Board of Directors

MGen (Ret) Delfin N. Lorenzana became Chairman of the Bases Conversion and Development Authority when he took his oath of office before President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on July 7, 2022. 
Chairman Lorenzana was the immediate past Secretary of National Defense serving from June 30, 2016 to June 30, 2022. He brought to the Defense Department his expertise in national defense and security, special operations, foreign affairs, public diplomacy, veterans affairs and strategic leadership.

Secretary Lorenzana was born in Midsayap, Cotabato, on 28 October 1948 of migrant Ilocano parents. He was raised in the town of Parang, Cotabato where he finished his primary and secondary schooling. After high school, he spent two years at the Notre Dame University in Cotabato City. In 1969 he entered the Philippine Military Academy, graduated four years later and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Philippine Army.

Over the course of 35 years in uniform, Secretary Lorenzana has commanded army infantry units from platoon to Brigade, an Armor Brigade and the Army Special Operations Command. He also served in staff positions at Battalion and Brigade Headquarters, Army Headquarters and General Headquarters. His last posting as active military was as Defense Attaché in Washington DC from 2002 to 2004 after which he retired from active military service.

Upon retirement he was designated as Head, Office of Veterans Affairs at the Philippine Embassy in Washington, D.C. a designation he held until June 2016. As Head of the Office of Veterans Affairs he played an important role in lobbying for the passage of two landmark US legislations for the Filipino WW2 veterans who served under the US Army in WW2: the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund in 2009 awarding USD265M to surviving WW2 veterans and the Congressional Gold Medal to Filipino WW2 veterans in 2016.

Aileen Anunciacion R. Zosa, the first woman President and Chief Executive Officer (PCEO) of the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA), dedicated 27 years of service to the state-run firm before she took her oath of office as the new BCDA PCEO before President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. in Malacanan Palace on Thursday, August 11, 2022.

Passionate about sustainability, diversity, and inclusion, Ms. Zosa was also designated as the Chief Sustainability Officer of the BCDA in June 2022, wherein she was tasked to provide guidance and direction in the design and implementation of a sustainability strategy for BCDA as well as its subsidiaries and affiliates.

Aside from 27 years of institutional knowledge with the BCDA, Ms. Zosa also brings to the table the know-how in the fields of business development and public policy, and more than a decade's worth of experience in various academic and bureaucratic positions in the public sector including the Senate, the Office of the President, and the Commission on Audit.

Climbing the career ladder, Ms. Zosa started in BCDA in June 1995 as a manager for Corporate Planning and Project Development. She was then promoted to Vice President for Planning and Business Development in January 1997, and on to be the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the state firm from February 2010 to July 2022.

Ms. Zosa started her career in government service in the Commission on Audit in 1984 under then Commission Secretary Leonor M. Briones, former Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary under the Duterte administration. She also worked in the Office of Senate Majority Leader Teofisto Guingona, Jr. where she undertook policy and legislative support functions, and actively participated via the Joint Executive-Legislative Bases Council in the research, formulation, and deliberations on the Bases Conversion Law and the Special Economic Zones Law, which eventually laid the foundation of BCDA.

Ms. Zosa’s extensive involvement in research projects dealing with conversion and development of former military bases, Build-Operate-Transfer Scheme, Government Corporations, Public Utilities, Privatization and Public Debt served her in good stead in translating plans and programs into tangible, feasible and pioneering projects. 

Also an academic, Ms. Zosa held teaching positions in the University of the Philippines - College of Public Administration from June 1987 to March 1992 in the fields of statistics and public fiscal administration. She also had a teaching stint as a Mathematics Instructor in the University of San Carlos (Cebu) after graduating Magna Cum Laude in Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from the same college in 1982.

Born on March 26, 1962 in Cebu City, Philippines, Ms. Zosa obtained her Master of Arts in Economics degree (with Merit Award for Academic Excellence) from the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City.

