THE CONFERENCE SESSIONS
to define its ASEAN agenda and how best to take advantage
of the opportunities on offer.
PLENARY SESSION 1
THE BORDERLESS REAL ESTATE MARKETPLACE
PLENARY KEYNOTE SPEAKER
AMB. DELIA D. ALBERT
Senior Advisor
SyCipGorresVelayo& Co. (SGV & Co.) / Ernst & Young
The Philippine real estate sector is at the center of a
transforming economic and social environment. The
growing population, the changing character of the
market, the advances in technology and the rise of
self-contained cities and communities all spell
opportunities and challenges for the sector.
Beyond the seas, the integration of ASEAN is on track
and the ASEAN Economic Community will be a reality
come 2016. This regional integration is making the
other countries in the Asia Pacific region take a
second look at the potential of the ASEAN region as a
trading bloc.
BUILDING THE
INTEGRATION
ASEAN
COMMUNITY
THROUGH
The ASEAN integration is the most talked-about topic across
sectors, especially in the light of the ASEAN Economic
Community projected to be implemented this 2015.
Industries are getting ready for the changes the integration
is expected to bring about, assessing our capabilities and
capacities, developing our competitiveness and at the same
time exploring areas of cooperation with our counterparts
in this emerging environment.
There is cautious optimism and there are apprehensions
and misgivings. These are due in large part because most of
the discussions are on content - what the integration is all
about. It is critical that ASEAN is also understood by its
context – what brought this about and why there is a need
for integration. This discussion is important for the sector
Ambassador Delia Domingo Albert,
the first woman Secretary of
Foreign Affairs (Minister) of the
Philippines and in the ASEAN
region is a career diplomat and has
represented her country in
Switzerland, Romania, Hungary,
the former German Democratic
Republic, the Federal Republic of Germany and the
Commonwealth of Australia. She chaired the United
Nations Security Council in 2004.
She attended the University of the Philippines, the Institute
of International Studies in Geneva, the Diplomatic Institute
in Salzburg, Boston University Overseas in Bonn, the J.F.
Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University,
among others.
The Philippine Women’s University conferred on her Doctor
of Humanities, honoris causa for building a gender-fair
society and was awarded “Most Distinguished Alumna of
the University of the Philippines in 2012.
For her meritorious and exceptional service to the country
she was conferred the Order of Sikatuna rank of Datu and
was given the title of “Bai-A-Rawatunsa Filipinas” for
assisting Muslim women in their search for peace and
development. She received the Knight’s Commander’s Cross
of the Order of Merit with Star (BundesVerdienstKreuz) from
the Federal Republic of Germany for promoting bilateral as
well as ASEAN-EU relations.
Ambassador Albert is a member of the advisory board of the
Global Economic Symposium (GES) of Kiel University,
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Germany; the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy in Berlin; the
Asian Institute of Management; the Ramon Magsaysay
Award Foundation, and the Global Summit of Women and
the International Women’s Forum. She is the founding chair
of Business and Professional Women Philippines and
Diwata: Women in Resource Development
ASEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY 2015: Redrawing the
Lines in Real Estate Service
Should the real estate sector be optimistic about the ASEAN
integration as the ASEAN Economic Community comes into
fruition by January 2016? Economic analysts and property
consultants all say that Philippines is poised to take
advantage of a strong real estate market, supported by a
steady growth rate, better investment rating and low
inflation rate.
How should the sector come together to translate these
optimistic forecasts into concrete business opportunities?
Where these opportunities and what should be done to
make this industry competitive?
SPEAKER FROM ASEAN BUSINESS ADVISORY COUNCIL
MR. GIL GONZALES
VP for Corporate and Risk Management
SM Prime Holdings
THE ROAD TO CONVERGENCE FOR ASEAN AND APEC: The
Right of Way
Both ASEAN and APEC have many goals and aspirations in
common. Many of the ASEAN member-countries are active
players in both ASEAN and APEC. The two aggrupations
seek to bring about the promotion of economic
cooperation. Notable areas where ASEAN and APEC can
potentially collaborate to maximize resources include trade
facilitation, investments, food security, and promotion of
SMEs, disaster management, supply chain and connectivity.
ASEAN and APEC should complement each other to hasten
the achievement of these common goals but the challenge
is how can this be done? What institutional policies and
mechanisms should be in place to ensure that the
objectives are seamlessly connected to the overall
economic development goals? How should such
convergence play out and which initiatives would have the
highest probability of success?
