Distinguished industry players receive Fellow and Diplomate in Real Estate awards
The Fellow and Diplomate in Real Estate awards are conferred to exemplar individuals in recognition of their performance, achievement, and role played in the real estate education, profession, and industry.
The awards were conceptualized in 1996 by the Philippine Council of Real Estate Educators (PHILCORE), with the first Fellow in Real Estate Management Awards conferred on five pioneer awardees in 1997 namely Moises Canayon, Florentino S. Dulalia Jr., Dioscoro Garing, Eduardo G. Ong, and Engr. Enrico Cruz.
The Fellow and Diplomate in Real Estate Management Awards were adopted and continued by FIABCI-Philippines starting in 2015 during its Property and Real Estate Excellence Awards held on April 17, 2015 at Manila Marriott Hotel. Since then, FIABCI Philippines has awarded the prestigious Fellow and Diplomate in Real Estate Management honors annually to deserving individuals.
The Fellow in Real Estate Award is given to professional real estate practitioners who have adhered to and abided by the professional standards and code of ethics of the profession, and to individuals who have significantly contributed to the promotion of Continuing Professional education in the real estate profession and the real estate industry. The Fellow in Real Estate Award acknowledges 10 years or more of dedicated service to real estate education, profession, and industry.
The Diplomate in Real Estate is awarded to individuals who have devoted more than 25 years of dedicated service to real estate education, profession, and the industry.
Last June 4, the Fellow in Real Estate Management awards were conferred on the following: Yvonne T. Apad, president of Intech Property Appraisal Inc.; Aida Stela C. Sandico, trustee of FIABCI Philippines; Gigi C. Roa, immediate past president of Philippine Federation of Real Estate Service Professionals Inc. (PFRESPI); Arlene I. Posadas, vice president for NCR, FIABCI Philippines; Alejandro S. Mañalac, vice president for Education and Training of FIABCI Philippines; Dr. Mary Gaw-So, president of My Hometown Realty & Development Inc.; Vilma R. Ligahon, lifetime member of FIABCI International and Philippines, and president of Riavin Realty Development Corp.; Carolina Q. Alvarez, former member of CPD Council for Real Estate, and president and CEO of CQA Realty; Jerry M. Navarrete, chairman of Chamber of Real Estate and Builders’ Associations (Creba), incorporator of FIABCI Philippines, and chairman, of Brittany Estates Corp.; and Tristaneil D. Las Marias, president and CEO of Filinvest Land Inc.
The Diplomate in Real Estate Management were conferred on Arsenio M. De Guzman Jr., treasurer, FIABCI Philippines; John Marie S. Lizares, trustee of FIABCI Philippines; Renato Tobias, president of National Home Mortgage Finance Corp. (NHMFC); Marilene C. Acosta, president and CEO of PagIBIG Fund; Josephine Gotianun-Yap, vice chairperson of Filinvest Land; and Romeo D. Lumagui Jr., Commissioner of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR).
