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Mr. James L. Go has been a director of PLDT since November 3, 2011. He is a member of the Technology Strategy and Risk Committees and Advisor of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of PLDT. He has been the Chairman of JG Summit Holdings, Inc. and a Board Advisor of Cebu Air, Inc. since January 1, 2023, and is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Oriental Petroleum and Minerals Corporation, and the Chairman Emeritus of Universal Robina Corporation, Robinsons Land Corporation, and JG Summit Olefins Corporation. He is the Vice Chairman of Robinsons Retail Holdings, Inc. and a Director of the Meralco. He is also the President and Trustee of the Gokongwei Brothers Foundation, Inc. Mr. Go obtained his Bachelor of Science Degree and Master of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA.

Ms. Helen Y. Dee has been a director of PLDT since June 18, 1986. She is the Chairperson of House of Investments, Petro Energy Resources Corporation, Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation, all of which are PSE-listed companies. She is the Chairperson, Vice Chairperson or a director of several companies engaged in banking, insurance and real property businesses. Ms. Dee received her Master's Degree in Business Administration from De La Salle University.

Mr. Luis S. Renon, Senior Advisor to the Chairman, joined PLDT in July 2018. Prior thereto, he was the Emerging Markets Chief Finance Officer of Pfizer Inc. handling teams across the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Pakistan. He started his professional career in the Audit and Business Advisory Division of Ernst & Young Manila and Singapore for six years. He then moved to Novartis Asia Pacific in Singapore as Regional Auditor and Team Leader, managing APAC auditors in conducting business review and compliance test of operations in Asia Pacific and Europe. He moved back to the Philippines in 2000 where he became the Head of Finance, Administration and Operations of Novartis' Animal Health Business Unit. He pursued a rewarding career in Wyeth Philippines and Pfizer, Inc., where he took on various roles with increasing responsibilities in Strategic Planning and Business Finance, as Pfizer's Country CFO in 2011 during the Pfizer-Wyeth integration and as Emerging Markets CFO in 2014. Mr. Renon is a Certified Public Accountant. He completed his Bachelor's degree in Commerce, major in Accounting at Araullo University, and his Master's degree in Business Administration at the Ateneo de Manila University, where he garnered the Gold Medalist Award. He attended the Management Development Program of the Asian Institute of Management in 2005 and the Financial Excellence Program of Harvard Business School in the USA.

Mr. Bernido H. Liu has been an independent director of PLDT since September 28, 2015 and is an independent member of the Audit, Governance, Nomination and Sustainability, Executive Compensation, Risk, and Data Privacy and Information Security Committees of the Board of Directors of PLDT. Concurrently, he is the Executive Chairman of GOLDEN ABC, Incorporated (GABC), a fashion retail company that designs and sells its own clothing, personal care and accessory lines marketed and retailed under a dynamic portfolio of well-differentiated proprietary brands, namely Penshoppe, OXGN, ForMe, Memo, Regatta, and BOCU. He is also the Group Chairman of LH Paragon Incorporated, a business holdings company which has under its management GABC and other companies in various industries, namely, Matimco Incorporated, Oakridge Realty Development Corporation, Clinica Prime, and Greentree Food Solutions, Inc. Mr. Liu and GABC under his leadership have been recognized by different award-giving bodies. Awards include the Agora for Outstanding Achievement in Entrepreneurship from the Philippine Marketing Association, Ten Outstanding Young Men for Entrepreneurship from JCI Philippines, Global Retailer of the Year from the Philippine Retailers Association and the Department of Trade and Industry, and the ASEAN Business Awards' Priority Integration Sector Excellence Award for Retail. He has also been conferred the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice, the highest honor the Pope bestows upon a lay person. Mr. Liu graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Architecture from the University of San Carlos and completed the Executive Education Owner/President Management Program of the Harvard Business School.