Mr. Frederick Manuel
VP-Business Development & Marketing
Daiichi Properties
Mr. Frederick ‘Eric’ Manuel has over a
decade of experience in the areas of
commercial/corporate real estate and
financial services industries providing
strategic and transaction services to
investor/occupier clients. He has been
involved in various phases of real estate in several
continents – development, construction financing, asset
management, leasing, acquisition/dispositions, and capital
restructuring – and all asset classes – office, retail,
residential, land, and hotel.
He is responsible for the overall management of Daiichi
Properties’ Business Development & Marketing team,
helping the company continuously evolve by producing
high-quality projects in an increasingly complex economic
and competitive environment, by establishing and
maintaining key local and global relationships with tenants,
investors, and strategic partners.
His previous clients are leading global and local
organizations requiring complex occupancy, investment and
debt advisory services. He is responsible for the overall
management of Daiichi Properties’ Business Development &
Marketing team. Prior to this, he led the capital markets,
consultancy & research departments of Cushman &
Wakefield Philippines, with an enviable client roster which
included corporate occupiers, institutional investors and
developers. He was also the Founder & Principal Advisor for
Brycg Group, an investment advisory firm focused on the
real estate and infrastructure industries. Additionally, he
was also a Senior Manager in the Capital Markets Group of
Jones Lang LaSalle Philippines. In the United States, Eric
worked in senior roles within the Federal Reserve Bank of
San Francisco and Navigant Consulting, and began his
career in analyst/associate roles in Jones Lang LaSalle in
New York City.
Mr. Manuel graduated with an MSc in Local Economic
Development (Honors) from the London School of
Economics and Political Science. He finished Economics from
Binghamton University in New YorkSumma Cum Laude. He
is part of the Advisory Committee of Urban Land Institute
Philippines, Committee Member of Asia Pacific Real Estate
Association (Local Practitioner for the Certificate of Real
Estate Investment Finance) and Country Representative of
London School of Economics Global Real Estate Group.
PLENARY SESSION 2
EXPANDING THE REGIONAL REACH AND THE
IMPACT OF BORDER ISSUES
Real estate will be at the forefront of this evolving business
environment. The time to plan is now given the fact that it
takes a while for the sector to increase its inventory and
respond to market demands – from construction to
completion.
The resiliency of the Philippines will be tested by the natural
disasters, climate change, environment and security
concerns and the ability to project a stable, growing, safe
and prepared country will make the investments come in
and promote a robust economic development that will
benefit every citizen.
The sessions in this cluster will explore the ‘big’ issues in the
borderless region and how the real estate sector can rise to
the challenges to create new market spaces and take
advantage of the opportunities.
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MR. RAFAEL ALUNAN III**
EXPANDING THE REAL ESTATE SERVICE REACH: The AsiaPacific Region and Beyond
Chair, National Security Committee
Management Association of the Philippines
The APEC ensures that goods, services, investment and
people move easily across borders. Members facilitate this
trade through faster customs procedures at borders; more
favorable business climates behind the border; and aligning
regulations and standards across the region. How would the
goals of the APEC impact on the real estate/property
sector? How could the industry take advantage of the
growing regional cooperation as a kick-off point to making
a mark in the global arena? What are the barriers to
industry competitiveness? How should the practice and the
business be enhanced?
Mr. Rafael “Raffy” Alunan III became
the Secretary of Tourism from 1987 to
1989. He also served as the Secretary
of Interior and Local Government
during the time of President Fidel
Ramos. He holds the rank of Colonel
in the Armed Forces of the Philippines
and commanded the 131st Infantry Division (Standby
Reserve) and the 9th Infantry Division (Ready Reserve) of the
Philippine Army.
MR. FREDERICK SANTOS*
Chair, Founder & Managing Partner
CB Richard Ellis Philippines, Inc.
Mr. Rick Santos set up the CB
Richard Ellis Philippines (CIBRE), Inc.
to provide real estate advisory in the
Philippines. In addition to driving
the company’s business lines
forward, Rick also takes charge of
the cross-border investment team
focusing on the inbound and outbound movement of
institutional and private investment capital. He and his
team have been bringing in many of the largest institutional
and private real estate investors into the Philippines.
