The Philippine Postal Corp. (PHLPost) has announced that four professionals—Justice Stephen C. Cruz (ret.), director Patrick David R. De Leon, Commodore Raul B. Leyritana (ret.) and director Maura Baghari-Regis—have joined the state-run company’s board of directors.
They will be working with incumbent board directors Ambassador Vidal E. Querol, director Liberty C. Avila and postmaster general Luis D. Carlos.
Lawyer Wendell V. Dimaculangan is the new PHLPost corporate secretary.
Likewise, Justice Cruz was elected as the new chairman of the board with Carlos as vice chairman.
Justice Cruz is a graduate of the Ateneo Law School Class of 1976. He served as legal officer under former President Ferdinand Marcos Sr. in 1977, the same year he passed the bar.
In 1980, Cruz worked as senior associate attorney at the law office of Rustico V. Nazareno.
He also served as Presiding Judge of the Lucena RTC Branch 60 for 6 years from 2000-2006, before being appointed to the Court of Appeals-Manila in 2006 until 2020.
With more than 37 years of law practice, Justice Cruz taught at the University of the East College of Law, the Enverga University College of Law, the San Carlos University in Cebu and the Philippine Christian University College of Law.
The former magistrate cited the need to modernize the postal corporation in order to keep up with the times. He would like PHLPost to aggressively market non-traditional avenues such as e-commerce and logistics in generating revenues.
He sought the cooperation of postal workers, underscoring the value of harmonious working relationships between the rank and file and management in achieving corporate goals.