Director Golez has a highly accomplished and well-decorated career in the naval profession. He has profound experience in the leadership and management of major commands of the Navy— the most recent of which was his almost two-year tour of duty at the helm of the Philippine Navy as its Flag Officer In Command—the highest and most coveted position in the Navy.

He rose to the top command as manager and leader of a 23,000-strong soldier and marine force. His expertise spans naval and maritime operations, intelligence and strategic planning, national security administration, resource allocation, and organizational development. Among his major achievements are his establishment and institution of the Philippine Navy Board of Advisers (a multi-governance sector coalition composed of experts and leaders in various sectors of society), and the conduct of Maritime Security Forums from 2008-2010 in different Naval Forces around the archipelago.

After his naval career, he joined the Energy Development Corporation as Senior Manager for its Security Department since August 2010.

Director Miranda is a distinguished military officer who has an expertise in combat, personnel management, operational research, strategic planning, national security administration, and strategic management.

He served as the Commanding General of the Philippine Army from December 9, 2016 to October 5, 2017 wherein he organized combat operations, prepared national defense plans and trained army reserve units.

Prior to this, he also served as Acting Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines from April 22, 2016 to June 30, 2016, and Vice Chief of Staff of AFP from March 8, 2016 to December 9, 2016.

As one of the country’s valiant soldiers, he was formerly Commander of the Northern Luzon Command in Tarlac City; served as Commander of the 7th Infantry Division in Nueva Ecija; Commander of the 1002nd Infantry Brigade in Saranggani Province; was Commander of Anti-terrorim Joint Task Force GENSAN in GeneraL Santos City; Battalion Commander of the 25th Infantry Battalion in Maguindanao; and was the Task Force Commander of the 602nd Infantry Brigade also in Maguindanao.

He obtained his military education in 1983 from the Philippine Military Academy. He earned two master’s degree in National Security Administration and in Business Administration, from the National Defense College of the Philippines and Isabela Colleges, respectively.

Much of Mr. David Diwa’s work has been devoted to advocating labor rights and trade union, a passion he inherited from his father who worked in a fishing village in Catbalogan, Samar.

In 2010, he was appointed as a labor representative for the National Tripartite Industrial Peace Council under the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-Bureau of Labor Relations. During this time, Mr. Diwa helped improve in the formulation of labor and employment policies as part of the said advisory council. He also served as a commissioner for the National Wages and Productivity Commission, also an attached agency of DOLE.    

In 1992, Mr. Diwa was elected general secretary of the Causcus of Independent Unions in the Public Sector, the largest federation of government employees' unions at that time. 

He worked as a consultant for the Philippine Postal Corporation and various non-government organizations (NGOs) which led him to be involved in other specializations such as social welfare, trade and investment policy, energy, environment and consumer protection.  His training at the Center for Research and Communication (now the Uniersity of Asia and the Pacific), proved helpful to be engaged in policy research and advocacy.  In 2005, he was elected Vice Chairman of Lakas Manggagawa labor Center, a moderate group.

He participated in national and international conferences on labor and trade relations such as the 8th ASEAN Regional Tripartite Social Dialogue Conference held in Manila; Regional Conference on Economic Integration & International Trade in Bangkok, Thailand, a leadership program in Nanyang Politechnique University in Singapore; International Labour Organization (ILO) Regional Seminar on Wage Policy in Bali, Indonesia; and the 7th World Assembly, World Movements on Democracy in Lima, Peru. He also participated in study tours in Norway, Sweden, Germany, and in Geneva, all discussing public sector unions.

Mr. Bernardo J.B. Mitra is a professional public servant. He gets things done.

Besides BCDA, he is the founder and a member of the Board of the Hydrocephalus Foundation of the Philippines.  He owns the Blue Beach Home; a classic beach house in Batangas.  He is also the owner of Palawan Beaches.com, the premier gateway to owning a piece of paradise in Palawan.

