Board of Trustees

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The corporate powers and functions of GSIS are vested in and exercised by the Board of Trustees composed of the President and General Manager and eight other members appointed by the President.

RODOLFO G. DEL ROSARIO, JR.

Age: 60
Date of Appointment: 12 April 2023
Training/Seminar Attended:

  • 2019 – Anti-Money Laundering Workshop/Countering Financing of Terrorism conducted by the Anti-Money Laundering Council on 3 December 2019
  • 2013 – Corporate Governance for Rural Bank Directors conducted by the Rural Bankers Association of the Philippines on 13 October 2013
  • 2002 – Corporate Governance & Risk Management Program conducted by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas on 16 October 2002

Rodolfo G. Del Rosario, Jr. was appointed by President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. as Acting Chairman of the GSIS Board of Trustees on 14 April 2023. He took his oath of office on 18 April 2023 before the Hon. Emmanuel C. Carpio, Executive Judge of the Davao City Regional Trial Court. He was elected as Chairman by the Board on 24 April 2023.

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JOSE ARNULFO “WICK” VELOSO, President and General Manager

Age: 56
Date of Appointment: 5 July 2022
Training/Seminar Attended:

  • 2022 – Strategic Planning Seminar Workshop conducted by People Ignite Organizational Development and Training, Inc. on 14 December 2022 held in the GSIS Board Room in Pasay City
  • 2022 – Corporate Governance Orientation Program for GOCCs conducted by the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD) on 1-2 September 2022
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PGM Jose Arnulfo “Wick” Veloso is a multi-awarded CEO and veteran banker with nearly 40 years banking experience.

Before his appointment as President and General Manager (PGM) of GSIS, Wick Veloso served as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Philippine National Bank (PNB) from 2018 to 2022. He was also the first Filipino to be appointed as CEO of the multi-national giant Hongkong-Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC-Philippines) from 2012 to 2018.

Prior to PNB and HSBC, PGM Veloso worked in international finance where he developed a wide network of institutional clients/contacts in the ultra-exclusive world of global banking and international financial markets.

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Jocelyn De Guzman Cabreza, Trustee

Age: 64
Date of Appointment: 25 October 2016
Training/Seminar Attended:

  • 2022 – Strategic Planning Seminar Workshop conducted by People Ignite Organizational Development and Training, Inc. on 14 December 2022 via videoconference
  • 2020 – Strategic Planning Seminar Workshop conducted by People Ignite Organizational Development and Training, Inc. on 28-29 July 2020 via videoconference
  • 2019 – Strategic Planning Conference conducted by People Ignite Organization Development and Training, Inc., 24-25 October 2019, Coconut Palace, Pasay City
  • 2019 – Investment Briefing conducted by Philippine Stock Exchange, 23 September 2019, GSIS Board Room, Pasay City
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Trustee JOCELYN DE GUZMAN CABREZA comes to GSIS with impeccable professional credentials. A certified public accountant and a master’s degree holder, Trustee Cabreza was an Executive Vice President of Land Bank of the Philippines before her appointment to the GSIS Board. She was also a former Director of the Land Bank Resources Development Corp. and the Land Bank Countryside Development Foundation.

A seasoned banker, she is equipped with 37 years of extensive experience in various areas of banking and finance, internal audit operations and strategic policy formulation and implementation. She has established a track record of integrity, professionalism and strong work ethic in the corporate world.

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Lt. Gen. Alan R. Luga AFP (Ret), Trustee

Age: 62
Date of Appointment: 16 November 2016
Training/Seminar Attended:

  • 2022 – Strategic Planning Seminar Workshop conducted by People Ignite Organizational Development and Training, Inc. on 14 December 2022 held in the GSIS Board Room in Pasay City
  • 2020 – Strategic Planning Seminar Workshop conducted by People Ignite Organizational Development and Training, Inc. on 28-29 July 2020 via videoconference
  • 2019 – Strategic Planning Conference conducted by People Ignite Organization Development and Training, Inc., 24-25 October 2019, Coconut Palace, Pasay City
  • 2019 – Investment Briefing conducted by Philippine Stock Exchange, 23 September 2019, GSIS Board Room, Pasay City
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Trustee ALAN R. LUGA (LTGEN, RET., AFP) obtained his Bachelor of Science Degree from the Philippine Military Academy in 1981. In 1994, he acquired his MBA units from the Ateneo De Manila University Graduate School of Business. He completed a Master’s Degree in Military Arts and Science at the US Army Command and General Staff College in 2002.

Trustee Luga is the current President and CEO of AFP General Insurance Corporation. He is also a member of the following insurance organizations: Insurance Institute for Asia and the Pacific, Inc., Philippine Insurers and Reinsurers Association, Philippine Insurers Club, and the Philippine Machinery Management Services Corp.

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Rachel Queenie Dizon-Rodulfo, Trustee

Age: 44
Date of Appointment: 4 March 2022

Training/Seminar Attended:

  • 2022 – Strategic Planning Seminar Workshop conducted by People Ignite Organizational Development and Training, Inc. on 14 December 2022 held in the GSIS Board Room in Pasay City
  • 2022 – Corporate Governance Orientation Program for GOCCs conducted by the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD) on 1-2 October 2022
  • 2021 – Delegate. Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and UN-Women Strategic Inter-Parliamentary Dialogue with the theme: Gender-Responsive Recovery Post Covid-19 Virtual Meeting in April 2021
  • 2021 – Head of Philippine Delegation. Asian Parliamentary Assembly. Standing Committee on Social and Cultural Affairs
  • Virtual Meeting in July 2021

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Trustee RACHEL QUEENIE DIZON-RODULFO is adept at public relations, corporate communications, and broadcast communication both in the public and private sector setting.

