Executive Officers

Ms. Bentilanon is a US and Philippine Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with more than 28 years of experience, having served as Country Finance Controller at CBRE GWS Business Support Services  in Philippines, and VP-Assistant Controller at WP Carey, Inc. in New York, USA. She also has experience working offshore as Accounting Director in National Grid USA and Audit Senior Manager at Grant Thornton LLP in New York, USA.

Ms. Bentilanon has extensive experience in corporate finance which covers management of record-to-report, procure-to-pay, and order-to-collect processes. She is also an expert in cashflow management, financial planning, and analysis processes having served as primary finance business partner supporting business heads with commercial finance requirements and decision-making which includes deal reviews, profitability analysis, pricing reviews, and technical research. She is highly knowledgeable and experienced in country-level treasury functions and in the design, development, and execution of general accounting services.

Ms. Bentilanon received a bachelor's degree in Commerce major in Accounting from the University of Santo Tomas, graduating magna cum laude. She passed the CPA licensure exam in 1993. She is a member of the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants and is in good standing as a CPA practitioner.

Ms. Caong joined Manila Water through its Cadetship Training Program and started her career in the East Zone Business Operations (EZBO) Group. In 2009, she was assigned to become part of the Leadership Transition Team that laid the groundwork for the start-up of Laguna AAAWater Corporation (Laguna Water). She was designated as the Business Operations Manager to set-up the Business Operations Team and spearhead the negotiations with surrounding subdivisions and open communities to help grow and expand the service area. She returned to the East Zone Operations in 2011 as the Area Business Manager for Cubao. She was later assigned as Area Business Manager for Pasig.

Ms. Caong was part of Manila Water’s General Management Schooling Program. From 2017 until mid-2022, she served as the General Manager and Chief Operating Officer of Laguna Water. During her stint, she led the turn-around from a ₱333 Million loss in 2017 to a ₱308 Million profit in 2018, and a ₱406 Million profit in 2019.

Ms. Caong is a licensed Chemical Engineer and graduated with Bachelor of Science degree from the University of the Philippines. She completed, with distinction, the Management Development Program from the Asian Institute of Management (AIM), and the Advanced Management Development Program. She has represented Manila Water as a resource speaker in local and international conferences such as the Philippine Water Works Association (PWWA) International Conference and Exhibition, Toilet Board Coalition Forum, Toilet Board Coalition Board of Directors Meeting, Fecal Sludge Management Forum, and Executive Forum for Enhancing Sustainability of Urban Water Service in Asian Region.

Ms. Clemente was a member of the pioneer batch of the Company’s Cadetship Program. She has over 20 years of significant experience in the areas of master planning, program, management, project and business development, operations, technical services, innovations and organizational transformation. She has a solid track record of successful management with a reputation for delivering objectives and targets by providing strategic directions from diverse perspectives through positive leadership.

As Group Director for Strategic Asset Management, she develops the water and wastewater master plans encompassing all existing and future assets of the East Zone, directly supporting short- and long-term business objectives, service obligations and customer engagement.

Previously, she also headed Supply Chain Management leading the the strategic procurement of all infrastructure, projects, commodities and services for Manila Water Operations, inclusive of managing vendors, bidding, award, inventories and warehouses. She was also Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of Manila Water Total Solutions, Corp., and built new growth pipelines for future core businesses. She also served as Head of Product Innovation and Development prior to her appointment as OIC. She also led the Productivity and Growth Team which conceptualized and implemented transformation programs and projects geared towards the development of a new operating model for Manila Water Operations. She served as Head of the Technical Services Division from 2013 until 2016, and managed the operations, optimization and solutioning spanning energy utilization and contracting, system monitoring and analytics, laboratory services and innovations for all operational water and wastewater facilities. During her stint as Head of Laboratory Services, she increased operating efficiency, profit, and also launched water quality forensics, water quality database and incident management for proactive responses on water quality from dams to plants to distribution systems including byproducts disposal. She also served as Program Manager from 2008 to 2011, where she developed and managed the implementation of about US$120 million worth of wastewater projects under the World Bank-funded Manila Third Sewerage Project (MTSP).

Ms. Clemente is a licensed chemist. She earned her degree in Chemistry from the University of the Philippines. She is also a Lean Six Sigma and PMBOK (Project Management Body of Knowledge) practitioner, and a certified Scrum Master. She is also a member of the International Water Association and a Certified Professional in Purchasing.

Ms. Sevalla has over 30 years IT experience, spanning several industries such as telecommunications, investment banking, technology and offshore IT shared services, and water utility.

She joined Manila Water in October 2016, responsible for all functions of Information Technology. She is also the enterprise Data Protection Officer (DPO).

Prior to Manila Water, Ms. Sevalla was with Macquarie Investment Bank as Associate Director from 2011 to 2016, where she was responsible for the Delivery of offshore IT functions for the Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) and Corporate Asset Financing (CAF) business units, out of the Manila Offshore Services. She also pioneered the setup of the Philippine Delivery Center of the Hongkong-based PCCW Solutions.

