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KPMG R.G. Manabat & Co. (KPMG RGM&Co.) is the Philippine member firm of KPMG
International. It is one of the fastest-growing practices in the Philippines and among the
KPMG practices in the Asia Pacific region. It has significantly increased its market share
for the past year in auditing the top 1,000 corporations according to Business World*. It
has been recognized by the International Tax Review as a Tier 1 tax practice**, Tier 1
transfer pricing practice***, Tier 1 leading tax transactional firm**** and the National
Transfer Pricing Firm in the Philippines in 2016. It was also recognized as the Best
Consultancy and Advisory Firm in the Philippines by the International Alternative
Investment Review in 2012.
KPMG RGM&Co. adopts a global approach spanning professional disciplines, industry
sectors and national borders. It takes pride in imparting knowledge that adds value to its
clients’ businesses. The diverse public and private sector backgrounds of the partners
and principals, coupled with their extensive training, and backed up by the wide
knowledge resources and network of KPMG professionals, allows the firm to give real-
world solutions to its clients’ increasingly complex business and regulatory issues.
*Business World Top 1,000 Corporations 2015
** International Tax Review’s World Tax 2016 Guide
*** International Tax Review's World Tax 2017 guide
**** International Tax Review's World Transfer Pricing 2017 Guide
Directory of Partners & Principals
R.G. Manabat & Co. is a Philippine partnership comprised of partners and principals
who provide professional services in the fields of audit, tax, and advisory. We take pride
in advising clients, imparting knowledge that adds value to their businesses. The
diverse public and private sector backgrounds of the partners and principals, coupled
with their extensive training, allows us to give real-world solutions to our clients in the
increasingly complex business and regulatory issues.

Sharon G. Dayoan
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
sdayoan@kpmg.com

Emmanuel P. Bonoan Henry D. Antonio

 Vice Chairman & Vice Chairman
Chief Operating Officer Head of Advisory
ebonoan@kpmg.com hantonio@kpmg.com

Roberto G. Manabat
Chairman Emeritus
rgmanabat@kpmg.com

Audit

Emerad Anne C. Bagnes

Head of Audit
ebagnes@kpmg.com

Warren R. Angeles Ador C. Mejia

wrangeles@kpmg.com acmejia@kpmg.com

Noel A. Baladiang John Molina

nbaladiang@kpmg.com johnmolina@kpmg.com

Enrico E. Baluyut Aline A. Novilla

ebaluyut@kpmg.com anovilla@kpmg.com

Alicia S. Columbres Wilfredo Z. Palad

acolumbres@kpmg.com wpalad@kpmg.com

Rohanie C. Galicia Gregorio I. Sambrano, Jr.

rcabug@kpmg.com gsambranojr@kpmg.com

Dindo Marco M. Dioso Darwin P. Virocel

ddioso@kpmg.com dvirocel@kpmg.com

Tireso Randy F. Lapidez Vernilo G. Yu

tlapidez@kpmg.com vyu@kpmg.com

Vanessa P. Macamos Maria Arleene C. Yu

vpmacamos@kpmg.com mcatapang@kpmg.com

Tax

Ma. Carmela M. Peralta

Head of Tax
mperalta@kpmg.com
 Ryan E. Cabello Kathleen L. Saga
rcabello@kpmg.com ksaga@kpmg.com

Maria Myla S. Maralit Manuel P. Salvador III

mmaralit@kpmg.com msalvadoriii@kpmg.com

Mary Karen E. Quizon-Sakkam Maria Georgina J. Soberano

mquizon@kpmg.com gjsoberano@kpmg.com

Leandro Ben M. Robediso Karen Jane S. Vergara-Manese

lrobediso@kpmg.com kvergara@kpmg.com

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Henry D. Antonio
Head of Advisory
hantonio@kpmg.com

