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For Immediate Release
November 13, 2014
Manulife Philippines opens second branch office in Cebu
Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines – Manulife Philippines has opened its second branch office in the
island province of Cebu on Tuesday, November 4. This development signals the growing
importance of the Visayas region in the company’s efforts to reach out to more Filipino families
throughout the country.
Located in Lapu-Lapu City, a prime tourist destination and home to a bustling industrial park, the
new branch is located at the Ground Floor, Lilang’s Building along M. L. Quezon Avenue. Rep.
Aileen Radaza (Congresswoman, Lone District of Lapu-Lapu City); Manulife Asia Chief Executive
Officer Robert A. Cook; and Canadian Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (CanCham)
President Julian Payne were among the guests of honor.
“As a pioneering insurance company in the Philippines, we want to reach out to as many Filipino
families as possible, whether it’s about protecting their family earnings, providing for their children’s
education or planning for retirement,” says Manulife Philippines President & CEO Ryan
Charland. “With its booming industry and service sectors that help keep its economy vibrant, Cebu
is a key growth area for Manulife in the Visayas.”
Manulife Philippines has close to 400 advisers in Cebu and Lapu-Lapu cities combined to service
the financial protection and investment needs of Cebuanos. In the Visayas alone, Manulife has
doubled the number of branch offices from 4 to 8 in the last two years. The opening of the LapuLapu City branch, alongside the existing Cebu City branch in Keppel Tower, Cebu Business Park,
brings the total number of Manulife branch offices in the Philippines to 32.
About Manulife Philippines
The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company opened its doors for business in the Philippines in
1907. Since then, Manulife’s Philippine Branch and later The Manufacturers Life Insurance Co.
(Phils.), Inc. (Manulife Philippines) has grown to become one of the leading life insurance
companies in the country. Manulife Philippines is a wholly-owned domestic subsidiary of Manulife
Financial Corporation, among the world’s largest life insurance companies by market capitalization.
About Manulife
Manulife is a leading Canada-based financial services group with principal operations in Asia,
Canada and the United States. Clients look to Manulife for strong, reliable, trustworthy and forwardthinking solutions for their most significant financial decisions. Our international network of
employees, agents and distribution partners offers financial protection and wealth management
products and services to millions of clients. We also provide asset management services to
institutional customers. Funds under management by Manulife and its subsidiaries were
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approximately C$637 billion (US$597 billion) as at June 30, 2014. We operate as John Hancock in
the U.S. and as Manulife in other parts of the world.
Manulife Financial Corporation trades as ‘MFC’ on the TSX, NYSE and PSE, and under ‘945’ on the
SEHK. Manulife can be found on the Internet at manulife.com.
Media Contacts:
Ana Manansala / Cathy Llanes
AMPR Publicity & Communications
(+632) 393-4028 / 706-1971
Lils Liwanag
Manulife Philippines
(+632) 884-5433
lils_liwanag@manulife.com
Guests of honor, Manulife Asia Chief Executive Officer Robert A. Cook and Canadian Chamber of Commerce of the
Philippines (CanCham) President Julian Payne, cut the ribbon to formally open the Manulife Lapu Lapu branch office
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Manulife Visayas sales team welcome guests of honor to the Manulife Lapu Lapu branch office opening: (L-R) Emmanuel
Cupin, Manulife Philippines Agency Director - Eastern and Central Visayas; Stella Bernabe, Manulife Philippines Region
Head – Stellar, Visayas sector; Bing Ledesma-De Los Reyes, Manulife Philippines Vice President & Territory Head -Visayas and Mindanao; Julian Payne, Canadian Chamber of Commerce of the Phliippines (CanCham) President; Robert
A. Cook, Manulife Asia CEO; Ryan Charland, Manulife Philippines President & CEO; David Grant, Manulife Philippines
Senior Vice President & Chief Agency Officer; Hon. Cesar Olaer, Philippine Insurance Commission Cebu District Officerin-Charge; priest Fr. Lando Cuisito, MSC; and Jose Mari Veloso, Manulife Philippines Region Head – Metro Cebu,
Visayas sector.
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