Patricia Bunye
Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia
Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia
Client SatisfactionCruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia houses a stand, ‘dedicated' energy team. It is well-equipped to assist its portfolio of well-known clients with large, high-value energy projects. The team advises on the engineering, construction, financing, transactional and procurement aspects of projects as well as on the acquisition of rights required to establish and commence projects. Further, the team is well-placed to handle due diligence. Manuel Manaligod specialises in infrastructure and PPP and heads up the practice alongside Patricia Bunye, who has expertise in compliance. Notable team members include Pancho Umali, who has extensive transactional experience and Francis Fragante.
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Testimonials
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- 'This law practice is unique in that they have a dedicated energy team, which gives an excellent and swift service.'
- 'This team guides our new company all the way.'
- 'Francis Fragante and Rafael Evangelista are excellent people to work with.'
Key clients
- Filminera Resources Corporation
- Sagittarius Mines, Inc.
- Therma Visayas, Inc.
- DMCI Power Corporation
- Green Energy Management Holdings, Inc.
- Nido Petroleum Philippines Pty Ltd
- Cemex Strategies Philippines, Inc.
- W Group, Inc./Portuguese Realty, Inc.
- Redco Properties Group Limited
- W Ventures, Inc.
- Red Core Geothermal
- Aboitiz Renewables, Inc.
- Public-Private Partnership Center
- C5 Mass Transit Corporation Limited
- Air Liquide Philippines, Inc.
- Liansheng Manufacturing Corp.
- PETRONAS
- Holcim Philippines, Inc.
- Asian Terminals, Inc.
- Metro Pacific Investments Corporation
- Landco Pacific Corporation
- Hong Kong Optical Lens Co. Ltd.
- NPG Pty Ltd
- Samat LNG Corporation
- Asian Development Bank
- Palm Concepcion Power Corporation
Work highlights
- Advises Sagittarius Mines, Inc. regarding the Tampakan Copper-Gold Project, prospectively the largest copper-gold project in the Philippines.
- Advises consortiums with respect to the unsolicited proposal for the construction and development of a light railway-based mass transportation system over two distinct alignments traversing 6 key cities, with a length of approximately 22.5km and a cost of approximately $1.6bn.
- Assists the client in the preparation of bid documents and addressing legal queries on the Procurement of Independent Consultant for the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Public-Private Partnership Project.
Lawyers
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Next Generation Partners
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Francis Fragante
Cruz Marcelo & TenefranciaPractice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Manuel Manaligod, Patricia Bunye