Carmel Lynne M. Balde Ma. Cynthia C. Hernandez

cbalde@kpmg.com mchernandez@kpmg.com

Jerome Andrew H. Garcia Imelda H. Corros

jhgarcia@kpmg.com icorros@kpmg.co

Michael Arcatomy H. Guarin Jeffree Mae M. Tapia

mguarin@kpmg.com mtapia@kpmg.com

Jallain Marcel S. Manrique

jsmanrique@kpmg.com

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Haruyuki Yamamoto
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KPMG R.G. Manabat & Co. celebrates 10
years with a new milestone
23 February 2017
KPMG R.G. Manabat & Co. (KPMG RGM&Co.) – a member firm of KPMG International
– marks its 10th anniversary with a lookback on its quality growth story and a transition
to new leadership to further strengthen its legacy.

The beginning of the KPMG RGM&Co. story dates back to 2007, when KPMG
RGM&Co. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Roberto G. Manabat, together with
Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer Emmanuel P. Bonoan, embarked on
building what would become one of the strongest professional services firms in the
country. Guided by the KPMG values of excellence, trust, and commitment to the firm’s
clients and people, they assembled a dynamic team of young leaders to continually
motivate the rest of the organization – providing audit and assurance services, and
advising clients across a diverse range of industries on their multifaceted business and
tax needs.

As with any pioneering endeavor, however, the early years of the firm saw its share of
challenges. “We had to prove to our international partner, KPMG, that our governance
processes met the highest standards,” Manabat recalls. “This meant adopting new ways
of implementing decision-making; ensuring the buy-in of partners, principals and staff;
and communicating our philosophies, strategic directions to everyone in the firm.”

In the face of all the hurdles, the intrepid team persevered, the tenet of quality growth
pushing them forward. The past ten years made an interesting journey for the growing
band of resilient professionals as they have developed into one cohesive team, each
day affirming their commitment to be relevant to the firm’s clients and the Philippine
business community.

Bonoan noted that the Firm’s current leaders have since been followed by a succession
of young and bright partners who have established new service lines. Thus, from 250
people, KPMG RGM&Co. now boasts of 1,000 dedicated employees housed in its own
building, the KPMG Center. This corporate headquarters along Ayala Avenue in Makati
City serves as a shining testament of its commitment to quality growth – the core of the
KPMG RGM&Co. story. Top-notch talents will continue to lead the firm to “expand our
markets, clients, and service offerings, all the while never forgetting that we exist to
serve our clients,” says Bonoan.

To continue its growth story, the firm recently announced that this year is a transition
year as Sharon G. Dayoan assumes chairmanship starting 1 January 2018 with the
support of Chairman Emeritus Roberto G. Manabat, Vice Chairman and Chief Operating
Officer Emmanuel P. Bonoan and Vice
Chairman and Head of Advisory Henry D. Antonio.

Even as it stands as one of the top tier tax firms in the Philippines and the fastest
growing practice within the KPMG network in the Asia Pacific, KPMG RGM&Co. refuses
to rest on its laurels, forging ahead through constant innovation and the relentless
desire to better serve its clients and its own people.

For further information, please contact:

Cristina Roxas Loquinario

Markets Assistant Manager

KPMG R.G. Manabat & Co.

Telephone +63 (2) 885 7000 ext.

339 mroxas@kpmg.com

Company Overview
R.G. Manabat & Co. is an auditing and accounting firm that offers financial advisory services. Its areas of
expertise include corporate recovery, debt restructuring, debt recovery, and asset realizations. R.G.
Manabat & Co. was formerly known as Manabat Sanagustin & Co. and changed its name in February
2014. The firm is headquartered in Makati City, the Philippines. R.G. Manabat & Co. is a member firm of
KPMG International.
A decade of quality growth with KPMG
RGM&Co.
5 July 2017

Leading professional services firm KPMG R.G. Manabat & Co. (KPMG RGM&Co.)
recently gathered industry leaders, clients, partners, and friends at the Rigodon
Ballroom, Peninsula Manila for an unforgettable evening of celebration and looking to
the future as it marked its 10th year of providing quality growth and expert services to its
clients in the Philippines.

