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Profile
Mr. Philip Francisco U. Dy currently serves as the President at Metrobank Foundation, Inc. - one of the biggest and most established corporate foundations in the Philippines. Concurrently, he is the Executive Director of GT Foundation, Inc., the family foundation of the Ty family. He previously held government positions: Chief of Staff, with the rank of Undersecretary, during Ma. Leonor G. Robredo's entire tenure as the 14th Vice President of the Philippines as well as Head Executive Assistant to the late Jesse M. Robredo, when he served as Secretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government in the early 2010s.
He graduated from the Master in Public Policy program of Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government in 2015, with a concentration on Democracy, Politics and Institutions. Upon his graduation, he served as Program Manager of the Disaster Net Project of the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative. The project aims to improve community-based disaster preparedness and response in the Philippines, by leveraging research and training programs.
Over the years, he served in various roles spanning leadership development for public sector leaders, mobilization and management of volunteer efforts, and program management to address nutrition and education issues at the community level, among others.
Mr. Dy’s professional recognitions include being selected as one of the country’s delegates to the inaugural batch of the Leaders Asia-Pacific program of the Obama Foundation in 2019. In 2025, he was conferred the Rotary Golden Wheel Award for Community Development, given by the Rotary International District 3780. This distinguished award recognizes Philip's exceptional contributions to community development, outstanding leadership, innovative approaches to tackling development issues, and deep commitment to social responsibility.
Mr. Dy, while serving as student council president on his final year, graduated summa cum laude, class valedictorian and program awardee of the Development Studies Program of the Ateneo de Manila University in 2006, with minors in Global Politics and Philosophy. He was also given recognition as one of the Ten Jose Rizal Model Students of the Philippines in 2005.