MPH - Key Persons


Agnes G. Rafiñan

Job Titles:
  • Head of Pharmaceutical Business
Experienced healthcare professional with expertise in pharma route-to-market and retail pharmacy operations. She has held general management roles at Metro Drug Inc., TGP Pharma Inc., and South Star Drug Inc., following stints with leading healthcare companies like GE Healthcare, GlaxoSmithKline, and Zuellig Pharma.

Antonio G. Veneracion

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive Officer / St. Elizabeth Hospital

Arlene P. Ledesma

Job Titles:
  • President & CEO / Manila Doctors Hospital

Ashish Jaiprakash Shastry

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Partner
Ashish Shastry joined KKR in 2016 as a Partner and serves as the Co-Head of Private Equity for KKR Asia Pacific, and the Head of Southeast Asia. Mr. Shastry graduated from Princeton University with an A.B. degree in economics.

Augusto P. Palisoc Jr. - President

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Member of the Management Team
  • President
  • Vice Chairman
The President of MPH since its inception, he led the growth of the healthcare enterprise to what it is today. He is also the Director at Metro Pacific Investments Corporation and is the Chairman and Director of most of MPH's hospitals. He holds a Master's degree in Business Management from the Asian Institute of Management.

Benedicto L. Cid

Job Titles:
  • President & CEO / Commonwealth Hospital & Medical Center

Celso Bernard G. Lopez

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Management Team
  • Chief Transformation Officer and President of Mindanao Cluster
With over 16 years of treasury and investment banking experience, he joined the Metro Pacific Group in 2012 and was responsible for the successful bid and roll out of the Automatic Fare Collection System Public Private Partnership Program of the Republic of the Philippines. He joined MPH in 2016 to spearhead mergers and acquisitions in Mindanao. He is concurrently the President & CEO of the Mindanao Cluster of Hospitals and is responsible for Key Strategic Initiatives that impact all of MPH.

Daniel Gabriel M. Montecillo

Job Titles:
  • Independent Director
  • Member of the Board of Directors
He has 25 years of global banking experience and was CEO of Fidelis Holdings, an international real estate investment company and Diamond Dragon Advisors, the first Asian private equity fundraising firm. He is currently an accredited executive coach.

Dr. Annabelle R. Borromeo

Job Titles:
  • Chief Nursing Officer
A former Chief Nursing Officer at a major Philippine tertiary hospital, she has a doctorate in Nursing from Texas Woman's University; a Master's of Science in Nursing from the University of Texas Health Science Center and a Master's degree in Healthcare Administration from the George Washington University. She is a thought leader in Philippine nursing issues and is involved in health technology assessment, career progression and specialization, and the alignment of the nursing curriculum with current priorities and realities.

Dr. Beaver R. Tamesis - CEO, President

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • President

Dr. Benjamin G. Co

Job Titles:
  • Chief Medical Officer
A Pediatrician, Researcher, Academician, Writer, Clinical Pharmacologist and Infectious Disease expert. He finished his residency training at the University of Santo Tomas and completed his fellowship at the Boston University Medical Center.

Dr. Ferdinand Francis L. Cid

Job Titles:
  • President & CEO / Central Luzon Doctors' Hospital

Dr. Harish Pillai - CEO

Job Titles:
  • Group Chief Executive Officer
  • Member of the Management Team
With over two decades of experience in the field of healthcare, he is the former CEO of both Aster India, a network of 14 hospitals with 4,500 beds, and As Salam International Hospital in Egypt. He has also held leadership positions in Belhoul Specialty Hospital in UAE as well as Apollo Hospitals, the largest hospital network in India.

Dr. Jesus C. Delgado

In 2017, MPH turned to growing a niche player in maternity and women's health with an investment in Dr. Jesus Delgado Memorial Hospital in Kamuning, Quezon City.

Dr. Jose O. Juliano

Job Titles:
  • President & CEO / Calamba Medical Center

Dr. Terence Anthony S. - COO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Operating Officer

Eiji Nakao - CEO, President

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • President

Elizabeth G. Dantes

Job Titles:
  • President & CEO / De Los Santos Medical Center

Felipe V. Pono Jr.

Job Titles:
  • President & CEO / Los Baños Doctors Hospital and Medical Center

Grace M. Aba - CEO, President

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • President

Jessica C. Abaya

Job Titles:
  • Chief Marketing & Customer Experience Officer
With 30 years of experience in Strategic Marketing, Business Management, and Customer Experience, she has worked with Procter & Gamble, GMA7, Jollibee, AIA Philippines, and Philippine Airlines.

Jone L. Sepe

Job Titles:
  • President & CEO / Ramiro Community Hospital

Jose Noel C. de la Paz

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Management Team
  • Director for Corporate Development ( Mergers and Acquisitions )
With over 25 years of combined commercial and investment banking experience, among which were with First Chicago and Bankers Trust Company. He joined the Metro Pacific hospital group in 2007 to spearhead its mergers and acquisitions mandate.

Joseph Angelo R. Briones - CHRO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Human Resources Officer
With 25 years of experience, he is a former EVP and CHRO at United Technologies PH and HR Director for the PH and ID cluster of Merck Inc.

Juan Alberto B. Goyena

Job Titles:
  • President & CEO / Dr. Jesus C. Delgado Memorial Hospital

Karl Aaron G. Dimaano

Job Titles:
  • President & CEO / Sacred Heart Hospital of Malolos

Ma. Lourdes C. Espiritu

Job Titles:
  • Chief Supply Chain Officer
With twenty-three (23) years of experience in the procurement and supply chain field, she has worked with San Miguel Corporation, Jollibee, Del Monte and GlaxoSmithKline.

Manolo Michael T. De Guzman

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
With two decades of experience in corporate and infrastructure transactions in the Asia Pacific, he is now a Managing Director of KKR, leading infrastructure investments in South East Asia.

Manuel V. Pangilinan - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Board of Directors
He is the chairman of Metro Pacific Investments Corporation, one of MPH's major shareholders and among the country's fastest growing investment companies. With investments in basic utilities like power (Meralco), water (Maynilad), telecommunications (PLDT), and healthcare (MPH), he ranks among the country's top businessmen.

Marivic B. Landicho

Job Titles:
  • Chief Audit Officer
A former VP and Audit Officer at a major Philippine tertiary hospital, she has almost 30 years of progressive audit management experience in banking and healthcare.

Mirasol B. Tiu

Job Titles:
  • Chief Operating Officer / Davao Doctors Hospital

Paul Richard T. Camangian - CEO, President

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • President

Paul Vincent A. Torres

Job Titles:
  • Chief Operating Officer / West Metro Medical Center

Prof. Miguel D. Soledad

Job Titles:
  • President & CEO / Davao Doctors College

Raul C. Pagdanganan

Job Titles:
  • President & CEO / Cardinal Santos Medical Center

Reymundo S. Cochangco - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • Member of the Management Team
The Chief Financial Officer of MPH since its inception, he has over 30 years of experience in finance, treasury, controllership, audit, and business operations.

Robert G. Vergara

Job Titles:
  • Independent Director
  • Member of the Board of Directors
The President of Vergara Advisory Management, Inc., he also currently sits as an Independent Director at SM Investments Corporation as well as STI Holdings.

Samuel Z. Lee

Job Titles:
  • President & CEO / Riverside College

Tan Choon Hong

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
Mr. Tan Choon Hong, a Singaporean national, joined MPH as its regular director effective July 20, 2022. Choon Hong holds a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Engineering from Cambridge University. He is currently the Head of Direct Investments Group of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC)