HIMLAYANG PILIPINO, INC.
In 1971, the Aguirre Group acquired St. Peter Memorial Park, a 20-hectare memorial park located in Tandang Sora, Quezon City. It was later renamed as “ Himlayang Pilipino Memorial Park ” in line with the idea of converting the area into a historical site where the remains of well-known Filipino heroes and martyrs would rest, and where monuments and structures depicting Philippine legend and history would be showcased. Himlayang Pilipino, Inc . (HPI) was incorporated to manage Himlayang Pilipino Memorial Park .
Today the Park has expanded to approximately 38 hectares. True to the original idea, the Tandang Sora Shrine and the Emilio Jacinto Shrine, sculptured by well-known artist Florante Caedo (who is the same artist responsible for the Boy Scout Shrine at Timog / Tomas Morato Rotonda) now houses the remains of Tandang Sora and Emilio Jacinto. The Park also showcases the sculptures of Malakas at Maganda, Teresa Magbanua, Florante at Laura and the Cry of Pugad Lawin.
HIMLAYANG PILIPINO PLANS, INC.
HPI is the mother company of Himlayang Pilipino Plans, Inc. (HPPI), the company that brought us the Life Plan and ACE Plan. HPPI (then Himlayang Pilipino Life Plan, Inc .) was incorporated in 1978. In that same year, it pioneered the concept of the Fixed-Value Life Plan, a plan that provides a specific amount to the planholders' beneficiaries to cover memorial service expenses. At that time, the Life Plan industry talked of only the Traditional Life Plan where one discussed caskets and all the uncomfortable details of a memorial service. Eventually, other pre-need companies also branched into the Fixed -Value Life Plan, now a multi-billion peso industry.
In 1992, HPPI launched the fixed-value Assured College Education Plan or ACE Plan to respond to the priority concern of parents for the education of their children. Then in 1997 up to April 2000, the company launched and sold the Solid Pension Plan.
Presently, HPPI's paid-up capital stands at P150 million after SEC's approval of its increase in capitalization to P150 million. HPPI's 27 year experience in the pre-need business has always been acknowledged as shown by the steady growth of its clientele base.
In the tradition of commitment and service, our pre-need plans focused on helping our planholders gain a more secured future not only for themselves but most especially for their families.
RELIABILITY AND RESPONSIVENESS
Benefits Paid
From 1978 to May 2008, HPPI has already given benefits to more than 9,300 planholders amounting to more than P476 million.
The company takes pride in having delivered all its commitments through these years without any record of any unpaid rightful benefit due its planholders and beneficiaries.
Trustee Banks
Our Trust Funds are handled by competent Trust Officers of tried and tested banks, to wit:
BDO - Equitable PCI Bank
Trust Banking Group
15th Floor Equitable PCI Tower I
Makati Avenue, cor. H. V. Dela Costa St., Makati City
Tel. (02) 840-7000
Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company
18th Floor, GT Tower International
6813 Ayala Avenue, cor. H. V. Dela Costa St., Makati City
Tel. (02) 580-9500
Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation
RCBC Building, 333 Sen. Gil J. Puyat Avenue, Makati City
P. O. Box 2202 MCPO 0727
Tel. (02) 894-9525
Himlayang Pilipino Plans, Inc . contributes over 45% of Memorial Life Plan payments to a Trust Fund administered by independent Trustee Banks.
All Planholders may inspect Himlayang Pilipino audited financial statements and reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) at the "Non-Traditional Securities and Instruments Department".
Any default in payment which continues for more than two (2) years from date of lapse of the grace period of sixty (60) days will result in the cancellation of the plan contract and the forfeiture of any claim of the Planholder.
Insurance Carriers
Mortuary Tie-ups
HPPI has extensive mortuary tie-ups nationwide. More than 80 reputable mortuaries ensure that decent memorial services are provided whenever and wherever they are needed.