AGE: 68
CITIZENSHIP: Filipino
FIRST ELECTED DIRECTOR: April 18, 2013
LAST RE-ELECTED DIRECTOR: July 8, 2024
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
Ms. Aquino obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Santo Tomas. She graduated cum laude (class salutatorian) from the University of the Philippines with a Bachelor of Laws Degree in 1980, placed second in the Philippine Bar Examinations, and was admitted to the Philippine Bar in 1981.
BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND/ EXPERIENCE
Ms. Aquino was elected to the PSE Board in June 2023. She is a member of the Board of Directors of PLDT INC. ("PLDT"), and PLDT’s Chief Legal Counsel, Head of Legal and Regulatory and Strategic Affairs Group, Head of Supply Chain, Head of Risk and Privacy, and Corporate Secretary. She joined First Pacific Company Limited ("First Pacific") as Assistant Director in 2012 and has been appointed as Associate Director since 2018.
She currently holds various positions in Philippine subsidiaries and affiliates of First Pacific and Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (an affiliate of First Pacific), including her directorships in Philex Mining Corporation, PXP Energy Corporation and Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company, which are PSE-listed companies, Philex Gold Philippines, Inc., and Silangan Mindanao Mining Company, Inc.
Prior to joining First Pacific, Ms. Aquino retired as a Senior Partner at SyCip Salazar Hernandez and Gatmaitan Law Offices (SyCipLaw). She is a member of the International Pacific Bar Association, Women Lawyers Circle, Federacion International de Abogadas, Philippine Bar Association, and Integrated Bar of the Philippines.
Listed companies in the Philippines of which Ms. Aquino is currently a director: