Our people

Prior to becoming President and Chief Executive Officer of Manulife IM (Philippines), Ms. Gaspar was the Chief Investment Officer of Manulife Philippines, where she was responsible for the development and implementation of overall investment strategies for the Philippine-based investment portfolios of Manulife.

Previously, she was with SGV & Co ("SGV"), a member firm of Ernst & Young Global, where she provided assurance services to a range of institutions with specific emphasis on firms engaged in the business of life insurance, manufacturing and utility services. 

Ms. Gaspar graduated with Distinction from the Philippine School of Business Administration with a degree of Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, major in Accounting.  She is a CFA charterholder and a Certified Public Accountant.

Prior to joining Manulife IM (Philippines), he was the Head of Equities of Manulife Philippines. He also spent five years as Head of Equities of Manulife Investment Management Vietnam (MIMV), where he built the equity desk and equity performance track record of MIMV. He was instrumental in launching the first on-shore listed pure equity fund in Vietnam, which consequently won MIMV its first regional award given by “Asia Asset Management” magazine. He was a senior equity analyst at Citisecurities where he covered Philippine stocks and helped spearhead the development of its research product covering Hong Kong-listed equities. 

Mr. Canizares holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a Bachelor's degree in Management and Business Law and a Minor in Finance from the Ateneo de Manila University.

Prior to joining Manulife IM (Philippines), she was AVP and Fixed Income Portfolio Manager of Manulife Philippines. She has more than 16 years of work experience in the asset management industry. Previously, she was with BDO Trust and Investments Group and Deutsche Bank AG Manila Trust Department, managing the portfolios of retirement funds, pre-need, insurance and other corporate funds.  

Ms. De Castro holds a Bachelor of Arts degree, major in Development Studies from the Ateneo de Manila University.

Prior to joining Manulife IM (Philippines), he was Vice President of Manulife Philippines, where he helped conceptualize retail and institutional distribution strategies for  wealth products. He has more than twenty years of experience in retail banking and wealth management. He was Vice President and Head of Retail Sales of Philam Asset Management.  He also worked for Philippine National Bank as a Senior Assistant Vice President and Area Head for key business districts, and as Assistant Vice President and Head of Business Development for the Retail Banking group of Citibank, NA.  

Mr. Matubis is a Chartered Wealth Manager, a Registered Financial Planner, an SEC-Certified Fixed Income Salesman and an SEC-Certified Investment Solicitor. He was a scholar of the Philippine Science High School.  He received his Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from the University of the Philippines-Diliman, where he was a Department of Science and Technology scholar, graduating magna cum laude.

She concurrently held the role of Treasurer of Manulife IM (Philippines) for six years, during which she was also responsible for the effective and transparent management of the financial affairs and records of the Company.

Prior to joining Manulife IM (Philippines), she was the Head of Investment Operations and Accounting of Manulife Philippines, where she maintained efficient and effective internal control framework for investment operations. She has more than 20 years of experience in trust operations having worked as the Accounting and Reports Division Head of BDO Private Bank – Wealth Advisory and Trust Group and Deputy Operations Head of Deutsche Bank Trust Department.

Ms. Aman holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, major in Accounting from Colegio de San Juan de Letran.  She is a Certified Public Accountant.

Prior to joining Manulife IM (Philippines), he was the head of Citibank’s Local Regulatory Reporting Unit and responsible for all Philippine bank regulatory submissions.  He also held various roles in JPMorgan as Operations Control Manager; and BDO Private Bank as Head of Wealth Advisory & Trust Accounting Division, and Dual Unit Head of the Bank’s Regulatory Reporting and FP&A. He was also an auditor at SGV & Co (a member firm of Ernst & Young) and KPMG in New York and Cayman Islands offices, specializing in banking, hedge funds and private equity entities.

A Certified Public Accountant, Mr. Chan holds a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy degree from the University of Santo Tomas.

Before joining Manulife IM (Philippines), he was the Investments Risk Officer of Manulife Philippines, where he worked on strengthening the risk management framework for investment operations.  He also held various risk positions, as well as investment roles at BDO Private Bank, where he helped develop and formalize the risk management framework of the bank’s trust business.

Mr. Cabrera graduated cum laude from the University of the Philippines with a degree of Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Accountancy in 2002.  He is also a graduate of the U.P. College of Law and completed his Juris Doctor in 2012.  He is a CFA charterholder, a Financial Risk Manager (FRM) and a Certified Public Accountant.

Before joining Manulife IM (Philippines), he held various roles as portfolio manager and equity analyst of Manulife Philippines. He was also an equity analyst at COL Financial Group (formerly CitisecOnline.com, Inc.). During his tenure, he helped expand the firm’s research coverage in the consumer and utilities sectors.

Paul holds a Bachelors degree in Management Engineering from the Ateneo de Manila University. He is a CFA charterholder.