Sec. BERNADETTE ROMULO-PUYAT
Department of Tourism
Chairperson
BERNADETTE FATIMA T. ROMULO-PUYAT is the current Secretary of the Department of Tourism after being appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte in 2018. She attended the University of the Philippines and pursued an undergraduate and a Masters degree in Economics.
Secretary Romulo-Puyat was a former lecturer at the UP School of Economics. She also served as an Economic Consultant at the Housing and Urban Development Coordination Council and the Presidential Management Staff and was Deputy Cabinet Secretary at the Office of the President in 2006.
She was appointed as Undersecretary at the Department of Agriculture from 2007 to 2018 where she was designated to handle Special Concerns, Administration and Finance, and Agribusiness and Marketing.
Secretary Romulo-Puyat assumed office as the Secretary of the Department of Tourism on May 14, 2018.
- Usec. EDWIN R. ENRILE
Department Of Tourism
Alternate Chairperson
EDWIN R. ENRILE is the current Undersecretary for Legal and Special Concerns and Chief – of – Staff of the Department of Tourism and serves at the Alternate Chairman of the TIEZA Board of Directors.
He is a graduate of Ateneo de Manila University with a degree in Management Economics where he finished Magna cum Laude. He likewise attained his Juris Doctor from the same university where he became the class salutatorian. In the year 1999, he placed 1st in his Bar Examinations. In 2010, he also received his Master of Business Administration major in Finance from Wharton School in University of Pennsylvania where he finished with honors.
He has been in the government sector since 2001 where he served in the Office of the President of the Republic of the Philippines during the administration of President Gloria Macapagal – Arroyo. He also became the president of Nagaland Development Corporation and Assistant to the President/CEO of Penafrancia Sugar Mill. He also served as the Undersecretary for Operations of the Department of the Interior an Local Government from 2014-2016.
COO MARK T. LAPID
Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority
Vice-Chairperson
Sec. EDUARDO M. AÑO
Department of the Interior and Local Government, OIC-Secretary
Member
- Usec. EPIMACO V. DENSING III
Department of Interior and Local Government
Permanent Alternate
EPIMACO V. DENSING III is the Undersecretary for Operations of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and its permanent alternate representative to the TIEZA Board of Directors. Usec. Densing has two bachelor’s degrees in Humanities and Accounting from De La Salle University. He finished his Master in Business Administration from the Ateneo Graduate School of Business under the Regis University (USA) Executive MBA Program where he was awarded the Gold Medal for Academic Excellence for being a consistent First Honor student. In 2018, he was appointed as Undersecretary of DILG. Usec. Densing also represents the Department in the National Economic Development Authority, Mining Industry Coordinating Council, and sits as Vice-Chair of the National Organic Agricultural Board. He is also a regular resource and keynote speaker in pushing for Federalism in the Philippines. Currently, Usec. Densing is the Chairperson of Tourism Enterprise Zone Committee of TIEZA and holds membership in Infrastructure Committee and Governance Committee of the Authority.
Sec. ROY A. CIMATU
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Member
- Usec. ANALIZA R. TEH
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Permanent Alternate
ANALIZA R. TEH is the Undersecretary for Climate Change Service and Mining Concerns of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and its permanent alternate representative to the TIEZA Board of Directors. Usec. Teh is a product of De La Salle University where she ranked number 1 in the graduating class of Bachelor of Science in Commerce Major in Marketing Management in 1985. In 1996, she finished her Bachelor of Laws from the University of the Philippines. Usec. Teh is also sitting as the Permanent Alternate Representative/Permanent Representative in the Mining Coordinating Council, National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, Energy Investment Coordinating Council, and National Intelligence Board. Currently, Usec. Teh holds membership in various TIEZA Committees namely: Tourism Enterprise Zone Committee, Audit Committee, and Finance Committee.
Sec. MARK A. VILLAR
Department of Public Works and Highways
Member
- USEC. MARIA CATALINA E. CABRAL
Permanent Alternate
MARIA CATALINA E. CABRAL made history when she became the first female rank and file employee who reached the level of Undersecretary in the hierarchy of officials in the engineering and construction arm of the government.
A licensed Civil Engineer, Undersecretary Cabral has three (3) Masters Degrees and two (2) Doctorate Degrees in the field of Business Management, Economics and Public Administration. And at present she is taking another Doctorate Degree on Urban and Regional Planning at the University of the Philippines
As Undersecretary for Planning and Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Service, Undersecretary Cabral is in-charge of overseeing the development of strategic and priority plans and programs of the Department including implementation of PPP projects.
