Valentino C. Sy
Mr. Sy is currently the Chairman of Vantage Equities, Inc. and Vantage Financial Corporation and Director of Philequity Management, Inc. He is a former Director of Wealth Securities (1998 to 2011). He is also the President of Equinox International Corp (1996 to present). He holds a degree in Industrial Management Engineering from the De La Salle University (1977).
Edmundo Marco P. Bunyi, Jr.
Mr. Bunyi is currently the President and CEO of Vantage Equities, Inc. He is also Vice Chairman and CEO of Vantage Financial Corporation (formerly e-Business Services, Inc.) and President of Philequity Management, Inc. (All since 2006). Previously, he was formerly SVP and Treasurer of International Exchange Bank (1995-2006). He holds a degree in Management Engineering from the Ateneo de Manila University (1985).
Andy O. Co
Mr. Co is an Independent Director of Vantage Equities, Inc., Vantage Financial Corporation and Philequity Management. Concurrently, he is also the President of Technicom Electronics Corp., the largest distributor of Plantronics and Polycom products in the Philippines since 1990. Mr. Co obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of the Philippines, Diliman in 1975.
Ignacio B. Gimenez
Mr. Gimenez is a Director of Vantage Equities Inc., and Vantage Financial Corporation. Concurrently, he is also the Chairman and President of the following mutual funds: Philequity Fund, Inc., Philequity Dollar Income Fund, Inc., Philequity Peso Bond Fund, Inc., Philequity PSE Index Fund, Inc. (2006 to present), Philequity Dividend Yield Fund (2012 to present), Philequity MSCI Philippines Index Fund, Inc. (2019 to present) and Philequity Alpha One Fund, Inc. (2019 to Present). At the same time, he also holds positions as Vice President and Trustee of Philippine Investment Funds Association (PIFA) and as Corporate Secretary of I.B. Gimenez Securities, Inc. He holds a graduate degree in Business Administration from the Asian Institute of Management (1970) and a college degree from the University of the Philippines (1967).
Bert C. Hontiveros
Mr. Hontiveros is an Independent Director of Vantage Equities, Inc., Vantage Financial Corporation and Philequity Management. Concurrently, he is the General Manager of HB Design Power Systems (2000 to present). He obtained his Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from University of the Philippines in 1975.
Antonio C. Moncupa, Jr.
Mr. Moncupa is the Independent Director of Philequity Management, Inc (2023 to Present). Concurrently, he is also the Independent Director of Vantage Equities, Inc. and Vantage Financial Corporation. After 37 years, Mr. Moncupa retired from Banking in early 2023. Right before retirement, he served as CEO of EastWest Bank, Chairman and President of the Bankers Association of the Philippines, Chairman of East West Rural Bank and East West Insurance Brokers, and director of EastWest Ageas Life Insurance, Philippine Payments Management, Inc., the Philippine Dealing System group of Companies. He was also in the board of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines and Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement. Mr. Moncupa completed his degrees in Accounting and Economics from De La Salle University and his MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Roberto Z. Lorayes
Mr. Lorayes is a Director of Vantage Equities, Inc. and Vantage Financial Corporation, Inc. (1994 to present). Concurrently, he is the Chairman of Philequity Management, Inc. In the past, he served as Chairman of the Philippine Stock Exchange (1993 to 1994) and Investment Companies Association of the Philippines (2005-2008). He also served as President of Manila Stock Exchange (1991-1992), UBP Securities (1989-1993), Citicorp (1987-1989), CT Corp, Scringeour, Vickers (1987-1989), and as a director of Philippine Central Depository (1995-1996). He received his Bachelor of Science in Commerce degree and Bachelor of Liberal Arts degree in De La Salle University (1966). He holds a Masters degree in Business Management from Ateneo de Manila University (1969).
Willy N. Ocier
Mr. Ocier is a Director of Vantage Equities, Inc., Vantage Financial Corporation and Philequity Management. At the same time, he is also the Chairman and President of Pacific Online Systems Corporation (1999 to present). Concurrently, he is the Chairman of the Boards of the following corporations: APC Group, Inc. (2005 to present), Premium Leisure Corp. (1999 to present). He earned his Economics degree from the Ateneo de Manila University (1977).
Joseph L. Ong
Mr. Ong is both the Treasurer and a Director of Vantage Equities, Inc., Vantage Financial Corporation and Philequity Management. Mr. Ong is also the President of Chemcenter Corporation. Previously, he was connected with Exxon Chemicals serving various functions in sales, marketing, audit, and logistics operation both here and abroad. He was also a former director of Petroenergy Resources Corporation from 2007 to 2009. Mr. Ong holds a degree in Chemical Engineering, magna cum laude, from De La Salle University.
