Andres D. Bautista. Before his appointment to PCGG, Chairman Andy was the Chief Executive Officer of Kuok Group Philippines and Dean of Far Eastern University’s Institute of Law. He co-founded the Master of Business Administration-Juris Doctor dual degree program of De La Salle Graduate School of Business and FEU. He is the 1990 Ateneo Law class valedictorian and bar topnotcher. He obtained his Master of Laws from Harvard Law School in 1993. He was previously a Chairman and President of the Philippine Association of Law Schools, and a partner in an international law firm. He was also a member of Constitutional Reform Commissions under previous administrations.
Gerard A. Mosquera. Commissioner Gerard obtained his Bachelor of Laws degree from the Ateneo Law School with honors and placed 2nd in the 1992 Bar Examinations. He earned a Masters of Law degree from Kings College London in 2002 under a Chevening Scholarship Grant and a Masters in Public Administration degree from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government where he received the 2010 Littauer Award for academic excellence and leadership. Previously, Gerard led anti-corruption programs for the United Nations and the United States Government in the young country of East Timor. He played a key role in the creation and organization of East Timor’s first Anti-Corruption Commission.
Richard T. Amurao. A 2001 Ateneo law graduate, Commissioner Richard was awarded the Evelio Javier Leadership Award in recognition of his work as President of the Student Council. He completed his LL.M. degree at the London School of Economics in 2006 as a Chevening scholar. Before his appointment, he was working at the Asian Development Bank where he served as a consultant in the latter’s Governance in Justice Sector Reform Program.
Ma. Ngina Teresa V. Chan-Gonzaga. Commissioner Maita graduated valedictorian from Ateneo Law School in 2002 and was also the recipient of the St. Thomas More Award (for the most distinguished graduate). She then placed 4th in the bar exams. She obtained her Magister Juris from Oxford University in 2008. Maita has focused her professional career on law teaching and human rights. The latter experience is important given that corruption is a form of human rights abuse.
Nelson Acebo. A CPA by profession, Commissioner Nelson obtained his Economics and Accounting degrees from De la Salle University in 1991 and his MBA degree from the Asian Institute of Management in 1996. Before joining the PCGG, Nelson has gained extensive financial and general management experience through his nearly 20 years as a senior executive in various multinational and local companies.
