Board of Directors
Board of Directors
Belle Corporation’s Board of Directors is responsible in fostering the long-term success of the Corporation – to sustain its competitiveness and profitability in a manner consistent with its corporate objectives and the best interests of its stakeholders, stockholders and partners. The Board determines and reviews annually, together with Management, the Corporation’s vision, mission, objectives and strategies. The Board guides and takes the lead in the development and approval of the Company’s business objectives and strategies annually, and monitors their implementation in order to sustain the Company’s long-term viability and strength. The Board of Directors shall meet at least six (6) times a year, with meetings scheduled before or at the start of the year.
To view the Belle Corporation Board of Directors’ Charter, click here.
To view the Belle Corporation Board of Directors’ Attendance to 2024 BOD Meetings, click here.
To view the Belle Corporation Board of Directors’ Attendance to 2023 BOD Meetings, click here.
New Directors are provided with an on-boarding / orientation session by the Chief Compliance Officer. This session provides discussions about the Company’s vision, mission, core values, its business, corporate objectives as well as the By-Laws, Articles of Incorporation, Board Charter, corporate structure and best corporate governance practices. In addition, the new Directors are apprised about financial reporting, relationships with management and investors, and significant regulations on compliance and listing requirements.
On May 27, 2021, the incoming Independent Directors, Atty. Maria Gracia P. Tan and Mr. Jaime J. Bautista, were provided on-boarding session by the President and CEO, Chief Finance Officer, Chief Risk Officer, Compliance Officer and Business Unit Heads with topics including but not limited to the Corporation’s various businesses, financial reports, compliance and governance matters. The session was also attended by the Chairman and the incumbent Independent Directors.
The Company also provides general access to training courses to its directors as a matter of continuous professional education as well as to maintain and enhance their skills as directors, and keep their knowledge and understanding of the Company’s business updated.
To view the 2024 training sessions attended, click here, while for 2023 training sessions attended, click here.

Willy N. Ocier
Chairman and
Non-Executive Director

Willy N. Ocier
Mr. Willy Ocier, 68, Filipino, is an Executive Director and the Chairman of the Board of Belle Corporation. He is also the Chairman and Director of Pacific Online Systems Corporation and APC Group, Inc. Likewise, he is the Chairman and Executive Director of Premium Leisure Corp., its subsidiary PremiumLeisure and Amusement, Inc., and Total Gaming and Technologies, Inc. He is the Chairman and Director of Tagaytay Midlands Golf Club, Inc., and Vice Chairman of Tagaytay Highlands International Golf Club, Inc. and Highlands Prime, Inc. Mr. Ocier is also the Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Philippine Global Communications, Inc. and Director of DigiPlus Interactive Corp. He also sits as a Director of the following unaffiliated corporations, IVantage Equities, Philequity Management, Inc. and Toyota Corporation Batangas. He was formerly President and Chief Operating Officer of Eastern Securities Development Corporation.
Mr. Ocier graduated from Ateneo de Manila University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics. In recognition of Mr. Ocier’s corporate leadership and role in providing employment opportunities to Filipinos, the University of Batangas conferred him a degree in Doctor of Humanities, honoris causa.
Designation
- Chairman
- Non-Executive Director (beginning May 31, 2024)
- Chairperson, Executive Committee
- Chairman, Compensation and Remuneration Committee (beginning May 31, 2024)
Date of First Election:Â June 1999

