Shortlisted Nominees for WESM Governance Committees
BOARD SELECTION COMMITTEE EVALUATED AND SHORTLISTED

NEW NOMINEES FOR WESM GOVERNANCE COMMITTEES

Pursuant to the directives of the PEM Board, the Selection Committee convened last 12 May 2010 to continue the process of selecting applicants to fill vacancies in the WESM Governance Committees namely:  i) Rules Change Committee; ii) Dispute Resolution Group/Administrator; iii) Technical Committee; iv) PEM Audit Committee and v) Market Surveillance Committee.

In this regard, the Selection Committee shortlisted nominees / applicants for the abovementioned WESM Governance Committees in accordance with the existing Rules and Guidelines.  Below is the list of the pre-qualified nominees/applicants with their corresponding background / qualifications:

FOR RULES CHANGE COMMITTEE

1.     Chingcuangco, Ramon C.
Bachelor of Laws
Attorney-at-Law, Chingcuangco Law Office
Field of Expertise: Law, Electricity Industry

2.     Hilario, Jose A.
B.S. Mechanical Engineering
Senior Consultant, Energy Systems, RNFerrer & Associates
Field of Expertise: Air Conditioning & Refrigeration, Energy Conservation & Efficiency

3.     Nerona, Antonio O.
B.S. Mechanical Engineering
Retired NPC Group Manager
Field of Expertise: Power Generation

4.     Valdezco, Eulinia M.
B.S. Physics, M.S. Physics
Consultant, Australia Nuclear Science & Technology Organization Regional Project on Source Safety & Security and the US Department of Energy Global Threat Reduction Program
Field of Expertise: Physics, Nuclear Law
 

FOR PEM AUDIT COMMITTEE

1.     Bustos, Felixberto U.
B.S. Chemical Engineering, MBA, Doctorate in Business Administration
Professor, Asian Institute of Management
Field of Expertise: Banking, Finance & Audit

2.     Ortigas, Jr. Gaston D.
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, MBA
Professor, Asian Institute of Management
Field of Expertise: Electronic Commerce, Electronic Governance

3.      Sandoval, Warlito U.
B.S Mechanical Engineering
Managing Director, Channel Solutions, Inc.
Field of Expertise: Information & Communications Technology

4.     Taruc, Gloria Victoria Y.
A.B. Economics, Bachelor of Laws
Assistant Solicitor General, Office of the Solicitor General
Field of Expertise: Law, Sectoral Liberalization
 

FOR TECHNICAL COMMITTEE

1.     Alcazar, Edgar Graciolo F.
B.S. Electrical Engineering, MBA
Director/Head, Technical Support Group, Ayala Property Management Corp.
Field of Expertise: ElectricEngineering, Water and Wastewater System, Project Management

2.    Fonollera, Sr. Meleusipo E.
B.S. Electrical Engineering
Director, Westrade International Co., Inc.
Field of Expertise: Electrical Engineering

3.    Mapile, Francis V.
B.S Electrical Engineering
Board Member, Professional Regulatory Board for Electrical Engineering
Managing Director, FVMapile & Associates
Field of Expertise: Electrical Engineering

4.    Santos, Eduardo Alejandro O.
B.S Forestry, M.S. Geographic Information Systems for Rural Applications
Director IV, Case Management Service, Office of the Solicitor General
Field of Expertise: Information Systems

5.    Sumabat, Ver Allan N.
B.S. Computer Engineering
Chief Software Architect, AATi Technologies, Inc.
Field of Expertise: Information Technology

6.     Mendoza, Jaime V.
(To represent the Distribution Management Committee)
B.S. Electrical Engineering, Master of Technology Management
Chairman, Distribution Management Committee
Field of Expertise: Power Systems Engineering, Distribution System Planning


FOR MARKET SURVEILLANCE COMMITTEE

1.     Mercado, Danilo P.
B.S. Electrical Engineering
Retired NPC Head/Area Manager
Field of Expertise: Power System Operations

2.     Nerona, Antonio O.
B.S. Mechanical Engineering
Retired NPC Group Manager
Field of Expertise: Power Generation

3.     Pernia, Ernesto M.
A.B. Economics, M.A. Economics
Professor of Economics, University of the Philippines
Field of Expertise: Development Economics, Macroeconomics

4.     U, Peter Lee
B.S. Industrial Management Engineering, M.S. Industrial Economics, Ph.D. Economics
Dean, School of Economics, University of Asia and the Pacific
Field of Expertise: Economics


FOR DISPUTE RESOLUTION ADMINISTRATOR

1.    Avenido, Rogelio M.
B.S. Electrical Engineering
Dean, School of Engineering, Manuel L. Quezon University
Field of Expertise: Electrical Engineering, Arbitration and Mediation

2.    Maristaza, Romulo R.
Bachelor of Laws
Private Law Practitioner and Formerly Chief Legal Counsel of National Electrification Administration
Field of Expertise: Law, Electricity Industry (Distribution Sector)

3.    Panga, Jr. Salvador S.
A.B. Political Science, Bachelor of Laws, LL.M. in Dispute Resolution
Senior Partner, Parlade Hildawa Parlade Eco & Panga Law Offices
Field of Expertise: Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution and Arbitration

4.    Tadiar, Alfredo F.
Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws
Director, Philippine Institute of Construction Arbitration
Consultant, Philippine Judicial Academy
Field of Expertise: Dispute Resolution

 

The above nominees shall further undergo evaluation process by the Selection Committee prior to any appropriate recommendation to the PEM Board for the latter’s final action.