The PHEITI Multi-stakeholder Group

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PH-EITI MSG Members

MSG Chair

Bayani H. Agabin

Undersecretary, Department of Finance
Chair and Focal person, PH-EITI

Government Representatives

Department of Finance

Karlo Fermin S. Adriano

OIC-Undersecretary Fiscal Policy Monitoring Group (FPMG) - Department of Finance
DOF Alternate Focal Person, PH-EITI

Bayani H. Agabin

Undersecretary, Department of Finance
Chair and Focal person, PH-EITI

Ricardo L. Bobis, Jr.

Director II, Local Fiscal Policy Service - Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF)

DENR - Mines and Geosciences Bureau

Romualdo D. Aguilos

Development Management Officer, Mineral Economics, Information and Publication Division
Alternate Focal Person, PH-EITI

Carlos Primo C. David

Undersecretary - Integrated Environmental Science
Full Member, PH-EITI

Ignatius Loyola A. Rodriguez

Undersecretary - Special Concerns and Legislative Affairs
Alternate Member, PH-EITI

Department of Energy

Nenito C. Jariel, Jr.

Director, Finance and Administration
Alternate Member, PH-EITI

Alessandro O. Sales

Undersecretary Full Member, PH-EITI

Agustus Cesar A. Navarro

Director - Financial Services
Alternate Member, PH-EITI

Department of the Interior and Local Government

Anna Liza F. Bonagua

Director - Bureau of Local Government Development
Alternate Member, PH-EITI

Juabilly Racho

Assistant Secretary for Peace and Order
Full Member, PH-EITI

Alfonso A. Maralli Jr.

Assistant Director - Bureau of Local Government Development
Alternate Member, PH-EITI 

Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP)

Dakila Carlo E. Cua

National Chairman and President
Governor - Province of Quirino
Full Member, PH-EITI

Maricor Ann D.G. Cauton

Director - Finance and Administration Alternate Member, PH-EITI

Industry Representatives

Ronald Rex S. Recidoro

Executive Director - Chamber of Mines of the Philippines Full Member, PH-EITI

Joan D. Adaci-Cattiling

President - OceanaGold Philippines, Inc.
Full Member, PH-EITI

Kiril Caral

Secretary - Petroleum Association of the Philippines/ Shell Philippines Exploration B.V.
Full Member, PH-EITI

Edgar Benedict C. Cutiongco

Country Manager - Petroleum Association of the Philippines/ Nido Production/ Galoc Production
Alternate Member, PH-EITI

Eulalio B. Austin, Jr.

President and CEO - Philex Mining Corporation
Full Member, PH-EITI

Francis Joseph G. Ballesterros, Jr.

Division Manager, Public and Regulatory Affairs -
Philex Mining Corporation
Alternate Member, PH-EITI

Odette A. Javier

VP and Assistant Corporate Secretary -
Lepanto Consolidated Mining Co.
Full Member, PH-EITI

Civil Society Representatives

Beverly Besmanos

National Coordinator - Bantay Kita
Full Member, PH-EITI

Rodne R. Galicha

Executive Director - LIVING LAUDATO SI’ PHILIPPINES
Full Member, PH-EITI

Becky S. Barrios

General Secretary - Panaghiusa Alang Sa Kaugalingnan Ug Kalingkawasan Inc. (PASAKK INC.)
Full Member, PH-EITI

Jeanira G. Okubo

Member of PILIPINA, Inc. Baguio-Benguet Chapter
Full Member, PH-EITI

Arlene N. Sevilla

GAD & Scholarship Focal - Tawi-Tawi Regional Agricultural College (TRAC) President - Assembly of Masses and Basic Sectors for Unity and Harmony - Initiatives for Normalization and Advancement for Human Security (AMBUH-INAH) Executive Director - Tawi-Tawi Alliance of Civil Society Organizations, Inc. (TACOS)

Full Member, PH-EITI

Maria Aurora Teresita Tabada

Head of the Gender Resource Center, Visayas State University
Alternate Member, PH-EITI