Armin Antonio B. Raquel Santos
Chairman and
Non-Executive Director

Armin Antonio B. Raquel Santos
Mr. Raquel Santos, 57, Filipino, is the Executive Director and the President and Chief Executive Officer of Belle Corporation. He is the President and Chief Executive Officer of both Premium Leisure Corp. and its subsidiary, PremiumLeisure and Amusement, Inc. as well as Pacific Online Systems Corporation. He is also a Director of APC Group, Inc., Pinoy Lotto Technologies Corporation, Sagittarius Mines, Inc., Tagaytay Highlands International Golf Club, Inc., Manila Golf and Country Club and member of the Board of Trustees of Melco Resorts (Philippines) Foundation Corporation. Formerly, he was Chief Finance Officer of Aboitizland, Inc., Cebu Industrial Park, Inc. and Mactan Economic Zone II and First Philippine Electric Company. He was also former Governor of the Board of Investments (BOI), served as Assistant Secretary with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Vice Chairman and CEO of Philippine Retirement Authority (PRA), Executive Vice President of Philippine International Trading Corporation (PITC), and Deputy Administrator of Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA). His experience includes stints with multinational companies; Securities 2000 Inc. (Singapore Technologies Group) and First Chicago Trust Company of New York.
Mr. Raquel Santos holds a Master of Arts in Liberal Studies from Dartmouth College, U.S.A. and Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Major in Finance from Iona College, U.S.A.
Designation
- Executive Director
- Member, Executive Committee
- Member, Compensation and Remuneration Committee
Date of First Election:Â April 2022

Jacinto C. Ng, Jr.
Chairman and
Non-Executive Director

Jacinto C. Ng, Jr.
Mr. Ng, Jr., 55, Filipino, is a Non-Executive Director of Belle Corporation since August 2000, a member of the Executive Committee, Audit Committee, and Compensation and Remuneration Committee of Belle Corporation. He was a member of the Risk Oversight Committee until May 31, 2024.
He was elected as a Non-Executive Director of Premium Leisure Corp. on April 22, 2024. He is likewise the Group Executive Officer of the Joy~Nostalg Group, Founder and Chairman of the Joy~Nostalg Foundation, Chairman of Joy~Nostalg Hearth Corporation, a member of the Rebisco Foundation, XS86 Men for Others Foundation, Inc., Xavier School Educational Trust Fund and Xavier School Inc.’s Board of Trustees. He is also a director of Tagaytay Midlands Golf Club, Inc. and Rayvanes Realty Corporation.
Mr. Ng, Jr. holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Architecture from the University of the Philippines.
Designation
- Non-Executive Director
- Member, Executive Committee
- Member, Audit Committee
- Member, Compensation and Remuneration Committee (effective May 31, 2024)
- Member, Risk Oversight Committee (until May 31, 2024)
Date of First Election:Â August 2000

Gregory L. Domingo
Non-Executive Director

Gregory L. Domingo
Mr. Domingo, 70, Filipino, is currently a Non-Executive Director of Belle Corporation. He is also a Non-Executive Director of Premium Leisure Corp. He is likewise a Board Adviser to SM Investments Corporation, a Board Director of BDO Private Bank, the private bank subsidiary of Philippine’s largest bank, an Independent Director of Alternergy Holdings Corporation and Oceana Gold Philippines, Inc. and a Board Director for a few other smaller companies. He worked in the private sector for the last 40 years and served twice in the Philippine government – once as Secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry from July 2010 to December 2015 and the other as Head of the Board of Investments from May 2001 to April 2004. During his stint in the government, he chaired the National Development Council, Philippine Economic Zone Authority and served as a board member of various government corporations. Mr. Domingo also served as Chairman of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Trade Ministers in 2015 and as a Vice Chairperson of the 10th World Trade Organization Ministerial meeting in Nairobi in 2015. He is credited as a key person in the takeoff of the business process outsourcing industry in the Philippines.
He had a distinguished banking career in the U.S spanning 15 years with institutions such as First Boston, Drexel Burnham Lambert and Mellon Bank eventually becoming a Managing Director in the Treasury group of Chemical Bank before deciding to return to the Philippines in the mid 1990s.
He holds a master’s degree in Business Administration from the Asian Institute of Management and a Master of Science in Operations Research from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He obtained his Bachelor of Science in Management Engineering at the Ateneo de Manila University.
Designation
- Non-Executive Director
- Member, Executive Committee
- Member, Risk Oversight Committee
Date of First Election:Â May 31, 2024

