Top sales performers of Fortune Life Insurance (L-R) Delilia Manalo, Insurance Specialist of the Year, Patricia Taguines, Agency Manager of the Year and Victor Taguines, Field Manager of the Year Guest.

Guest of Honor Insurance Commissioner Emmanuel Dooc accepts token from Ambassador Antonio Cabangon Chua (rightmost), Founder and Chairman Emeritus of Fortune Life, President Arnold Cabangon and EVP-GM Evelyn Carada.

Fortune Life Insurance Company recognized its top caliber sales agents and managers for the year 2011 in the traditional Annual Awards Night on March 8, 2012 at the Citystate Tower Hotel in Manila.

Leading the honorees were Delilia Manalo as Insurance Specialist of the Year and spouses Patricia Taguines and Victor Taguines as Agency Manager of the Year and Field Manager of the Year, respectively.

The Annual Awards Night is a corporate tradition by which Fortune Life Insurance Company honors and recognizes excellent performance by its corps of sales people. For this year, over 60 awardees who met stringent sales requirements came out as the best of the very best of the company's sales professionals.

To them, praises and tribute were heaped by a grateful management, who acknowledged that the sales force are the key to the impressive steady growth of the company.

Insurance Commissioner Emmanuel F. Dooc, keynote speaker, opened his talk by congratulating Fortune Life “for completing another successful year marked by stability and growth.”

Evelyn T. Carada, Fortune Life EVP-GM, conveyed the company's thanks to its sales people, saying, “Tonight, we are celebrating excellence in action. We are celebrating enthusiasm, commitment, hard work and discipline,” values espoused by the company and upheld by the sales people.

Fortune Life President D. Arnold A. Cabangon gave special mention to the three top awardees for the year, Manalo and the Taguines couple. “They exemplify our sales force,” he said.

All this success was largely due to the diligence, perseverance and dedication of the men and women of the Fortune Life Insurance sales force, said Ambassador Antonio L. Cabangon Chua, chairman emeritus and founder.

“Fortune Life Insurance would not be where it is now if not for you,” he said, reiterating assurances of management's total support for the sales force. “Your commitments are our commitments because it is you who will bear the brunt of our clients' fury if we do not deliver on our promises.”

Winners for the Insurance Specialist Category under Chairman's Board are Delilia P. Manalo (Insurance Specialist of the Year), Credelou G. Zamora, Maritess P. Duga, Elimar R. Depamaylo, Socorro O. Villamor, Kris C. Imperial, Evelyn Q. Rubino, Elisha Lipps E. Vigo and Marissa B. Torres.

For the Insurance Specialist Category under President's Club, the winners are Victor L. Taguines, Jr., Ele Mar M. Taperla, Jose Manbie T. Alipala, Ernesto C. Verano, Anatoly L,. Taguines, Angela P. Guillermo, Jonathan S. Taguines, Roy B. Jabines, Bonifacio E. Cabenta, Marlon M. Taperla, Braian P. Dulay, Siegi S. Ogawa, Wilma B. Vidas, Daniel P. Mate, Cynthia L. Lapastora, Diosdado C. Baluyut, Rowena D. Padilla, Christopher Jay M. De Belen, Ma. Liza E. Suarez, Leonila D. Fonacier, Fe C. Fabia, Jessmar P. Filoteo, Jose Mari Primitivo C. Viray III, Isolde Aga-ab, Jr., Nelda A. Encio and Ohel Aaron D. Cappal.

Awardees under the Agency Manager Category are Patricia L. Taguines (Agency Manager of the Year), Ana Marie H. Borbe, Emily C. Taguines, Marylou A. Daigdigan, Isabelita E. Albarracin, Cesar S. Banan, Renato M. Villanueva, Angela P. Guillermo, Leo L. Villanueva, Maritess P. Duga, Evelyn Q. Rubino, Leoncio P.Tolentino, Jaime D. Bermudo, Efren D. Manalo, Raquel C. Macabeo, Froilyn Y. Calvo and Enriqueta G. Salamanca.

Awardees for the Field Manager Category are Victor A. Taguines (Field Manager of the Year), Tranquilino T. Daigdigan, Noah L. Villanueva, Michael B. Jabines, Jonathan T. Borbe, Evangeline E. Tipace, Francisco A. Taguines, Ernesto D. Rubino, Richard R. Laroza, Sonny G. Guillermo, Wilfred F. Albarracin, and Elimar R. Depamaylo.

Special Awards under the Founder's Circle were given to Elimar R. Depamaylo, Socorro O. Villamor,Patricia L. Taguines, Ana Marie H. Borbe, Emily C. Taguines, Marylou A. Daigdigan, Isabelita E. Albarracin,Renato M. Villanueva, Froilyn Y. Calvo, Victor A. Taguines, Tranquilino T. Daigdigan, Jonathan T. Borbe,Francisco A. Taguines, Ernesto D. Rubino and Wilfred F. Albarracin.

Other Special Awards were given to the following: Elimar R. Depamaylo (Jumbo Specialist of the Year),Maritess P. Duga, Elisha Lipps E. Vigo and Marissa B. Torres (SSI Specialist/s of the Year), Angela P. Guillermo (Quality Business Award) and Tranquilino T. Daigdigan (Agency Builder of the Year).