Ms. Sevalla also spent 16 years in the telecommunications industry, having worked in various companies such as Globe Telecom, Inc., where she last held the position of Head of Delivery and Integration, and Bayan Telecommunications as Assistant Vice President (AVP)/ Head of IT Business Applications.

Ms. Sevalla graduated cum laude from the University of the Philippines Visayas with a degree in Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. Ms. Sevalla completed Computer Programming/Systems Design at the National Computer Institute, and Management Development Program at Asian Institute of Management. Ms. Sevalla is a certified Project Management Professional and Scrum Master.

Ms. Carreon is an HR leader with strong line management experience in HR, sales and operations. She started her career in recruitment in a manufacturing company and later, moved to training and organization development at Mercury Group of Companies supporting the Mercury Drug business unit. She spent 15 years of her career at Avon Cosmetics, Inc. where she handled various roles of increasing responsibilities in learning and development, change management, leadership roles in sales and business operations, and a global assignment in Avon New York, USA.

She joined Manila Water Company in 2009 where she further honed her HR career, impacting the company’s HR strategy in the areas of talent management, leadership development, strategic staffing, succession management, change management, organizational design and development, and labor relations.

Ms. Carreon earned her bachelor’s degree in Psychology at the University of the Philippines, Diliman in 1992. She completed her master’s degree in Industrial Relations, major in Human Resource Management from UP School of Labor and Industrial Relations (SOLAIR) in 2000. She earned her certificate course in Strategic HR Leadership from Cornell University in 2016 and she is a SHRM-SCP (http://bcert.me/sapbmrrgt) and AGILE HR certified practitioner.

Mr. Sevilla is an Accredited Practitioner in Public Relations (APR) of the Public Relations Society of the Philippines and has 16 years of expertise in corporate communications and public relations, institutional and marketing campaigns for advocacies, employee communications and engagement, crisis communication management and media relations, branding and reputation management, and customer service management. 

Mr. Sevilla has served as the official spokesperson of Manila Water for the past 16 years. He consistently managed media issues related to rate adjustments and other day-to-day crises that may affect customer experience and the reputation of Manila Water. During the 2019 water shortage, he addressed and managed issues through extensive media relations, engagement, and public information. 

As Group Director of the Corporate Communications Affairs, he designed the weekly livestream of 'Balita on Wednesdays' as a vital employee tool for communication and engagement especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.  He developed an in-house production team to conceptualize and produce virtual and physical campaigns and collaterals. He also built an in-house social media team to manage the different social media platforms of Manila Water.

Mr. Sevilla was also responsible for developing various communication programs and tools that won more than 30 awards from the Public Relations Society of the Philippines and the International Association of Business Communications.

Mr. Sevilla graduated from Mapua Institute of Technology with a bachelor’s degree in Geology. He also completed the Management Development Program of the Asian Institute of Management. 

Ms. Quinto has been with Manila Water for 20 years and has held various appointments lending a wealth of experience in project management, business operations, strategic asset planning and general management. She currently serves as the Group Director for Subsidiary Operations in Manila Water Philippine Ventures.

She also serves as a director of Boracay Island Water Company, Inc., Bulacan MWPV Development Corp., Bulakan Water Company, Inc., Calbayog Water Company, Clark Water Corporation, Davao del Norte Water Infrastructure Company, Inc., Filipinas Water Holdings Corp., Laguna AAAWater Corporation, Manila Water Philippine Ventures, Inc., MWPV South Luzon Water Corp., and Tagum Water Company, Inc.,

She is also the President of Aqua Centro MWPV Corp., Calasiao Water Company, Inc., Inc., Ecowater MWPV Corp., Manila Water Technical Ventures, Inc., Metro Ilagan Water Company, Inc., North Luzon Water Company, Inc., Obando Water Company, Inc., and Zamboanga Water Company, Inc.

Ms. Quinto previously held the roles of Group Director for Corporate Project Management, as well as General Manager (GM)/Chief Operating Officer concurrent North Luzon Regional Business Cluster Head for Clark Water Corporation, where she played an important role in the growth of the organization in terms of financials, service coverage and business expansion.

She also held the Strategic Asset Planning Department Head role where she developed Capital Expenditures program strategies to deliver business and regulatory commitments, and Area Business Manager role where she managed the business operations of the business area composed of at least 130,000 water service connections from Marikina City, and San Mateo and Rodriguez in Rizal province.

In 1999, she first joined Manila Water as part of the first batch of the Cadetship Training Program. Her first role was Territory Manager in San Juan-Mandaluyong Business Area and then she became a Senior Territory Manager in year 2001. She also acted as a Project Manager in 2005 before assuming her role as Strategic Asset Planning Department Head in 2008.

Ms. Quinto was also awarded the Manila Water Grand Huwarang Manggagawa Award in 2001. Across the years, she has assumed various roles of increasing responsibilities across the company and has consistently shown excellent performance and dedication in her craft. Among her key contributions include leading the development and implementation of the framework agreements among engineering consortia.

