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MAY 2015
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8 Rockwell:
Elevating business,
lifestyle …page 2
ABS-CBN gathers
1M+ punches for
Pacquiao ...page 4
Hot stuff
for moms
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Biz News
Lopezlink May 2015
2014 FINANCIAL RESULTS
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO
EQUITY HOLDERS OF THE PARENT
TOTAL REVENUES
ABS-CBN
Lopez Holdings
EDC
First Gen
FPH
ROCK
2013
2014
P33.378B
P94.269B
P25.656B
$1.905B
P93.057B
P7.830B
P33.544B
P100.654B
P30.867B
$1.903B
P99.307B
P8.853B
% change
0.5
+7
+20
0.0
+7
+13
2013
2014
P2.146B
P1.943B
P4.740B
$118.1M
P2.350B
P1.402B
P2.387B
P3.760B
P11.681B
$193.2
P5.632B
P1.563B
% change
+11
+94
+146
+64
+140
+11
Earnings of Lopez Group
listed companies surge
EARNINGS of listed companies that belong to the Lopez
Group surged in 2014 following
the stellar performance of operating units, especially Energy Development Corporation (EDC)
and First Gen Corporation.
The 146% increase in EDC’s
attributable net income contributed to the 64% rise in First
Gen’s attributable net income,
which in turn drove its parent company, First Philippine
Holdings Corporation (FPH),
to a 140% jump in attributable
income to P5.632 billion in 2014
from P2.350B in 2013. FPH re-
ported a 7% increase in revenues
to P99.307B from P93.057B.
Sale of electricity accounted for
85% of FPH revenues in 2014
versus 86% of revenues in 2013.
Rockwell Land Corporation, a subsidiary of FPH,
also reported robust financial
results with a 13% growth in
revenues to P8.853B and 11%
increase in attributable net
income to P1.563B. Rockwell
Land expects to sustain its
growth momentum with a
steady stream of residential
and commercial projects in the
pipeline. It is also aiming to
increase its recurring revenue
base with the forthcoming expansion of Power Plant Mall.
Meanwhile,
ABS-CBN
revenues were flat while attributable net income improved by
11%. However, after removing
the effects of election-related advertising booked in 2013, ABSCBN’s recurring net income
actually increased by 42%.
All these led to a 94% increase in the attributable net
income of the Group’s listed
parent company, Lopez Holdings Corporation (see story on
this page). (Carla Paras-Sison)
Lopez Holdings net income
attributable to parent at P3.760B
LOPEZ Holdings Corporation reported a 94% increase
in net income attributable to
equity holders of the parent in
2014 to P3.760 billion, from
P1.943B in 2013. The strong
performance of First Philippine Holdings Corporation
(FPH) and associates accounted for the growth.
Consolidated revenues increased by 7% to P100.654B
from P94.269B as FPH sub-
sidiaries contributed to higher
revenues. ABS-CBN Corporation net income was flat
compared to 2013, but surged
42% in 2014 after stripping out
the effects of election-related
advertisements the previous
year.
“The favorable financials of
Lopez Holdings for 2014 are
the result of the strong fullyear performance of its associates. FPH and ABS-CBN will
continue to be in investment
mode and pursue the strategic initiatives that have been
mapped out in the medium
term,” said Lopez Holdings
president, chief operating officer and chief finance officer
Salvador G. Tirona.
As of December 31, 2014,
Lopez Holdings held a 56%
economic interest in ABSCBN and owned 46% of FPH.
(CPS)
Elevating business and
lifestyle at 8 Rockwell
AS it marks its 20th year, Rockwell
Land is transposing all of its expertise
to its latest office development, 8 Rockwell.
8 Rockwell will become
one of a handful of premium
world-class office buildings in
Metro Manila. Standing at 18
floors, a range of single, half
and quadrant cuts are available
for those seeking an exclusive
and comfortable work space.
Registered with LEED’s gold
certification, occupants will be
exposed to the most conducive
environment with positive impacts on health and productivity.
Situated within Rockwell
Center, future lessees will be
treated to the lifestyle only
Rockwell can offer. A stone’s
throw away is Power Plant
Mall and other pocket retail
rows in each residence, providing the comforts of a gourmet
Annual
Meeting Dates
May 5: EDC, Rockwell Tent,
Makati, 10am
May 13: First Gen, Rockwell
Tent, 10am
May 25: FPH, Rockwell Tent,
10am
May 27: Rockwell Land,
Rockwell Tent, 9am
May 28: Lopez Holdings,
Power Plant Mall Cinema 5,
9am
With a 160-ton lifting capacity, it is now one of the Plant
and Equipment division’s biggest mobile cranes.
The LTM 1160-5.1, custom
colored to match the First Balfour blue, is the first of its kind
in the country today. It has a
modern drive concept powered
by a six-cylinder turbocharged
diesel engine that produces
370kW/503hp, making it more
maneuverable compared to
other cranes of its kind. Lifting loads is very precise with
its 62-meter telescopic boom,
a precision that is essential to
the ongoing construction of a
high-value building in Makati,
the project site where the mo-
bile crane has been deployed.
The crane’s operation is
powered by Liebherr Computed Controlling or LICCON,
Lopezlink May 2015
Dispatch from Japan
MORE than 600 Japanese
investors and business executives participated in the recent
Philippine investment seminar
organized by the Philippine
Embassy in Tokyo through
the Philippine Trade and Investment Centre in Tokyo.
The seminar presented the
latest business and investment
opportunities in the Philippines before Japanese businessmen, corporate managers,
SMEs and investors.
Ambassador Manuel M.
Lopez (AMML) opened the
seminar by highlighting the
Philippines’ 6.1% economic
growth in 2014—second only
to China—and its robust stra-
tegic partnership with Japan,
which continues to create more
opportunities for two-way
trade, investment and tourism.
In his keynote speech,
Trade Sec. Gregory Domingo
said the Philippines continues
to enjoy excellent trade relations with Japan, which is still
the Philippines’ top trading
partner with over $19 billion
total trade in 2014, a 10% increase from 2013.
Public Works Sec. Rogelio
Singson presented the Aquino
administration’s gains in improving road, bridge, airport
and seaport infrastructure,
while Philippine Economic
Zone Authority (PEZA) di-
ABS-CBN will begin implementing a more precise and
fairer way of charging advertis-
a program embedded
in the operator’s cab
which has several applications: a safe load
indicator that can
determine the weight
being lifted, a telescoping program which visualizes the extension
of the hydraulic boom,
a test system which
simplifies the identification of errors in the
crane and a work arealimiting system which
limits and constraints
crane movement according to
the work planner and the work
being performed. (Jeffrey Dale
William Oyas)
ers to bring about accountability as well as efficiency in the
media-buying process.
In his speech during the
Media Specialists Association
of the Philippines 2015 media
congress, ABS-CBN chairman
Eugenio Lopez III (EL3) said
the CPIRP (cost per individual
rating point) pricing model is one
of the innovations that the company hopes to carry out starting
this May.
“Traditional media buying
practice in the Philippines is
one where we apply a fixed cost
regardless of the program performance,” he said. “Now, that
will change with the CPIRP
or cost per individual rating
point scheme. It is based on the
globally accepted and proven
CTARP [cost per target audience rating point] model.”
Similar to websites, wherein
the number of unique visitors,
Ambassador Manuel M. Lopez
opens the seminar
ABS-CBN chairman Eugenio Lopez III (2nd from right) with (r-l) COO Carlo L. Katigbak, Group CFO Ron
Valdueza and CFO Aldrin Cerrado
rector-general Lilia de Lima
encouraged more Japanese
economic activity in PEZA’s
317 economic zones. (Excerpted from tokyo.philembassy.net)
ABS-CBN to spend P500M to
expand digital TV broadcast
AMML and Maritess L. Lopez (4th and 5th from right) with Philippine embassy volunteers at the bazaar
PH embassy joins charity bazaar
ABS-CBN chairman Eugenio Lopez III (center) with hosts Kris Aquino and Boy Abunda
their location, what device was
used, page views and time spent
on each page can be measured
accurately, CPIRP can do
the same for TV advertising.
CPIRP rates may vary each day
based on the actual number of
people reached by a TV show.
“We believe that precise
measurement is the new norm in
ensuring fairness, transparency
and accountability. You pay for
what you get,” he said. “If we fail
to deliver, the advertiser saves
his money. But when we hit the
top of the chart, everybody wins.
The advertiser gets the exposure
he desires, the viewer gets to
enjoy the shows that give them
real delight.”
EL3 said this is part of ABSCBN’s focus on innovation,
which can be seen in the launching of ABS-CBN TVplus, ABSCBNmobile and iWant TV in
the last few years. (Kane Choa)
More than 600 investors join investment seminar
organized by PH embassy
some of the country’s leading
corporations. From a mere
blueprint to a masterfully built
office tower, 8 Rockwell promises to be the premier office in
the metro, elevating business
and lifestyle. (Karla Ong)
ABS-CBN rolls out new
pricing model to advertisers
First Balfour division acquires Liebherr mobile crane
THE newest addition to First
Balfour’s growing equipment
fleet is the LTM 1160-5.1 Liebherr all-terrain mobile crane.
marketplace, salons and shopping
and gastronomic
selections.
At the foot of
8 Rockwell is its
own luxury retail
row offering prime
brands and select
boutiques
that
range from stylish selections to
refined dining experiences. Tasteful
choices will be at
each professional’s
disposal
soon,
with
Ladurée’s
flagship store and
demi-couture fashion brands
such as Lanvin, Balenciaga and
Homme et Femme.