In the government, she served as the Undersecretary of the Office of the President, Office of the Presidential Spokesperson in 2021. Prior to that, she was the Assistant Secretary of the Presidential Communications Operations Office. She also served as the Communications Head of the Philippine Red Cross from 2015-2016.

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Evelina G. Escudero PhD, Trustee

Age: 79
Date of Appointment: 16 August 2022
Training/Seminar Attended:

  • 2022 – Strategic Planning Seminar Workshop conducted by People Ignite Organizational Development and Training, Inc. on 14 December 2022 held in the GSIS Board Room in Pasay City
  • 2022 – Corporate Governance Orientation Program for GOCCs conducted by the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD) on 1-2 October 2022
  • 2021 – Delegate. Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and UN-Women Strategic Inter-Parliamentary Dialogue with the theme: Gender-Responsive Recovery Post Covid-19 Virtual Meeting in April 2021
  • 2021 – Head of Philippine Delegation. Asian Parliamentary Assembly. Standing Committee on Social and Cultural Affairs
  • Virtual Meeting in July 2021

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Prior to her appointment as Member of the Board of Trustees of GSIS, Trustee EVELINA GUEVARA ESCUDERO was a member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines representing the 1st District of Sorsogon from 2013 to 2022. In fact, she was Deputy Speaker of the Lower House from 2018-2022.

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Rita E. Riddle, CESO V, Trustee

Age: 58
Date of Appointment: 10 January 2023
Training/Seminar Attended:

  • 2023 – Corporate Governance Orientation Program for GOCCs conducted by the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD) on 9 March 2023
  • 2022 – CES Lifelong Learning for Leadership Congress conducted by CESBOARD on November 22-25, 2022
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Trustee RITA E. RIDDLE brings to GSIS her solid experience in the education sector, being the current National President of the Philippine Association of School Superintendents (PASS).

Prior to her appointment as a Member of the Board of Trustees, she serves as the Schools Division Superintendent of the Department of Education – Division of Makati, a position she also held in the Division of DepEd Caloocan (2015). She was the Assistant Schools Division Superintendent of the DepEd – Division of Paranaque (2010) and an Administrative Officer V in the Division of Mandaluyong (2004).

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Dr. Kahar H. Macasayon, Al-Hadj, CESO V, Trustee

Age: 67
Date of Appointment: 27 October 2017
Training/Seminar Attended:

  • 2020 – Strategic Planning Seminar Workshop conducted by People Ignite Organizational Development and Training, Inc. on 28-29 July 2020 via videoconference
  • 2020 – ASEAN Pension Funds and Social Security Systems Summit conducted by Asia Pacific Investors Cooperation, 18-19 November 2019, Jakarta, Indonesia
  • 2019 – Strategic Planning Conference conducted by People Ignite Organization Development and Training, Inc., 24-25 October 2019, Coconut Palace, Pasay City
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Dr. Kahar H. Macasayon, Al-Hadj, has been the national president of the Philippine Public School Teachers Association (PPSTA) since 2013. He is also the schools division superintendent of Department of Education-City Schools Division of Koronadal City, Region XII.

He was the president of the Region XII Public School Teachers and Employees Association from 2012 to 2015.

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Atty. Carlo Antonio B. Almirante, Trustee

Age: 45
Date of Appointment: 13 February 2018
Training/Seminar Attended:

  • 2022 – Strategic Planning Seminar Workshop conducted by People Ignite Organizational Development and Training, Inc. on 14 December 2022 held in the GSIS Board Room in Pasay City
  • 2020 – Strategic Planning Seminar Workshop conducted by People Ignite Organizational Development and Training, Inc. on 28-29 July 2020 via videoconference
  • 2019 – Strategic Planning Conference conducted by People Ignite Organization Development and Training, Inc., 24-25 October 2019, Coconut Palace, Pasay City
  • 2019 – Investment Briefing conducted by Philippine Stock Exchange, 23 September 2019, GSIS Board Room, Pasay City
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Trustee CARLO ANTONIO B. ALMIRANTE represents the legal sector in the GSIS Board of Trustees and serves as Chairperson of the Legal Oversight Committee. He has a solid background in the academe as well as in the legal profession. He is the current Dean of the Liceo de Cagayan University’s College of Law. Prior to this, he held the position of Associate Dean in March 2013. He teaches Political Law Review, Administrative Law, Election Law and Statutory Construction in the same institution.

He is also a practicing lawyer, having served as managing partner of Almirante, Ladera and Associates in Cagayan de Oro City and as former associate of Kapunan, Tamano, Javier and Associates.

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Chairman
Rodolfo G. del Rosario, Jr.
Chairman
Age: 60
Date of Appointment:
12 April 2023
PGM
Jose Arnulfo “Wick” Veloso
PGM & Acting Chairman
Age: 56
Date of Appointment:
5 July 2022
Trustee Cabreza
Jocelyn De Guzman Cabreza
Trustee
Age: 64
Date of Appointment:
25 October 2016
Trustee Luga
Lt. Gen. Alan R. Luga AFP (Ret)
Trustee
Age: 62
Date of Appointment:
16 November 2016
Trustee Rodulfo
Rachel Queenie Dizon-Rodulfo
Trustee
Age: 44
Date of Appointment:
4 March 2022

Trustee Maldia
Evelina G. Escudero PhD
Trustee
Age: 79
Date of Appointment:
16 August 2022
Trustee Sasin
Rita E. Riddle, CESO V
Trustee
Age: 58
Date of Appointment:
10 January 2023

Trustee Almirante
Atty. Carlo Antonio B. Almirante
Trustee
Age: 45
Date of Appointment:
13 February 2018



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