Maria Gracia P. Tan
Independent Director

Maria Gracia P. Tan
Atty. Tan, 68, Filipino, is an independent director of the Company. She is likewise the Lead Independent Director of Premium Leisure Corp. and Pacific Online Systems Corporation. She is a director of Trifels, Inc., She is currently a Trustee of the Justice George A. Malcolm Foundation, Inc., and Philippine Institute of Construction Arbitrator and Mediators. She is also a member of the Tax Faculty of the Philippine Judicial Academy. She is also an arbitrator for the Philippine Center for Dispute Resolution, Inc., a professional lecturer of the University of the Philippines College of Law, a member of the Society of Construction Law Philippines, Dispute Resolution Board Foundation, Office of Alternative Dispute Resolution, International Tax Specialist Group, Philippine Institute of Arbitrators.
Atty. Tan is the former Chairperson of the Commission on Audit, Undersecretary of Finance and Commissioner of the Presidential Commission on Good Government. She served as Chairman of the United Nations Independent Audit Advisory Committee, the first Filipino to have been elected to this 5-member Committee. She is also a professor at the University of the Philippines for Mandatory Continuing Legal Education.
Backed by four decades of professional work in the Philippines and abroad as a private law and accounting practitioner, government official, arbitrator and international consultant. She is an expert in the fields of legal, finance, audit, governance, dispute resolution and administration.
She graduated from the University of the Philippines in 1976 with a degree in Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Accountancy and in 1981 with Bachelor of Laws. In 1987, she obtained her Master of Laws (Tax) from the New York University. She is a Certified Public Accountant.
Designation
- Independent Director
- Lead Independent Director (beginning May 31, 2024)
- Chairperson, Risk Oversight Committee
- Member, Audit Committee
- Member, Corporate Governance Committee
- Member, Related Party Transactions Committee
Date of First Election:Â June 2021

Paquito N. Ochoa, Jr.
Non-Executive Director

Paquito N. Ochoa, Jr.
Atty. Ochoa, 64, Filipino, is an Independent Director of Belle Corporation. He is likewise an Independent Director of Premium Leisure Corp and 2Go. He founded PNO Management and Legal Consulting in September 2016 after completing his term as a government official. He is currently the President of Manuel L. Quezon University (MLQU) from October 2020.
He was a founding member and partner of Marcos Ochoa Serapio Tan Law Firm from 2006 to 2010 and a partner in De Mesa & Ochoa Law Offices from 1995 to 2001.
Atty. Ochoa served as Executive Secretary (Office of the President, Republic of the Philippines) from July 2010 to June 2016. During this period, he also chaired various national government committees among which were, the National Organizing Committee of the 2015 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), and National Organizing Committee on the Visit of His Holiness Pope Francis in January 2015. He is the longest serving Executive Secretary to date and the only individual to serve the full term of a President.
He also served as City Administrator of the Quezon City Local Government from January 2003 to June 2010 during which period, he introduced prudent spending practices which together with improved revenue collection, allowed the City Government to balance its budget and achieve unprecedented increase in income.
After his career in public administration (from 2016 to present), Atty. Ochoa focused on leading a team that provides advisory services in two major areas: 1) financial advisory services which include conduct of customary financial due diligence; analysis of business operations, financial condition, and prospects; evaluation of debt capacity and capital structure alternatives; financial restructuring; pre acquisition and post-acquisition evaluation; negotiations leading to Transactions (BOT or JV); and 2) legal and regulatory compliance which include legal due diligence; preparation of contracts and other documents covering Transactions, including negotiations; and compliance with government rules and regulations.
Atty. Ochoa holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the Ateneo De Manila University (class of 1985). He completed his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Santo Tomas in 1981.
Designation
- Independent Director
- Chairperson, Corporate Governance Committee
- Chairperson, Related Party Transactions Committee
Date of First Election:Â May 31, 2024