With a lifestyle of utmost
convenience and luxury, this
exciting expansion opens up
a myriad of opportunities for
Biz News
The Philippine embassy, led
by Maritess L. Lopez, spouse
of AMML, participated in
the 39th Asia-Pacific Ladies
Friendship Society (ALFS)
Festival and Charity Bazaar
held at the ANA InterContinental Hotel in Tokyo.
The bazaar is a yearly
project of the ALFS, an organization of spouses of am-
EDC booth wins at
WGC The “Plug in to Good” booth
of Energy Development Corporation
(EDC) was awarded as the Best
of Show Large Booth at the World
Geothermal Congress (WGC). Held
every five years, the WGC attracts
geothermal industry players from
around the world. Here, participants
attend short courses and technical
presentations as well as view an
exhibit mounted by geothermal
companies and organizations. EDC’s
40-person delegation, which was
headed by executive vice president
Ernesto Pantangco, presented
technical papers and acted as
moderators during the conference.
This year’s WGC was held in
Melbourne, Australia and attracted
some 1,600 guests.
bassadors and ladies from 25
Asia-Pacific countries.
The Philippine handicrafts
booth featured a variety of
goods made from indigenous
materials, while the Philippine food booth proved to be
a big hit, with dishes such as
adobo, kaldereta, chicken and
pork barbecue, pansit, turon
and “banana-cue.”
The Philippine embassy’s
share of the proceeds from last
year’s bazaar was donated to the
Development Action for Women Network for projects helping Japanese-Filipino children
and women migrants, and to
ABS-CBN Lingkod Kapamilya
Foundation Inc. to help survivors
of typhoon Yolanda. (Excerpted
from tokyo.philembassy.net)
ABS-CBN Corporation is
spending about P500 million
this year to extend its digital
broadcasting capability to the
Visayas and Mindanao.
ABS-CBN said five digital
transmitters, which each costs
about P100M, will be set up in
Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Bacolod,
and Cagayan de Oro.
In February, ABS-CBN
launched its digital TV service
covering Metro Manila, Rizal,
Cavite, Laguna, Bulacan,
Pampanga, Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, Pangasinan, Benguet and
Metro Cebu.
The company said it has
spent about P2 billion so far for
the shift to digital terrestrial
television using the Japanese
standard.
“We started that three years
ago, so we made a bet that government was going to use Japanese technology. We feel that
if [GMA]-7 and [TV5] want
to catch up, it will take them
at least that long to reach the
same kind of coverage that we
have today,” ABS-CBN chairman Eugenio Lopez III (EL3)
said at a press briefing after
the firm’s annual stockholders’
meeting on April 24.
Bulacan soundstages
EL3 said the firm’s five
soundstages in Bulacan are
also expected to be completed
within the year.
Currently, 80% of the production is done on location
while 20% is in studios. EL3
said the soundstages will reverse that.
“The advantage of doing
studio is the fact that you
will not be subject to the
vagaries of the weather. The
quality and the productivity
increase immeasurably when
you shoot in the studio,” EL3
said.
“You will see when we shoot
in the new soundstages, the
quality of our production will
be very different from what it
is today,” he added.
EL3 said the firm is expecting to have at least 10 soundstages by the end of 2016. (Excerpted
from www.abs-cbnnews)
Promos & offers
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competitions, reality shows and exclusive programming on the
new AXN HD. A simulcast of the main AXN Asia channel,
fans can enjoy shows like “The Voice,” “Amazing Race,” “CSI:
Cyber,” “Wipeout” and “Asia’s Got Talent” in HD. AXN HD is
exclusive to SKYcable. Dual Def 549 and 999 subscribers can
tune in to AXN HD on Channel 247 in Metro Manila, Greater
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The Aquarium Channel HD is now available for free to SKYcable HD and Destiny Cable HD subscribers! Fish lovers of
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couch potato treats
Jeepney TV brings back
‘Baywatch’
Jeepney TV (SKYcable Channel 9) becomes the
first cable channel in the Philippines to revive
“Baywatch,” which captured Filipino audiences
during its initial run on ABS-CBN some 15 years
ago. The TV series follows the story of lifeguards
in California led by Mitch Buchannon (David
Hasselhoff ). “Baywatch” will air weekdays at 7
p.m. beginning on May 4, with day-after weekday
repeats at 12 p.m. starting May 5.
‘Nathaniel’ a
source of
inspiration
“Nathaniel” has touched the
hearts of TV viewers because
of the inspiration and good
values it teaches families every night. They will
surely get more hooked on the story of Nathaniel
(Marco Masa) now that he has met his dad Paul
(Gerald Anderson). Don’t miss the continuation
of the story that will inspire everyone to have faith
in the goodness of people, “Nathaniel,” weeknights
on ABS-CBN Primetime Bida.
‘Dream Dad’ finds happy
ending
“Dream Dad” was the number one most-watched
program in the Philippines during its run, and its
final episode in April performed true to form. The
ABS-CBN drama finished on top of its game with
a national TV rating of 34.6%, beating its rival
program’s 14.9%. The series was a hit because of
its light and values-oriented narrative, the endearing character of Baby ( Jana Agoncillo), and the
romantic tension between Baste (Zanjoe Marudo)
and Alex (Beauty Gonzales), his love interest.
Erich joins ‘Forevermore’
Erich Gonzales adds more thrill to the primetime
viewing experience of TV viewers with her special
appearance as the mysterious girl named Alex in
“Forevermore.” Xander (Enrique
Gil) and Agnes (Liza Soberano)
will face more changes as Alex
enters their lives. Who is Alex
and what will be her role in
Xander and Agnes’ relationship?
Don’t miss the last three weeks
of “Forevermore,” weeknights after “Nathaniel”
on ABS-CBN Primetime Bida.
Filipino love, optimism shine
in ‘Shine, Pilipinas!’ SSID Love
shines through this summer in ABS-CBN’s
summer station ID (SSID), “Shine, Pilipinas!” This
year’s theme song, performed by Liza Soberano
and Enrique Gil, shows how Filipinos express
their love and how this love gives them strength
to smile through difficult times. Kapamilya stars
gathered to give life to this year’s campaign
conceptualized and created by ABS-CBN Creative
Communications Management. The “Shine,
Pilipinas!” theme song was written by Eric Po and
Lloyd Oliver Corpuz, with music composed and
produced by Marcus Davis and Amber Davis. The
2015 SSID team is headed by Robert Labayen,
Johnny delos Santos and Patrick de Leon. It was directed by Paolo Ramos and Peewee Gonzales. (PHOTO BY: JOHNNY DELOS
SANTOS)
Yolanda docu wins at NYF 2015
ABS-CBN won a bronze medal
in the Cinematography category
of the New York Festivals (NYF)
World’s Best TV & Films 2015 for
its documentary “ Yolanda (Haiyan).”
ABS-CBN Integrated News
head Ging Reyes received the
award along with broadcast jour-
nalist Chiara Zambrano.
Finalist certificates were handed
out to ABS-CBN’s morning news
magazine program “Umagang
Kay Ganda” in the Best Coverage
of Breaking News category, for
“Wrath of Haiyan”; and Zambrano’s
documentary titled “Spratlys: Mga
Isla ng Kalayaan” in the National/
International Affairs category.
ABS-CBN’s “Compassion and
Empathy for Our Fellow Man” campaign was also cited as a finalist in
the News Promotion category.
NYF World’s Best TV & Films
competition honors programming
in all lengths and forms from over
50 countries.
Star Music showcases fresh OPM
talents in compilation album
STAR Music gathers up-andcoming local musicians in the
compilation album “OPM Fresh,”
which showcases the next-generation original Pilipino music, or
OPM, talents.
“OPM Fresh” provides a platform for budding solo and group
acts from various genres to shine
and show their potential.
The compilation
album contains
13 songs and
two bonus
tracks.
It
features the
pioneer
batch of
O P M
Fresh that
includes
Harana, the
boy group com-
posed of Joseph Marco, Bryan Santos, Michael Pangilinan and Marlo
Mortel. Their single “Number One”
and Marlo’s song “M.O.O.” are included in the album.
“OPM Fresh” also shines a light
on “PBB All In” finalist Maris Racal
with her song “Tanong Mo Sa Bituin,” as well as “The Voice” artist Jacob Benedicto with “’Pagkat Ikaw.”
Cinema One launches
Open Air Cinema One
CINEMA One launched its newest outdoor screening event, in
partnership with Nuvali Night
Sky Cinema, at The Fields, Nuvali
in Laguna on May 1.
Hosted by John Lapus, Open
Air Cinema One featured Cinema
One Originals “That Thing Called
Tadhana” by Antoinette Jadaone
and “Shift” by Siege Ledesma, and
John Carney’s “Begin Again.”
Up Dharma Down, Moonstar88
and Kai Honasan performed in between the films with other surprise
guests. Trampolines, inflatables,
food trucks and kite flying completed the Open Air Cinema One
family getaway. (Katherine Solis)
Moreover, it boasts the works of
young composers Kaye Cal (“Isang
Araw”), Hazel Faith (“Liwanag”)
and MMJ or the Magno Twins
(“Haypa”).
Other songs include “Rain
Dance” by Moophs featuring Alexandra; “Boy” by Star Magic artist
Renee Pionso; “Til My Heartaches
End” by TFCkat 2013 grand winner Vanessa Q; “Must Be Going
Crazy” by Star Magic Batch 2013
member Alexander Diaz; “Kasalanan” by JC Padilla; and “Hanep” by
all-girl band Rouge.
