The History of PMRB

A 47-Year Legacy of Outstanding
Leadership and AccomplishmentsIR-210 win2000

March 14, 1959 marked the founding of the Pasay Realty Board by REALTORS® Antonio C. Doria, Ernesto M. Villamil, Dr. Emilio Ramos and Domingo D. Pascual, who were recognized real estate brokers in Pasay and Manila. These five individuals organized the board of real estate brokers from Pasay and Manila to upgrade the standards of the profession and to better serve the needs of the public.

During its organization, the membership was increased to nine to include REALTORS® Pascual Viado, Ciriaco N. Montano, Antonio Timbol and Antonio Leviste. Atty. Crisanto S. Cornejo, a real estate broker himself, notarized the Articles of Incorporation of the Board, which was finally incorporated on April 16, 1959 with REALTORS® Ernesto M. Villamil, Antonio C. Doria, Delfin Eugenio, Dr. Emilio Ramos and Domingo D. Pascual acting as incorporators. These original incorporators became the very first presidents of the newly-established realty board. Since then, forty-four capable and equally-dedicated Board presidents have taken over its administration, inclusive of the incumbent Board President, as follows:IR-210 win2000

1. Domingo D. Pascual 1959-1960 +
2. Ciriaco M. Montano 1960-1961
3. Mariano S. De Vera 1961-1963
4. Antonio G. Martinez 1963-1964 +
5. Antonio Timbol 1964-1965
6. Romualdo L. Linao 1965-1966 +
7. Virgilio M. Gener 1966-1969 +
8. Ernesto M. Villamil 1969-1970 +
9. Ernesto M. Maloles 1970-1971 +
10. Antonio C. Doria 1971-1972 +
11. Gloria Z. Llamas 1972-1973 +
12. Rafael F. Pula 1973-1974
13. Geronimo J. Manzano 1974-1975
14. Romeo I. Luat 1975-1976
15. Razul Z. Requesto 1976-1977
16. Filemon N. Saromo 1977-1978
17. Francisco C. Saez, Jr. 1978-1979
18. Luis Ma. Villaseran 1979-1980 +
19. Armando J. Abanilla 1980-1981
20. Fermin B. Catacutan 1981-1982 +
21. Jose G. Sarmiento 1982-1983
22. Aloysius E. Dichoso 1983-1984
23. Rolando M. Dadios 1984-1985 +
24. Domingo D. De Vera 1985-1986
25. Eduardo G. Ong 1986-1987
26. Maricel E. Suarez 1987-1988
27. Eugene V. Yu 1988-1989
28. Geruncio H. Ilagan 1989-1990
29. Ma. Lilia L. Tancuan 1990-1991
30. Edwin L. Lisondra 1991-1992
31. Fred C. Reyes 1992-1993
32. Lucille J. Cuasay 1993-1994
33. Myrna A. Tort 1995 +
34. Oscar E. Velarde 1996
35. Emmanuel H. Bocaling 1997
36. Feliciano M. Coquia 1998
37. Ma. Theresa Bernadette L. Antonio 1999
38. Eduardo C. Tautjo 2000
39. Ariel T. Martinez 2001
40. Yvette C. Poe 2002
41. Ma. Lourdes A. Tort 2003
42. Rodolfo L. Gorospe 2004
43. Wilfredo C. Manzon 2005
44. Teodoro L. Ferrer 2006

In 1960, the Philippine Association of REALTORS® Boards, Inc. (PAREB) was organized as an affiliate of the National Association of Real Estate Boards-USA (NAREB), now called the National Association of REALTORS®-USA (NAR-USA). The Pasay Realty Board was one of the nine original Boards of PAREB, which acted as charter members.

In 1971, the Pasay Realty Board changed its name to Pasay-Makati REALTORS® Board, Inc. (PMRB) to include in its jurisdiction the fast developing municipality of Makati. This move was initiated by that year’s president REALTOR® Aloysius E. Dichoso, a noted lawyer.
In 1995, the Board led by the late PMRB Past President REALTOR® Myrna A. Tort finally achieved its cherished dream of owning its official home at the 5th Floor, Parking Building of Cityland 10, located at 6817 Ayala Avenue, H.V. dela Costa Street, Salcedo Village, Makati City.

PMRB has been active in international as well as national conventions and conferences. As of today, five of its Board Presidents have become president of the national organization, PAREB, namely REALTORS® Virgilio M. Gener (1975-1976), Geronimo J. Manzano (1979-1980), Felimon N. Saromo (1986-1987), Ernesto M. Villamil (1988-1989) and Eduardo G. Ong (1994-1995).

PMRB delegates have attended various NAR conventions in the USA and have actively participated in international conferences like the FIABCI Convention in Japan and Switzerland and the APREF Congress in Tokyo, Japan.

Likewise, PMRB has involved itself in the task of nation-building by participating in studies of current issues related to real estate taxation, land valuation, human settlements and ecology and other issues essential in the practice of the real estate business.

In order to upgrade the standards of the profession, PMRB has conducted various seminars on the fundamentals of the real estate business and review classes preparatory to the real estate brokers’ examination being given by the Department of Trade and Industry.
Incidentally, records show that a healthy percentage of our graduates have been consistent topnotchers and have received the highest passing average in the brokers’ licensure examination given twice a year by the said government regulating body.

