands complex. He was also the President of Tagaytay Highlands International Golf Club; The Country Club at Tagaytay Highlands, and The Tagaytay Midlands Golf Club. Mr. Yu was also a Trustee of the Government Service Insurance System and Chairman of the Restructuring Committee of Philippine Airlines Inc.. He was President and CEO of Pacific Online Systems Inc., Treasurer & Executive Director at National Reinsurance Corporation of the Philippines; Chairman and President of Philequity Fund, Philequity PSE Index Fund, Philequity Peso Bond Fund, Director of Corporate Finance at Chase Manhattan Asia Limited (Hong Kong), Vice President-Area Credit at The Chase Manhattan Bank N.A. (Hong Kong), Chairman of Xavier School Educational & Trust Fund Inc and Trustee of Xavier School. Mr. Yu received an undergraduate degree from De La Salle University and an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
executive officers
JERIC PAUL POSIO, Senior Vice President for Finance
Mr. Posio, Filipino, 35, was appointed Senior Vice President for Finance on July 22, 2022. He has been with Alphaland Corporation for the last 10 years. He is also the Senior Vice President for Finance of Alphaland Corporation’s subsidiaries and affiliates.
RAYMUND NONATO S. AQUINO, Corporate Secretary and General Counsel
Mr. Aquino, Filipino, 56 years old, was elected Corporate Secretary of the Company on December 2, 2024 and is also the Corporate Secretary and General Counsel of the Company and its subsidiaries. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Aquino served as Corporate Secretary and Legal Counsel of PhilWeb Corporation. He was a director of SGV & Co. He has a Juris Doctor Degree from the Ateneo de Manila University College of Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree Major in Legal Management from the Ateneo de Manila University. He is a member of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines.