The album also has bonus tracks
by Iñigo Pascual (“Lullabye-bye”) and
Alex Gonzaga (“Break Na Tayo”).
“OPM Fresh” is available at record bars nationwide for P199.
Digital tracks can also be downloaded via leading record stores
and at online music stores. (Aaron
Domingo)
Mayweather
outpoints
Pacquiao
for 48th win
FLOYD Mayweather Jr. backed
up his claim of being “The Best
Ever” as he outpointed Filipino
fighter Manny Pacquiao to win the
much-hyped “Fight of the Century” in front of a packed crowd at
the MGM Grand Garden Arena
in Las Vegas on May 3.
Facing a hostile, mostly pro-Pacquiao crowd, Mayweather lived up
to his status as the odds-on favorite
entering the fight and flashed the
form that made him the top poundfor-pound boxer in the world.
The judges scored the bout 118110, 116-112, and 116-112, giving
Mayweather his 48th straight victory.
The American retained the WBC
and the WBA welterweight championships, while also annexing Pacquiao’s WBO welterweight title.
Pacquiao made a good account
of himself and gave a strong effort, but it was not enough as he
suffered the sixth loss of his career
against 57 wins and two draws.
Mayweather was gracious in
victory, as he said after the fight:
“He’s a hell of a fighter. I take my
hat off to Manny Pacquiao. I see
now why he’s one of the guys that’s
at the pinnacle of boxing.”
Meanwhile, the “Punch ng Bayan”
meter of ABS-CBN’s “Isang Bayan
Para Kay Pacman” campaign has
reached 101,732,898 punches as of
May 4. The campaign aimed to “rally
everyone to be one for Manny,” said
ABS-CBN Sports head Dino Laurena. (Camille B. Naredo. Excerpted
from www.abs-cbnnews.com)
Photo by Mark J. Rebilas, USA
TODAY/Reuters
Councils
Lopezlink May 2015
HR Updates
PR Challenge
First Balfour’s 1st town hall ABS-CBN’s ‘Tulong PH’
discussion a success
campaign wins Grand Anvil
DEPARTMENT heads, junior executives and the leaders
of the First Balfour Kilusan
were invited to participate in
the company’s first town hall
meeting for 2015.
Organized with the aim to
enhance employee engagement
Strategic Business Planning’s Ronnie Liu
(standing) launches the company’s 2015
corporate goals
and empowerment, the meeting
fostered a less formal environment where participants discussed their ideas, voiced their
opinions and asked questions
about the organization.
Updates on the company’s
corporate goals, target projects,
safety milestones, new businesses and human resources were
reported by presenters Levi Dy,
Leslie Jacinto, Lace Ramos, Joram San Luis and Ronnie Liu,
who underwent the High-Impact Presentation workshop in
December 2014.
To keep employees in sync
with business goals, the attendees were asked to cascade these
company developments to their
respective departments. (Dolly
Pasia)
‘Me and My SKY’
New campaign launched at GA
THE leadership team of SKY
Cable Corporation spearheaded the recent employees’
general assembly held at Eton
Centris in Quezon City.
The “Me and My SKY” corporate campaign, which takes
inspiration from the realization
that SKY has made a meaningful difference in people’s
lives on a personal level, was
launched during the event.
The event was attended by
employees from SKY’s Mega
Manila operations, while simultaneous assemblies were held in
key regional areas, including
Cebu, Davao, Baguio, Bacolod
and Iloilo.
As SKY chief operating
officer Ray Montinola said,
“…Different strokes for different folks but only one thing
is common—SKY somehow
made things better.”
A 60-second TV commercial
was presented that used a shortened version of an original song
especially created for SKY. The
TVC shows different characters
from SKYcable’s local and foreign programs interacting with
subscribers’ normal activities.
Some memorable scenes
show a regular guy seemingly
having a movie date with Julia
Roberts from “Notting Hill,”
and a lady having a selfie with
Novak Djokovic as he raises
his Wimbledon championship
trophy. Who can forget that
adorable little boy doing a fist
bump with Linda of the animated film “Rio” or the grandfather doing magic tricks with
Dolphy as his audience? There
is also a teenager belting out
a song to the delight of Blake
Shelton of “The Voice” and the
debutante dancing with Gene
Kelly in “Singin’ in the Rain.”
Updates on upcoming activities and promotions that aim
to tighten the bonds between
SKY and its subscribers are
available www.facebook.com/
MySKYCable or www.mysky.
com.ph. (​Dino Quizon​)
A shower of confetti to cap the successful event
PHOTOS BY: DIMPY JAZMINES
SKY president & CEO and ABS-CBN
COO Carlo L. Katigbak and SKY
COO Ray Montinola
ABS-CBN Corporation won
the Grand Anvil Award—the
highest form of recognition
for a public relations program
in the country—for its “Tulong
Na, Tabang Na, Tayo Na” campaign at the 50th Anvil Awards
hosted by the Public Relations
Society of the Philippines.
The “Tulong Na, Tabang Na,
Tayo Na” campaign, which also
won a Gold Anvil, brought
relief and rehabilitation for
the victims of typhoon Pablo,
the Bohol quake and typhoon
Yolanda in 2013.
ABS-CBN bagged a total of eight awards for its
outstanding PR programs
and tools in this year’s Anvil
Awards, considered the Oscars of the public relations
industry in the country.
SKY Cable Corporation
won a Gold Anvil under the
PR Tools category for its 2013
campaign “Tugon ng SKY sa
Yolanda: Saya at Pag-asa Para
sa Kapamilyang Nasalanta,”
which provided Yolanda survivors with free TV viewing
stations in Tacloban and Villamor Air Base.
ABS-CBN won the Grand Anvil Award for its “Tulong Na, Tabang Na, Tayo
Na” campaign
SKY Cable Corporation received a Gold Anvil for “Tugon ng SKY sa
Yolanda: Saya at Pag-asa Para sa Kapamilyang Nasalanta”
The commuter safety mobile
app “PasaHero,” ABS-CBN
Philharmonic
Orchestra’s
“Spotlight Series: The Music of
Ryan Cayabyab, the “Heartthrobs on 30” online contest
for employees, the “Pamilya
OnGuard” campaign and The
Filipino Channel’s “Boto Mo
Kinabukasan ng Bawat Pilipino” also received a Silver Anvil
each.
The Kapamilya network
also collected 10 awards
at the 23rd Golden Dove
Awards of the Kapisanan
ng Brodkaster ng Pilipinas,
including Best TV StationMetro Manila for Channel
2; Best AM Station-Metro
Manila for DZMM; Best
Public Service Program for
“Failon Ngayon”; Best Drama
Program for “The Legal Wife”;
Best Public Affairs Host for
Atom Araullo; Best Actress
for Drama Program for Bea
Alonzo; and Best Actor for
Drama Program for Jericho
Rosales. (Kane Choa)
EL Center to host leadership workshop
Singers Brian Termulo and Klarisse
de Guzman perform a special live
version of the “Me & My SKY” song
MANAGERS,
executive
coaches, corporate trainers and
change consultants are invited
to join the Coaching Tools
and Strategies for the Learning Organization workshop to
be held at the Eugenio Lopez
(EL) Center on May 26 and 27
and in Marco Polo Ortigas on
June 26.
Organized by The Rizal
Academy for Innovation and
Leadership (TRAIL) and the
Society for Organizational
Learning, the three-day event
will cover the five disciplines
of the learning organization
and systems thinking and
its tools, such as the Iceberg
Model, Stock and Flow, and
Causal Loops, on the first
day; and the Theory U innovation lab process on the
second day. TRAIL corporate clients will also impart
successful action learning applications.
On the third day, which will
be the follow-up/closing session in June, participants will
present their personal and team
learnings.
The regular investment fee
is P25,000 per participant with
a promo rate of P20,000 per
participant until May 5. Meanwhile, the 3+1 group package
is available for three partici-
pants at P25,000 each, with the
fourth member attending for
free (savings of P25,000). Slots
are limited.
For more info, call Armin
Pullantes at tel. no. 631-5923,
email
rizalacademy.armin@
gmail.com and visit www.rizalacademy.com or www.solphilippines.org.
The EL Center has facilities and amenities for business functions, conferences,
meetings, conventions, team
building and corporate events
as well as family weekend
packages. It is located along
Sumulong Highway in Antipolo. (​​Rhoan Solis)
Lopezlink May 2015
Lopezlink May 2015
Clockwise from top: Gina Lopez welcomes her uncle,
Lopez Group chairman emeritus Oscar M. Lopez, during
the inauguration of G • Eco Tours’ Guimaras project; OML
(center), with FPH VP Benjamin R. Lopez (right), leads
the groundbreaking for Binabaywan; After the blessing
of the facilities in Sibunag, Guimaras; The view from the
floating cottage overlooks the clear blue sea; Tamban fish
originally sold in Guimaras for P60 per kilo; Sardines made
from the same fish developed by G Stuff now sell for P185
per bottle; One of the seven waterfalls in Lake Sebu, South
Cotabato; Sohoton Cave in Surigao has a hanging bridge
connected to a “live” cave with spectacular formations big
enough to walk through for an hour and a half
G • ECO TOURS ...
from page 1
Just last March, Pres.
