Villaraza & Angangco (V&A Law) advises on cross-border project financing agreements in the energy, infrastructure and telecommunications sectors, in addition to providing regulatory advice to banks and other financial institutions on financial services products to ensure compliance with government bodies. Raoul Angangco, Sylvette Tankiang and Franchette Acosta lead the team.

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Key clients

  • BDO Unibank, Inc.
  • Bank of the Philippine Islands
  • Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation
  • Grand Agri Rural Bank, Inc.
  • FSG Capital, Inc.
  • Volopay Philippines Inc.
  • TendoPay Inc.
  • GPay Network PH Inc.
  • Alternergy Holdings Corporation and its Affiliates
  • AMZing, Inc.

Work highlights

  • Advised Grand Agri Rural Bank, Inc. regarding the requirements and process for the liquidation of a bank and the modes of liquidation.
  • Routinely advising Sea Group, one of the leading internet companies in the Greater Southeast Asian region, in relation to its e-Commerce “Shopee” platform.
  • Provided a comprehensive advice to GPay Network PH Inc. on the regulatory requirements for the application for a Virtual Asset Service Provider license before the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Raoul Angangco, Sylvette Tankiang, Franchette Acosta