Since the early 1990’s, PMRB has been, and remains to be, known as a provider of quality real estate education through its licensing seminars (CRESAR), specialized seminars and its continuing education program (CEP) seminars.

While the Board started out with only five members, PMRB has increased its membership roster to over one hundred twenty members, including three associate members and three honorary members in 2004. Since the organization’s main concern is to limit itself to quality members, strict measures and guidelines are constantly being observed in the screening and acceptance of new applicants.

As the Pasay-Makati REALTORS® Board, Inc. (PMRB) looks forward to the future, it has come to realize that maintaining a competitive edge in the real estate business requires the free and immediate exchange of the latest concepts and innovations that would help to bring the real estate industry towards a new dimension.

Through the development of our global access capabilities, we will be able to monitor the current trends dominating both the local and international markets and conceive plans for prospective projects based on computer-gathered information.

Pmrb.com.ph, our web page which was launched last August, 1997, has served as the starting point of our worldwide information access. Being the very first REALTOR® web page in the Philippine history, pmrb.com.ph was conceptualized by a team vowed computer experts led by 1997 PMRB President REALTOR® Emmanuel H. Bocaling, designed to bring real time information to all PMRB members via the internet. All realty-related topics such a zonal valuation, property listings, the roster of members and the list of incumbent officers and directors of the Board are all readily retrievable by the click of a finger.

This year (2006), pmrb.com.ph will be phased out and will be replaced by pmrb.org, which is a more dynamic website which is envisioned to establish a faster and relevant communication channel that will help the members closer to their clients and to the rest of the world.

But the advancement in the field of global technology must also be supported by a strong constitution of fundamental principles to make the Board’s existence and governance relevant to the fast-changing times. It is therefore in support of this vision that in 1998, a major amendment to PMRB’s corporate By-Laws was undertaken as initiated by its centennial President, REALTOR® Feliciano M. Coquia.

To further strengthen the Board, a unifying force was created to enhance the cohesiveness of the organization’s members. This unifying force is best embodied in the proposed PMRB Hymn songwriting contest conceptualized by the directorate team of 1999 led by its president REALTOR® Ma. Theresa Bernadette L. Antonio.

The PMRB Hymn writing contest was officially launched last May 19, 1999 and served as the pilot project of the membership committee with REALTOR® Antonio graciously donating the cash prize of Ten Thousand Pesos (PhP 10,000.00) for the winner of the upcoming contest.
However, the duration of the entire competition lasted almost a year and a half due to the lack of qualified entries worthy of our prestigious organization. The judging slated for the latter part of 1999 was inevitably set back for another year. Finally, on September 26, 2000, the board of judges officially declared the winner in the person of REALTOR® Ma. Lourdes A. Tort, who working in close collaboration with professional musical composer Ms. Bernadette Gutierrez, came up with the hymn as know it today. Henceforth, the PMRB Hymn continues to be sung on all major functions and activities of the Board.

In 2003, PMRB initiated the creation of definite guidelines regarding the exclusive rights of each local board belonging to a specific jurisdiction/locality. The main objective of said campaign was to recognize the need to safeguard and respect territorial integrity as on-going disputes among the different local boards vying to conduct activities in other areas outside the confines of their geographical and political boundaries continue, This, of course, resulted in numerous petty conflicts and widespread confusion within the PAREB organization.

The strong political clamor for clear-cut rules and regulations governing territorial jurisdiction led to the formation of a PAREB Ad Hoc Committee on territorial jurisdiction composed of key PAREB officials headed by then Chairman of the Board REALTORS® Tars D.C. Halili of the Metro-Angeles REALTORS® Board, Inc. (MAREB). Said committee was entrusted to hold an open dialogue and consultations with the various local constituent boards with the aim of creating recommendations/proposals on policies regarding territorial responsibility.

On December 16, 2003, the National Directorate of PAREB during its 12th Directorate Meeting held at Club Filipino, Greenhills, San Juan, finally approved the policies governing the territorial jurisdiction of all local constituent member boards. It was the product of months of endless deliberations with all the committee members unanimously guided by one basic principle- “that a local board which has been created within a specific territory, must have its community where its has been organized.

The approved guidelines cover the main issues of conflict, such as the creation of a new local board from an existing local board which covers two or more cities, first class municipality or province; official business address of each local board; the conduct of various activities such as review and seminars for broker’s exam, CEP seminars, symposia, fund-raising activities, fellowship activities, membership meetings, among others.
To date, the Philippine Association of REALTORS® Boards, Inc. (PAREB) continues to adopt said guidelines in an effort to promote unity and other within the PAREB organization.
During the luncheon meeting of the Makati Business Development Council (MBDC) last March 3, 2004, Makati City Mayor Jejomar C. Binay announced the acceptance of PMRB as a member of MBDC. Incumbent President Rodolfo L. Gorospe , who attended the said luncheon meeting as the representative of our Board, acknowledged the said acceptance and thanked Mayor Binay and the members of the MBDC for their trust and confidence on PMRB.

With its membership to MBDC, the board shall continue to remain a keyplayer in the overall progress and development of the city of Makati. IR-210 win2000

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