Atty. Ray C. Espinosa has been a director of PLDT since November 24, 1998, and is a member of the Technology Strategy Committee and Data Privacy and Information Security Committee of the Board of Directors of PLDT. He was Senior Advisor to the President and CEO of PLDT from January 28, 2019 until June 8, 2021. He was PLDT's Chief Corporate Services Officer from December 2016 until January 28, 2019, and previously served as President and CEO of ePLDT Inc. and its subsidiaries from July 2000 until May 2010 and as President and CEO of TV5 Network Inc. and Cignal TV Inc. from December 2009 until May 2013. He was the Deputy Chief Executive of Meralco from January 28, 2019 until May 27, 2019, and President and Chief Executive Officer from May 28, 2019 until May 31, 2023. He was the chairman of the Philstar Group of Companies from June 11, 2014 until August 17, 2023 and BusinessWorld Publication Corporation from September 16, 2013 until August 17, 2023. In June 2013, he joined First Pacific Company Limited as Associate Director. Atty. Espinosa is a director of Metro Pacific Investments Corporation, Meralco, and PXP, an independent director of EEI Corporation and chairman of its Risk Oversight Committee and member of its Executive Committee, and a lead independent director of Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company and chairman of its Audit Committee. He is an independent director of Concreat Holdings Philippines, Inc. and chairman of its Nominations Committee and member of its Audit Committee. He is a trustee of the PLDT-Smart Foundation Inc. and the Beneficial Trust Fund of PLDT. He has a Master of Laws Degree from the University of Michigan School of Law and a Bachelor of Laws Degree from the Ateneo de Manila University School of Law, and is a member of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines. He was a partner at SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan from 1982 to 2000, a foreign associate at Covington and Burling (Washington, D.C.) from 1987 to 1988, and a law lecturer at the Ateneo de Manila University School of Law from 1983 to 1985 and 1989. He placed first in the 1982 Philippine Bar Examinations.

Ms. Bernadine T. Siy has been a director of PLDT since June 8, 2021. She is also a director of Epicurean Partners Exchange Inc. and of Fil-Pacific Apparel Corporation (FPAC), both leading players in the food service and apparel industry. She previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of EPEI Inc. from 1994 to 2011, and President and Chief Executive Officer of FPAC from 1987 to 1997 and again, from 2004 to 2013. She has been a trustee of the board of Ateneo de Manila University since 2014, and currently holds the position of board chair. She is currently an independent director of Cebu Air, Inc. having been appointed in March 2021. She was also appointed as an independent director of JG Summit Holdings, Inc. in June 2024. She is a trustee in the board of the Foundation for Economic Freedom, an economic policy advocacy organization and a member of the Management Association of the Philippines. She was a Consultant to the Board of Directors of the Development Bank of the Philippines from November 2012 to June 2014. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics, Magna Cum Laude from Ateneo de Manila University and a Master's Degree in Management from J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management of Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Mr. Danny Y. Yu is our Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Risk Management Officer, and has served as the PLDT Group Controller from November 17, 2022 to May 3, 2023. He likewise served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Chief Governance Officer and Chief Risk Officer of Philex Mining Corporation from September 2013 to August 2019, Chief Finance Officer of Digitel and DMPI (Sun Cellular) from November 2011 to July 2013, Chief Financial Officer of ePLDT, Inc. from November 2010 to December 2011, Chief Financial Officer of PLDT Global Corporation from June 2004 to November 2010, Chief Financial Officer of Mabuhay Satellite Philippines Corporation & Aces Satellite Philippines Corporation from March 1999 to May 2004, and Vice President for Corporate Development of Fort Bonifacio Development Corporation from March 1997 to March 1999. He started his career at SGV & Co. where he was a senior auditor. Mr. Yu graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of San Carlos with a Bachelor of Science in Commerce, Major in Accounting and holds a Master in Management from the Asian Institute of Management. He is also a Certified Public Accountant. In 2016, he was awarded the ING-FINEX CFO of the Year.

Mr. Hidetada Hayashi has been a director of PLDT since September 16, 2025. He joined NTT, Inc. in April 1994 and has over 30 years of experience in the telecommunications industry. He currently serves as the Managing Director of the Philippine Branch of NTT DOCOMO, INC. Prior to this, he served as the Director of the Business Management Division of NTT DOCOMO GLOBAL, Inc. from 2024 to 2025, Executive Director of the Corporate Planning Department of NTT DOCOMO, INC. from 2022 to 2024, Chief Operating Officer of DOCOMO Communications Laboratories Europe GmbH from 2018 to 2021 and Chief Financial Officer of DOCOMO Pacific, Inc. 2008 to 2012. Mr. Hayashi earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Law from Chuo University, Tokyo.

