Atty. Jesus B. Garcia, Jr., 75 years old, Filipino, has been the Independent Director and concurrently, the Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Finance Committee, Corporate Governance Committee, Related Party Transaction Committee and Board Risk Oversight Committee of the Company. Mr. Garcia was the Secretary of the Department of Transportation and Communications of the Republic of the Philippines for the period 1992 to 1996. Other positions currently held are as follows: Chairman – SunStar Publishing, Inc., Pan Arts Corporation, SunStar Management, Inc.; President, Jesever Realty Corporation, and Madre Realty Corporation.
