MANAGEMENT 

THE PEOPLE BEHIND THIS GREAT COMPANY

 Rodolfo A. Lat ABEco, Ll.B., MBA 
President and General Manager
  • Charter Member of Association of Philippine Adjustment Companies (APAC)
  • Fellow, Philippine Institute of Loss Adjusters (PILA)
  • Certified Fire & Explosion Investigator
  • Member, National Association of Fire Investigators (NAFI)
  • Member, International Institute of Loss Adjusters (IILA)
  • Member, Integrated Bar of the Philippines
  • Member, PDRCI

Atty. Rodolfo Lat obtained his bachelor's degree in Economics and his law degree at the Ateneo de Manila University and his MBA at the University of the Philippines.  He has been with Chartered Adjusters, Inc. since 1972 and has been overseeing operations for the past 41years.

Atty. Lat took his adjustment training at the Insurance Adjustment School in Miami, Florida. He has also taken various insurance courses at the Philippine Insurance Institute (PII) and the Insurance Institute for Asia and the Pacific (IIAP).  At present, he is a lecturer for the IIAP.  As a lawyer, he specializes in insurance law.  As an adjuster, his expertise lies in the fields of fire, casualty, and marine adjustment.

He now handles an extensive portfolio of fire and special perils, motor, marine, and liability losses.  He has also investigated various arson and fraud cases which have led to the successful defense and denial of the claims.  He is involved in contractor's all risks cases, conducting the necessary investigations, and coordinating the findings of consulting engineers.  He also supervises the adjustment of loss of profit claims. Atty. Lat is responsible for the overall performance of Chartered Adjusters, Inc., including the maintenance of professional and ethical standards, staff training, liaison with regional personnel, and promotion of the company's services to insurers and reinsurers.  He completed his Masters degree in Business Administration at the University of the Philippines.

 Cristina Francisco Manumbas 
Certified Public Accountant (CPA),
Asst. General Manager
  • Member, Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA)

Cristy Francisco graduated cum laude from the Polytechnic University of the Philippines with a bachelor's degree in Commerce, major in Accounting. She is a licensed certified public accountant (CPA), as well as a licensed adjuster for fire and allied line.
Ms. Manumbas joined Chartered Adjusters in 1986 as a member of the auditing team, and was subsequently promoted to manager of the Fire Claims Department in 1989. Her expertise lies in the fields of stock loss adjustment, evaluation and adjustment of fire losses with business interruption claims, and evaluation and adjustment of fidelity guarantee claims.She has completed training institute programs on loss adjustment, business interruption, machinery breakdown and business interruption, and fire surveying and loss control. She has handled various claims involving BBB policy and Fidelity Guarantee, as well as fire losses involving business interruption, and risk surveying.

 FIRE AND PROPERTY CLAIMS DEPARTMENT 

Gerry L. Bergonia

Mechanical Engineer / Property Adjuster

Eng’r. Gerry L. Bergonia graduated from the Gregorio Araneta University Foundation (GAUF). He joined Chartered Adjusters, Inc. in the year 2004.

He has completed training in basic non-life insurance course at the IIAP. In 1986, after he graduated from college, he worked as a checker at the Marine Division of SGS Far East Ltd. In 1987, he joined Universal Textile Company (UTEX) until it close in 1996. He worked as a chiller and boiler supervisor.

Before he joined Chartered Adjusters, Inc., he was connected with Forest Hills Golf & Country Club as electro mechanical technician.

 CASUALTY DEPARTMENT 


Atty. Rodolfo A. Lat
Cristina F. Manumbas
Maximo “Arnold” Garcia
Donardo Baltazar

 MARINE
DEPARTMENT 

 SURVEYOR / INSPECTOR 


Eduardo Baltazar
Deogracias Roque
Felipe Alidio

MANAGEMENT TEAM

Rodolfo A. Lat

President and General Manager

Cristina Francisco Manumbas

Certified Public Accountant (CPA)/Asst. General Manager

Gerry L. Bergonia

Mechanical Engineer / Property Adjuster