Mr. Carlos Dominguez has over 40 years of vast experience and an outstanding track record of achievements at the helm of various organizations in the public and private sectors. His expertise was borne out of his experiences as a shareholder, board chairman and a member of over a dozen corporations across multi-industries such as power, agriculture, mining, banking, hospitality, real estate, and investment.

Mr. Dominguez was appointed as Cabinet Secretary thrice: as Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources (1986-1987), Secretary of Agriculture (1987-1989), and currently as Secretary of Finance since 2016.

Under his leadership, the Department of Finance (DOF) was able to draft and introduce to the Congress the first of a series of the Duterte administration’s proposed tax reform packages known as the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Act less than 90 days from the time he assumed the Cabinet portfolio in July 2016. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte signed into law the TRAIN Act on December 19, 2017. This was followed by other successes in the legislature—such as the passage of the Tax Amnesty Act, the Tobacco Tax Reform Law, a new Sin Tax Reform Law which raised excise taxes on alcohol and electronic cigarettes, and the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) Act.

On his watch, the Philippines’ key revenue agencies—the Bureaus of Internal Revenue (BIR) and of Customs (BOC) also continue to achieve strong revenue growth rates. It was also under his leadership that the BIR was able to secure its largest tax settlement ever—amounting to about $600 million—from a single taxpayer in Philippine history.

Global Compact Network Philippines (GCNP) was officially launched by the Philippine Marketing Association as part of its mission to achieve a higher purpose to become an important catalyst in the country’s sustainability. GCNP was launched publicly during PMA’s 47th National Marketing Conference on July 29, 2016 at the Marriott Grand Ballroom, Manila, Philippines with the Chief of the UN Global Compact Mr. Walid Nagi and the Founding Members (Ayala Corporation, Landbank Philippines, Pilipinas Shell Foundation Inc. and the Philippine Marketing Association).

As past president of the Philippine Marketing Association, Yayu Javier was tasked by the PMA Board to launch the GCNP . It is the country’s thought leader in pursuing sustainable business, helping companies shape their corporate sustainability work to adhere to the Ten Principles and contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals. GCNP serves as the unparalleled collaboration platform on behalf of companies working with all stakeholders of sustainable development – from governments, to investors, labor and supply chains, civil society, the academe, and the United Nations.

In the beginning, Yayu took on the role as the Local Contact of the network and later became the Chairperson for GCNP since 2018 until today. GCNP has launched several initiatives to promote greater understanding on sustainability which included Stakeholder Mapping, the CEO SDG Circle which was launched with Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala (2017 SDG Pioneer of the United Nations Global Compact), SDG Workshops focused on specific SDGs and the recent first UNGC-GRI Regional Summit bringing in global and regional speakers on sustainability practice. Today, GCNP boasts of a mix of SMEs and large company members such as Ayala, Shell, Manila Doctors Hospital, Nestle, Landbank, Unilever, SM Investment Corporation, Globe Telecom, to name a few.

Atty. Paola Sherina A. Alvarez is currently the Assistant Secretary for International Finance and Special Projects and the official Spokesperson and Head of Communications at the Department of Finance.

As an Assistant Secretary, she handles sustainable and climate finance, as well as disaster risk finance. She also manages special projects, such as the Inter-Agency Task Force on Marawi Rehabilitation and the Inter-Agency Task Force on Infectious Diseases (IATF-COVID-19). She sits as the Secretary of Finance's alternate in different international platforms, such as the ASEAN DRFI-TWG, APEC, SEADRIF, and the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action.

As the Head of Communications, she provides the overall direction and guidance on the content of the communication materials published across digital and traditional platforms.

She graduated with a Juris Doctor of Law degree from Ateneo de Manila University.

Ruth has more than 20 years of experience in the field of renewable energy, developing wind power, hydro power and solar projects. She is the President of Upgrade Energy Philippines, Inc.,

She is Chairperson on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency of the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) and also Vice President for Internal Affairs of the Philippine Energy Efficiency Alliance (PE2). Apart from this, Ruth is also co-founder of ConnectedWomen Philippines.