Previously, he served as the Managing Director of CIBRE
Hong Kong and Head of Institutional Investment properties
Asia. He has been involved with the HK, China and Pan Asia
business as a former Asian and Asia Pacific Board Member
and has served as the link partner to the emerging market
countries of India, Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam. He is a
graduate of UC Berkeley, the London School of Economics
and Oxford University.
NATIONAL AND BORDER SECURITY MATTERS: Why it will
Take a Village Approach
Safety and security is a real estate sector concern. Disputes,
terrorism, cyberattacks and hacking, upheavals and unrests
seem to occur with increasing frequency and these in turn
creates apprehension and fear among people scouting
around for properties or communities.
Low sector activity as an offshoot of such safety and
security factors will have an adverse economic impact
especially for areas where the major source of business is
property-related. It is therefore an imperative that the risks
posed by such security concerns be understood so that
proper plans can be put in place to mitigate its negative
effects.
He is a respected expert on national security issues,
convening various fora and conferences on the subject with
prestigious organizations and academe, to provide a venue
for open discussions of this critical issue.
Mr. Alunan sits in the Boards of Sun Life of Canada
(Philippines), Inc., Sun Life Financial Plans, Inc., Sun Life
Asset Management Co, Inc., Pepsi Cola Products
(Philippines), Inc., Asian Institute of Management, League
of Corporate Foundations and the University of St. La Salle.
He is a columnist of Business World and, until recently, was
President of Kilosbayan, a non-partisan, ethics – oriented
people’s organization, and is a Fellow of the Institute of
Corporate Directors
Mr. Alunan obtained his double degree in Business
Administration and History-Political Science from the De La
Salle University; attended the Master’s in Business
Administration-Senior Executive Program at the Ateneo de
Manila University; earned a Master’s degree in Public
Administration from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy
School of Government; and is a graduate of the Philippine
Army’s Command and General Staff College
THE CHANGED REAL ESTATE LANDSCAPE: Planning for
Environment, Climate Change and Disaster Management
The property business makes an impact because it creates
livable communities, shapes cities, creates jobs and
livelihood. When disasters, whether natural or man-made
occur, there must be a plan in place that can mitigate the
effect and manage the risks because of its negative impact
on the economy.
Disease outbreaks, pandemic threats... these are all matters
of concern for the real estate sectorbecause of its negative
effects. How should developments be planned so that it will
not endanger lives or eradicate communities? How should
the industry prepare for these occurrences? How critical is
business continuity planning when there are adverse
events?
MR. PAOLO ALCAZAREN
Principal
PGAA Creative Design/PDAA Design International
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Paulo G. Alcazaren completed his
Bachelor of Science in Architecture an
d Bachelor of Landscape Architecture
degrees from the University of the
Philippines at Diliman. He has a
Master’s degree in Urban Design from
the University of Singapore and has
been a practicing design consultant in
site planning, urban design and landscape architecture for
the last 30 years with twelve of those spent in Singapore.
Mr. Alcazaren has completed over two hundred projects in
fourteen countries while based there and in his Manila
consultancy office of PGAA Creative Design. This track
record includes over four dozen high-end residential and
mixed-use developments in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia,
China, India, and the Philippines along with another two
dozen hotels, resorts and large site planning projects in the
same countries plus Myanmar, Vietnam and Bahrain.
He is also a journalist, published author, architectural
photographer and editor with several books on design,
architecture and urban history to his name. He is active in
social media as an extension of his advocacy. He is also a
founding member and currently sits on the board of the
Heritage Conservation Society. He likewise sits on the board
of Nayong Pilipino and is a consultant of the Department of
Tourism for the Rizal Park and the revitalization of Roxas
Boulevard.
PLENARY SESSION 3
THE EMERGING REAL ESTATE MARKETS:
TRENDS AND NEW COMPETENCIES
The global and regional real estate trends will provide
insights about what and where developments should be,
what new markets are emerging, what the new practice
trends wIll be – providing valuable insights in planning
strategies and acquiring professional competencies that
will take the sector to the higher level
REAL ESTATE IN THE DIGITAL SPACE
Digital is now a ‘space’ that can be occupied. Many of the
industries have been taken over by DIYs notably travel,
accommodation
and
hospitality,
entertainment,
transportation to name a few. The trend is seen to grow
even bigger and its encroaching influence is seen in the real
estate sector as clients have begun consulting online
providers such as Rentpad for their property requirements.
