Juan Santos

Pilipino Telephone Corporation (Piltel) is the second largest cellular mobile telephone service (CMTS) provider in the Philippines as measured by the number of subscribers. Piltel also provided fixed line telephone services until June 2008 when it transferred its fixed line business to Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT). Piltel operates under the jurisdiction of the Philippine National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) which jurisdiction extends, among other things, to approving major services offered, including the rates charged by Piltel to its subscribers. Piltel is 92.5 percent-owned by Smart as at December 31, 2008. Smart is wholly owned and controlled by PLDT, and PLDT is the ultimate parent company. Piltel's subsidiaries are the following: Telecommunications Service Provider, Inc. (Telserv), Piltel International Holdings Corp. (PIHC), and Piltel (Cayman) Ltd. Telserv, which was incorporated and registered on October 1, 1992, was the exclusive provider of operator services for the paging business. PIHC was incorporated and registered in July 17, 1996, while Piltel (Cayman) Ltd. was dissolved in June 30, 2008.

The Zuellig Group, Inc. holds and manages long-term interests in other companies, with focuses on business areas of healthcare and pharmaceuticals, specialized distribution services, agricultural equipment, industrial supplies and solutions, as well as property. The company was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in Wan Chai, Hong Kong.

Nestle Philippines, Inc. manufactures and distributes food products. Its products include beverages, breakfast cereals, chilled dairy, coffee, creamer, confectionary, dairy health and nutrition solutions, infant nutrition, dairy culinary, and pet care products. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Makati City, the Philippines.

Nestlé Singapore (Pte) Ltd. operates as a food and beverage firm. It offers creamers, baby foods, breakfast cereals, coffee, and dairy products. The company is headquartered in Singapore.

Malayan Insurance Co. Inc. operates as a nonlife insurance company. It provides fire, marine, motorcar, casualty, personal accident, surety insurance, and claims services. The company was founded on February 16, 1949 and is headquartered in Manila, Philippines.

Philippine Investment-Management Consultants, Inc. operates as a holding company with interests in manufacturing & distribution of cement, steel and other construction materials. The firm also manages paper and packaging, energy, trading, education and property development businesses. The company was founded in November 1956 by Ramon V. Del Rosario, Sr., Filemon C. Rodriguez and Ernesto O. Escaler and is headquartered in Makati, Philippines

Alaska Milk Corp. manufactures and distributes liquid, powdered and ultra-heat treated milk products. Its products include Alaska, Carnation, Liberty, Alpine, Krem-Top, and Milkmaid brands. The company was founded by Wilfred Steven Uytengsu in 1972 and is headquartered in Makati, Philippines.

Nestle (Thailand) Ltd. manufactures and distributes food products and beverages. Its products include cereals, instant coffee, pharmaceuticals and ophthalmic goods, pet care products, and baby foods. The company was founded on October 18th 1893 and is headquartered in Bankok, Thailand.

Sun Life Grepa Financial, Inc. operates in the health insurance, pension, and mutual funds industries. The joint venture company is based in Makati City, Philippines, and has subsidiaries in the Philippines. The CEO of the Filipino company is Lorenzo Villanueva Tan.

Young Environmental Services, Inc. provides environmental consulting and remediation services. The firm offers analytical laboratory, hazardous materials and land farm services. The company was founded by Juan B. Santos in 1989 and is headquartered in Farmington, NM.

Philex Gold Philippines, Inc. is a Filipino company that operates as a gold mining company. The private company is based in Mandaluyong, Philippines and has subsidiaries in the Philippines.

East-West Seed (ROH) Ltd. is a Thai company that specializes in breeding and producing high quality vegetable seeds for tropical conditions. The private company is based in Nonthaburi, Thailand. The company's goal is to increase the income of smallholder vegetable farmers in tropical countries by blending western knowledge with eastern farming experience.

Golden Springs Group engages in the agri-business of livestock feed, aqua feed, prawn breeding and a global integrated tilapia business. The firm produces and sells fresh and frozen tilapia fillets, loins, and whole fishes. The company was founded by Peter Zuellig and is headquartered in Singapore.