BASILIO C. YAP 64 years old, Filipino, was elected Board member and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the University on April 25, 2014. He is also the Chairman, President and Director of U.S. Automotive Co. Inc., USAUTOCO Inc., Philtrust Realty Corporation, Manila Prince Hotel, Cocusphil Development Corporation, U.N. Properties Development Corporation and Seebreeze Enterprises, Vice Chairman of Philtrust Bank and Director of Manila Hotel Corporation and Chairman of the Board of Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation. He is also the Chairman of Centro Escolar University Hospital, Inc.

MA. CRISTINA D. PADOLINA, 68 years old, Filipino, is the President and Chief Academic Officer of the University. She was elected as a member of the Board of Directors and President of the University on August 18, 2006, and as Vice Chairman on July 25, 2008. She graduated from the University of the Philippines with the degree of Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering. She also holds a degree of Master of Science (Chemistry) from the Ateneo de Manila University and the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Inorganic Chemistry) from the University of Texas at Austin. On secondment from her post as Professor of Chemistry at UP Los Baños, she served as Chancellor of the Open University from 1995 to 2001 and as Commissioner of the Commission on Higher Education from 2001 to 2005. She is Professor Emeritus of the University of the Philippines, Los Baños. She is also a Director of Centro Escolar University Hospital, Inc.

BENJAMIN C. YAP, 68 years old, Filipino, was elected Board member of the University on July 22, 2014. He is President/Chairman of the Board of Benjamin Favored Son. He is also the Chairman of the Board House of Refuge Foundation. Director of USAutoco, Inc and Manila Hotel Corporation.

ALEJANDRO C. DIZON, 53 years old, Filipino, was elected as a member of the Board of Directors on August 31, 2007. Dr. Dizon graduated from the UERMMMC College of Medicine and passed the Philippine Medical Licensure Examination in 1986. He finished his residency in General Surgery at St. Luke’s Medical Center and passed his Specialty Board Examination in General Surgery to become a Diplomate of the Philippine Board of Surgery, Inc. in 1992. He took his postgraduate fellowship training as a G.B. Ong Surgical Scholar at the Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong. He is a fellow and member of the Board of Regents of the Philippine College of Surgeons, a fellow of the American College of Surgeons Charter Fellow of the Philippine Society of General Surgeons Inc., and Examiner and member of the Board of Directors and Governors of the Philippine Board of Surgery Inc. He is currently the Vice President and Chief Quality Officer of St. Luke’s Medical Center in Quezon City and Global City, the Vice-Chairman of the Institute of Surgery in St. Luke’s Medical Center, Quezon City. He holds an Assistant Professor position in the faculty of UERMMMC College of Medicine.

JOHNNY C. YAP, 41 years old, Filipino was elected as a member of the Board of Directors on October 26, 2007. He graduated from De la Salle University with the degree of Bachelor of Science in Management of Financial Institutions. He was conferred with the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Humanities, honoris causa by Foundation University on March 21, 2010. He is presently the Vice Chairman and Treasurer of Euromed Laboratories, Philippines, Inc., Chairman of the Board of Café France Corporation and a member of the Board of Philtrust Bank.

EMILIO C. YAP III, 42 years old, Filipino, was elected member of the Board of Directors on September 1, 2009. He graduated from De La Salle University with the degree of Bachelor of Science in Accountancy. He was conferred with the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Journalism, honoris causa by Angeles University Foundation on March 1, 2009, Doctor of Business Administration, honoris causa by the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila on April 16, 2010, He is currently the Chairman of the Board of Manila Prime Holdings, Inc., Director and Vice Chairman of the Board of Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation, Director of Manila Hotel, Philtrust Bank and US Automotive Co., Inc.

CORAZON M. TIONGCO, 64 years old, Filipino, has been a member of the University’s Board of Directors since 2000. She has been Assistant Treasurer since August 12, 2005. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree from the College of the Holy Spirit. She is currently a member of the Nomination Committee, Head of the Purchasing Committee and of the Purchasing Department. She is also a Director of Centro Escolar University Hospital, Inc.

ANGEL C. ALCALA, 85 years old, Filipino, is an independent director. He became a member of the Board of Directors of the University in July 22, 2008. He is currently a member of the University’s Audit Committee. He graduated from Silliman University with a degree in B.S. Biology (magna cum laude), and obtained his M.A. Biological Sciences and Ph.D., Biological Sciences from the Stanford University. He received a Doctor of Humanities (Honoris Causa) degree from Xavier University. He was formerly the President, Silliman University; Deputy Executive Director, Philippine Council for Aquatic and Marine Research and Development, Department of Science and Technology (DOST); Secretary, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR); and Chairman, Commission on Higher Education (CHED). He is presently the Chairman of the Silliman University-Angelo King Center for Research and Environmental Management (SUAKCREM), Professor Emeritus, Silliman University, Member, Board of Trustees, Silliman University and President of Cap College, Makati.

EMIL Q. JAVIER, 73 years old, Filipino, is an independent director. He became a member of the Board of Directors of the University in July 2002. He is currently the Chairman of the University’s Audit Committee and a member of the Nomination Committee. He graduated from the University of the Philippines, Los Baños with a degree of B.S. Agriculture (cum laude). He also holds a degree of M.S. Agronomy from the University of Illinois and Ph.D. in Plant Breeding from Cornell University. He is a Trustee of the Asia Rice Foundation, Head Advisor of the Biotech Coalition of the Philippines and Academician of the National Academy of Science and Technology (Phil.) He is likewise a Board Member of the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications (South East Asia Center), and Nutrition Center of the Philippines. He is also an Independent Director of Centro Escolar University Hospital, Inc. and an Independent Director of Del Monte Pacific Ltd. and Member, Advisory Committee of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Philippines.