B. How they started as auditing and accounting firm.
NAVARRO AMPER & Co. was initially set-up as C.L Manabat & Co. in 1997, the firm expanded its
services from management consulting to the full range of audit, tax, risk and financial advisory, and
business process solutions. Today, it is recognized as one of the top professional services firms in the
Philippines, providing audit, tax, risk and financial advisory, and business process solutions. The firm
joined the Deloitte global organization in 1999 and later on became part of Deloitte Southeast Asia
Ltd, which is comprised of over 270 partners and 6,300 professionals in Brunei, Cambodia, Guam,
Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and the Philippines. Deloitte
member firms combine their technical expertise and industry knowledge in order to provide
comprehensive, high- quality services to companies in the region.
The Deloitte global affiliation combined with the firm’s growing reputation in the local market led to
double digit growth in clientele and resources. We employ about 450 professionals in 2 cities -
Bonifacio Global City (BGC) in Taguig and Cebu - offering an array of professional services, serving
a wide range of clients across various industries. Navarro Amper & Co. prides itself in being a
forward-looking adviser to its clients. As early as 2006, even before the 2015 ASEAN Economic
Community ( AEC) became a buzz word, the firm had decided to work more closely with other
member firms in the region through Deloitte Southeast Asia Ltd to better harness their collective
strengths.
The firm caters different kinds of client, which includes major multinationals, large national
enterprises, public institutions, local important clients and successful fast growing global companies. Its
clients come from major industries such as banking & finance, manufacturing, transportation, technology,
media, telecommunications, retail & wholesale, oil & gas, mining, and life sciences & healthcare. Some
of them are Century Pacific Food, Inc., Holcim Philippines, Inc., and Globe Telecom, Inc.
Navarro Amper & Co. consequently uses its combined services to deliver solutions that take into
consideration the big picture. It is, perhaps, what the firm calls its unique 360-degree perspective, or
“the Deloitte difference.” To maintain and strengthen its relationship with its clients, Navarro Amper
& Co. makes it a point to put together the right team for all of its engagements. Apart from that,
the firm believes in continu- ously improving and embracing the complexity and dynamism of its
business environment.
In everything it does, the firm is guided by the values of integrity, outstanding value to markets and
clients, commitment to each other, and strength from cultural diversity. Deloitte aspires to be a
standard of excellence and to become the first choice of the most sought-after clients and talents. To
this end, the organization sees every member firm’s unique identity as an asset to the entire team.
Asked about the firm’s future plans, Mr. Navarro stated that their next step is to provide multi-
disciplinary and multi-cultural engagement teams to Philippine companies.
The movement towards good governance and the realization that local businesses have to step up their
game in order to compete in an integrated ASEAN have made the Philippines an exciting place to do
business in. Mr. Navarro welcomes the challenge. He is confident Deloitte is more than ready to help
businesses not just here, but elsewhere in the region, take advantage of the opportunities in this
dynamic market.
