The Philippine School (Bahrain)
Association Members, Board of Directors
and School Administration
The PSB is managed and operated by a Board of Directors (formerly called Board of Trustees/Governors) elected from among the 28 PSB Association Members with the Ambassador or Head of Mission of the Philippine Embassy in Bahrain as Advisor.
PSB Board of Directors
Chairman
Reuel Castro
2021 – Present
Rodrigo Acosta
1994 – 2021
Vice-Chairman
Rodrigo Acosta
2021 – Present
Reuel Castro
1994 – 2021
Secretary
Maria Esperanza Carmen Liamco
1995 – 1997, 2023 – Present
Riz Gutierrez
2019 – 2023
Dr. Josephine Fernandez
2013 – 2019
Mario Japitana
2011 – 2013
Luz Cordova
1997 – 2010
Treasurer
Dr. Josephine Fernandez
2019 – Present
Lauro Querijero
2007 – 2017
Oscar Japitana
1998 – 2007
Daniel Cagulada Jr.
1996 – 1998
Edgardo Querijero
1995 – 1996
Members
Pomposa Ferrer
1995 – 2000, 2021 – Present
Efren Guico
1998 – 2003, 2023 – Present
Riz Gutierrez
2009 – 2019, 2023 – Present
Jose Larano Jr.
1995 -1997, 2021 – Present
Benjamin Sangalang
2021 – Present
Maria Esperanza Liamco
2021 – 2023
Venus Virginia Privado
1995 – 2003, 2009 – 2023
Dr. Josephine Fernandez
1994 – 2013
Armando Santiago
2005 – 2013
Mario Japitana
2007 – 2011
Porfiria Gutierrez
2000 – 2009
Hon. Consul Marichu Mauro
1997 – 1999
Hon. Consul Crescente Relacion
1996-1997
Luz Cordova
1995-1997
Advisors to the PSB
Board of Directors
H.E. Anne Jalando-on Louis
2022 – Present
H.E. Amb. Alfonso Ferdinand A. Ver
2015 – 2021
H.E. Amb. Sahid S. Glang
2013 – 2015
H.E. Amb. Maria Corazon Yap-Bahjin
2009 – 2013
H.E. Amb. Eduardo Pablo M. Maglaya
2003 – 2009
H.E. Amb. Rodolfo I. Dumapias
1999 – 2002
H.E. Amb. Akmad A. Sakkam
1994 – 1999
H.E. Amb. Leonides T. Caday
1992 – 1994
School Administration
Gydabelle Naval
School Principal
2017 – Present
Ivy Jan Simbala
Vice-Principal,
High School
2017 – Present
Arlene Detera
Acting Vice-Principal,
KG and Elementary
2024 – Present
Glenn Raz
Head, Student Affairs
2017 – Present
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Josephine Buaron
Acting Vice-Principal,
KG and Elementary
2023
Acting Head,
Curriculum Development
2017 – 2022
Jestoni Jasmin
Acting Vice-Principal,
KG and Elementary
2021 – 2023
Leda Baluyot
Principal,
KG and Elementary
2017 – 2021
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Dr. Geronimo Salem
School Director
2003 – 2017
Dr. Ferdinand Epoc
Principal,
High School
2013 – 2017
Gydabelle Naval
Principal,
KG and Elementary
2013 – 2017
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Rodelia Sales
Acting School Principal
1999 – 2003
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Dr. Ernesto Alolor
School Principal /
High School Principal
1997-1999
Rodelia Sales
School Principal,
KG and Elementary
1997 – 1999
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Rodelia Sales
School Principal
1995 – 1997
Founders and
Association Members
Rodrigo Acosta
Agapito Argueza
Zenaida Arevalo
Reuel Castro
Luz Cordova
Ernesto Cuello
Josephine Fernandez
Pomposa Ferrer
Myrna Gaspar
Efren Guico
Porfiria Gutierrez
Oscar Japitana
Jose Larano Jr.
Maria Esperanza Liamco
Rod Lucido
Arturo Marquez
Nerisa Mercado
Venus Virginia Privado
Edgardo Querijero
Gerry Ramos
Akmad Sakkam
Ruby Sakkam
Benjamin Sangalang
Armando Santiago
Pedrito Susi
Rod Taipan
Lolita Tolentino
Evelyn Zarate