RFG & Co. Brief History & Milestones for 35 years

1981: Ramon F. Garcia established his own company on March 1 inside a rented apartment with a box of calling card, one ream of letterhead and a borrowed table. His first client is the Philippine Orchard Corporation.

1982: A year later, RFG & Co., transferred his office in Bangkal, Makati with the ground floor serving as the office while the upper floor became the residence of his brother-partner.

1984: Embarked on an innovative registration system to ensure the smooth registration of thousands of participants from different parts of the world in the 8th World Congress of Anaesthesiologists.

1985: Moved to a bigger location, sharing an office space with the Makati Jaycees at the ADC Building in Ayala Avenue, Makati City. The company's Vision and Mission Statement was drafted. It became the company's guiding principle since then.

1986: Barclay International Marketing Corp., a pioneer in network marketing in the Philippines, inked an agreement with the company. The company clinched its first account in computerization—Colegio San Agustin's payroll system.

1987: As the company grew, it transferred to a new address in Goodyear Building (now Waltermart) at Arnaiz St. (formerly Pasay Road).

1989: Established an Information Systems Services Division (ISSD) which then introduced the company to a promising future in the field of information technology.

1991: In April, CSA’s computerized registrar and enrolment system was finally completed. Through its quick and systematic operations, CSA became known as one of the country’s first few schools with an integrated computerized enrolment system.

1992: Moved its office to the second floor of Buendia Shopping Plaza. Faced challenges within its ISSD and emerged triumphant over them.

1993: Established its ISSD as a separate entity named Ramon F. Garcia Consultancy, Inc. (renamed First Serv-IT, Inc. in 2000). This new company catered to the IT requirements of the mother company’s clients until it acquired a clientele of its own.

1994: Moved to the heart of the Makati Business District—at the fourth floor of the Manila Bank Building in Ayala Avenue.

1997: RFG & Co.'s FSIT has successfully enhanced its computerized payroll system.

1998: Growth continued to go uphill. By this time, RFG & Co.'s staff reached 50. It was also this year that RFG & Co. got accepted with the prestigious TAG International, one of the leading international organizations of accountants.

2002: The company became a member firm of AGN International, the 12th largest accountants’ organization in the world with 199 member firms in 83 countries.

2003: Finally bought its own office at the 30th Floor of Burgundy Corporate Tower in Sen. Gil Puyat Ave., Makati City. By this time, the staff grew to 75.

2007: Enhanced it’s File Management System.

2008: Became a Member of Crowe Horwath International, a network that consists of more than 140 independent accounting and advisory services firms and 640 offices in more than 100 countries around the world and is ranked among the top 10 global accounting networks.

2010: Forged a partnership with Mervin Reyes to form Vision Core Consultancy, Inc. (VCCI) to align with Crowe Horwath International Global Corporate Advisory.

2011: Admitted Lilibeth “Ting” I. Samonte in the partnership. She was formally welcome in the 30th anniversary of the company.

2013: Japan Desk Launching. After its launched, Japanese clients started to come in.

2014: Firm experienced the growth of Japanese foreign clients up to the present……

FSIT was formally established as a firm to provide integrated business application software for small and midsize businesses. EXPAT is a company that assists relocating multinational companies’ expats in getting Philippine Residence

RFGCo.’s reliability is authenticated through its accreditations by various institutions such as the Securities and Exchange Co mission, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, Board of Accountancy, Insurance Commission, Cooperative Development Authority, Bureau of Internal Revenue and Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. (PCAOB)

The partners—Josefino F. Garcia, Nhorie L. Paguio, and Lilibeth “Ting” I. Samonte— merged with Mr. Ramon F. Garcia in strengthening its reputation of reliability in the business by instilling the core values of competence, integrity, honesty, quality, humility, industry, excellence and determination to all employees.

The company and its partners also expand its horizons by joining and actively participating in professional, business, and civic organizations.