Aquino officially declared
2015 as Visit the Philippines
Year (VPY ), with the goal of
attracting 10 million international visitors. The country
also hopes to hit its target of
56 million domestic tourists
for 2016 after recording 44
million in 2014.
VPY, combined with the
prolonged summer break, is
the perfect time to discover the
Philippines beyond the headlines and sample its offerings in
the areas of history and culture,
lifestyle and entertainment,
music and arts, and sports, adventure and ecotourism.
Lose yourself in a total
vacation experience that combines culture, crafts, skills and
natural resources through the
five unique destinations of G •
Eco Tours.
ABS-CBN Lingkod Kapamilya Foundation Inc. (ALKFI) executive director Gina
Lopez launched G • Eco Tours
early this year as one of the
social entrepreneur arms of the
foundation.
“What makes G • Eco Tours
different is that we are, first and
foremost, into preserving the
environment. More importantly, we are into community
building and development,”
By Carla Paras-Sison
THREE years ago, ABS-CBN
Lingkod Kapamilya Foundation Inc. executive director
Gina Lopez mobilized Bantay
Kalikasan to help develop
and market two ecotourism
sites in Puerto Princesa City,
Palawan.
Today, there are five
flourishing ecotourism and
livelihood projects in Palawan.
The communities are self-sufficient, with one site providing
work to 275 families who are
able to send their children to
school, even up to college.
She proudly announces
more sites have been initiated since the first ecotourism
project: Sarangani, Sorsogon,
Romblon and Guimaras. In
the pipeline are Samar, Leyte
and Mindoro.
ment. She believes that every
successful ecotourism site will
eventually turn the tide in favor
of poor communities that happen to live in the most beautiful
scenic spots in the country.
Barangays’ way out of
poverty
Her G • Eco Tours team
gets the inputs of each community on how best to develop
nature’s attractions for tourists,
helps them build infrastructure such as ports to improve
access, and trains them to be
“Earth Warriors.” By teaching
residents how nature itself can
be the entire barangay’s way out
of poverty, G • Eco Tours builds
a pool of environmentally con-
(PRRC), she feels fortunate
that the assignment is apolitical.
“PRRC is just cleaning the
river. That’s the only intention.
We don’t have any political
problems because everybody
wants a clean river. In fact,
we are able to receive
the cooperation of
all the mayors.”
Even after
her appointment as a government official
ends, Lopez knows
she will continue with
her advocacies.
“ABS-CBN is in media.
It has the ability to catalyze
Models of success
says Mael Cabigao, G • Eco
Tours manager.
Thus, for the traveler who
doesn’t want to settle for “the
usual,” there is the road less traveled—but no less gorgeous—to
such gems as Sarangani, Palawan, Sorsogon, Romblon and
the newly launched site in Guimaras. G • Eco Tours also aims
to open up a slew of other sites,
including Samar; Concepcion
and Carles in Northern Iloilo;
and Iba in Zambales.
But which ecotourism destination is for you? Cabigao
breaks it down for prospective
visitors:
“If you’re into culture, Sarangani at the tip of Mindanao
is the place to go. If you want a
little bit more variety, you could
Ismael Cabigao
Manager
Mael is a business management, operations, human
resources and administration
professional who was based
in New York for 26 years. He
has work experience in both
for-profit and nonprofit environments. Mael loves traveling
and has traveled extensively in
the US, Europe and Asia. Prior
to returning to the Philippines
in 2014, he was the North
America representative and
brand manager of the Travel
Warehouse Inc. boutique
travel agency in Manila.
Standing, l-r: Gelo Trias, G • Eco Tours manager Mael Cabigao and Juancho
Misa; Seated, l-r: Dr. Kitsie Torres, Bantay Kalikasan program manager
Norie Garcia and Celina-Therese Rotea
Angelo Trias
Project manager
Gelo joined G • Eco Tours
go to Palawan where you’ve
got the beach, Ugong Rock for
caving and zip lining, and the
underground river, so it’s a mix
of different activities. If you
want beaches, Sorsogon has
everything from a surfing to
a swimming beach to a beach
where you could swim with
the marine life and harvest sea
urchins or seaweed for your
lunch.”
At the living museum of
Lamilifew in Sarangani, visitors will get to see the “dream
weavers of the South” at work,
so called because the women
weave designs that must come
to them in a dream, says Cabigao, a longtime New Yorker
who joined G • Eco Tours at its
inception five months ago.
Norie Garcia, Bantay Kalikasan program manager, adds:
“Instead of bringing them to
the city to show their traditions, we encourage tourists to
go to the community and see
how they, for example, grow 20
varieties of camote and several
varieties of upland rice, weave
their cloths and continue to do
their traditional dances.”
Bantay Kalikasan works
closely with the G • Eco Tours
team in selecting and developing the different sites. Pre- G
• Eco Tours, the environmental arm of ALKFI launched
the Ugong Rock ecotourism
project in Palawan in 2008.
The site made P31 million last
year, a 35% increase over 2013’s
P23 million. It is now being
run independently by the residents, who have expanded the
livelihood activities to include
restaurant and photography
ventures and, soon, organic
farming.
“We try to bring forward
the insights we get from our
communities, like stakeholder
engagement,” Garcia says of
their takeaway from the highly
successful Ugong Rock project.
Since they don’t remain in
the area yet want the project to
be sustainable, the group shares
its strategies and collaborates
with the local government,
barangay leaders and other
stakeholders who understand
the values they want to impart.
Adds Cabigao: “In terms
of private partners, we are very
in February 2014 and was
mainly responsible for providing project management
support and building the tools
and technology needed by the
group. Before G • Eco Tours,
he was with IBM for seven
years. Gelo is currently preparing for the next phase of his
life—pursuing graduate studies in Australia as an AusAid
scholar.
sent to the University of Newcastle, Australia to study marketing and global poverty and
development. Juancho dreams
of attaining a master’s degree
in environmental and wildlife
conservation and to lead conservation efforts all around the
world.
degree from UP Los Baños,
and she has taken postgraduate courses in tropical ecology and conservation at James
Cook University in Australia
and a sustainable tourism for
development course with the
UNWTO-Themis Foundation and George Washington
University.
Juancho Misa
Tourism development
consultant
Juancho graduated with
an interdisciplinary degree in
psychology and communication from Ateneo de Manila
University in 2014. In the
course of his degree, he was
Dr. Kitsie Torres
Tourism development
consultant
A veterinarian, Kitsie is
passionate about sustainable
tourism, marine conservation and travel photography.
Before joining G • Eco Tours,
she was the environmental
officer of Pangulasian Island,
El Nido Resorts in Palawan.
Kitsie obtained her veterinary
Celina-Therese Rotea
Tourism development
consultant
Celina is a recent graduate
of AB Political Science, minor
in Development Management,
from Ateneo de Manila University. She enjoys traveling
and learning about different
cultures. She is also an avid
foodie.
selective. We have to be aligned
with businesses that have the
same vision as we do—that of
a Philippines with eco-friendly
tourism practices that support
sustainable community building efforts and responsible care
for the environment. We cannot partner with a hotel that
disregards the environment, for
example, or treats their workers
unfairly.”
Gina Lopez’s penchant
for getting things done fast is
also a great catalyst for change
because her sense of urgency
drives the team forward to
achieve its targets.
“It’s exciting because we are
able to leverage the strength
of the foundation, our networking capacity and various
resources and sectors,” Garcia
points out.
Today, while Bantay Kalikasan focuses on delivering its
goal targets under environment
conservation, livelihood and
community participation, G •
Eco Tours takes care of marketing the sites—or, as Cabigao
calls it, “the fun part.”
“We show the sites to our
area managers so they can
think of ways to package them
as tourist destinations. We look
for things that need to be done,
how we can beef up the souvenir items, what’s the wow factor,
how to differentiate it from the
other sites,” Cabigao says.
The G • Eco Tours manager,
who works with a team of four
in Manila aside from the area
managers, describes a G • Eco
Tours package as a “vacation
with a conscience.”
“After a while you can only
do so much sunbathing, getting
drunk on the beach and all of
that. You see the beauty of
nature and say, ‘Wait a minute,
will my kids see that? Will my
apo see this?’ When you go to
a G • Eco Tours destination,
you’re helping a community
that also has that purpose in
mind—to retain what you see
now for generations to come.”
At the same time, Cabigao
adds, the communities need to
be the ones lifted out of poverty.
“As GL [Gina Lopez]
would say, ‘I don’t mind entrepreneurs getting rich, but the
communities should also get
rich with them.’ And rightfully
so because the people in the
communities are the ones that
take care of the environment,
so you also want them to be
responsible for their own backyard.”
But, in the end, what G
• Eco Tours and Bantay Kalikasan really want is for visitors
to go to the sites themselves.
“The key thing is to see and
experience the sites—being
in the world’s densest forest
in Sibuyan, seeing untouched
islands and rivers, eating local
food, island hopping,” Garcia
says.
“If you’re surrounded by
beauty, your outlook towards
life changes. And the Filipinos
are the best in terms of being
friendly and hospitable. Beautiful views and the care and attention of the Filipinos—that’s
the best combination in any
vacation,” Cabigao asserts.
Her vision is simple: “We
can’t change the whole country
all at once. But we can create
models of success, to show
similarly situated communities
that ecotourism is feasible and
can provide sustainable employment over the long term.
Because if we just do it in one
site, then people might say we
just got lucky. But if we are able
to succeed in many sites, then
they will know that it’s not
luck. It means the business really works and is sustainable.”