Joel Chester "Cheng" Pagulayan

Climate Justice Portfolio Manager, Oxfam Pilipinas
Alternate Member, PH-EITI

Atty. Amy Faith T. Suson-Sitoy

Finance and Junior Partner, R.A. Sitoy and Partners Law Firm
Alternate Member, PH-EITI

Jeffrey Carin

Multisectoral Leader, Father Saturnino Urios University (FSUU)​
Alternate Member, PH-EITI

Atty. Alenz Avril De Torres

Deputy Executive Director, Center for
Energy, Ecology, and Development
Alternate Member, PH-EITI

MSG Committee Membership

Governance and Oversight Committee

The Governance and Oversight Committee (GOC) addresses issues relating to the governance and strategic implementation of EITI in the Philippines, including compliance with and proper observance of the EITI principles, direction setting, decision-making procedures, accountability lines, constituency guidelines, and governance of the PH-EITI Secretariat

Agustus Cesar A. Navarro, DOE

Ronald Rex Recidoro, COMP

Francis Joseph Ballesteros, Philex

Kiril Caral, PAP

Chito U. Trillanes, Diocese of Tandag

Ladylyn Mangada, UPV Tacloban

Implementation Committee

The Implementation Committee (IC) advises the MSG on matters related to implementing the EITI Standard. The IC monitors the policy developments, reportorial process, documentation of the impact of implementation, and EITI validation.

Romualdo D. Aguilos, DENR-MGB

Dakila Carlo Cua, ULAP

Maricor Cauton, ULAP

Ronald Rex Recidoro, COMP

Ed Cutiongco, PAP

Joan D. Adaci-Cattiing, OceanaGold

Stakeholder Engagement Committee

The Stakeholder Engagement Committee (SEC) supports the MSG in ensuring inclusive and meaningful stakeholder participation in the EITI, and in monitoring, deliberating, and addressing issues on the same, including related corrective actions and recommendations, resulting from the regular EITI Validation process. 

Anna Liza Bonagua, DILG

Ronald Rex Recidoro, COMP

Romualdo D. Aguilos, DENR-MGB

Joan D. Adaci-Cattiling, OceanaGold

Eulalio Austin, Philex

Finance Committee

The Finance Committee (FC) monitors PH-EITI expenditures and provides recommendations to mobilize resources for EITI implementation, including stakeholder engagement activities. 

