Lourdes T. de Arroyo Holdings Inc. (LTA, Inc.), the holding company of several closely-held corporations owned and controlled by the Arroyo family led by former First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo, has announced the appointment of lawyer Ferdinand Topacio as a member of its board of directors to replace the late Severo “Conkoy” Tuason Jr., who passed away last 2019.
LTA, Inc. is a diversified company that has interests in real estate leasing, health care, power generation and financial services, among others.
Topacio, who has represented former Presidents Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and Joseph Estrada, actresses Claudine Barretto, Yasmien Kurdi and Bea Binene, as well as other known figures in business and politics, has been in litigation and corporate practice since 2001, after a 9-year stint in government, where he became an assistant secretary in the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). He was a director and vice-president for legal affairs, respectively, of the family-owned Manhattan Chemical Corp. and Noxelle Properties Inc. led by his uncle, Eulogio Topacio, Jr.
Topacio is also the managing partner of the Topacio Law Office, more popularly known in legal circles as TopLaw, and is the general manager of independent film company outfit Borracho Film Production.
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