Lopez
acknowledges
that the country’s economic
growth has not been inclusive.
She proposes that ecotourism is a sustainable enterprise
that can alleviate poverty and,
at the same time, protect the
country’s natural environ-
scious tourist guides as well as
active protectors of the forests,
where fresh streams flow and
trees provide nutritious food
and healing medicines.
The team also counts on the
support of local governments to
help the community prosper in a
sustainable manner. “The LGU
(local government unit) has to
be friendly. Otherwise, it will be
very difficult for the project to
move forward,” Lopez says.
Apolitical
As chair of the Pasig River
Rehabilitation
Commission
and facilitate action. We will
continue to be part of ABSCBN, which allows us to make
a difference in the lives of our
countrymen.”
Premier objective
She believes members of the
Lopez Group are privileged to
be part of a conglomerate that
has national development as a
premier objective.
“Our family (the Lopez
family) has always been interested in the national well-being.
In that way, we are all very lucky
to be part of this Group.”
Her message to LopezLink
readers: “Come and visit our
ecotourism sites. We will organize activities and tours for
your families, your companies
so you will have a grand time.
Be awed by the splendor of the
country while your visit there
helps improve the lives of the
communities. Call G • Eco
Tours at 0917-8850770 and
904-5066 or email [email protected] if you are interested. We can arrange visits
the whole year round. Looking
forward to seeing you there!”
Helping the helpers
ALKFI executive director Gina Lopez (at right, back to
camera) pumps up community members in Guimaras
G • Eco Tours and Bantay Kalikasan work together in finding, packaging and managing
destinations, while government
and private-sector partners take
up their own share of the load
in getting Philippine communities out of poverty.
G • Eco Tours has assembled an enviable roster of
private-sector partners that
reads like a who’s who of the
Philippine design, culinary
arts, and architecture sectors.
Architects Paulo Alcazaren
and Bong Recio are helping
behind the scenes in the soonto-open Samar package, while
the heads of key departments
of the College of St. Benilde
have signed on for Sorsogon.
On the culinary front, chefs
from the Raintree Restaurants
group flew in community
members and trained them in
menu planning, food preparation and presentation in various Raintree establishments
in Metro Manila. The Farm at
San Benito in Batangas also
provides wellness and massage
training to the locals.
“It’s super inspiring and fun
to be working with people who
are like-minded, who believe
in the Philippines,” G • Eco
Tours manager Mael Cabigao
says.
The third partner in the
triumvirate is the community
itself.
“We’d like to see a constant
growth in their income as a
community so we look for ways
to up that income. We’re beefing up the souvenir items, for
example, by helping them with
the designs,” Cabigao notes.
G • Eco Tours constantly
monitors the progress of the
community and, in cases where
sales have plateaued, steps in
for an intervention of sorts.
“We look into it and make
sure that we’re not remiss in
our obligations to help them
succeed in their targets. But
most of them are independent
in that they’re the ones who set
their own targets as well,” says
Cabigao.
Select residents are trained
to become “Earth Warriors,”
men, women and youth who
take to heart the whole idea
of sustainability and the importance of protecting the environment. At the end of the
exercise, the participants have
a graduation ceremony led
by ALKFI chief Gina Lopez
where they formally take on
the “Earth Warrior” designation.
Corporate Sustainability
Lopezlink May 2015
‘Lola, Mommy and Me’
Stylish grandmas, moms show
off moves in fashion show
ON May
31,
the
Grand
Ballroom
of
the
Raffles
Fairmont
Hotel in
Makati
will open
its doors
to stylish kids, mothers and
their equally chic grandmas.
Billed as “Lola, Mommy
and Me,” the event is a fashion
and food show for the benefit
of Bantay Bata 163.
The runway will feature
fashion international brands
alongside the creations of
designer Rajo Laurel, to be
modeled by actress Dawn
Zulueta with other celebrities
and their children and grandchildren.
Zulueta had joined the advisory board of Bantay Bata upon
the invitation of ABS-CBN
Lingkod Kapamilya Foundation
Inc. executive director Gina Lopez.
The actress, who had always
visited orphanages and homes
for the elderly even before she
married Rep. Anton Lagdameo
of Davao del Norte, realized
that many of those on the
board were people she and her
husband knew.
“We all seemed to have
the same ideas about how to
improve the lives of children,
so I’m glad to be on board with
them,” said Zulueta.
Aside from the fashion
show, “Lola, Mommy and
Me” will also feature health
and wellness products, travel
packages, kidswear and many
more. Other highlights include
a Champagne high tea and a
silent auction of jewelry, airfare
and hotel accommodations to
family getaways and romantic
destinations, beauty and wellness gift certificates and limited-edition artwork.
“Lola, Mommy and Me”
is one of the events lined up
to celebrate Bantay Bata 163’s
18th anniversary.
For more info about “Lola,
Mommy and Me,” contact Jennifer Damian at 415-6625 or
[email protected]
and Lita Montifar at 415-2272
loc. 3762 or [email protected].
Ang Sistema: Playing hopeful symphonies for the youth
By Anthony Alcantara
THERE is growing evidence
that classical music can actually
help young people transcend
poverty.
Ang Sistema: The Young
People’s Conference, a concertcum-conference sponsored by
the Lopez Group at the Cultural
Center of the Philippines, gives us
a wonderful explanation through
vibrant music, fervid narration
and inspiring anecdotes.
This event has been made
more special with the participation of Jamie Bernstein and
Tricia Tunstall, who delivered
the narrations in between
performances. Bernstein is the
daughter of Leonard Bernstein,
whose fame comes from the
musical “West Side Story.”
Tunstall is an advocate
of music education for social
change and author of “Changing Lives: Gustavo Dudamel, El
Sistema and the Transformative
Power of Music.”
Together with the masterly musical performances of
the ABS-CBN Philharmonic
Calendar
BAYAN Academy offers
the following certificate
training courses this
month:
May 6-7: Finance for All
May 14-15: Project Planning and Management
May 29: Creativity and Innovation for Leaders
For rates, call Carol Arcaya at
426-3140. Bayan Academy
reserves the right to change
course dates.
Orchestra (ABS-CBN P.O.),
the Philippine Philharmonic
Orchestra (PPO) and the Orchestra of the Filipino Youth
(OFY), whose members belong
to the disadvantaged members
of society, the performers tell the
inspiring story of Ang Misyon.
Ang Misyon Inc. was established by First Philippine
Holdings Corporation and
ABS-CBN Corporation in
2012. It was inspired by the
El Sistema of Venezuelan visionary Jose Antonio Abreu,
who thought of setting up an
after-school music program for
children from disadvantaged
families.
Just like El Sistema, Ang
Misyon’s goal is to “help
eradicate poverty in the Philippines through social change,
simultaneously enhancing the
country’s identity by creating
career paths in classical music
performance and redeveloping its arts and culture scene.”
It also established the Sistema
for the Filipino Youth, the local
version of El Sistema.
The OFY performed Syncopated Clock, “In the Hall of the
Mountain King” from the Peer
Gynt Suite of Edvard Grieg,
and “Les Toreadors” from Carmen Suite by Georges Bizet.
The other highlights of the
event include “Excerpts from
West Side Story” by Bernstein,
“Mindanao Sketches” by Antonio Buenaventura and “Allegro
con brio” from Symphony No. 5
by Beethoven.
There were also performances by Chi-Ying Hung, piano;
Jade Rubis Riccio, soprano;
Malvin Beethoven Macasaet,
tenor; Thristan Mendoza, marimba; Ang Misyon cofounder
Jovianney Emmanuel Cruz,
piano; and Brian Berino, piano.
Gerard Salonga, musical director and conductor of ABSCBN P.O., and Olivier Ochanine, conductor of the PPO and
head conductor of orchestras in
Ang Misyon’s visiting mentors
program, shaped the music for
the evening’s performances.
A question presented during
the event was: how can classical
music relieve a country like the
Philippines from poverty?
For Bernstein, music simply
nurtures a child’s life and trains
him for flexibility and the ability to connect ideas, which are
requisites in today’s jobseekers.
“In other parts of the world,
educators are coming to the
same conclusions about the
value of the arts in stimulating thinking in school-age
children,” said Bernstein. “It’s
creating new audiences in
a very large scale. The more
youth orchestra programs there
are, the more teachers of music
you will need. The more these
new audiences are exposed to
orchestral music, the greater
the demand will be for more
orchestral concerts.
“All of this will not happen overnight. But take a
look at Venezuela, where El
Sistema started 40 years ago.
Today there are half a million
children participating in youth
orchestras all over the country.
And the parents, friends and
relatives are all being exposed
to concertgoing on a regular
basis. There is a huge interest
in classical music. This scenario
is slowly but surely being replicated all over the world,” she
added.
Lopezlink May 2015
THE opening reception of
Frames of Reference at Lopez
Museum and Library kicked off
the series of eight multi-sited
exhibitions to be mounted in
celebration of National Artist
Benedicto Cabrera’s (BenCab)
50 creative years.
Lopez Museum director
Cedie Lopez Vargas welcomed
guests to the museum’s final exhibition for 2015. Later this year, the
museum will move to a new, albeit
temporary, location in Rockwell
Center, marking another exciting
chapter in its rich history.