She is a registered ASEAN and APEC Engineer and has been conferred as an Honorary Fellow by the ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organization. She is the 2017-2018 National President and first female highest leader of the Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers (PICE), again, exemplifying the role of women in infrastructure. And recently, she elected as National President of the Road Engineering Association of the Philippines (REAP) for 2019-2021. She also commissioned in the Reserve Force, Armed Forces of the Philippines with the rank of LIEUTENANT COLONEL in the Philippine Army.
In 2018, she was conferred the rank of Career Executive Service Officer I (CESO I) by the Career Executive Service Board (CESB). She was also nominated as 2018 Search for Outstanding Public Officials and Employees for “Presidential Lingkod Bayan” Category. She received the Most Outstanding Alumni Awardee by the University of the East in 2018. And recently, she received the 2020 Excellence Award from Philippine Federations of Professional Associations (PFPA).
With 35 years of experience in public service, Undersecretary Cabral’s professional and personal feat as a public servant, an engineer, and a woman serves as inspiration not only to DPWH but also to other public servants.
- ATTY. MAXIMILIAN ANTHONY E. FERNANDEZ
Permanent Alternate
Sec. EMMANUEL F. PIÑOL
Mindanao Development Authority
Member
EMMANUEL “MANNY” PIÑOL current Secretary of the Mindanao Development Authority. He is a proud public school graduate where he was hailed as class valedictorian both in elementary and high school. He finished his Bachelor’s Degree in Development Communication from the University of Southern Mindanao, where he also earned his Master’s and Doctorate degrees in Rural Economic Development.
He worked as a print and broadcast journalism until 1991 when he volunteered as closeinwriter to then presidential candidate Fidel V. Ramos. In 1995, he was elected Mayor of his hometown M’lang, as a substitute to his father Bernardo Sr. He became the Governor of North Cotabato in 1998.
Throughout his three-term service, his governance focused on a market-oriented agriculture and jobs generation, which pulled out North Cotabato from the ranks of the country’s 10 Poorest Provinces. When his term ended in 2007, poverty incidence in the province was reduced dramatically from 52% to 29%.
He was appointed as Secretary of the Department of Agriculture in 2016. On his first day at the office, he directed a paradigm shift in the policies and programs of the Department. Under his 10-point agenda, the National Color-Coded Agricultural Guide Map (NCCAG) was immediately developed to assist farmers in identifying crops suitable in a specific agricultural land. He also designed a rural credit program to provide marginal farmers and fishers easy access to low-interest rate, zero-collateral financial assistance, and launched a nationwide Solar Power Irrigation System to address water needs of farmers with efficient and low-cost technology.
COO MARIA ANTHONETTE C. VELASCO-ALLONES
Tourism Promotions Board
Member
MARIA ANTHONETTE C. VELASCO-ALLONES is an educator, OD practitioner, leadership coach and lawyer with extensive professional experience in public sector strategic and reform management. She holds a Master in Public Management from the joint program of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy-National University of Singapore and the Kennedy School of Government – Harvard University. She also completed her Master in National Security Administration at the National Defense College of the Philippines, and earned her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Bachelor of Laws at the University of the Philippines.
She has served as Assistant Secretary for Personnel at the Department of National Defense; and also as Assistant Secretary at the Department of Labor and Employment. She is a member of the core faculty of the Ateneo School of Government and serves as a subject matter expert for the Career Executive Service Board’s (CESB) leadership development program.
COO Velasco – Allones earned the distinction to be the first and only recipient of the prestigious Ten Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) award for HRD in government service in the Philippines. From 2007 to January 2020, she served as Executive Director of the CESB, transforming the key programs on leadership selection, training and development for the higher civil service.
Since February 2020, she has been serving as a member of the TIEZA Board of Director upon her appointment as the Chief Operating Officer of the Tourism Promotions Board.
Dir. ROY B. MARTIN
Tourism Estate Development and Management Services
Member
ROY B. MARTIN is a member of the TIEZA Board of Directors representing the Tourism Estate Development. He is currently the Area General Manager of Microtel Development Corporation for North Luzon. He is a graduate of Manuel Luis Quezon University with a degree in Commerce major in Management and he specializes in Hotel Management.