Mr. Kazutoshi Shimizu has been a director of PLDT since August 13, 2024. He is the Vice President of Global Strategy and Corporate Planning of NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS, Inc. (formerly NTT Communications Corporation). He has played a pivotal role in the global business expansion of NTT Group during the last decade. He also held a senior position at the Global Business Office of NTT Holdings Company from 2011 to 2022 and contributed to the growth of the NTT Group. Mr. Shimizu also served as the Vice President of NTT Com's Smart World Business from 2022 to 2024 and as a director of NTT Holdings' Global Business Office from 2011 to 2022. Mr. Shimizu graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Tokyo, and holds a Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Tokyo, and a Master's Degree in Business Administration from London Business School, University of London.

Mr. Patrick F. Santos is our First Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer and Cybersecurity Operations Head. Prior to joining PLDT, he held key technical leadership positions in Zuellig Pharma Asia Pacific Ltd. as Head of Network, Infrastructure, and Cybersecurity from April 2022 to August 2024 and Senior Director of Regional Information Technology from June 2016 to March 2022. He also served as a Senior Vice President and the Group Chief Information Officer of SPi Global Holdings, Inc. from January 2011 to January 2016. He obtained his Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science from Long Island University - C.W. Post Campus, Brookville New York U.S.A. in 1989 where he graduated with honors.

Mr. Victorico P. Vargas is the Leadership Transition Officer of the Company. He has been an Associate Director of First Pacific since January 2016, overseeing First Pacific Group businesses operating in the Philippines and its region, with particular focus on leading the Business Transformation of PLDT. He is a director of Smart Communications Inc., Meralco, MGen Global Business Power, Maya Bank, Inc., PLDT Global Corp., PLDT Subic Telecom, Inc., PLDT Clark Telecom, Inc., Beacon Electric Asset Holdings, Inc., Beacon PowerGen Holdings, Inc., MQuest Ventures, Inc., Cignal TV, Inc., TV5 Network, Inc. and Media5 Marketing Corporation. Chairman of Hastings Holdings Inc., Philstar Global, Inc., Pilipino Star Ngayon, Inc., Pilipino Star Printing, and Philstar Daily, Inc. President and Member of the Board of Trustees of the First Pacific Leadership Academy, Trustee of the MVP Sports Foundation, PLDT-Smart Foundation, Inc. and Ideaspace Foundation and President of the PhilPop Music Fest Foundation. Mr. Vargas is a former President of the Philippine Olympic Committee and is currently a member of the Board of Trustees of the said organization. Mr. Vargas is the Chairman of the Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines and was a former member of the Executive Committee of the Asian Boxing Confederation. He is one of the Executive Board Members of World Boxing Council and Chairman of the Philippine Basketball Association for seasons 2017-present. He is also the Vice President of the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas. Prior thereto, Mr. Vargas served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Maynilad Water Services, Inc. He joined PLDT in 2000 as its Human Resources Group Head and through his stay at PLDT got involved in managing the PLDT Business Transformation Office, Asset Protection and Management Group, and the PLDT International Carrier Business. He has worked in senior roles at Union Carbide, Pepsi Cola, Colgate Palmolive and Citibank, NA (both in Manila and in Southeast Asia). Mr. Vargas was educated at Ateneo de Manila and University of Santo Tomas with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology.