Curated by Dannie Alvarez,
Frames of Reference is doubly
special because when the museum first moved to Benpres
Building about 29 years ago,
BenCab’s was the first exhibition that was mounted at the
gallery. As fate would have it,
RCE caps Lopez Group’s ‘green month’ Lopez
Group Foundation Inc. (LGFI) Operations head Angela R. Lopez (5th from left)
and program heads Dario Pagcaliwagan and Dulce Festin-Baybay (2nd and
3rd from left) are shown with a Tahanan Walang Hagdanan representative
(4th from left) at the latter’s booth during the five-day Lopez Group
recyclable collection event (RCE). The RCE is a joint project of LGFI and the
Benpres Building Council (BBC). Lopez Group employees donated recyclable
waste to the BBC, which will find resellers for the items. The proceeds
will go to the organizations supported by the council, including Tahanang
Walang Hagdanan. The RCE capped the Group’s monthlong lineup of green
activities that started with Earth Hour in March. Also in photo are LGFI’s
Caloy Campos, Ogie Agaton, Julie Cuevas and Ed Degorio (1st, 6th, 7th and
8th from left)
AS part of its newly launched
Healthy Energy Initiative,
Health Care Without Harm
(HCWH)-Asia, together with
OML Center, convened a
round table discussion entitled
“NEXUS: Shaping a Common
Agenda for Climate, Energy
and Health” at the OML Center facilities in Ortigas.
The round table discussion
aimed to gather leaders from
the climate, energy and health
sectors in the Philippines to
launch a national conversation
and develop a common agenda
that links climate resilience,
sustainable energy and health
equity.
In his welcome remarks,
Dr. Rodel Lasco, OML Center scientific director and a
member of the United Nations
Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change, emphasized
the importance of health in the
broader climate and energy discourse. He cited a recent World
Health Organization (WHO)
report stating that “climate
change is expected to cause approximately 250,000 additional
deaths per year between 2030
and 2050.”
Dr. Renzo Guinto, HCWHAsia’s Healthy Energy Initiative campaigner, noted the roles
of the health sector in the cli-
mate-energy nexus, which are,
in terms of climate adaptation,
to monitor the health impacts
of climate change through robust surveillance systems, and
to build resilient health systems
responsive to these impacts.
“For mitigation, the health
sector needs to advocate to
other sectors for mitigation
measures that have co-benefits
to health, such as shifting from
coal to clean energy….,’” Dr.
Guinto added.
He referred to the “Health
in All Policies” approach being
promoted by WHO as a useful
framework for addressing the
climate-energy-health nexus
and called for the adoption of
health impact assessments in
the evaluation of energy projects.
The event is part of a series of activities to build momentum for HCWH-Asia’s
Healthy Energy Initiative,
which aims to mobilize the
health sector to play a central
role in advocating for a move
away from fossil fuel-based
power generation.
At present, the initiative is
comprised of a network from
five
countries—Australia,
China, India, the Philippines
and South Africa—and the
European region.
Ongoings
Lopez Museum kicks off BenCab’s milestone with ‘Frames of Reference’
PH climate, energy
and health sectors
find the ‘nexus,’ shape
common agenda
The air is filled with applause as the audience members rise to their feet after the concert
Museum/Values
Lopez Museum director Cedie Lopez Vargas and BenCab (3rd and 4th from right) with the presenters of
“Frames of Reference” (l-r): Rene Guatlo (BenCab Art Foundation Inc.), Dannie Alvarez, Annie Sarthou, Bobby
Gopiao (BenCab Art Foundation Inc.) and Erwin Oliva (Samsung Philippines)
Lopez Values in Action
By Dulce Festin-Baybay
BenCab graces Lopez Museum
again through the library exhibition.
Art enthusiasts were treated
to BenCab’s works that have
never been exhibited before.
They pored over scrapbook-like
compilations of collages from
the late 1960s to the 1980s.
Clippings and cutouts from
magazines, product wrappers,
drawings and sketches combined with BenCab’s handwriting were exhibited together with
postcards, posters and print folios. These show the early beginnings of his Larawan, Japanese
Women, and Sabel series.
BenCab’s love for handmade
paper was evident. He made the
art books himself—from pulp
to bookbinding—with sizes
varying from 1.5 inches to folios. Samsung provided curved
TVs and tablets to leaf through
the pages of each art book for
detailed viewing and appreciation of the artist’s works.
Frames of Reference runs until July 4, 2015.
Also ongoing at the museum is Propaganda, an exhibit
to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of World
War II. It features World War
II posters, election-related
archival materials, LVN movies still photographs, a collection of rare maps, Philippine
imprints and artworks by
National Artists, borrowed
paintings and the works of
featured artists Nunelucio
Alvarado, Santi Bose, Joey
Cobcobo, Don Salubayba and
Alvin Yapan.
The Lopez Memorial Museum
is at the ground floor, Benpres
Building, Exchange Road corner
Meralco Avenue, Pasig City. Museum days and hours are Mondays
to Saturdays, except holidays, 8
a.m.-5 p.m. Avail of unlimited
access to exhibitions and library
resources by signing up for the
Lopez Museum membership program. Members can borrow books
from the lending section and get
discounts on lectures, workshops
and services for only P1,500.
OML@85
A celebration of life
THE 85th birthday celebration
of Oscar M. Lopez (OML),
Lopez Group chairman emeritus, was nothing short of a celebration of life. It is a life that
is both amazing and inspiring.
And it is a life that continues to
draw ohhs and ahhs even as it
gives younger people something
of an ideal to aspire for as their
years speed by.
OML, as we fondly know
him in the Lopez Group, relishes the company of close family, associates and friends. This is
why the nearly 500 people that
afternoon are those he described
in his thank-you speech as having “been with me through my
journey all these years.”
Registration was set to start
at 5 p.m., but people started
coming in early. Guests were
a veritable who’s who in local
society but, best of all, they were
OML’s longtime friends. Many
were wheelchair-bound. There
was Socorro Paterno (widow
of former Sen. Ting Paterno),
who suddenly passed away two
days after, and Erlinda Fabella
de Carolis from OML’s student
days in the US.
Other guests were Carmen Vargas, who according to
daughter Tina, owed OML
her being able to walk after
she was literally forced by him
to stand up and go around the
mall; taipan John Gokongwei
arrived early and waited on a
corner couch for the celebrator
to arrive; the Philippine Mt.
Everest group, which accompanied OML in all his memorable mountain climbing feats;
Amando Doronila who edited
the Manila Chronicle was there,
as was Pauline Paredes-Sicam,
another ex-Chronicle journalist.
Senate President Franklin
Drilon, an Ilonggo like OML,
led political leaders at the
occasion. Speaker Feliciano
Belmonte, a former Chronicle
reporter who showed OML
the ropes on the police beat,
was there too. DILG Sec. Mar
Roxas took time out to be present. But mostly, there were the
past and present executives of
Lopez companies with whom
OML had interacted during
his watch as Group CEO.
Standing ovation
OML was met several times
with a standing ovation, from
the time he entered the filledto-capacity Rizal Ballroom
of Makati Shangri-La, to the
time he gave his response at the
end of the program.
The program emphasized
the values dear to OML of
family, loyalty and love of country. OML’s love of music was
highlighted with the rendition
of songs from the Lopez musical “Undaunted” as well as other
memorable songs that capture
the OML spirit. Two of these
songs, “Defying Gravity” from
the musical “Wicked” and “We
Share a Dream (The Philippines
is for Filipinos)” by Noypi and
the Juan dela Cruz band were
rendered by Lea Salonga. The
ABS-CBN
Philharmonic
Orchestra and the Orchestra
of the Filipino Youth gave an
outstanding performance of
music that evening.
Importance of family,
bonding
Federico R. Lopez, who
now heads the First Holdings
Group, emphasized the importance of family and bonding in
his welcome speech.
Piki, as he is known in the
Group, talked about his growing-up years and how OML
inculcated the family values
and love of music that were
important to his own life. Piki
spoke of how OML taught him
the value of lifetime learning in
“an environment that encouraged learning in so many ways
beyond school.”
There was music, and books,
and how the OML family was
“always around nature, the outdoors, trees, mountains, the sea
and animals.”
Best of all, Piki related how
OML taught them how to regard their material wealth with
a strong sense of responsibility.
Interview with Ninoy
The revelation of the evening
was the story of how Piki had
this interview with former Sen.
Ninoy Aquino who was then in
exile in the US.
Here is Piki’s account:
“There was something at the
end of the meeting that struck
me. He said, ‘You know I had
quite a tussle with your Lolo
Eñing sometime in 1968.’ I
asked, ‘What about?’ He said,
‘Well, it was over the extravagance of your Lolo’s ruby anniversary celebration with the
champagne fountains, flying in
European royalty and American
entertainers and all. I just felt at
the time it was not proper for a
country mired in so much poverty. But well,’ Ninoy shrugged,
‘he believed God gave him the
opportunity to make a lot of
money and so he felt he could
spend it however he wished.’’’
Piki continued to recall
that “upon returning home to
Manila that Christmas, I mentioned the comment of Ninoy
to my Mom and she expressed
something Dad never revealed
before: ‘We never told you this
but your Dad felt the same way
and voiced these same concerns
and sentiments to your Lolo.
Doing so strained their relationship, and later resulted in
his exclusion from a subsequent
trip to Hong Kong acknowledging everyone who helped in
the success of the celebration.’
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‘Many unconnected dots’
“Knowing how much he
admired his father, I know that
must have hurt him immeasurably. But the story closed so
many unconnected dots in my
mind about Dad. It exemplified
his conviction that wealth can
empower you to do great things,
but it also carried great responsibilities and he never believed
that our happiness should
ever have to evolve around its
ephemeral trappings.”