Since its founding in 2007 by Roberto G. Manabat and Emmanuel P. Bonoan, KPMG
RGM&Co. has weathered many financial crisis and other challenges to become, today,
one of the strongest and fastest growing member firms of KPMG in the region, driven by
dedication and an unwavering commitment to excellence.

In his remarks, KPMG RGM&Co. chairman and CEO Roberto G. Manabat bared the
next chapter in the firm’s continuing growth story with the appointment of Sharon G.
Dayoan, currently vice chair and head of audit, as chairman- and CEO-designate
effective January 1, 2018. He also took the opportunity to thank their clients for deep
trust and steadfast confidence forged over the years.

“More than just a gathering of clients and colleagues, tonight is an appreciation of

lasting relationships that has been nurtured through the years,” he relates. “It is also our
way of thanking you for being more than just loyal clients but dedicated business
partners.”
For her part, Dayoan expounded on the KPMG RGM&Co.’s core values, at the same
time announcing the establishment of the firm’s corporate social responsibility arm, the
KPMG R.G. Manabat Foundation. “The Foundation’s main thrust is to improve
communities through education, scholarship and community development programs,”
she revealed. “Last January, the firm has made a PhP1,000,000 donation which will
serve as the seed money of the Foundation.”

Indeed, on its 10th year, KPMG RGM&Co. faces the future with enthusiasm, ready to
seize greater opportunities ahead.

(L-R) KPMG RGM&Co. Vice Chairman and COO Emmanuel P. Bonoan, KPMG
RGM&Co. Chairman and CEO Roberto G. Manabat, BDO Capital & Investment
Corporation President and CEO Eduardo V. Francisco and RCBC Chairperson Helen Y.
Dee
(L-R) KPMG RGM&Co. Advisory Partner Nini M. Balde, Philippine Savings Bank Senior
Treasurer Boy Dimayuga, RCBC Senior Executive Vice President John Thomas
Deveras, KPMG RGM&Co. Advisory Partner Michael Arcatomy H. Guarin and Bank of
the Philippine Islands Senior Vice President and Head of Corporate Credit Products Eric
Luchangco
(L-R) Lazaro Bernardo Tiu & Associates Governor Romeo Bernardo, Philippine
Veterans Bank Chairman Roberto de Ocampo, British Ambassador to the Philippines
Asif Ahmad, The Wallace Business Forum Chairman and President Peter Wallace and
Clairmont Group President and CEO Eduardo Yap

(L-R) DoubleDragon Properties Corporation Chairman Edgar Sia II, KPMG RGM&Co.
Audit Partner Ador C. Mejia, KPMG RGM&Co. Audit Partner Darwin P. Virocel and
KPMG RGM&Co. Tax Partner Leandro Ben M. Robediso
(L-R) The Wallace Business Forum Director for Business Strategy Rosario Cajucom-
Bradbury, The Covenant Car Company, Inc. (Chevrolet) Country Chairman Amb. Jose
Cuisia, KPMG RGM&Co. Chairman and CEO-designate Sharon G. Dayoan and
Hyundai Asia Resources, Inc. Chairman Emeritus Richard Lee

BPI Capital Corporation Senior Managing Director and Co-Head of Investment Banking
Reginaldo Cariaso and BPI Capital Corporation Director and Head of Mergers &
Acquisitions George Uy-Tioco, Jr.
(L-R) Autohub Group President Willy Tee Ten, RCBC Director Vaughn Montes and
KPMG RGM&Co. Vice Chairman and Head of Advisory Henry D. Antonio
British Chamber of Commerce Philippines Chairman Chris Nelson and KPMG
RGM&Co. Vice Chairman and COO Emmanuel P. Bonoan
(L-R) CEO Advisors, Inc. Managing Director Agnes Gervacio, Columbian Autocar
Corporation President Elena Mari Ginia Domingo, The Covenant Car Company, Inc.
(Chevrolet) Country Chairman Amb. Jose Cuisia, KPMG RGM&Co. Chairman and
CEO-designate Sharon G. Dayoan, Hyundai Asia Resources, Inc. Chairman Emeritus
Richard Lee and The Wallace Business Forum Director for Business Strategy Rosario
Cajucom-Bradbury