Ms. Quinto holds two university degrees from Mapua Institute of Technology, Manila. She completed a graduate-level Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering in 1998. And in 2004, she completed the Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental and Sanitary Engineering. She is a licensed Civil Engineer and Sanitary Engineer.

Atty. Tan is a partner, and was managing partner in 2013 to 2015, in the law firm Picazo Buyco Tan Fider & Santos. He is chairman of the Board of Mapfre Insular Insurance Corporation. He is a director and corporate secretary of Prime Metroline Holdings, Inc., Bravo International Port Holdings Inc., Alpha International Port Holdings Inc., Eiffle House Inc., Cyland Corp., Industries Philippines Inc., Negros Perfect Circles Food Corp., and Razon & Co. Inc. He is also a director of the following companies: Celestial Corporation, Skywide Assets Ltd., Monte Oro Minerals (SL) Ltd., and Dressline Holdings Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates.

He is the corporate secretary of several companies including: Sureste, BRHI, MORE Electric & Power Corporation, Lakeland Village Holdings Inc., Devoncourt Estates Inc., Apex Mining Company Inc. Monte Oro Resources & Energy Inc., Bloomberry Resorts Corporation, Bloomberry Cultural Foundation Inc., Pilipinas Golf Tournaments, Inc., and OSA. He is the assistant corporate secretary of ICTSI and ICTSI Ltd.

Atty. Tan holds a Bachelor of Laws, cum laude, from the University of the Philippines College of Law and a Bachelor of Arts Major in Political Science, cum laude, from the University of the Philippines College Iloilo. Atty. Tan placed third in the 1982 Philippine Bar exams.

Atty. Maningat is a partner in the law firm Picazo Buyco Tan Fider & Santos. She joined the Firm in 2006. 

Her corporate legal work experience includes giving legal counseling on Philippine law and jurisprudence, including advice and assistance on the appropriate transaction structure and crafting of documents, in corporate acquisitions, investments, joint ventures, capitalization, and restructuring or reorganization. She has also taken part in various projects necessitating in-depth due diligence audit of various companies. She also assists the and/or acts as Corporate Secretary for several companies. 

She has also been handling litigation and arbitration matters which include preparation of pleadings as well as appearances before various courts, the National Telecommunications Commission, Department of Trade and Industry, National Labor Relations Commission and other tribunals and offices. She is also handling intellectual property concerns which span from issues of trademark registration through infringement, and other similar matters. Atty. Maningat holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of the Philippines College of Law and a Bachelor of Arts Major in Philosophy, magna cum laude, from the University of the Philippines - Diliman. 

Ms. Cabral is a Certified Public Accountant with close to 30 years of experience in Internal Audit, Finance, Controllership and Risk Management. Her longest stint was with Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC) where she spent 17 years in various audit leadership capacities. After her first five years with PwC, she moved to another company in Vietnam as Finance Controller. She then moved back to the Philippines to join Viva TV Corporation and shortly thereafter, rejoined PwC, where she spent the next 12 years of her career. In 2014, she joined Splash Corporation as Assistant Vice President – Internal Audit Head and just before joining Manila Water, she was with Radiowealth Finance as the Vice President – Chief Audit and Risk Executive.

Ms. Cabral holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Commerce, Major in Accounting from the Sacred Heart College, Lucena City, where she graduated Cum Laude in 1992. She became a Certified Public Accountant in October 1992.

Atty. Maningat is a partner in the law firm Picazo Buyco Tan Fider & Santos. She joined the Firm in 2006. 

Her corporate legal work experience includes giving legal counseling on Philippine law and jurisprudence, including advice and assistance on the appropriate transaction structure and crafting of documents, in corporate acquisitions, investments, joint ventures, capitalization, and restructuring or reorganization. She has also taken part in various projects necessitating in-depth due diligence audit of various companies. She also assists the and/or acts as Corporate Secretary for several companies. 

She has also been handling litigation and arbitration matters which include preparation of pleadings as well as appearances before various courts, the National Telecommunications Commission, Department of Trade and Industry, National Labor Relations Commission and other tribunals and offices. She is also handling intellectual property concerns which span from issues of trademark registration through infringement, and other similar matters. Atty. Maningat holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of the Philippines College of Law and a Bachelor of Arts Major in Philosophy, magna cum laude, from the University of the Philippines - Diliman. 

Ms. Cabral is a Certified Public Accountant with close to 30 years of experience in Internal Audit, Finance, Controllership and Risk Management. Her longest stint was with Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC) where she spent 17 years in various audit leadership capacities. After her first five years with PwC, she moved to another company in Vietnam as Finance Controller. She then moved back to the Philippines to join Viva TV Corporation and shortly thereafter, rejoined PwC, where she spent the next 12 years of her career. In 2014, she joined Splash Corporation as Assistant Vice President – Internal Audit Head and just before joining Manila Water, she was with Radiowealth Finance as the Vice President – Chief Audit and Risk Executive.

Ms. Cabral holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Commerce, Major in Accounting from the Sacred Heart College, Lucena City, where she graduated Cum Laude in 1992. She became a Certified Public Accountant in October 1992.