FIABCI Presidential Medal

The World President is elected by the General Assembly for a one-year term, or until his successor assumes his or her post. The President cannot be immediately re-elected. He represents the Federation in its everyday business and is empowered to do so. He is authorized to act in the Federation’s name in all legal matters.

The World President in Office has to wear the Presidential Medal at all official meetings and visits during his/her mandate. At the closing ceremony of World Real Estate Congress, the outgoing World President transfers the Presidential medal to the incoming World President and receives the Past World President Medal as a symbol of transfer of Presidency.

The 1st World President and founder of FIABCI is Pierre COLLEVILLE (1951-1955, FIABCI-France).

Florentino DULALIA 
World President 2020-2021
FIABCI-Philippines

Florentino S. Dulalia, Jr. is a multi-awarded individual, a prominent and well-respected businessman, entrepreneur, real estate professional, developer, organizational man, socio-civic leader and a dedicated family man with numerous awards and accolades in various fields of profession, civic, government and non-government service.

Florentino received more than 280 awards and recognitions.  He is the third (3^rd) recipient of the most prestigious award in the field of real estate, “Outstanding Professional for Real Estate Service” by the Professional Regulation Commission-Philippines.  The first to have ever been conferred the Dr. Pio Valenzuela Award-Business and Economics (the highest and most prestigious award given by the City Government of Valenzuela, where he was born), Outstanding Entrepreneurship in the field of Real Estate Development in Malabon City (where his family first resided) and the Most Outstanding Citizen in the field of Business and Economics and Outstanding Entrepreneur awarded by City Government of Caloocan (where he established his first office/business).

He is currently the Chairman and CEO of Dulalia Group of Companies. The extraordinary sales turnover at almost every marketing and real estate projects his company handled (residential/commercial construction, farmlot subdivision, fishpond, memorial park) can be attributed to his glib corporate skills coupled with entrepreneurial business.

Prior to his election as FIABCI World Vice-President, Florentino served as Vice President-Membership, Board Member, President-Professional Division and President of Asia Pacific Region, wherein he endeavored the formation of FIABCI Chapters such as Thailand, Mongolia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia and Kazakhstan and was conferred the FIABCI Medal of Honor in recognition of his outstanding service.

Florentino is a renowned leader, served as President/Chairman of different real estate organizations, Philippine Federation of Real Estate Service Professionals, Inc. (PFRESPI), Philippine Association of Realty Consultants & Specialists (PARCS),  Real Estate Brokers Association of the Philippines (REBAP) where he organized 10 chapters of the association nationwide, and Chamber of Real Estate and Builders’ Associations, Inc. (CREBA) and organized first 8 CREBA overseas Chapters in western/eastern seaboard of the United States and organized/reactivate almost twenty (20) Chapters in the Philippines. He is the founding President of FIABCI-Philippines International, Inc.

Florentino also served as Vice-Chairman/President of the Real Estate Service Council of the Philippines, (advisory body of the Department of Trade & Industry (DTI) on matters pertaining to real estate practice); Examiner for Real Estate Consultant Examination under DTI and CHED (Commission on Higher Education) Technical Committee for Real Estate Management; and private sector representative in Bureau  of Internal Revenue’s Zonal Valuation of Properties. 

He is a licensed Real Estate Broker and Consultant with licensed #10 (out of more than 50,000 licensed practitioners). Topped the Philippine Real Estate Board Examination in 1976 and top 3 during the Philippine Real Estate Consultant Examination in 1999.

A graduate of Business Administration at the University of the East-Manila, Certified International Property Specialist (CIPS) and FIABCI International Real Estate Consultant (FIREC) designation holder and recently conferred Doctorate Fellow by Academy of Multi-Skills, UK on June 8, 2019 in Macau.