KPMG R.G. Manabat & Co. new partners

and principal
KPMG R.G. Manabat & Co. (KPMG RGM&Co.), the Philippine member firm of KPMG
International, announces the admission to the partnership of Ms. Vanessa P. Macamos
as an Audit Partner, Ms. Karen Jane S. Vergara-Manese and Mr. Leandro Ben M.
Robediso as Tax Partners, Ms. Cynthia C. Hernandez as an Advisory Principal and Ms.
Jeffree Mae M. Tapia as an Advisory Partner, effective 1 October 2016.
RGMCo new partners and principal

(L-R) KPMG RGM&Co. Tax Partner Karen Jane S. Vergara-Manese Advisory Principal
Cynthia C. Hernandez, Tax Partner Leandro Ben M. Robediso, Advisory Partner Jeffree
Mae M. Tapia and Audit Partner Vanessa P. Macamos
“To adapt to the evolving market, we have admitted five new partners into
the partnership who are ready to make the extraordinary happen across all
our functional areas of Audit, Tax and Advisory. This insightful and diverse group of
professionals brings even more strength to KPMG RGM&Co. Working shoulder-to-
shoulder with our clients, they anticipate the ever-changing business landscape and find
innovative solutions that deliver real results,” said Roberto Manabat, Chairman and
CEO of KPMG RGM&Co.
Vanessa P. Macamos started her career at KPMG in the Philippines in December 2002.
She progressed in her audit career handling clients from the financial services, retail
and manufacturing, real estate and others. In June 2008, she joined KPMG in the
Caribbean. During her six-year stint outside the Philippines, Vanessa became more
experienced in handling clients from the financial services industry, specifically banking,
insurance and pensions. She then rejoined KPMG RGM&Co. in December 2014,
handling the statutory audits of various entities across the globe and other KPMG global
accounts. She has also led trainings on topics around shared service centers (SSCs)
and project management training.
Karen Jane S. Vergara-Manese has more than 13 years of experience in the
tax practice, concentrating on Global Mobility Services (GMS). She is responsible for
reviewing tax equalization and international assignment policies to determine income
tax consequences and to identify tax planning opportunities. She is also responsible for
delivering tax return and employer withholding compliance, tax and immigration opinion
projects and individual expatriate tax consulting. She was instrumental to the
exponential growth of the GMS practice in KPMG RGM&Co. The key element to this
growth are her 10 years of business relationships which led to the expansion of the set
of services offered to various companies in the Philippines.
Leandro Ben M. Robediso is a homegrown tax professional with nearly 12 years of
tax practice. LA is currently the Knowledge Manager of the Global
Compliance Management Services (GCMS) Line in the Philippines. He has vast
experience in GCMS, including IFRS and US GAAP Tax Provisioning (FAS 109 or ASC
740) and FIN48 (ASC 740-10); Philippine Tax Return Preparation Assistance; Mergers
and Acquisitions; Tax Compliance Reviews; Indirect Tax Services (e.g. VAT
Refund Compliance Review, etc.), and Independent CPA Services Engagements,
across different industries. He has also spoken in various technical and non-technical
fora organized by various accountancy student organizations, most notable of which are
his efforts in launching Syntax – the first Tax Case Competition in the Philippines for top
accountancy students.
Ma. Cynthia C. Hernandez has over 18 years of working experience –10 with the private
sector and government entities and 8 years with the transactions and corporate finance
practices of audit firms. After joining KPMG RGM&Co. in 2014, she excelled as the
team leader for some of its energy and natural resources (ENR) and infrastructure
industry engagements and collaborated with KPMG offices from Singapore, Spain and
Italy to service major ENR clients. She has experience in providing advisory services in
mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, valuation and strategy across industries
such as energy, utilities, government and infrastructure/PPP, mining, real estate and
manufacturing. She has extensive knowledge of the electric power industry, having
started her career around the time of the enactment of RA 9136 (Electric Power Industry
Restructuring Act, or EPIRA), and has gained perspective from both government and
private sector participation in deregulation.
Jeffree Mae M. Tapia has more than seven years of experience in various
Advisory service lines such as Internal Audit, Internal Control over Financial
Reporting, Sarbanes-Oxley Assistance Services, Regulatory Compliance and
Enterprise Risk Management (ERM). Epi is experienced in managing Internal
Audit engagements for clients in various industries which includes conducting
risk assessment process; development of internal audit plans and testing
strategies; directing the overall execution of the engagement; and presenting and
communicating the results to the relevant stakeholders. Furthermore, she has assisted
several financial institutions and companies in developing and enhancing
their Enterprise Risk Management frameworks. Her experience spans from conducting
an assessment of an organization’s current risk management process to developing
a suitable framework based on its desired state.