His work experience in the public sector includes serving 7 consecutive presidents.  He last worked for the government as the Managing Director for Tourism of Manila Economic Cultural Office (MECO) from 2008 to 2016 which promotes trade, investments, tourism, labor and scientific and cultural cooperation in Taiwan in coordination with the Philippine government agencies and the private sector. 

Mr. Mitra significantly contributed to Philippine agriculture by taking the following roles in the past: Agricultural Analyst and Agribusiness Attaché at the Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines in Washington, D.C. between 1989 to 1994. He then became the Chief of Staff at the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture in 1995.

From 1995 to 1999, Mr. Mitra served as the first Commissioner-at-Large at the newly created National Youth Commission under the Office of the President of the Philippines.

As the president of Livelihood Corporation of the Republic of the Philippines, a position he held from 2001 to 2008, Mr. Mitra created and launched, together with farmers, the National Agribusiness Equipment Leasing Program. The former flagship program of the Department of Agriculture’s Livecor empowered farmers to modernize any kind of agricultural equipment or machinery through rent-to-own schemes. 

From October 2002 to May 2008, Mr. Mitra was the Chairman of the board of directors of Northern Food Corporation (NFC), where he spearheaded initiatives that spurred the revitalization of the Philippine tomato industry. Among these initiatives were enhancing NFC’s global competitiveness, developing and expanding the market, and implementing strategic development and business plans. 

Mr. Bernardo Mitra graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Commerce, Major in Business Management degree from the De La Salle University, Manila in 1989. Subsequently, he did his post-graduate studies in International Relations at Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. in 1994. He also studied as a full scholar in the prestigious Center for Advance Studies in International Negotiations in Geneva, Switzerland.

A seasoned leader in varied industries in the private sector, Mr. Mitra has notable experience in the areas of business process outsourcing, information technology, education, tourism, media, agriculture, and food, to name a few. 

He is the former Managing Chairman and Resort Manager of Blue Palawan Beach Club, Blue Kiteboarding, Robere and Associates Philippines, Inc., the Philippine counterpart of the leading consultancy and training company in Southeast Asia; Chairman of Informatics-Caloocan (IntelliCollege), an internationally recognized school whose goal is to train the nation’s manpower in the required technical skills for national development; and Founder and Full Partner of Art OnLine, Inc., touted as the first virtual art gallery in the Philippines.  
 

Over the past 16 years since assuming the vice chairmanship of R-II Builders Inc. in 2006, Reghis M. Romero III has been successful in making the company’s operations profitable while maintaining its Quadruple A status as a topnotch construction firm.

As vice chairman, Romero III represents the board of directors in dealing with clients, government officials, and other entities while acting as chairman in his absence.

Romero III also serves in the executive committee, the top management body that oversees the efficient implementation of corporate policies formulated by the board.

Much of Romero III’s success can be attributed to the almost 32 years of his experience with the company since 1991 when it was barely on its third year, virtually making him one of its pioneers.

He was then president and chief executive officer, directly supervising all department heads in attaining growth targets and meeting the needs of both employees and clients, including all other stakeholders.

His tasks included developing new projects subject to bidding, designing the best methods and procedures for their implementation, approving pre-qualification documents, bid proposals and logistical project requirements, and monitoring all operations according to plans and completion schedules.

Romero III’s sterling performance as president and chief executive officer for 15 long years actually prepared him for the company’s vice chairmanship, just as his experience as national marketing manager of Hydropipes Inc. helped hone his skills for his leadership roles in R-II Builders.

Romero III has a master’s degree in business in economics from the University of Asia and the Pacific, and Bachelor of Science degrees in journalism from the University of the Philippines and in commerce major in management from the Philippine Women’s University.

His professional career started at Business Day as researcher/photographer, then Concept Builders as Project Coordinator, followed by Hydro Pipes Phils. Inc. as Vice President for Sales, then served at the Office of Representative Orlando Mercado as Chief of Staff, from there he moved to Pentad Development as Assistant Vice President and finally, to R-II Builders, Inc. as Vice Chairman.
 

