Photo file of newly appointed BI Deputy Commissioner Daniel Y. Laogan. Photo courtesy of BI
Laogan is new BI deputy commish
THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) welcomed on Tuesday Daniel Y. Laogan as its new Deputy Commissioner.
A lawyer by profession, Laogan has a degree in Commerce from the University of Santo Tomas (UST). He also took up a Master of Science in Commerce at the same university.
He graduated law from the Ateneo de Manila University and was admitted to the Philippine Bar in 1982.
Apart from his experience in both the public and private sectors, Laogan also worked in the academe, having served as the Regent of the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM) and professor of law in taxation at the College of Law, Adamson University.
He previously worked as the director of the Philippine Savings Bank (PSBank), the National Food Authority (NFA), and the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP).
He was a Senior Adviser for Investment and Promotions and Investor Relations at the Manila Economic and Cultural Center.
Prior to his appointment as BI deputy commissioner, he was the director of the Philtrust Bank and a Senior Adviser of the Federation of Filipino Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry Inc. (FFCCCII).
He also served as President Emeritus of the Chinese Filipino Business Club, Inc. and Chairman and President of Addmore Group of Companies, as well as a managing partner of the Daniel Y. Laogan Law Offices.
The latest appointment completes the BI’s three-member board of commissioners, composed of a commissioner and two deputy commissioners, presently occupied by Commissioner Tansingco and Deputy Commissioner Joel Viado, who joined the BI in September 2022 and April 2023, respectively.
