Watch our journey to becoming the country’s first Takaful window operator and learn why the Philippines needs Shariah-compliant protection.

Pru Life UK's Takaful Journey

The Insurance Commission granted Pru Life UK the country's first Takaful license in a multi-stakeholder event that gathered top government officials, dignitaries, and key partners from the academe, industry, media and the Muslim Filipino communities.

Watch the highlights from the Takaful launch!

Pru Life UK's Takaful Launch Recap

Engagements with the Islamic religious community

Multisectoral Takaful & PRUTerm Lindungi introduction in various sites

Media education sessions on Takaful

Engagements with Local Governments

Engagements with the Academe

Engagements with other LBUs

PRU Life UK Shariah Committee

Committee Chairman and Member

  • Three-term Dean, Institute of Islamic Studies, University of the Philippines-Diliman

  • Served as Imam and Khatib in Islamic rituals and other Shariah related compliance

  • Member of the Advisory Group to launch the Philippine Stock Exchange’s Islamic Shariah Legal System Compliance Program

  • Member of the Makati Stock Exchange’s Consultative Group on Shariah compliant stocks

  • MA, Islamic Studies from the University of the Philippines (1993)

Member

  • MA, Islamic Studies from the University of the Philippines (2005)

  • Assistant Professor at the UP Institute of Islamic Studies

  • Islamic Instructor (Islamic Theology, Islamic Jurisprudence (Shari’ah) and Islamic values) at the Claret College of Isabela

  • Served as Member of Parliament, Bangsamoro Transition Authority, Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)

  • Served as Undersecretary for Madaris, Department of Education—Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao

  • Vice President for Internal Affairs of the Basilan Ulama Supreme Council

  • Convenor of the Inter-Faith Council of Leaders (IFCL) -  Basilan

Member

  • Vice President, Sustainability and Takaful Head

  • Pru Life UK Representative, ASEAN Takaful Alliance

  • Chairman, PLIA (Philippine Life Insurance Industry Association) Sustainability Committee 

  • PLIA Representative to the ASEAN Takaful/Retakaful Working Committee 

  • Completed the Professional Certificate in Islamic Finance Program (Wealth Management and Takaful) at INCEIF University in Malaysia (2026)

  • Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) Certified Expert in Financial Inclusion Policy

  • Fellow, UN Executive Leadership Programme for Sustainable Development (2023)

  • GRI-Certified Sustainability Professional

  • LL.M. in Intellectual Property and Competition from Munich Intellectual Property Law Center (Max Planck)

  • BA in Journalism from the University of the Philippines – Diliman

Committee Secretary

  • Assistant Vice President, Sustainability and Takaful

  • Former Assistant Corporate Secretary, Pru Life UK

  • Former Corporate Secretary, Pru Life UK Asset Management and Trust Corporation

  • Completed the Professional Certificate in Islamic Finance Program (Wealth Management and Takaful) at INCEIF University in Malaysia (2026)

  • Juris Doctor from the University of the Philippines College of Law

  • Bachelor of Arts, Major in Philosophy and Minor in Literature in English from Ateneo de Manila University

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