April 23, 2025
NUEVA VIZCAYA, Philippines – Manulife Philippines recently opened its first branch in Nueva Vizcaya, bolstering its presence in North Central Luzon and offering customers from Bayombong and the province wider access to the company’s health and financial solutions. This brings the company’s network to 47 branches in the country. The branch is located at the Ground Floor of Zen Hotel Bonfal Proper, Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya.
Present in the branch opening were (From L-R): Region Head Hannah Esguerra, Head of Agency Strategic Initiatives & Salaried Leaders Program JF Salazar, Chief Agency Officer Sailesh Nalinakshan, National Agency Sales & Expansion Head Ian Mar Dayot, Branch Head Lisette Aguila, and Zone Head John Cesar Agustin.
About Manulife Philippines
The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company opened its doors for business in the Philippines in 1907. Since then, Manulife's Philippine Branch and later The Manufacturers Life Insurance Co. (Phils.), Inc. (Manulife Philippines) has grown to become one of the country's leading life insurance companies. Manulife Philippines is a wholly-owned domestic subsidiary of Manulife Financial Corporation, among the world's largest life insurance companies by market capitalization. Learn more about Manulife Philippines by visiting their website manulife.com.ph and following them on Facebook (, Twitter (@ManulifePH), and Instagram (@manulifeph).
About Manulife
Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider, helping our customers make their decisions easier and lives better. With our global headquarters in Toronto, Canada, we operate as Manulife across Canada, Asia, and Europe, and primarily as John Hancock in the United States, providing financial advice and insurance for individuals, groups and businesses. Through Manulife Wealth & Asset Management, we offer global investment, financial advice, and retirement plan services to individuals, institutions, and retirement plan members worldwide. At the end of 2024, we had more than 37,000 employees, over 109,000 agents, and thousands of distribution partners, serving over 36 million customers. We trade as ‘MFC’ on the Toronto, New York, and the Philippine stock exchanges, and under ‘945’ in Hong Kong.
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Media Contacts:
John Robert Sion
Head of Communications and Corporate Affairs
Manulife Philippines
john_robert_sion@manulife.com
Shyla Reyes
Media Relations Director
M2.0 Communications
+63 9178475264
shyla.reyes@m2comms.com