Piki’s revelation connected
a lot of dots too in the minds
of many of OML’s friends,
executives and business associates who many have found it
difficult to reconcile OML as
they knew him and that controversial party of his father.
Now they know.
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1. The birthday celebrator with spouse Connie, some of his children and
in-laws, and Ang Misyon’s Jovianney Emmanuel Cruz and Tinky Cruz; 2.
With Pol Nazareno, Manny Pangilinan, Washington SyCip and Anna SyCip;
3. With nephew Mike Lopez and niece-in-law Chris Lopez; 4. With Rico de
Manzana, Dr. Ted Esguerra and the Philippine Mt. Everest team; 5. Organizing
committee head Beth Canlas (left) with Shirley Hombrebueno and Ilene
Estrada with a standee of OML; 6. Young Lopezes (l-r) Adriana Vargas, Joaquin
Lopez, Briana Guingona, Isabel Puno, Rocio Puno, Robert Lopez (partly
hidden), Marco Vargas, Jaime Lopez (partly hidden), Josef Lopez, Marty
Lopez, Marianna Vargas, Bernice Guingona, Sam Abello, Maia Abello, Sophia
Lopez, Ines Lopez and Erica Abello perform with “Undaunted” cast members
It is said that 80 is the new
60 and, perhaps, 85 is the new
65. OML isn’t showing any
signs of slowing down as he celebrated his 85th and is probably
contemplating which mountain
to climb next.
Yes, “Climb Every Mountain” was sung too during the
evening’s musical fest. Because
it was about OML’s 85th, the
classic from the “Sound of Music” was a natural to celebrate
the essence of OML.
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Lifelong Wellness
Lopezlink May 2015
Clockwise from left:
Gretchen Fullido; 21K
top finisher and police
officer Dandelion
Bumahit (center)
with his fellow PNP
officers; Karylle
(center) with DZMM
special projects
head May Ceniza and
medical consultant
Dr. Luisa Puyat; and
JM de Guzman and
Jessy Mendiola
Celebs lead 2,700
‘kapamilya’ in DZMM run
MATTEO Guidicelli, JM de
Guzman, Jessy Mendiola and
Karylle led the 2,700 participants at the DZMM Takbo
2015 at Bonifacio Global City,
Taguig on April 12.
JM and Jessy, who ran in
the 5K race, led the gun start
for the 21K category. Matteo,
who has supported DZMM’s
cause since 2013, was unable
to run this year due to an injury but turned up to show his
support.
Also taking part in the event
were DZMM anchors Jasmin
Romero, Gretchen Fullido, Marisciel Yao, Atty. Claire Castro,
Cory Quirino, and Ahwel Paz
and Winnie Cordero, who both
hosted the postrace program.
The monthly Lopez Group
HR Council-Lopez Lifelong
Wellness Walk the Talk gave
way to the activity, with employees from various Lopez
Group companies joining the
fun run.
Meanwhile, the Philippine
National Police’s Dandelion
Bumahit was named the top
finisher in the 21K category
with a time of 1:23:31. He
and two colleagues, including
a Special Action Force (SAF)
member, wore singlets that
said “I’m running for justice for
SAF.”
The fun run aims to help
DZMM’s 75 scholars continue
their elementary education.
(Kane Choa)
Stay hydrated as temperatures expected to soar
ON April 18, the temperature
soared to 36.2°C (or 97.16°F),
the hottest day in Metro Manila
so far in 2015, according to the
Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa).
On May 3, a heat index of as
high as 40°C was expected to
roast various parts of the country,
the state weather bureau said.
Summer is only halfway over,
so we’ll surely be in for more
of the same—or, worse, even
more superheated days. Thus,
the most important thing is to
stay hydrated. Our bodies are
about 75% water and blood is
nearly 80% water; when water
is not replenished, blood thickens, forcing the heart to work
harder and increasing the risk
of heart attack.
According to the American
Heart Association, when the
temperature and humidity are
both above 21.1°C (or 70°F),
we have entered the dehydration danger zone and it becomes
necessary to sip water frequently
and drink before, during and after vigorous activity.
To maintain a healthy fluid balance while in the dehydration
zone, the following suggestions
may help:
1. Keep a large water bottle
handy to encourage you to
drink water.
2. Be sure to eat fruits and
vegetables daily, not only to stay
hydrated, but also to maintain
optimal health.
3. Have a glass of water before each meal.
4. After each trip to the restroom, drink a glass of water to
replenish your fluids.
5. Set reminders on your
phone, watch or email to drink
every hour.
6. Add a slice of lemon,
lime and/or mint to your water
to give it some flavor without
adding any extra calories. (Excerpted from www.medicaldaily.
com)
To celebrate OML’s 85th birthday
Go the distance with the
chairman emeritus on May 9!
IF you think you’re over the
hill, health wise, then remember
that Oscar M. Lopez (OML)
climbed his first mountain at
age 73.
That was Mt. Pinatubo in
2003, and the Lopez Group
chairman emeritus was accompanied by most of his family,
including wife Connie. He has
summited at least one mountain
each in the three major island
groups: Mt. Arayat, Mt. Pulag,
Mt. Apo and Mt. Kanlaon.
But he topped that on his
81st birthday in 2011, when
he reached the peak of Mt.
Kinabalu—the tallest mountain in the Malay Archipelago
at 14,000 feet—with Lopez
Group executives and some of
his children.
At the Economic Journalists
Association of the Philippines
Wellness Fair last year, OML
told the reporters: “There are
some lessons I want to share
with you. One is that it is never
too late to start being physical.
Two, you must have the determination to keep your body
strong and your health in tiptop
Sudoku
Maglaro tayo ng Sudoku, ang bagong libangan ng bayan!
Ayusin lamang ang mga numero simula 1 hanggang 9 para
ang bawat numero ay minsan lang magagamit sa bawat row,
column at kahon.
Lopez Group chairman
emeritus Oscar M. Lopez on
Mt. Kota Kinabalu in 2011
condition. It is never fun to be
sick or unhealthy whether you
are young as most of you are or
old as I am.
“When you start to wonder if
you can change bad habits, just
think of me. I used to smoke,
eat food that eventually blocked
my arteries, stressed myself with
business pressures until I came
face to face with my own mortality and changed everything.
Now I am 84, have run out of
new mountains to climb… and
Prolonged sun exposure
can
lead to pterygium
By Charizze Henson
MARK Andrade, a seafarer,
suffered from an eye condition
called pterygium.
“I had a growth from the corner of my eye, over my cornea.
I couldn’t see well so it affected
my performance at work. It was
also really uncomfortable—it
was itchy and it felt like there
was sand in my eye.”
Pterygium is often characterized by pink, fleshy tissue
growth on the surface of the
eye. It usually covers the white
part of the eye closer to the
nose and may extend into the
cornea.
In Filipino, it is known as
“pugita” because its shape resembles that of an octopus.
While pterygium progresses
slowly, it may continue growing
until it covers the center of the
eye. A large pterygium can also
distort the shape of the cornea
and lead to astigmatism.
Says Asian Eye Institute cornea and external disease specialist
Dr. Sharlene Noguera: “Pterygium is commonly associated with
Interactive
prolonged exposure to the sun. It
is common among people who
spend too much time outdoors
and more often seen in men and
in patients ages 20 to 40.”
Symptoms of pterygium
include persistent redness or
inflammation, foreign body
sensation, tearing, dryness and
itching. Lubricating eye drops
or ointments may be given to
patients to reduce redness, irritation or inflammation. Surgery may be recommended if
the growth is large enough to
cover the eye.
Dr. Noguera advises patients
to always wear UV-protected
sunglasses and use hats or umbrellas when going outdoors. A
yearly visit to an ophthalmologist will also be good to monitor the condition of the eyes.
Good news for OFWs! Get
15% discount when you avail of
the seafarer’s eye care package
through the Asian Eye-PNB
OFW Family Eye Care program. For more info, call 8982020.
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I feel that getting to 90 is not
an insurmountable problem
anymore.”
Join OML as he once again
walks his talk with his kapamilya!
In celebration of his 85th
birthday on April 19, First
Holdings Corporation has
put together a special wellness
event.
OML@85: Going the Distance! will be held at the First
Philippine Industrial Park, Santo Tomas, Batangas on May 9,
from 5:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.
OML@85: Going the Distance! is open to Lopez Group
employees. The event will be
counted as an official Walk the
Talk (WTT) attendance.
To register, contact the WTT
coordinator in your company.
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Solution, tips and
computer program
available at
www.sudoku.com
Lopezlink May 2015
Eats By Gerbs De Castro
THE
summer sun is
at its hottest and
most intense, calling for nonstop air- conditioners or electric
fans at the maximum settings. To get further away from the
heat, families and friends flock to places like Baguio, Tagaytay,
Boracay and Palawan.
Eating in places with low temperatures increases one’s enjoyment gastronomically, and when you partner this with a very
interesting place in one of the coldest places in Luzon, then you
might simply call it pure bliss!
Sagada in Mountain Province is located six hours from Baguio.
It prides itself on being a haven for trekking, spelunking and nature
hiking. Compared to other popular tourist destinations, this place is
a must-see especially for nature lovers, and the food is great too.
Here are some food stops that visitors might want to look
into.
First is Yoghurt House, whose best sellers are Java chicken
with salad, and the banana with strawberry yoghurt.