Laurito E. Serrano
Non-Executive Director

Laurito E. Serrano
Mr. Serrano, 64, Filipino, is an Independent Director of the Company. He concurrently serves as Independent Director of Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation, Axelum Resources Corp., Anglo-Philippine Holdings, Inc., Century Peak Holdings Corporation and Premium Leisure Corporation. He is also a director in RCBC Trust Corporation, Malayan Insurance Company, and MRT Development Corporation.
As independent director in the above entities, Mr. Serrano serves as chairman or member of such companies’ audit, compliance, and risk oversight committees. Mr. Serrano is a former partner of the Corporate Finance Consulting Group of SGV & Co. and was likewise associated, among others, with the Metro Rail Transit Group, Fil-Estate Group, Resorts World Manila, Atlas Mining & Development Corporation, Sagittarius Mines, United Paragon Mining Corporation, 2Go Group Inc., and Philippine Veterans Bank.
He is a Philippine Certified Public Accountant and has a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the Harvard Graduate School of Business. His area of specialization is Financial Advisory and Corporate Finance in a broad range of clients and industry sectors.
Designation
- Non-Executive Director
Date of First Election:Â May 31, 2024

Elizabeth Anne C. Uychaco
Vice Chairperson
(Served until May 31, 2024)

Elizabeth Anne C. Uychaco
Ms. Uychaco, 67, Filipino, is Vice Chairperson, Executive Committee Vice Chairperson, and Chairperson of Compensation and Remuneration Committee of Belle Corporation. She was first elected on December 2009. Ms. Uychaco is also Senior Vice President of SM Investments Corporation and SM Group Diversity Officer. She is Chairperson of Neo Group, and Board Director of Republic Glass Holdings Corp., Goldilocks Bakeshop, Inc., Brownies Unlimited, Inc., ACE Hardware Philippines, Inc., and Philippines Urban Living Solutions. She is also a Trustee of Asia Pacific College and President and Trustee of Senior Member Social Club.
Ms. Uychaco is a graduate of St. Scholastica’s College. She holds two Master’s degrees in Business Economics from the University of Asia and Pacific and Business Administration from the Ateneo School of Business.
Designation
- Vice Chairperson
- Non-Executive Director
- Vice Chairperson, Executive Committee
- Chairperson, Compensation and Remuneration Committee
Date of First Election:Â December 2009

Jackson T. Ongsip
President and Chief Executive
Officer, Executive Director
(Served until May 31, 2024)

Jackson T. Ongsip
Mr. Ongsip, 50, Filipino, is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Belle Corporation. He is also the President and Chief Executive Officer of Pacific Online Systems Corporation, Non-Executive Director of APC Group, Inc., and Vice President for Portfolio Investments of SM Investments Corporation.
Mr. Ongsip is a Certified Public Accountant with an extensive audit and finance background accumulated from 5 years in external audit with SyCip, Gorres, Velayo & Co., 11 years with Globe Telecom and 10 years now with the SM Group. He graduated from the University of Santo Tomas with a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy.
Designation
- President and Chief Executive Officer
- Executive Director
- Member, Executive Committee
- Member, Compensation and Remuneration Committee
Date of First Election:Â April 2022

Joseph T. Chua
Independent Director
(Served until May 31, 2024)

Joseph T. Chua
Mr. Chua, 66, is an independent director and chairman of the Corporate Governance Committee and Related Party Transactions Committee of the Company. He is currently the Chairman of the Board of JF Rubber Philippines Corporation. He was a director of Macroasia Corporation since 1997 and was its President and COO from December 2015 until his retirement in 2021. He was also a director of PAL Holdings, Inc., LTG, Inc., Eton Properties Philippines, Inc., Philippine National Bank and PNB General Insurers Co., Inc. He was likewise the President of Goodwind Development Corporation (Guam) from 2013 to 2021.
He graduated from the Dela Salle University with double degrees in AB Economics and BS Business Management in 1978. He completed his Masters in Business Administration at the University of Southern California in 1981.
Designation
- Non-Executive Director
- Chairperson, Corporate Governance Committee
- Chairperson, Related Party Transactions Committee
Date of First Election:Â July 2022

