New appointments

MANILA, Philippines - Philamlife names appointees The Philippine American Life and General Insurance Co. (Philamlife) has named Jessica Abaya as senior vice president and head of Marketing.

Abaya previously worked for Procter & Gamble, GMA Network and Jollibee Foods Corp. Meanwhile, University of the Philippines (UP) alumnus Ferdinand Poblete was named senior vice president and director of Strategic Initiatives Office, Michelle Villarroel joins Philamlife’s Strategic Planning Office as first vice president and strategic planning director, and Gary Chan was named assistant vice president and one of the project managers of the Strategic Planning Office.