Belle Corporation announced that, at its meeting held on Feb. 23, 2018, the corporation's board of directors, acting on the recommendation of the Corporate Governance Committee, unanimously elected Commissioner Arthur L. Amansec as a new member of the Board. Comm. Amansec will be assuming the vacant position in the Board created upon the resignation of Dr. Gonzalo T Duque. The election of Comm. Amansec will be effective as soon as all the qualification requirements have been complied with. Comm. Arthur L. Amansec is currently the Commissioner of the Social Security System and he was appointed as such in October 2016. At the same meeting, the board of directors approved the appointment of Mr. Tristan B. Choa as Vice President ­ Investor Relations.