Another notable restaurant is Misty Lodge and Café, a place
famous for its burgers and pizzas. Try the bacon lover’s burger,
Dear Rosie
JUST how hot is Summer 2015? It’s
so hot that for the first time ever, says
a woman in my apartment building,
their air-con is on 24/7; to avoid bill
shock, she tripled the allotted budget
for the electricity bill. Their water consumption has also increased, which of
course is always a good thing.
With various heat illnesses hovering on the horizon, we can’t stress this
enough—hydrate, hydrate, hydrate, especially if you can’t avoid going outside.
And remember, the enemy is not only
high temperatures, but extreme heat
coupled with such factors as strenuous
physical activity, dehydration, and alcohol and caffeine intake.
What’s your game plan for these red-hot days? For those on
summer vacation or on leave from their jobs, this is the perfect time
to look into G • Eco Tours.
In 2013, we were introduced to G Stuff, which offers food and
cosmetics lines made from clean and natural local ingredients. This
year, ABS-CBN Lingkod Kapamilya Foundation Inc. executive
director Gina Lopez has come up with another out-of-the-box concept in G • Eco Tours: vacation packages that combine eco-friendliness with fun and adventure!
Currently offering five destinations and with more to come, G •
Eco Tours just might change the way we “do vacations.” Gina Lopez
and the G • Eco Tours team sat down with LopezLink to discuss the
whats, whens, wheres and whys of this exciting new venture.
The celebration of our chairman emeritus Oscar M. Lopez’s
milestone continues with a special walk dubbed OML@85: Going
the Distance!, happening at the First Philippine Industrial Park
grounds on May 9. Join and find out if you can keep up with OML!
Kapamilya may invite a maximum of two guests. For more info,
check out our story on page 10.
What do you have planned for Mother’s Day? Power Plant Mall’s
salute to mothers actually begins on May 4, giving those who want
to avoid the weekend madness plenty of bonding time with Mom.
Sports & Wellness
calendar
MAY
9: OML@85: Going the
Distance! See story on this
page
9: EJAP Wellness Fair
(Rockwell Tent, Makati),
11am.
10: Takbo Para sa Mga
Mandirigma, 3K/5K/10K
(QC Memorial Circle),
5am. Fee: P550-P750. Call
374-3887
10: PDIC Run, 1K/3K/
5K/10K (CCP Complex,
Pasay), 5:30am. Fee: P400P600. Call 841-4643 or
263-7768
17: PaRun ng Cowboy,
3K/5K/10K (CCP
Complex, Pasay), 4am.
Fee: P450-P650. Call
0915-8425951
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Whether your Very Important Parent is into crafts or pampering or
simply spending an afternoon “chillaxing” with her loved ones, Power
Plant Mall will help you make it a day to remember for your mom!
For more mothers and daughters, Bantay Bata 163 has a fashion
show/food fair coming up a few weeks from now. The lineup is quite
impressive and it’s for a good cause too! “Lola, Mommy and Me” is
part of the celebration of Bantay Bata’s 18th anniversary.
May
is also the birthday month of our chairman, Ambassador
ooOoo
Manuel M. Lopez. Happy birthday, Amba!
Congratulations to ABS-CBN for its Anvil and Golden Dove
awards victories, and to Energy Development Corporation for its
win at the World Geothermal Congress.
ooOoo
Sana masundan agad ang TV project ng LizQuen. Romcom bagay sa kanila.—Chic
ooOoo
Great to see our companies recovering from past setbacks and
disasters. Aside from the obvious benefits to the employees, it is a
boon to the rest of the country as well.—Terrey
ooOoo
Love the SKYcable “Me and My SKY” campaign! This one is my
favorite SKY commercial so far. So cool!—Jones
ooOoo
Nawa’y madaming good lessons na mapulot sa bagong show na
“Nathaniel,” lalo na para sa mga bata.—N.D.
ooOoo
Congrats to Manny Pacquiao. He’s still our Pambansang Kamao!—Bing
If you have questions, comments, opinions, suggestions and reactions
about anything and everything about the Lopez Group, please send
them to Dear Rosie through email [email protected]
or [email protected] or be a friend or fan on Facebook.
Sumptuous Sagada
country fries and lemongrass
tea. Great-tasting burger!
Cafe Bodega at the Rock
Inn serves meals with its popular farm rice. The quantity per
serving is overwhelming for a
breakfast meal.
The Salt and Pepper Diner is
known for various inutom dishes.
The mushroom inutom with potato is unique and delicious!
Lastly, for coffee enthusiasts,
visit Bana’s Cafe & Resto for
civet coffee, also called kape alamid or kopi luwak. This type of
coffee refers to the beans of coffee berries once they have been
eaten and excreted by the Asian
palm civet, thus making it the
world’s rarest gourmet coffee
beverage.
Clockwise from top: The author gets ready to
Of course, one must never
dig into his bacon lover’s burger and fries;
leave Sagada without tasting the
Having a taste of civet coffee; Cafe
fresh veggies.
Bodega’s
farm rice with bacon and egg
Baguio may be the so-called
summer capital of the Philippines, but a trip to Sagada releases
the nature-loving aspect of the traveler in an adventurous sense;
coupled with good food selections, a great journey it would definitely be!
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Lopezlink May 2015
What’s new
By Zeny Orfano-Gonzales
from ABS-CBN Publishing this May
jorie, aunt Claudine and other relatives and friends, and nearly
200 photographs, this issue is a collector’s item you will want to
keep. StarStudio also has features on moms and their children, including ABS-CBN president Charo Santos-Concio who shares
anecdotes about her mother Nora; Maricar Sebastian, mother of
Jamvhille Sebastian; and the late Liezl Martinez.
The ‘Chalk’ Music Issue: Play,
pause, rewind!
Ann Bitagcol, Jigs Mayuga, Mikaela Lagdameo-Martinez and
Tessa Prieto-Valdes. Metro also gives you a rundown of the latest fashion trends that combine sexy and elegance, perfect for
all body types and style archetypes.
‘Mother of ABS-CBN’ welcomes ‘Working Mom’
‘Metro’ gives you the best of
summer style
Metro celebrates its 26th anniversary through a scorching hot
Metro Body special. Maja Salvador, Coleen Garcia and Enrique
Gil lead Metro’s list of strong and sexy personalities. Anchored on
the concept of the selfie, Metro has put together a special Metro
Body editorial featuring Iza Calzado, Matteo Guidicelli, Diego
Loyzaga, Lovi Poe, Kris Bernal, Aljur Abrenica, Arci Muñoz, Jo
Rockwell Power Plant Finds
Philippine media’s most influential woman, Charo SantosConcio, opens up her home and shares how she balanced being a
mother not only to her two boys, but to an entire media organization. Our Mother’s Day issue is packed with ways to celebrate
this big day—we have must-try dessert destinations and brunch
recipes, spa treats and creativity boosters.
#JustJulia in ‘StarStudio’
In an exclusive three-part special, StarStudio offers a glimpse into
Julia Barretto’s life. Packed with interviews with Julia, mom Mar-
Clad in festival chic style, Chalk
cover girl Nadine Lustre shares
the soundtrack of her life, with
new adventures and experiences
that makes it even more melodic.
Completing this issue’s vibe are
Chalk’s fashion, beauty and lifestyle offerings that are all attuned to music! Sport your best
Coachella-inspired #ootd or
take beach fashion inspiration
from summer hits! We also dug
deep into the scene for the lowdown on music.
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Hot stuff for moms!
By Nikki Nava
Bonding with Mom
Novelist Gail Tsukiyama once said, “Mothers and their
children are in a category all their own. There’s no bond so
strong in the entire world. No love so instantaneous and
forgiving.” Wondering how to reward your mother for everything she’s done for you? Visit the mall with your family from
May 4-10 and experience a weeklong celebration of moms! Paper
flower making, “crafternoon” sessions, mom-pampering booths and much more await!
THE season is at its hottest and we’re doing all we can not to wilt.
While the discomfort away at Power Plant Mall as it celebrates
Mother’s Day and a host of other events this May!
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Keep calm and CPK
Treat yourself for your hard work and achievements! Go out with your team and enjoy good
pizza at California Pizza Kitchen at the R2
Level. Just because there’s no occasion doesn’t
mean it’s not time to celebrate!
Rimowa roaming
Ready, get fit…
Travel in style and comfort with your very
own Rimowa luggage. Visit Rimowa at the R1
Level and make the most out of the last few
weeks of summer. Whether you’re planning a
staycation, an out-of-town
trip or if you’re going abroad,
Rimowa’s got something for
you.
Did you know that May is National Physical
Fitness and Sports Month? Before you hit the
gym or play your favorite sport, don’t forget to
purchase your essentials from Planet Sports at the
R2 Level! Get ready to get fit!
‘Pitch Perfect 2’
After Fat Amy’s mishap, the Barden Bellas are
more determined than ever to enter and win a worldwide a cappella
competition that no American team has ever won. Are you ready for
the comeback? Experience this movie in Dolby Atmos at the Power
Plant Cinema at the R3 Level! See you, Bellas!
Summer Getaway with Cathay
Win a round-trip ticket to Bali, Hong Kong or Maldives via Cathay Pacific when you shop at Power Plant from April 16 to May
31. Every single-receipt purchase worth at least P2,000
from Power Plant Mall, One Rockwell Retail, Manansala Retail, Edades Retail and Joya Retail shops or P3,000
minimum
single-receipt purchase from
Marketplac
by Rustan’s
entitles you
to a raffle
ticket!