Virginia A. Yap
Non-Executive Director
(Served until May 31, 2024)

Virginia A. Yap
Ms. Yap, 72, Filipino, is a Non-Executive Director of Belle Corporation. She is also a member of the Company’s Executive Committee. Ms. Yap holds key positions in SM Investments Corporation as a Senior Vice President – Office of the Chairman and Securities Department. She is also a Director of the APC Group, Inc.
She holds a Bachelor of Science in Commerce (Major in Accounting) degree from the University of Mindanao.
Designation
- Non-Executive Director
- Member, Executive Committee
Date of First Election: December 2017

Amando M. Tetangco, Jr.
Lead Independent Director
(Served until May 31, 2024)

Amando M. Tetangco, Jr.
Mr. Tetangco, 70, Filipino, is the Lead Independent Director of Belle Corporation who was elected on December 4, 2017. He is concurrently an independent director of SM Prime Holdings, Inc., Converge ICT Solutions, Inc. and Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation. He also currently holds directorates in Manila Hotel, Toyota Motor Philippines, and CIBI Information, Inc. He is also a trustee of St. Luke’s Medical Center, Tan Yan Kee Foundation and Foundation for Liberty and Prosperity.
Mr. Tetangco was the third Governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and Chairman of the Monetary Board, and served for two consecutive 6-year terms from July 2005 to July 2017. He was a career central banker for over four decades, having joined the Central Bank of the Philippines (the predecessor of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas [BSP]) on 25 March 1974. During his term as Governor, he held other government positions, such as the Chairman of the Anti-Money Laundering Council, the Financial Stability Coordination Council, and the Philippine International Convention Center. He was also Vice-Chair of the Agriculture Credit Policy Council; and a member of the Capital Markets Development Council and the Export Development Council. Prior to his first appointment as Governor in 2005, he was Deputy Governor in charge of the Banking Services Sector, Economic Research and Treasury of the BSP. He also was the Alternate Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund in Washington, D.C. from 1992 to 1994. Before joining the Central Bank, he worked briefly at the Management Services Division of SGV and Co. in 1973-74.
Overseas, he was the country’s representative to the ASEAN Central Bank Forum; the Executives’ Meeting of East Asia and Pacific Central Banks; the South East Asia Central Banks; the South East Asia, New Zealand and Australia; and the Center for Latin American Monetary Studies. He was the Governor for the Philippines at the International Monetary Fund and the Alternate Governor at the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank. At the Bank for International Settlements, he was Chair of the Meeting of Small Open Economies. He also chaired various international committees — the BIS Asian Consultative Council; the Financial Stability Board Regional Consultative Group for Asia; and the Alliance for Financial Inclusion Steering Committee.
He was conferred the Order of Lakandula with the Rank of Bayani by the President of the Philippines in 2009 and the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star by the Emperor of Japan in 2019. He also received multiple recognition by a number of international organizations as one of the best central bank governors and chosen as MAP Management Man of the Year in 2015.
Mr. Tetangco graduated from Ateneo de Manila University with an AB Economics degree (cum laude), and obtained his Masters in Public Policy and Administration (Development Economics) at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, Wisconsin,USA, as a BSP scholar. He attended various training programs at different institutions, including the Harvard Business School and the New York Institute of Finance.
Designation
- Non-Executive Director
- Chairperson, Audit Committee
- Member, Risk Committee
- Member, Corporate Governance Committee
- Member, Related Party Transactions Committee
- Member, Compensation and Remuneration Committee
Date of First Election: December 2017