Atty. Pocholo, as he is fondly called by friends, joined the corporate world in 1986 as Area Manager for Cagayan de Oro, Bukidnon, and Iligan areas for Procter and Gamble Philippines. Then, in 1988, he joined Ponce Industrial Sales Corporation based in Cagayan de Oro as a Manager. A position he served until 1991. He then studied law and passed the 1996 Bar.

He obtained his law degree from the Ateneo de Davao University on March 1995.  He Holds a Business Management degree Major in Marketing from Xavier University in Cagayan de Oro City.  

Since then he has been a law practioner for the past 27 years.  His expertise lies in the Corporate, Election and Criminal law. 

In 2001, he worked as Assistant Legal Counsel for then Vice Gubernatorial Candidate for the Province of Misamis Oriental, Hon. Ruthie Guingona. Who eventually ran and became the Governor of the same Province in 2003.

He has also worked as the Regional Coordinator for the Senatorial campaign of Juan Castener Ponce Enrile Jr. for Region 9 and 10 respectively, {Zamboanga Peninsula and Northern Mindanao} in 2013.

In 2016, Atty. Anthony Marvin G. Ponce de Leon was handpicked to handle all election related issues for the candidacy of Vice-Presidential bid of now President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. Where in 2022, he was the trainor for poll Watchers’ for Mindanao for the BBM-Sara Uniteam for Legal.
He was President of the Macajalar Eagles Club for Three {3} consecutive terms from 2013-2015 and then got re-elected from 2020 to Eagle Year 2022.
 

Larry is a lawyer and a businessman. 

In 1996, he graduated with honors at the top 5 of his batch from the Ateneo de Manila University School of Law with a Juris Doctor degree at the age of 23.  He finished his college education with a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science also from the Ateneo de Manila University in 1992. He was Valedictorian in his High School class Batch 88 at the Divine Word College of Bangued in the Province of Abra where he was born. 

His early training in the field of law started at a very young age from his father Atty. Romulo V. Paredes, uncle and then Abra Provincial Fiscal Sergio V. Paredes and his grandfather Judge Federico B. Paredes, to whom he dedicates his success. Before he graduated from law school, he interned at the Regional Trial Court, Branch 96, Quezon City then presided by Judge Lucas P. Bersamin, who later became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.  

After passing the 1996 Bar Examinations, he immediately immersed himself in private practice, where he would further hone his skills as a litigator and a corporate lawyer.  He started as an associate in various law firms, starting at the Law Firm of Alan F. Paguia (1996 - 1997), Villanueva Bernardo & Gabionza Law Offices (1998),  Castillo Laman Tan Pantaleon & San Jose Law Offices (1998 – 1999), and then in Puyat Jacinto and Santos Law Office (2000 – 2003) where he became a partner in May 2003. He later set up his own Law Firm on June 15, 2006, the Paredes Law Group, a full service firm, where, together with his 3 partners, they lead a team of young, dedicated, smart and competent lawyers and paralegals. Larry has developed extensive experience in the fields of  Corporate and Commercial Law, Litigation, Public-Private Partnerships, BOT Law and Government Infrastructure (Toll Roads, Rail and Power Plant projects both in the country and abroad), Banking and Corporate Finance, Real Estate Law, Succession and Estate Planning, Immigration, and Labor and Employment. Aside from his law practice, he is also involved in various businesses in real estate, telecommunication and information technology, distribution/trading, educational and consultancy services. He is currently the Chairman and President of Paredes Holdings, Asian Center For Legal Excellence, Inc. (a Supreme Court accredited MCLE provider), NorthTel Trading, Inc, Centel Trading, Inc., Prime Logistics Group and Consultancy, Inc. and other companies. He also sits in the Board of Directors and/or as corporate secretary of various corporations. On his free time, he paints in oil, acrylic and/or other media, and, from time to time, goes on great and amazing adventures within and outside the country on motorcycles.