How will the real estate practitioners survive the digital
technology which is ‘foreclosing’ their domain expertise by
providing customers with online alternatives? How will they
stay relevant in this new marketplace? How should the
sector redefine its role so that it can survive the onslaught
and even open up new opportunities in this evolving
environment?
SPEAKER
DR. DONALD LIM**
Chief Information Officer
ABS CBN
Dr. Donald Lim is considered one of the
founding fathers of digital marketing in
the Philippines. He has been awarded
the Digital Marketer of the Year at the
Asian Leadership Awards in Dubai, UAE
by the Asian Confederation of Business,
the Young Market Masters Award in
Online Marketing by Mansmith and
Fielders, an honorary Certified eMarketing Consultant title
by the eMarketing Standards Board of Australia, and is the
first recipient of the Digital Leader of the Future award
conferred at the World Brand Congress in Mumbai, India.
Most recently, he is the first awardee of the Agora Award
for Marketing Communications by the Philippine Marketing
Association, and a 2015 Young Global Leader conferred by
the World Economic Forum.
Donald is the youngest to serve as President of the
Philippine Marketing Association, the biggest gathering of
marketing professionals in the Philippines. He is also the
founding president of the Internet and Mobile Marketing
Association of the Philippines. He sat as a board of Governor
of the Management Association of the Philippines, and was
a past board of director of the Manila Junior Chamber.
Prior to his present role as CIO for ABS CBN, Dr. Lim served
as Chief Innovation Officer of McCann Worldgroup
Philippines, one of the country's largest advertising agency,
and Managing Director of the digital arm of McCann, MRM
Manila, 2011 4As Agency of the Year for Digital Excellence
and Campaign Southeast Asia Philippine Digital Agency of
the Year. Before McCann, he was the former President and
CEO of Yehey! Corporation, one of the Philippines’ top
digital marketing holding company, and also President and
CEO of Media Contacts Manila, winner of 2009’s Media
Agency of the Year, and a product of a joint venture
company between Yehey Corporation and Europe’s largest
interactive conglomerate Havas Digital.
THE POWER OF THE MILLENIAL MARKET
The millennials are the future real estate market. Most are
tech-savvy, better-off economically, concerned about
work-life balance and seeing the world is a top-of-the-list
aspiration. The homes they will own will have allow them to
have their space and privacy, secure enough to leave at the
drop of a hat and affordable because so many other things
are in their to-do list.
As the millennials enter the real estate market, will they be
city-dwellers or will they eventually prefer the outskirt
communities where they will have schools, employment
and lifestyle they can sustain till retirement? It makes
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business sense to study this market because whichever
course they will take, their number will make it worth the
time to plan the real estate strategy to respond to this big
market.
SPEAKER
GREGORIO S. NAVARRO
Managing Partner & CEO
NAVARRO AMPER & CO., DELOITTE PHILS.
Mr. Gregorio Navarro has over 35
years of experience in accounting,
auditing,
and
management
consulting and corporate finance. His
expertise in public accounting is
augmented by ten years as a senior
executive at Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific Company of Manila, Inc.,
one of the country’s leading construction firms, where he
handled
engineering
and
estimating,
business
development, procurement and international marketing.
He was the immediate past President of the Management
Association of the Philippines (MAP). He is also the President
of the Philippine Dispute Resolution Center Inc. (PDRCI), a
member of the Board of Visitors of the Philippine Military
Academy and a Fellow of both the Institute of Corporate
Directors (ICD) and the Institute for Solidarity in Asia (ISA).
He is a member of the Philippine Financial Reporting
Standards (PFRS) Council, a Trustee of the CIBI Foundation
and former President and Treasurer of The Carl Jung Circle
Center Inc. (CJCC). Greg is Vice-chairman of the Integrity
Initiative and sits in the advisory council of the Philippine
Disaster Recovery Foundation, Inc. He was the 2010
President of the Financial Executives Institute of the
Philippines (FINEX), 2011 Chairman of the FINEX Research &
Development Foundation, former Treasurer of PDRCI and
the former Managing Partner & Chief Executive Officer of
another accounting firm.
Greg has been a “Good Corporate Governance” and
“Applied Ethics” resource person and speaker at various
schools and universities, private companies and institutions,
including the Corporate Governance Institute of the
Philippines, Capital Markets Institute of the Philippines,
League of Corporate Foundations, MAP, FINEX, etc.
