Joan A. Giduquio-Baron

Atty. Joan A. Giduquio-Baron, 50 years old, Filipino, has been the Assistant Corporate Secretary of the Company since 2003. Ms. Baron also holds other positions: Acting Corporate Secretary of  Visayan Electric Company, Inc; Director and Assistant Corporate Secretary – Southern Grove Properties and  Development  Corporation; Assistant Corporate Secretary of Vivant Energy Corporation, 1590 Energy Corporation, Amberdust Holding Corporation, Corenergy, Inc., Vivant Solar Corporation, Isla Norte Energy Corporation, Southern Powercore Holding Corporation, Vivant Corporate Center, Inc., La Pampanga Energy Corporation, Vivant Geo Power Corporation, Vivant Infracore Holdings Inc., Vivant Hydrocore Holdings Inc., Vivant Transcore Holdings Inc., Isla Mactan-Cordova Corporation, Vivant Integrated Diesel Corporation, Vivant Realty Ventures Corporation, Vivant Renewable Energy Corporation, Delta P. Hybrid Inc., Vivant Integrated Generation Corporation, Vivant-Malogo Hydropower, Inc., and Sun Star Publishing, Inc.; Corporate Secretary – JEGVEG Realty, Inc., JEG Development Corporation, JDC Tomodachi, Inc. and Watermatic Philippines Corporation. She obtained her Juris Doctor from the Ateneo de Manila University School of Law in 1996 and her Master in Management degree from the Asian Institute of Management in 2001. Ms. Baron has been a member of the Philippine Bar since 1997 and a Director of the Alumni Association of the Asian Institute of Management-Cebu Chapter. She is a Partner at J.P. Garcia and Associates. Prior to this, she was an Associate Attorney at Puno and Puno Law Offices from 1997 until 2001.