Darlene A. Sy
Ms. Sy is a Director of Vantage Equities, Inc. (2017 to Present) and Head of Sales and Marketing of Philequity Management, Inc. She also serves as a Director of Wealth Securities, Inc. She is licensed as a Fixed Income Salesman and as a Certified Investment Solicitor with the Securities and Exchange Commission. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of British Columbia.
Timothy A. Sy
Mr. Sy is a Director of Vantage Equities, Inc. and President of Vantage Financial Corporation (2017 to Present). He is also a director of Asian Alliance Holdings Corp. (2015 to present). He holds an MBA from Kellogg School of Management (2010) and an undergraduate degree from Northwestern University (2003) in Illinois USA.
Wilson L. Sy
Mr. Sy is a Director of Vantage Equities, Inc. and Vantage Financial Corporation. He is also a Director and Chief Investment Officer of Philequity Management, Inc. He is the Chairman of Wealth Securities, Inc. (2016-present), Vice Chairman of Asian Alliance Holdings, Corp. and serves as Director of the Philippine Stock Exchange (2016 – present) and Eastwest Banking Corporation (2016 – present). He was a former Chairman of the Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. (1994 to 1995). He holds a degree in Management Engineering from the Ateneo de Manila University (1975).
Gregorio T. Yu
Mr. Yu is a Director of Vantage Equities, Inc., Vantage Financial Corporation and Philequity Management. At the same time, he is a director of the following companies: CATS Asian Cars Inc., American Motorcycles Inc., Unistar Credit and Finance Corporation, Philippine Bank of Communication, Glyph Studios, Inc.,Prople BPO Inc., Jupiter Systems Inc., and Wealth Securities, Inc. He is also an Independent Director of Alphaland Corporation, Glacier Megafridge, EEI Corporation, DITO CME Holdings Corporation, and APO Agua Infrastructura, Inc. Concurrently, he is also the chairman of Auto Nation Group, Inc., CATS Automobile Corp and Nexus Technology, Inc. Lastly, he is a Board Member of The Manila Symphony Orchestra. He graduated from De la Salle University with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics (Honors Program 1978), summa cum laude. Mr. Yu holds a graduate degree in Business Administration from Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (1983) where he was in the Director’s Honor List.
Atty. Jonathan P. Ong
Atty. Ong is the Corporate Secretary of Vantage Equities, Inc., Vantage Financial Corporation, Philequity Management and the following funds: Philequity Fund, Inc., Philequity PSE Index Fund, Inc., Philequity Dividend Yield Fund, Inc., Philequity Peso Bond Fund, Inc., Philequity Dollar Income Fund, Inc., Philequity MSCI Philippines Index Fund, Inc. and Philequity Alpha One Fund, Inc. (2020 to Present). He obtained his Bachelor of Science (Economics) degree from the U.P. School of Economics on April 2, 1989 and his Bachelor of Laws degree from the U.P. College of Law on April 24, 1993. He took the bar examinations in September 1993 and was admitted to the Philippine Bar on March 15, 1994. He joined the law firm of Atty. Mario E. Ongkiko sometime in 1994. In June 1996 he became in-house counsel of the erstwhile International Exchange Bank until August 31, 2006. He then joined Maybank Philippines (MPI) in November 2006 as the Head of its Legal Department, and was appointed as its Corporate Secretary in May 2007, positions which he held until July 19, 2019. He is also the Corporate Secretary of the affiliates of MPI in the Philippines – Philmay Property, Inc. and Philmay Holdings, Inc. He is currently special counsel to the DisiniButed and Disini law offices, which he advises on matters involving banking and litigation, and a senior associate at the Valerio Law Offices.
Ma. Angelica D. Cabanit
Ms. Cabanit is the Compliance Officer of Vantage Equities, Inc., Vantage Financial Corporation, Philequity Management and the following funds: Philequity Fund, Inc., Philequity PSE Index Fund, Inc., Philequity Peso Bond Fund, Inc., Philequity Dollar Income Fund, Inc. (2010 to Present), Philequity Dividend Yield Fund, Inc. (2013 to Present), Philequity MSCI Philippines Index Fund, Inc. and Philequity Alpha One Fund, Inc. (2019 to Present). Ms. Cabanit is a graduate of Bachelor of Science in Commerce major in Accounting from St. Scholastica’s College (1989).