Agustus Cesar A. Navarro, DOE

Odette Javier, Lepanto

Francis Joseph Ballesteros, Philex

Minutes of Meetings

Regular MSG Meetings

Date	Meeting	Download
March 20, 2025	97th MSG Meeting	View
February 21, 2025	96th MSG Meeting	View
January 24, 2025	95th MSG Meeting	View
December 19, 2024	94th MSG Meeting	View
November 29, 2024	93rd MSG Meeting	View
August 9, 2024	92nd MSG Meeting	View
June 28, 2024	91st MSG Meeting	View
May 23, 2024	90th MSG Meeting	View
March 19, 2024	89th MSG Meeting	View
February 16, 2024	88th MSG Meeting	View
November 28, 2023	87th MSG Meeting	View
August 11, 2023	86th MSG Meeting	View
May 12, 2023	85th MSG Meeting	View
February 10, 2023	84th MSG Meeting	View
December 9, 2022	83rd MSG Meeting	View
October 21, 2022	82nd MSG Meeting	View
September 16, 2022	81st MSG Meeting	View
June 9, 2022	80th MSG Meeting	View
May 27, 2022	79th MSG Meeting	View
April 22, 2022	78th MSG Meeting	View
March 18, 2022	77th MSG Meeting	View
February 18, 2022	76th MSG Meeting	View
January 14, 2022	75th MSG Meeting	View
December 10, 2021	74th MSG Meeting	View
November 12, 2021	73rd MSG Meeting	View
October 8, 2021	72nd MSG Meeting	View
September 10, 2021	71st MSG Meeting	View
June 11, 2021	70th MSG Meeting	View
May 14, 2021	69th MSG Meeting	View
April 16, 2021	68th MSG Meeting	View
March 12, 2021	67th MSG Meeting	View
February 11, 2021	66th MSG Meeting	View
January 15, 2021	65th MSG Meeting	View
December 9, 2020	64th MSG Meeting	View
August 18, 2020	63rd MSG Meeting	View
May 29, 2020	62nd MSG Meeting	View
December 6, 2019	61st MSG Meeting	View
October 4, 2019	60th MSG Meeting	View
July 5, 2019	59th MSG Meeting	View
April 5, 2019	58th MSG Meeting	View
February 8, 2019	57th MSG Meeting	View
December 14, 2018	56th MSG Meeting	View
November. 8, 2018	55th MSG Meeting	View
October  5, 2018	54th MSG Meeting	View
August. 30, 2018	53rd MSG Meeting	View
June 8, 2018	52nd MSG Meeting	View
May 10, 2018	51st MSG Meeting	View
March 9, 2018	50th MSG Meeting	View
February 9, 2018	49th MSG Meeting	View
December 8, 2017	48th MSG Meeting	View
November 10, 2017	47th MSG Meeting	View
October 12, 2017	46th MSG Meeting	View
August 30, 2017	45th MSG Meeting	View
July 14, 2017	44th MSG Meeting	View
June 16, 2017	43rd MSG Meeting	View
May 12, 2017	42nd MSG Meeting	View
April 7, 2017	41st MSG Meeting	View
February 3, 2017	40th MSG Meeting	View
January 13, 2017	39th MSG Meeting	View
December 9, 2016	38th MSG Meeting	View
November 4, 2016	37th MSG Meeting	View
October 7, 2016	36th MSG Meeting	View
August 5, 2016	35th MSG Meeting	View
July 1, 2016	34th MSG Meeting	View
June 3, 2016	33rd MSG Meeting	View
April 8, 2016	32nd MSG Meeting	View
March 11, 2016	31st MSG Meeting	View
February 9, 2016	30th MSG Meeting	View
January 15, 2016	29th MSG Meeting	View
December 4, 2015	28th MSG Meeting	View
November 13, 2015	27th MSG Meeting	View
October 2, 2015	26th MSG Meeting	View
September 4, 2015	25th MSG Meeting	View
July 3, 2015	24th MSG Meeting	View
May 7, 2015	23rd MSG Meeting	View
March 27, 2015	22nd MSG Meeting	View
February 27, 2015	21st MSG Meeting	View
January 23, 2015	20th MSG Meeting	View
December 5, 2014	19th MSG Meeting	View
November 7, 2014	18th MSG Meeting	View
October 7, 2014	17th MSG Meeting	View
September 5, 2014	16th MSG Meeting	View
July 4, 2014	15th MSG Meeting	View
June 5, 2014	14th MSG Meeting	View
May 2, 2014	13th MSG Meeting	View
April 4, 2014	12th MSG Meeting	View
March 7, 2014	11th MSG Meeting	View
January 24, 2014	10th MSG Meeting	View
November 28, 2013	9th MSG Meeting	View
October 11, 2013	8th MSG Meeting	View
August 23, 2013	7th MSG Meeting	View
August 2, 2013	6th MSG Meeting	View
July 9, 2013	5th MSG Meeting	View
June 13, 2013	4th MSG Meeting	View
May 15, 2013	3rd MSG Meeting	View
March 1, 2013	2nd MSG Meeting	View
January 29, 2013	1st MSG Meeting	View

TWG and Special MSG Meetings

Date	Meeting	Download
December 15, 2021	Special MSG Meeting	View
March 23, 2021	Special MSG Meeting	View
November 9, 2020	Special MSG Meeting	View
September 11, 2020	Special MSG Meeting	View
July 28, 2020	MSG Webinar on the Sixth Report	View

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