Exhibit 16

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned constitutes and appoints
James M. Hennessy, Kimberly A. Anderson, Michael J. Roland, Jeffrey S. Puretz
and Karen L. Anderberg, and each of them his true and lawful attorney-in-fact as
agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution of him in his name,
place and stead, to sign any and all registration statements applicable to
Pilgrim Variable Products Trust, and any amendment or supplement thereto, and to
file the same with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection
therewith, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents
and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitutes, may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Dated: February 21, 2002


                                                                                   
/s/ Paul S. Doherty                          /s/ J. Michael Earley                       /s/ R. Barbara Gitenstein
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Paul S. Doherty                              J. Michael Earley                           R. Barbara Gitenstein

/s/ R. Glenn Hilliard                        /s/ Walter H. May                           /s/ Thomas J. McInerney
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R. Glenn Hilliard                            Walter H. May                               Thomas J. McInerney

/s/ Jock Patton                              /s/ David W. C. Putnam                      /s/ Blaine E. Rieke
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Jock Patton                                  David W. C. Putnam                          Blaine E. Rieke

/s/ John G. Turner                           /s/ Roger B. Vincent                        /s/ Richard A. Wedemeyer
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John G. Turner                               Roger B. Vincent                            Richard A. Wedemeyer




                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned constitutes and appoints
James M. Hennessy, Kimberly A. Anderson, Jeffrey S. Puretz and Karen L.
Anderberg, and each of them his true and lawful attorney-in-fact as agent with
full power of substitution and resubstitution of him in his name, place and
stead, to sign any and all registration statements applicable to Pilgrim
Variable Products Trust, and any amendment or supplement thereto, and to file
the same with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith,
with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents
and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitutes, may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Dated: February 21, 2002

                                                           /s/ Michael J. Roland
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                                                           Michael J. Roland



                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned constitutes and appoints
Kimberly A. Anderson, Michael J. Roland, Jeffrey S. Puretz and Karen L.
Anderberg, and each of them his true and lawful attorney-in-fact as agent with
full power of substitution and resubstitution of him in his name, place and
stead, to sign any and all registration statements applicable to Pilgrim
Variable Products Trust, and any amendment or supplement thereto, and to file
the same with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith,
with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents
and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitutes, may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Dated: February 21, 2002

                                                           /s/ James M. Hennessy
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                                                           James M. Hennessy