For more information on KPMG in the Philippines, you may visit www.kpmg.com.ph.

For further information, please contact:

Cristina Roxas Loquinario
Markets Assistant Manager
KPMG R.G. Manabat & Co.
Telephone +63 (2) 885 7000 ext. 339
Mobile +63 (920) 9641628
mroxas@kpmg.com
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Washington SyCip

SyCip at Club Filipino in San Juan in 2008

Born 30 June 1921

Manila, Philippine Islands

Died 7 October 2017 (aged 96)

Pacific Ocean;
Between Manila and Vancouver

Residence North Forbes Park, Makati

Alma mater University of Santo Tomas

Columbia University
 Occupation Accountant

Known for Founder of the SGV Groupand Asian

Institute of Management

Spouse(s) Anna Yu

Children 3

Parent(s) Albino SyCip

Helen Bau SyCip

Military career

Allegiance United States

Service/branch United States Army

Years of 1942-1945
service

Battles/wars Burma Campaign

(World War II)

Website www.washingtonsycip.org

Washington Z. SyCip[1], PLH BOLk RNO1kl (30 June 1921 – 7 October 2017) was a Filipino
accountant. He was the founder of the accounting firm EY SGV & Companyand the Asian Institute of
Management.

Contents

 1Early life and education

 2World War II
 3Career
 4Death
 5Legacy
 6Positions
 7Awards
 8Personal life
 9External links
 10Further reading
 11References

Early life and education[edit]

Washington SyCip was born in Manila on 30 June 1921 to Albino and Helen SyCip[1]. His
father, Albino SyCip, co-founded Chinabank in 1920. His name was derived from the fact that his
father was in Washington, D.C. at the time of his birth. He spent his early years living
in Shanghai[2] before attending Padre Burgos Elementary School[3]and Victorino Mapa High
School.[2] He skipped three grade levels in elementary school.[3]
SyCip earned a commerce degree at the University of Santo Tomas (UST) with summa cum
laude honors at age 17. He taught in UST while pursuing a master's degree. He passed the board
examinations for Certified Public Accountants at age 18.[2] In 1940, he went to the United States to
attend the Columbia University in New York to complete a post-graduate degree. He completed all
academic requirements for the degree except for his dissertation due to the outbreak of World War
II.[4]

World War II[edit]

After learning of his father's imprisonment in the Philippines by Japanese invading forces, he
reevaluated his plans of pursuing a doctorate degree. In 1942, he enlisted himself in the US
Army[5] and became a naturalized US citizen in 1943[3]. He joined Camp Cooke but was told to be
"overqualified" for the infantry for having the highest IQ level in his regiment. He studied Japanese in
a language school in Colorado and cryptography in Virginia. He was then deployed
to Calcutta, British India as a codebreaker.[5]

