MICHAEL G. REGINO

President and Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Michael Regino is a business executive with over 35 years of extensive managerial experience in construction, real estate development and mining.

Since 2014, Mr. Regino has served as a mining executive, most notably for the controlling interest of St. Augustine Gold and Copper company in the King-king Copper-Gold Project, and as managing director of TVI Resource Development Phils Inc., which has interests in mining and processing of precious metals, copper and zinc, among others.

Mr. Regino recently served as commissioner, and then as President and CEO, of the Social Security System, for which he drove efficiencies, built its investment portfolio and delivered over P1 trillion in benefits to its members during his tenure. He was likewise a board of director of two public companies in the last five years: Union Bank of the Philippines and Philex Mining.

He graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the Ateneo de Zamboanga University and earned his MBA from the Ateneo de Manila.

LOVE D. MANIGSACA

Chief Finance Officer

Mr. Manigsaca is a finance professional, holding several certifications including Certified Public Accountant, Certified Management Accountant, Certified Financial Modeler and Valuation Analyst, Certified Capital Markets and Securities Analyst, and Certified Global Business Analyst. He currently serves as the Director for Finance and Special Projects at TVI Resource Development (Phils), Inc. Previously, he was the President of Greenstone Resources Corporation, the Mineral Production Sharing Agreement holder for the Siana and Mapawa Gold Projects under the management of Red 5 Limited. In addition to his industry experience, Mr. Manigsaca has also contributed to academia as a former Assistant Professor in the School of Management at the University of the Philippines in Mindanao. He holds a BSC in accounting degree from Xavier University, Philippines, and an MBA from Durham University, England, UK.

JAYDEE JUSTINE B. LEGASPI-BUDUAN

General Counsel

Justine is a corporate lawyer with over 17 years of experience as in-house legal counsel of companies across diverse industries, including more than six years of direct involvement in the Philippine mining sector. She currently serves as General Counsel of the Company, where she provides strategic legal advice on mining regulations, corporate housekeeping, taxation, and corporate governance.

Justine was previously Senior Manager for Legal Affairs of TVI Resource Development Philippines Inc. (TVIRD), a mining company, where she handled mining regulatory compliance, corporate housekeeping, and provided legal advice on mining, tax, corporate, labor and environmental law. Justine also worked as Senior Legal Manager for Ethics and Compliance of Republic Cement Services Inc., where she handled labor, litigation and ethics and compliance which solidified her experience in managing regulatory compliance with labor law, ethics and compliance and government audits across multiple plant operations. Prior to her return to TVIRD, she was AVP, Division Head for Corporate and Compliance Division of P.J. Lhuillier Inc. (Cebuana Lhuillier).
She holds a Juris Doctor degree from Ateneo Law School and a BA in Political Science, cum laude, from the University of the Philippines Diliman.

MICHAEL G. REGINO

Director

Mr. Michael Regino is a business executive with over 35 years of extensive managerial experience in construction, real estate development and mining.

Since 2014, Mr. Regino has served as a mining executive, most notably for the controlling interest of St. Augustine Gold and Copper company in the King-king Copper-Gold Project, and as managing director of TVI Resource Development Phils Inc., which has interests in mining and processing of precious metals, copper and zinc, among others.

Mr. Regino recently served as commissioner, and then as President and CEO, of the Social Security System, for which he drove efficiencies, built its investment portfolio and delivered over P1 trillion in benefits to its members during his tenure. He was likewise a board of director of two public companies in the last five years: Union Bank of the Philippines and Philex Mining.

He graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the Ateneo de Zamboanga University and earned his MBA from the Ateneo de Manila.

EDSEL M. ABRASALDO

Director

Mr. Edsel Abrasaldo is a Licensed Geologist and the current President of MRL Nickel Philippines, Inc. (MNPI) – a Canadian company and one of the JV partners that operates the Agata Nickel Laterite mine in Agusan del Norte, Mindanao Island, Philippines. Mr. Abrasaldo is one of the pioneer employees of MNPI when the company started exploring in the Philippines in 1997. He worked as a project geologist in the MNPI’s Pan de Azucar copper-gold, Agata gold, and Tapian-San Francisco copper-gold projects.

REX CAMIT

Director

Mr. Rex A. Camit is a professional geoscientist registered with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta, Canada and the Philippines with over 30 years of experience in the geothermal and mineral industries. He has a strong GIS/Remote Sensing background and has held senior roles in several companies including ACMDC-MGO, PNOC-Energy Development Corporation, and Guyana Goldfields. Currently, he is a geothermal consultant with FEDS Energy Resources and AGRRI, and also serves as a project engineer at West Virginia ASHRAE (USA).

YOLANDA CORONEL-ARMENTA

Director

Ms. Yolanda Coronel-Armenta is currently the Accountant and Finance Officer for Cahan Properties, Inc. Prior to this, she was the Operations Manager for Pacific Property Management, Inc. and Corporate Real Estate Broker of California. She has over 30 years of experience in Finance and Operations Management.

Ms. Coronel-Armenta received her degree in Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Accountancy from the University of the Philippines. She also holds two Certificates in Real Estate: from UCLA and the state of California. In addition, she is qualified as a Certified Public Accountant in both the Philippines and the State of Texas.

EUGENE T. MATEO, BBA, MBA, LLB, LLM

Director

Atty. Mateo is a lawyer and a certified public accountant with over 40 years of experience as senior finance and management executive in various companies.

He joined the TVIRD as vice president for finance and administration in 1995. At this time, TVI was pursuing a number of projects in the Philippines, including the Canatuan Mining Project, the drilling operations of its subsidiary company and a number of exploration activities. In January 2005, Atty. Mateo was appointed President of TVIRD – a position he held until his retirement in 2019. He was also elected president of various subsidiaries under the TVI Group of Companies.

From 1998 to 2004, Atty. Mateo served as a member of the Philippine Professional Regulation Commission and as chairman of the PRC Accounting Licensure and Regulatory Board from 2001 onwards.