Vivian Aguilar

ISSUE 1 AUGUST 2005 It’s your time to shine! W e are proud to bring you “PEOPLE FOCUS”, a newsletter that will feature PBCom’s no. ONE asset, its PEOPLE. As its name implies, the newsletter will focus on introducing newly-hired personnel, giving recognition to promoted employees, employees on the move or employees who have made a breakthrough, career-wise or personal-wise. It will also feature letters of commendation and heartening employee stories. “People Focus” hopes to inspire, motivate, and encourage our employees to strive to shine and make a difference. Mr. Enrique “Eric” C. Buenaflor Eric is assigned as Vice President of our Structured Products Group. He was formerly the Credit Operations Head of Citifinancial Corp. His career started in 1992 as an Operations Staff in Citibank N.A. and he soon belonged to the 1996 batch of Management Associates of the same company. He has a BS degree in Business Management from the Ateneo de Manila. In 1996, he obtained a Master’s Degree in Business Management from the Asian Institute of Management. Eric is married and has a 3-year old boy. He loves to play basketball. Aside from that, reading a good book or magazine is his way to relax. Ms. Gretchen S. Macabasco Ms. Karen C. Café Karen is assigned as Service Head of Corinthian Gardens Br. Currently, she is undergoing training at our Pioneer Br. She worked for Philippine Trust Co. as a Sales Associate and Phil. Business Bank as a Senior Teller. Karen is a graduate of PSBA with a degree in Business Administration. True to her (sur)name, Karen is addicted to coffee. A frustrated artist, she likes to dabble in drawing, design, computer work, and photography. Her hobbies include shopping, cooking, and travelling. Gretchen is the Head of our newlyset up Structured Products Group with the rank of First Vice President. She has almost 21 years of banking experience. She worked for Citibank N.A. for 15 years where she assumed various positions and rose to the ranks. Before joining the Bank, she was the Vice President and Global Trade Advisory Sales Head and Working Capital Country Head of ABN-AMRO Bank- Phil. Gretchen has a BS degree in Business Management from the Ateneo de Manila University. She is happily married and has two sons. She is sportsminded and currently indulges in badminton. Let us all extend to Eric, Gretchen and Karen our warm welcome and our full cooperation and support! People Focus Audit’s New Lemuel makes us proud ! Congratulations to our very own Centralized Check Verification Manager, LEMUEL F. FALLARME, who has been re-elected for a second term as Club Auditor in the recently held Annual General Assembly and Elections of The Clearing Officers Club, Inc. (COCI) last July 29, 2005 at the Ramon Magsaysay Foundation Hall in Roxas Boulevard. Lemuel has been with the bank for 4 years as head of the Centralized Check Verification Unit. Prior to his present position, he was formerly connected with Solidbank and Metrobank for 24 years. Lemuel was instrumental in the centralization of our Clearing Division particularly the Signature Verification and Statement Rendition Unit. by Mr. Tony Boy Liao, AVP Central Clearing Division Head Let’s take our hats off to OSCAR T. NOTADO, Senior Assistant Manager of Audit, for successfully passing the May 2005 Certified Internal Auditor (C.I.A.) Examination. His move to take the world-renowned C.I.A. exam is part of Audit Group’s support to potential and interested auditors to acquire professional certifications as underscored in the Group’s 2005 Tactical Action Plans. The C.I.A. designation is one of the globally accepted certification for internal auditors and remains a standard by which individuals demonstrate their competency and professionalism in the field of internal auditing. Despite the busy schedule he keeps as the Head of our Audit Group, JOHN B. ESTIOKO has managed to add another feather to his cap. John recently completed his masteral studies at the De La Salle University Graduate School of Business where he will be conferred with a Master of Business Administration degree during the school’s 144th Commencement Exercises in October. The Bank largely provided him the support particularly, financial support consistent with the employees benefit on educational assistance, for which he is very thankful. Aside from pursuing further studies, John has also been regularly conduct- ing lectures and reviews at the Institute of Internal Auditors and Information Systems Audit and Control Association- Phil. Chapter, two of the country’s most-distinguished association of auditors, for their review classes in C.I.A. and C.I.S.A. examination, respectively. He handles the modules covering IS Audit General and Application Controls and Business Process Evaluation and Risk Management. All these, he does as part of his effort to “somehow contribute in giving PBCom brand competitiveness in the industry”. John takes pride in the fact that in all his appearances, it is being mentioned by the sponsors that he is from PBCom. Way to go, John!