BUILDING THE BRAND: Defining the Value, Owning the
Equity
In a world where so many choices are now available,
individuals and organizations need to be able to distinguish
themselves and stand out from the rest of the pack. It is
critical that who you are and what you do are
communicated well to the target market served. It should
not send confusing signals or try to be all things to the
market. It is defining what the value proposition is and how
best to position the brand.
What is the brand for the Philippine real estate sector? How
effective is this brand being communicated to its
stakeholders. Is there a need to redefine the brand? Is there
even a brand in the first place? Competing in the regional
and global market requires that the brand be consistent and
the challenge is living up to the brand.
SPEAKER
MR. TEODORO ‘JUNIE’ DEL MUNDO**
Chair and CEO
EON, THE STAKEHOLDER RELATIONS FIRM
Junie del Mundo is the Chief
Executive of EON. Under his
leadership, EON has become the
pioneering stakeholder relations
group in the Philippines, placing trust
at the heart of its collaborations with
its clients’ various stakeholders. In
2009, Junie was named among the Top Ten Entrepreneurs
by Entrepreneur Magazine and was a finalist for the Ernst &
Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards in 2010.
In 2014, he was recognized by PRWeek, which named him
as one of the most influential people in PR in their 2014 Asia
Power List. On the same year, Enterprise Asia recognized
him as one of the most promising entrepreneurs in the Asia
Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards. Prior to establishing EON,
he was a career diplomat and served at the Philippine
Embassies in Paris, France; Dakar, Senegal; and at the
Philippine Mission for UNESCO in Paris. He also represented
the Philippines in multinational organizations such as
UNESCO, ASEAN, APEC, and Asia-Europe Business Forum.
PLENARY SESSION 4
GAME CHANGERS IN REAL ESTATE SERVICE:
ENABLERS OF REAL ESTATE PRACTICE
The real estate sector will need to harmonize its initiatives
with the various agencies and stakeholders within and in
allied industries and services to achieve its aim of becoming
a robust sector in the national regional playing field. It is
critical to keep abreast of current and upcoming regulations
that will impact on professional practice and business.
TRANSFORMING LOCAL REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS
INTO GLOBALLY COMPETITIVE PRACTITIONERS
The Philippines has become a new real estate destination
for global investors. It is, therefore, imperative that our
real estate professionals become globally competitive.
What is the knowledge base required? What are the skills
needed? What are the best practices and strategies to get
into the global market? It is important to motivate our
country’s real estate service practitioners – particularly the
young among them – to level up to the global challenges
of their professions.
SPEAKER
WILFREDO L. SEGOVIA
President/CEO
W. L. SEGOVIA & ASSOCIATES
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(Engineers, Builders, and Project Managers)
Principal
SEGOVIA DESIGN ASSOCIATES
(Consulting Civil-Structural Engineers)
SEGOVIA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
(Property Managers)
Wilfredo Segovia has over 40 years of
experience in engineering, management
and property development. He holds
professional licenses in civil and
structural engineering as well as real
estate brokerage, appraisal, and
consultancy.
He is the president/CEO of three firms engaged in
construction, real estate development, and consulting
engineering. Since 1975, the company has designed and
built numerous building projects in the private sector –
including high-rise buildings, offices, residential
condominiums, schools, hospital facilities, industrial
buildings, residential subdivisions, and low-cost housing.
In 1988, he formed Segovia Development Corporation, a
real estate company which develops condos and
townhouses. SDC also has a realty division involved in
property management consultancy, leasing and sales. In
1990, he also formed the Segovia Design Associates, an
engineering consultancy firm which offers civil-structural
design, and project management services. Segovia is also
past president of the Manila Realtors Board.
EMERGING DIRECTIONS IN TAXATION IN THE ASEAN
REGION
SPEAKER
ATTY. BENEDICTA DU-BALADAD
Managing Partner & CEO, BDB Law
Atty. Benedicta “Dick” Du-Baladad is
the Managing Partner of Du-Baladad&
Associates (BDB Law). She is an
accountant and a lawyer by profession
and has been in practice on the field of
taxation and corporate law for more
than 25 years.