Career[edit]
After World War II, SyCip was discharged from the US Army and returned to Manila at age 24. He
initially taught accounting at the University of Santo Tomas and two other colleges. He decides
against joining one of the British accounting firms returning to the country following the war
reasoning that only a white person could become a business partner in such firms.[3]
In March 1946, he opened W. SyCip & Company with a desk in his brother Alexander’s law office in
Binondo.[6] He eventually partnered with Alfredo M. Velayo and Ramón J. Gorres to form what is now
known as SGV & Company (SGV). SyCip earned a Master of Science in Commerce from Columbia
Business School.[7]
By 1958, SGV was already the biggest accounting firm in the Philippines and already overtook
Fleming & Williamson the then largest British firm operating in the country. He retired as chairman of
SGV in 1996 but remained involved with the firm[3] until his death.
In 1968, he co-founded the Asian Institute of Management in the Philippines and served as chairman
of its board of trustees and board of governors. He was the first chairman of the Euro-Asia Center
of INSEAD, a leading graduate business school, in Fontainebleau, France.[8]
SyCip was a founding governor of the Wharton School's Lauder Institute.[9]
Death[edit]
SyCip died on October 7, 2017 aboard Philippine Airlines Flight 126, which took off
from Manila bound for Vancouver with continuing service to New York City. He was with his son,
George SyCip, and an assistant, Roberto Cabilles.[2] He died before reaching Vancouver.[10]

Legacy[edit]

Flowers displayed at the Washington SyCip Park shortly after his death.

As of December 2016, SGV & Company (SGV) continues to be the largest accounting firm in the
Philippines, auditing about half of 304 publicly listed companies in the Philippine Stock Exchange.
SGV has stiff competition from rival firms, Punongbayan & Araullo, KPMG RG Manabat & Company,
and Reyes Tacandong & Company, which were established by former business partners of SGV.[11]
The Washington SyCip Park in Makati, Metro Manila was named in his honour on the occasion of his
85th birthday.[12]
The Ayala Foundation and the Jollibee Group Foundation launched fundraising for the "INSEAD
Washington SyCip Scholarship" for Filipino MBA students in honour of SyCip.[13][14]

Positions[edit]
Positions held by SyCip prior to his death:

 BDO Unibank, Inc, (PSE: BDO), Adviser to the Board[15]

 Belle Corporation (PSE: BEL), Independent Director[16]
 Cityland Development Corporation (PSE:[17][18]
 First Philippine Holdings Corporation (PSE: FPH), Independent Director[19]
 Highlands Prime, Inc., Independent Director[20]
 Lopez Holdings Corporation (PSE: LPZ), Independent Director[21]
 MacroAsia Corporation (PSE: MAC), Co-Chairman
 Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (PSE: MPI), Independent Director[22]
 Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company (PSE: MBT), Adviser to the Board[23]
 Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PSE: TEL), Adviser to the Board[24]
 Philippine National Bank (PSE: PNB), Director[25]

Awards[edit]
 Doctor of Philosophy, honoris causa degree from the De La Salle University (1977)[26]
 Doctor of Accounting Education, honoris causa degree from the University of Santo Tomas
(1984)
 Officer First Class of the Order of the Polar Star (1987)
 Philippine Legion of Honor, Degree of Commander (1991)
 Doctor of Laws, honoris causa degree from the University of the Philippines Diliman (2001)[27]
 Doctor of Science (Management), honoris causa, Holy Angel University, 2010[28]
 Order of Lakandula, Rank of Grand Cross (Bayani) (2011)[29]
 Ramon V. del Rosario Award for Nation Building (2012)[30]
 Doctor of Laws, honoris causa degree from the Ateneo de Manila University (2012)[31]
 Order of the Rising Sun, Second Class, Gold and Silver Star, Japan (2017)[32]

Personal life[edit]
Sycip was married to Anna Yu with whom he had three children; Victoria, George, and Robert.[33]