Isla Lipana & Co./PwC Philippines, the Philippine member firm of the PwC network, is pleased to announce the admission of four new partners, effective 1 July 2026, strengthening its assurance leadership and sector expertise in the Philippines and Brunei.
Joining the partnership are Assurance Partners Calvin Casingcasing, Rikki Marvin Dalangin, and Ronnel Nuñez. Also appointed as partner is Dylan Yee of PricewaterhouseCoopers Services, a branch of PwC Philippines that provides assurance and assurance-related services in Brunei.
“One of the things I’m most proud of is seeing our professionals grow into leaders. Calvin, Rikki, Ronnel, and Dylan have built distinguished careers through technical and client service excellence, leadership, and a commitment to serving clients and developing talent. Their admission to the partnership reflects both their individual achievements and our continued investment in the next generation of leaders who will help shape the future of our firm,” shares Roderick Danao, Chairman and Senior Partner.
Calvin Casingcasing joins the firm’s Assurance practice. With significant experience at PwC, he has developed extensive expertise in audit, financial reporting, and cross-border engagements, particularly within the Technology, Media, and Telecommunications (TMT) sector. He has led complex audits across a wide range of industries, including manufacturing, real estate, logistics, consumer goods, and business process outsourcing.
Casingcasing completed secondments at PwC Finland’s Helsinki office and PwC Japan’s Tokyo office. There, he supported large TMT clients under US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) standards, gaining valuable international experience working with global teams and clients across jurisdictions. His experience spans engagements under Philippine Financial Reporting Standards (PFRS), International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), and US GAAP. He graduated cum laude with a degree in Accountancy from the University of Santo Tomas.
Also joining the partnership is Ronnel Nuñez, who brings over a decade of experience serving clients across a diverse range of industries, including entertainment and media, telecommunications, semiconductors, logistics, retail, manufacturing, and healthcare. He has led complex group audits for organizations with cross-border operations and has built extensive expertise in managing large multinational engagements. As part of his international experience, he completed a two-year secondment at PwC’s Philadelphia office, where he supported audits of US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)-listed companies in accordance with PCAOB standards.
Nuñez contributes to PwC’s Audit Methodology Group and plays an active role in developing future talent through assurance training programs, including workshops on the US auditing curriculum. He holds a degree in Accountancy from Bicol University, placed fourth in the October 2011 Certified Public Accountant Licensure Examination (CPALE), and passed the US CPA Examination in 2017.
Rounding out the firm’s new Assurance partners is Rikki Marvin Dalangin, who has extensive experience serving clients in financial services and other regulated industries, particularly insurance. His background spans life and general insurance, health maintenance organizations (HMOs), mutual benefit associations, and takaful. He has played a key role in major industry developments, including leading internal controls over financial reporting (ICOFR) validation initiatives when the framework was first implemented in 2018.
His portfolio includes work with several major clients, including two of the Philippines’ largest insurers and one of its leading HMOs. He also supported the adoption and implementation of IFRS 17 for multinational life insurance clients. As part of his professional development, Dalangin completed a secondment with PwC Switzerland, where he worked with one of the country’s leading life insurers and further deepened his insurance sector expertise.
Beyond client service, Dalangin is actively involved in developing talent and strengthening audit quality within the firm. He leads firmwide assurance and methodology courses and delivers specialized training initiatives. He previously served as a Methodology Reports reviewer and has been a Quality Management for Service Excellence (QMSE) validator since 2018. He has also contributed to global quality reviews across PwC member firms in Indonesia, Vietnam, and Malaysia. Dalangin holds a degree in Accountancy from Ateneo de Davao University.
Extending the firm’s leadership bench across the region, Dylan Yee is the newest partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers Services, which was founded in 2016 to grow PwC Philippines’ assurance practice in Brunei. Yee brings decades of experience in audit, advisory, and risk management across Malaysia and Indonesia, bolstering the firm’s assurance leadership and supporting audit quality, regulatory insight, and access to PwC’s regional and global network. He is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA) and a Chartered Accountant with the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA).
Yee also served as a director at PwC Indonesia, where he led end-to-end audits for banks, multifinance companies, and securities firms while helping strengthen internal controls and financial reporting processes. Prior to this, he spent over a decade at PwC Malaysia, leading statutory and regulatory audits for major banks, insurers, and investment institutions across commercial, Islamic, and offshore sectors. His experience also includes implementing IFRS 9 for Malaysian banks, advising on significant M&A and debt issuance transactions, and facilitating IFRS training programs. He holds a degree in Applied Accounting from Oxford Brookes University.
Danao adds, “Partnership is one of the most significant milestones in a professional career. Calvin, Rikki, Ronnel, and Dylan have each built their careers by serving clients, investing in their people, and continuously developing their expertise. Their journeys reflect the values we aspire to as a firm, and we look forward to the leadership, partnership, and energy they will bring as partners.”
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