Before setting up BDB Law, Dick was the Head of the Tax
Advisory & Compliance department of a leading auditing
and consulting firm in the country. In her 8 years of stay with
this firm, she provided services in tax planning, transfer
pricing, handling tax assessments, disputes and claims for
refunds, requests for rulings, availment of treaty benefits,
tax compliance and tax advisory to various local and
multinational clients including banking, insurance, other
financial institutions, technology, energy, manufacturing
and advertising.
Dick is a tax specialist in banking, insurance, capital market,
financial intermediation, advertising and technology. She is
the author of the book “Taxation of Financial Institutions in
the Philippines” which won an Anvil Award of Merit in 2007.
Her product specialization includes tax advocacy, tax
planning, transfer pricing, handling disputes and
assessments and tax compliance.
Dick is a former official of the Philippine tax authority - the
Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) - where she worked for a
period of 17 years. She held various positions including that
as a Head Revenue Executive (HREA) for the departments of
Legal Service and the Enforcement Service. As a revenue
official, she gained extensive experience in tax audit and
investigation, assessments and collection processes, tax
rulings and opinion, tax treaty interpretation, and tax
administration.
She played an important role in designing the structure,
work programs, strategies and vision of the BIR’s Large
Taxpayer Service. She also headed various special teams
which conducted industry audit on banks, insurance,
conglomerates, airlines and shipping lines, and
multinationals.
Dick finished her Master of Laws and International Tax
Program at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA and
Advanced Management Program Wharton School of the
University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, USA (2007)
THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT
ASSESSORS/APPRAISERS: Valuing Properties
In The Context of ASEAN Integration
SPEAKER
GILBERT B. GUMABAY
OIC, Regional Director, Region X
For more than 30 years, Gilbert B. Gumabay
has been involved with land management,
planning, and assessment in various
capacities in several government agencies,
but mainly at the Bureau of Local
Government Finance of the Department of
Finance. A licensed civil engineer with a
master’s degree in Public Administration, Gumabay has
pursued special studies and training in Statutory Valuation
at the University of the Philippines and an executive
master’s program in development management at the
Asian Institute of Management. He has also undergone
workplace training in Property Valuation in Canberra,
Melbourne, and Sydney, all in Australia.
Gumabay is an active member of the National Pool of
Trainers at the Department of Finance and is often invited
as resource speaker in conferences and seminars for local
government treasurers and assessors. He is also an
accredited speaker and trainer with the Professional
Regulation Commission.
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THE PHILIPPINE VALUATION PROFESSION ROADMAP
In an emerging dynamic real estate market, what is the role
of the Professional Valuer? What current advocacies for
professional development and for government policy
reforms are likely to affect Valuation? What are the current
efforts for building up the capacity and skills of the
professional valuer to serve and compete in a wider market
that is borderless and global in scope and opportunity?
Engr. Rigos addresses the foregoing issues as he expounds
on: 1) The Evolution of the Valuation Profession in the
Philippines; 2) The Valuation Professional’s advocacies,
role, and participation in government policy reforms that
affect Valuation for investments, taxation, and government
accountability; 3) Professional development, capacity
building and self-regulation through standards setting, a
code of ethical and professional conduct, designation
development, continuing education, maintenance of
international affiliation, and a system of professional selfregulation.
SPEAKER
ENGR. ROCHE U. RIGOS
Independent Real Estate Appraiser
Roche U. Rigos is a licensed
mechanical engineer as well as a
licensed real estate broker and
appraiser. He holds degrees in
business
management
and
mechanical engineering as well as a
master’s degree in business management. He held senior
executive positions in infrastructure management, asset
valuation and project evaluation at the National Food
Authority and was consultant at the National Power
Corporation and the Bureau of Internal Revenue. At the BIR,
he was involved in the review and revision of zonal values
for real properties nationwide.
Through further training, Rigos honed his expertise in
technical inspection and evaluation of government
properties, maintenance management, and the
management and implementation of long-term and
foreign-assisted projects.
For the past two decades or more, Rigos has become fully
engaged in the real estate business. He was lead broker for
major property developments, like Timberland, Gotesco and
Green Pasture, and regularly renders independent appraisal
services for a varied clientele nationwide.
Rigos is also engaged in civic and professional
organizations. He is an active Rotarian and has been
national president of the Institute of Philippine Real Estate
Appraisers. He is currently a Trustee of the Philippine
Institute of Real Estate Practitioners, Inc. (PhilRES) and
member of the PAREB Rizal Board of Realtors.
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