Dir. RICHARD F. JOSON
Other Tourism Enterprises
Member
RICHARD THOMAS F. JOSON is a member of the TIEZA Board of Directors representing the Other Tourism Enterprise Sector. He is currently a Director of El Masfino Country Club in Bulacan. He also held various managerial positions in different private tourism and recreational industries. He is a graduate of De La Salle University with a degree in Business Management.
Dir. RONALD S. ANG
Accommodation Enterprises Sector
Atty. Ang graduated from the De La Salle University with a degree in Bachelor of Arts Major in Political Science, Minor in History in 1991. He started his legal education at San Beda College of Law and earned his Bachelor of Laws in 2002 from Arellano University School of Law. Atty. Ang Passed the Philippine Bar exam held on the same year.
He was previously a Legislative Staff/Executive Assistant fro the Office of Senator Francisco S. Tatad from 1995 to 2001. Atty. Ang later on became a consultant for the Office of Senator Edgardo J. Angara.
In 2008, Atty. Ang became the Vice President and Corporate Counsel of Sunwest Group of Companies. Here, he handled labor, corporate, environmental, intellectual property, tax, banking and energy laws.
In 2019, Atty. Ang became a representative to the 17th Congress of the Republic of the Philippines for Ako Bicol Partylist.
Currently, he is the Vice President and Corporate Counsel of Sunwest Group of Companies. Concurrently, he is also the President of the Energy Group of said conglomerate. He is also the Director of Hotel Enterprises Philippines, Inc., Misibis Resort and Hotel Management, Inc. and Metrosphere Corporation which owns Midal Hotel and Casino, Misibis Bay Resort and Embarcadero Hotel respectively.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
AUDIT COMMITTEE
Dir. Richard Joson
Chairperson
Sec. Mark A. Villar
Vice-Chairperson
- Usec. Maria Catalina E.Cabral
Permanent Alternate - Atty. Maximillian A.E. Fernandez
Permanent Alternate
Sec. Roy A. Cimatu
- Usec. Analiza R. Teh
Permanent Alternate
Dir. Roy B. Martin
INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE
Sec. Mark A. Villar
Chairperson
- Usec. Maria Catalina E. Cabral
Permanent Alternate - Atty. Maximillian A.E. Fernandez
Permanent Alternate
COO Mark T. Lapid
Vice-Chairperson
Sec. Bernadette Romulo-Puyat
- Usec. Edwin R. Enrile
Permanent Alternate
Sec. Eduardo M. Año
- Usec. Epimaco V. Densing III
Permanent Alternate
Dir. Roy B. Martin
Dir. Richard F. Joson
Dir. Ronald S. Ang
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Dir. Ronald S. Ang
Chairperson
COO Mark T. Lapid
Vice-Chairperson
Sec. Roy A. Cimatu
- Usec. Analiza R. Teh
Permanent Alternate
Sec. Bernadette Romulo-Puyat
- Usec. Edwin R. Enrile
Permanent Alternate
HUMAN RESOURCE COMMITTEE
Dir. Roy B. Martin
Chairperson
COO Mark T. Lapid
Vice-Chairperson
Dir. Richard F. Joson
TOURISM ENTERPRISE ZONE COMMITTEE
Sec. Eduardo M. Año
Chairperson
- Usec. Epimaco V. Densing III
Permanent Alternate
COO Mark T. Lapid
Vice-Chairperson
Sec. Mark A. Villar
- Usec. Maria Catalina E. Cabral
Permanent Alternate - Atty. Maximilian Anthony E. Fernandez
Permanent Alternate
Sec. Roy A. Cimatu
- Usec. Analiza R. Teh
Permanent Alternate
Dir. Richard F. Joson
GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE
COO Maria Anthonette C. Velasco-Allones
Chairperson
COO Mark T. Lapid
Vice-Chairperson
Sec. Eduardo M. Año
- Usec. Epimaco V. Densing III
Permanent Alternate
Sec. Emmanuel F. Piñol
RISK MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
Dir. Roy B. Martin
Chairperson
COO Mark T. Lapid
Vice-Chairperson
Sec.Emmanuel F. Piñol
Dir. Ronald S. Ang
ASSETS MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
Dir. RICHARD F. JOSON
Chairperson
COO Mark T. Lapid, TIEZA
Vice-Chairperson
Usec. EDWIN R. ENRILE
Dir. Roy B. Martin
Dir. RONALD S. ANG