Mr. Gil Samson D. Garcia is our First Vice President and Financial Controllership Head. He served as Group CFO of the ePLDT Group from May 2015 to August 2023, and MVP Rewards & Loyalty Solutions, Inc. from September 2018 to August 2023. He served as Controller of PCEV from June 2022 to June 2023. He holds directorships in several subsidiaries of ePLDT. Prior to joining PLDT, he was a Senior Director until January 2007 of the Business Risk Services Group of SGV & Co. / Ernst & Young, where he gained a wide range of experiences, here and abroad, in external audit and business process review and advisory including Sarbanes Oxley 404 evaluation and consultancy, risk management, corporate governance, and business fraud investigation, and fraud prevention and detection, among others. He graduated Cum Laude from the University of Santo Tomas with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Commerce, Major in Accounting. He is a CPA and a globally Certified Internal Auditor and Certified Fraud Examiner. He completed the Management Development Program in the Asian Institute of Management School of Executive Education in cooperation with PLDT and Smart in August 2016, and the High Potential Program / Leadership Talent Assessment facilitated by Development Dimensions International in October 2020. He was certified as Executive Coach Level 3 by the Global Learning Solutions Singapore in October 2023.

Mr. Menardo G. Jimenez, Jr. has been a director of PLDT since September 17, 2024 and is our Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. He joined PLDT in December 2001 and served as the Network Head of PLDT from January 15, 2024 to September 16, 2024. Prior to that, he served in various capacities as Corporate Communications and Public Affairs Group Head, Retail Business Group Head, Fixed Line Business Transformation Office Head, Human Resources Group Head, Fixed Line Business Transformation Office Head and Consumer Home Business Group Head. He holds directorships in several subsidiaries of PLDT. Prior to joining PLDT, he had a stint at GMA Network, Inc., where he served as head of a creative services and network promotions. Mr. Jimenez received his AB Economics degree from the University of the Philippines.

Mr. Joseph Ian G. Gendrano, Senior Vice President, has been in PLDT's service since May 2013. He served as the Enterprise Business Head of the Company before being appointed as a Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Kayana. He is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of Kayana. Prior to joining PLDT, he worked with Verizon Business, Cisco Systems and Goldman Sachs in the United States. He has held technical, sales, consulting and leadership roles in these organizations as well as gained industry experience in the global financial services vertical. He served as Vice President of Goldman Sachs' Network Voice and Multimedia Division and Chief Architect for Unified Communications platforms. Mr. Gendrano obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering from De La Salle University and Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Major in Telecommunications and Networking from the University of Pennsylvania.

Mr. John Gregory Y. Palanca is our Senior Vice President and Consumer Business Head and Sales and Development Head. He also served as the First Vice President and Regional Customer Development - Luzon Head of Smart from November 2020 to July 2022. Prior to his promotion to First Vice President, Mr. Palanca served as the Vice President and Regional Customer Development - Luzon Head of Smart from December 2017 to November 2020. Before Mr. Palanca's stint with Smart, he served as the Managing Director of PLDT Japan GK from June 2016 to December 2017, General Manager of PLDT Malaysia Sdn Bhd. from January 2014 to May 2016, General Manager of PLDT HK Ltd. from May 2011 to December 2013, Country President of Motorola Communications Phils. Inc. from January 2006 to January 2011, Vice President of Nextel, Next Mobile from January 2000 to January 2006, and Principal Consultant of Islanet Information Technology from January 1998 to January 2000. Mr. Palanca earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from De La Salle University in 1987.

Ms. Louella F. Calixtro, First Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer, has been in PLDT's service since November 16, 2025. Before being appointed as First Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer of the Company, Ms. Calixtro served as Global Sourcing Strategy Director, Software, Offnet, DC Category, Liberty Blume Procurement Solutions at Liberty Global (Amsterdam, NL, London, UK, and Denver, USA) from 2024 to 2025, and Global Director, Liberty Procurement Services, IT and BPO from 2020 to 2024. She likewise held several leadership roles at VEON Ltd. (Amsterdam, NL) as Global Vendor and Contracts Director from 2017 to 2020, Director of Vendor Management Office from 2014 to 2017, and Senior Procurement Contracts and Vendor Manager from 2007 to 2016. Earlier in her career, Ms. Calixtro served as the Head of Contracts Support Services (Enterprise Sales/Customer Facing Function) at Globe Telecom, Inc. from 2004 to 2007. Ms. Calixtro holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of the Philippines College of Law, where she was a consistent merit scholar, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications Research, graduating Cum Laude from the same institution. She is also a certified practitioner with certificates in Commercial and Vendor Contracting, Service Level Agreements, and Project Management. She also has a certificate in Capital Allocation and Business Control and Completion of Lead Forward Program for Senior Leaders.

