2026-2027
Board of Directors
PRESIDENT
Eugene T. Yap
General Manager – Bayview Park Hotel
Robert John Horrigan
General Manager – Acacia Hotel Manila
Bonifacio V. Pimentel
President – Ilustrado Restaurant
SECRETARY
TREASURER
VICE-PRESIDENT FOR RESTAURANTS
VICE-PRESIDENT FOR HOTELS
Jose Mari S. Tanalgo
General Manager – Bacolod Chicken Inasal
John Patrick Chan
Managing Director – The Bellevue Manila
P.R.O.
Lorna C. Ambas
President – LJC Restaurant Group
DIRECTORS - HOTEL DIVISION
Atty. Jose D. Lina, Jr.
President,
The Manila Hotel
Alfred Reyes
VP-Operations & General Manager,
Bai Hotel Cebu
Geraldine Gaw
Hotel Manager,
Hotel Lucky Chinatown
Stephen Steve Sasso
Director & Gen. Manager, Hotel Operations,
City of Dreams, Manila
Grace Kristine Meehan
President,
Hotel Rembrandt
Richard Masselin
General Manager,
Sheraton Manila Bay
DIRECTORS - RESTAURANT DIVISION
Richard R. Gomez
CEO & Executive Chef,
Chad’s Cafe Bar & Grill Restaurant
Chef Raoul Roberto Goco
Executive Chef,
Degustation Corporation (CYMA)
Raymund A. Reyes
President,
Aristocrat Restaurant
Richelene O. Celosia
Founder & President,
Seafront SEPO Grill & Restaurant
Steve A. Tamayo
President & CEO, Tamayo’s Group of Companies, Inc.
David Andre Sison
President,
Mama Lou’s Italian Kitchen
DIRECTORS - ASSOCIATE DIVISION
Dr. Lilibeth Aragon
Dean, Lyceum of the Philippines University, Manila
Dr. Mark Irvin C. Celis
VP-Academic Affairs, Lyceum of the Philippines University, Cavite
DIRECTORS - ALLIED DIVISION
Engr. Walter Buenaventura
General Manager,
Mega Intel Manpower Management Inc.
Tomas T. Balete
EVP & Chief Operations Officer,
Tosot Philippines Corporation
DIRECTORS - AFFILIATE DIVISION
Rodolfo E. Cabardo
President, Council of Hotel & Restaurant Educators of the Philippines (COHREP)
DIRECTORS - LUZON CHAPTER
DIRECTORS - VISAYAS CHAPTER
Anthony R. de Leon
President, Hotel and Restaurant
Association of Baguio (HRAB)
Angel M. Abenir
President, Iloilo Hotel Restaurants & Resorts Association (IHRRA)
DIRECTORS - MINDANAO CHAPTER
Nicole Bian Hao Ledesma
President, Davao Tourism Association (DATA)