Top officials of the Philippine Stock Exchange and its affiliate agencies celebrate the first trading day of 2020 on Thursday. From left: Roberto Jose Jimenez, assistant vice president; Alejandro Yu, director; Renee Rubio, Securities Clearing Corp. of the Philippines (SCCP) chairman; Omita Tiangco, treasurer; Roel Refran, Chief operating officer; Ramon Monzon, president and chief operating officer; Jose Pardo, chairman; Daisy Arce, Capital Markets Integrity Corp. (CMIC) president; Eddie Gobing, director; and Wilson Sy, director. PHOTO BY J. GERARD SEGUIA