Jan Vincent Lanuza, News, Communication Management Office
The Polytechnic University of the Philippines has signed a Contract of Lease with its partner organization Isla Lipana & Co./PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) on December 21, 2023, at the Mateo Conference Room. The partnership is designed to broaden resource generation for the university.
In the Contract of Lease Ceremony, both parties have stated that aside from the leasing of the PUP BPO Center located at Pureza St., Sta. Mesa, Manila to Isla Lipana & Co./PwC, this collaboration will also involve training and development activities for the faculty members and students for the College of Accountancy and Finance (CAF).
Chairman and Senior Partner from the PwC Philippines Mr. Roderick M. Danao expressed his fullest participation in this partnership. As a proud alum, he hoped that the PUP Community will embrace the partnership as this will benefit PUPians into becoming great business professionals.
“I hope that this [Contract of Lease] will help them become world-class professionals in the future. And by doing this, our vision is to help PUPians become business leaders, become key decision makers, not only in the business community but also in the country in general,” Danao said.
Expressing his gratitude, President Manuel M. Muhi hopes that with this agreement, the University will experience a great breakthrough molding the future accountants of the Philippines. He also expressed his admiration for the team behind this project, particularly the College of Accountancy and Finance (CAF) who, for a year and half, had committed to this idea.
Aside from President Muhi and Danao, members of the Executive Committee Executive Vice President and Vice President for Planning Finance (EVP and VPPF) Professor Alberto C. Guillo, Vice President for Academic Affairs (VPAA) Emanuel C. De Guzman, Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs (AVPAA) Edelyn Mariano-Guillo, Vice President for Research, Extension, and Development (VPRED) Anna Ruby P. Gapasin, and Vice President for Student Affairs and Services (VPSAS) Tomas O. Testor joined this event, as well as the Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs (AVPAA) Edelyn Mariano - Guillo, Director of the Resource Generation Office (RGO) Dr. Annabelle A. Gordonas; CAF Dean Dr. Julieta G. Fonte; and Master of Ceremony Associate Professor Jinky D. Reyes.
Participating for the side of Isla Lipana Co./PwC are PwC Assurance Partner Dennis M. Malco, Markets and Assurance Executive Director Allan Cao, Neil Justine Nool, Lyka Mae Wego, and Von Marcelle Atacador.
Isla Lipana & Co. is a member firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), the second-largest accounting firm in the world. Founded in 1922, Isla Lipana is the oldest accounting firm in the Philippines, providing professional services for more than 100 years.
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