Atty. Joan A. De Venecia-Fabul is our First Vice President and PLDT Chief Legal Counsel and Head of Legal and Regulatory Affairs Group. She was the Vice President and General Counsel of listed company Philex Mining Corporation from August 2015 to March 2019, and was concurrently its Data Protection Officer from August 2017 and Head of Human Resources from January 2019. She was the Vice President for the Public Relations and Information Services Group of the Home Development Mutual Fund from August 2013 to July 2015, and, prior to that, was Senior Associate at SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan, where she started her legal career. Atty. De Venecia-Fabul is a professorial lecturer at the University of the Philippines College of Law, teaching Public International Law, as well as a regular lecturer in Mandatory Continuing Legal Education seminars. She graduated from the Ateneo de Manila University in 2001 with a Bachelor's Degree in Legal Management. She obtained her Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of the Philippines in 2005 as class valedictorian, cum laude, and Academic Excellence Awardee, and topped the Philippine Bar exam that same year. She holds a Master of Laws in International Legal Studies from New York University under a Fulbright Scholarship and Hugo Grotius Scholarship. In 2024, she obtained alumna status from the Wharton School under its Advanced Management Program.

Mr. Robert Joseph M. de Claro has been a director of PLDT since February 27, 2025. He officially assumed the role of President and Chief Executive Officer of the Social Security System (SSS) on December 6, 2024. Before becoming President and Chief Executive Officer of the SSS, he served as a member of the Social Security Commission (SSC), representing the Employers sector. He also chaired the SSC Information Technology and Collection Committee and was a member of the SSC Audit Committee, SSC Risk Management and Investment Committee, and SSC Governance Committee. Additionally, Mr. de Claro represented the SSS in the Boards of the Union Bank of the Philippines, UBP Investment Management and Trust Corporation, and Ionics, Inc. He has held various leadership roles, including President and Chief Executive Officer of People4u, Inc., Operating Partner at FutureNow Business Services, Inc., President and General Manager of JMango Philippines, Inc., and General Manager, APAC for GlobalOne Solutions, Inc. and Cloud Sherpas. Mr. de Claro holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science with a specialization in Information Technology from De La Salle University.

Ms. Melissa V. Vergel de Dios is the First Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer of PLDT and Smart, leading the Group's sustainability journey since November 2021. As head of the Corporate Sustainability Office, she drives ESG integration - embedding responsible, future-ready practices across the organization. Under her leadership, PLDT has strengthened its global ESG standing, including improved performance in major assessments and the inclusion of PLDT in the S&P Global Yearbook in 2025 and 2026. With over four decades of cross-functional leadership, Melissa brings expertise in strategy, operations, finance, and narrative building. She has been with PLDT since 2001, holding key roles including over 17 years as Investor Relations Head, and earlier leading the Property Management and Property and Facilities Management Centers. Before PLDT, she served as Chief Operating Officer of Wharton Credit Corp. and as Group Chief Finance Officer of Global 3 Internet Holdings from June 2000 to May 2001. She held various positions in San Miguel Group of Companies from 1984 to 2000. She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Marketing and Management and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Assumption College.

