PNOC EC Welcomes New President & CEO

Fort Bonifacio Global City, 20 January 2025 – PNOC Exploration Corporation, the oil, gas, and coal exploration arm of the National Government, proudly welcomed a new President and Chief Executive Officer – Atty. Adrian Ferdinand S. Sugay.
Atty. Sugay was officially appointed PNOC EC President and CEO on 5 November 2024. He took over from Franz E. Alvarez.
Sugay will be in familiar territory as he also served as a member of the PNOC EC Board of Directors for over two years immediately preceding his appointment as the Company’s Chief Executive. He brings many years of experience in both the private and public sectors to his latest role.
Before joining the Energy Sector, Atty. Sugay was a Partner at the De Borja, Medialdea, Bello, Guevarra, and Serapio Law Offices, a Special Assistant to the Corporate Head at the Philippine Ports Authority, and most recently an Undersecretary at the Department of Justice from 2018 to 2022.
He completed his Bachelor’s Degree with a Major in Political Science, at the Ateneo De Manila University, and later on earned his Juris Doctor from the Ateneo De Manila School of Law.