Mr. Manuel V. Pangilinan has been a director of PLDT since November 24, 1998. He was appointed as Chairman of the Board of Directors of PLDT in February 2004 and as President and Chief Executive Officer in December 2023 with effect January 1, 2024. He also held the position of President and Chief Executive Officer of PLDT from January 1, 2016 until June 7, 2021, and served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Smart from January 1, 2016 until August 7, 2019. Mr. Pangilinan is the Chairman of the Governance, Nomination and Sustainability, Executive Compensation, Technology Strategy, and Data Privacy and Information Security Committees of the Board of Directors of PLDT. He also serves as Chairman and President of Metro Pacific Investments Corporation, Chairman and CEO of Meralco, and Chairman of PXP and Philex Mining Corporation, and of several subsidiaries and affiliates of PLDT or MPIC, including, among others, Smart, DMPI, Digitel, PCEV., ePLDT, Inc., Beacon Electric Assets Holdings Inc., Philex Petroleum Corporation, Manila North Tollways Corporation, Maynilad Water Services Corporation, Landco Pacific Corporation, Metro Pacific Hospital Holdings, Inc., Medical Doctors Incorporated (Makati Medical Center), and Colinas Verdes Corporation (Cardinal Santos Medical Center). He is also the Chairman of MediaQuest Holdings Inc., TV5 Network, Inc., and PLDT-Smart Foundation. Mr. Pangilinan founded First Pacific, a Hongkong Stock Exchange-listed company, in 1981 and serves as its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. Within the First Pacific Group, he also holds the position of President Commissioner of P.T. Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk, the largest food company in Indonesia. Outside the First Pacific Group, Mr. Pangilinan is the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of San Beda College and the Chairman Emeritus of the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas. He is also the Chairman of Philippine Business for Social Progress, the largest private sector social action organization made up of the country's largest corporations and a Co-Chairman of the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation, Inc., a non-stock, non-profit foundation established to formulate and implement a reconstruction strategy to rehabilitate and rebuild areas devastated by floods and other calamities. Mr. Pangilinan graduated cum laude from the Ateneo de Manila University, with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics. He received his Master's Degree in Business Administration from Wharton School of Finance & Commerce at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was a Procter & Gamble Fellow. He was conferred a Doctor of Humanities Degree (Honoris Causa) by the San Beda College, Xavier University, Holy Angel University and Far Eastern University.

Retired Chief Justice Artemio V. Panganiban has been an independent director of PLDT since April 23, 2013 and is serving as an independent member of the Audit, Governance, Nomination and Sustainability, and Executive Compensation Committees, and Chairman of the Risk Committee, of the Board of Directors of PLDT. He was appointed as Lead Independent Director effective March 21, 2019. He served as an independent member of the Advisory Board and an independent non-voting member of the Governance and Nomination Committee of the Board of Directors of PLDT from June 9, 2009 to May 6, 2013. Currently, he is also an independent director of Meralco, Petron Corporation, GMA Network, GMA Holdings, JG Summit Holdings, Inc., Asian Terminals, Inc. and RL Commercial REIT, Inc., and a non-executive director of Jollibee Foods Corporation, all of which are PSE-listed companies, as well as Senior Adviser of Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company, and adviser of Double Dragon Properties Corp. and Merry Mart Consumer Corp. He is an Independent Advisor of Metro Pacific Investments Corporation, a large non-listed company, and Independent Director of several large non-listed companies such as Asian Hospital, Inc., Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation, State Investment House, Inc., and State Properties Corporation. He is also the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Foundation for Liberty and Prosperity, and of the Board of Advisers of Metrobank Foundation, Inc., a trustee of Tan Yan Kee Foundation and Claudio Teehankee Foundation, President of the Manila Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica Foundation and of the AIM-RVR Center, a member of the Advisory Board of World Bank (Philippines), Chairman-Emeritus of the Philippine Dispute Resolution Center, Inc., Chairman Emeritus of the Philippine National Committee of the Asean Law Association, and a column writer of the Philippine Daily Inquirer. Hon. Panganiban served the Supreme Court of the Philippines for more than 11 years, first as Associate Justice (October 10, 1995 to December 20, 2005) and later, as Chief Justice (December 21, 2005 to December 6, 2006) during which he sat concurrently as Chairperson of the Presidential Electoral Tribunal, Judicial and Bar Council and Philippine Judicial Academy. He has received over 250 awards in recognition of his role as jurist, practicing lawyer, professor, civic leader, Catholic lay worker and business entrepreneur, including The Renaissance Jurist of the 21st Century given by the Supreme Court on the occasion of his retirement from the Court, and the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice Award given by Pope Francis last September 18, 2024. Hon. Panganiban graduated cum laude from Far Eastern University with a Bachelor of Laws Degree in 1960, and was conferred a Doctor of Laws Degree (Honoris Causa) by the University of Iloilo (1997), Far Eastern University (2002), University of Cebu (2006), Angeles University (2006) and Bulacan State University (2006). He was co-founder and past president of the National Union of Students of the Philippines.