Ayala Now January – February 2012

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The official publication of the Ayala group of companies Volume 16, Number 1, January-February 2012
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14th AYLC delagates challenged to ‘win hearts and minds’
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JZA, Greater Good Apparel join hands to support Haribon’s Road to 2020
10 Harvard Business School Asia Pacific Advisory Board meets in Manila
15 Excellence, camaraderie, and synergy at the Ayala Olympics 2012
SLTEC breaks ground in Calaca
South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation (SLTEC), the joint venture company
established by Ayala Corporation’s wholly owned subsidiary AC Energy Holdings Inc.,
and Trans-Asia Oil and Energy Development Corporation, is all set for the construction
of a 135-megawatt circulating fluidized bed power plant in Calaca, Batangas. The
clean coal plant is expected to be operational by mid-2014.
SLTEC Executive Vice
President Ver Francisco,
AC Energy and SLTEC
CFO Ronald Goseco,
AC Energy President
and CEO Eric Francia,
and SLTEC President
Francisco Viray lead
the groundbreaking
ceremony of the
SLTEC plant in Calaca,
Batangas
Last year, SLTEC signed a P9 billion project loan facility with lenders Banco de Oro
Unibank, Security Bank Corporation, and Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation for
the purpose of constructing the plant.
“This project is part of our strategy to build a portfolio of power generation assets
that combines conventional and renewable energy sources,” said Ayala President
and COO Fernando Zobel de Ayala in an earlier disclosure. “This project will help
contribute to building the much-needed base load capacity to meet the growing
demand for power in Luzon.”
Project proponents, partners, and representatives from the local community
participated in the plant’s groundbreaking and time capsule laying rites held on
February 1.
On February 15, SLTEC officials led by FZA and board member Ramon del Rosario
Jr., announced plans to build a hospital on property donated by the family of Mayor
Sofronio Ona Jr. About 1,000 members of the community witnessed the MOA signing
and groundbreaking rites by SLTEC and the local government of Calaca. SLTEC will
also pilot a solar-powered street-lighting project in the area.
Pres. Aquino lauds Globe’s
$790M modernization program
Ayala wins bid for first PPP
road project
Gil Nartea, Malacañang Photo Bureau,
www.president.gov.ph
President Aquino leads the
ceremonial switching on of
the “green light” for Globe’s
modernization program.
Joining President Aquino are
(from left) Globe President
Ernest Cu, Ayala Chairman
Jaime Augusto Zobel de
Ayala, DOTC Secretary Mar
Roxas, Singtel Group CEO
Chua Sock Koong, and
Alcatel–Lucent Asia Pacific
President Rajeev SinghMolares
FZA joins Calaca Mayor Sofronio Ona Jr. and Ramon del Rosario Jr. (third
and fourth from left) in the signing ceremony for the construction of a
50-bed hospital in Calaca. Also in photo are Ayala’s Eric Francia, SLTEC’s
Francisco Viray, and Manuel Ona
Globe Telecom is embarking on an ambitious $790 million network
modernization program, which aims to enhance customer experience,
to respond to current market needs, and to anticipate what the next
generation of consumers may demand from their telecom providers.
On February 15, Globe President Ernest Cu, Huawei Executive Vice
President Eric Xu, and Alcatel–Lucent Asia Pacific President Rajeev
Singh-Molares gathered at Malacañan Palace to sign the contract for
Globe’s modernization program. Present to witness the signing was
President Benigno Aquino III.
Also present at the contract signing were Mar Roxas, secretary of the
Department of Transportation and Communications; Jaime Augusto
Map shows where the Daang Hari–South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) Link Road will be built
Ayala Corporation successfully bid for the Daang Hari–South Luzon Expressway
(SLEX) Link Road project, the first project under the government’s public–private
partnership (PPP) program. The company bid P902 million for the construction,
operation, and maintenance of the 4-kilometer road that will link Daang Hari Road
in Cavite to the SLEX for the 30-year concession period, besting San Miguel
Corporation’s bid. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) formally
awarded the concession to Ayala in December.
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BanKO now present in over 1,300 partner establishments
BPI Globe BanKO reaches
out to thousands of Filipinos
who used to have no
access to banking services.
At present, BanKO is
available in at least 1,300
establishments, including
branches of Tambunting
Pawnshop and Generika
BPI-Globe BanKO, the country’s first mobile-based savings bank,
has shown significant growth in the past two years. In fact, the
service is now available in over 1,300 partner establishments all
over the country.
An initiative of the Bank of the Philippine Islands, Globe Telecom,
and Ayala Corporation, BanKO combines the banking infrastructure
of BPI and the mobile money platform of Globe to promote “financial
inclusion,” especially in segments of the population that are unserved
or underserved by traditional banks. By entering into partnerships
with different outlets, BanKO moves away from the traditional “branch
banking” model to reach more customers and bring banking closer to
communities.
Among the pioneers who joined BanKO’s rapidly growing network of
partner outlets are pawnshop giant Tambunting and fast-rising drug
store chain Generika.
The Tambunting chain is a leader in the Philippine pawnshop industry,
with a tradition of providing superior financial services to its clients, thus
making it the perfect partner for BanKO. Over 800 Tambunting branches
are now serving the public as BanKO outlets.
Generika, meanwhile, is a leading drug store chain offering quality
affordable generic medicines, with superior customer service. The chain
has around 240 branches nationwide.
Other BanKO partner outlets include Czarina Foreign Exchange, CVM
Pawnshop, and Money Changer, as well as community establishments
such as grocery stores, Internet cafés, and cooperatives, among others. In
BanKO’s partner outlets, customers can open bank accounts, and make
deposits and withdrawals.
BanKO clients also have access to various financial products through their
mobile phones. These include savings, loans, insurance, remittance, load
purchase, and bills payment. For instance, BanKO’s PondoKO savings
account does not require any minimum maintaining balance and earns
an interest of one percent every year, with free life insurance coverage of
five times the average daily balance (ADB) if the account has an ADB of
P2,000 for the past six months. Another notable service is PaniguroKO,
BanKO’s microinsurance product, which gives clients P50,000 coverage
for accidental death, P5,000 assistance in case of fire and lightning, P2,500
assistance in case of flood, typhoon, and earthquake. Clients may avail
themselves of this product by paying a subscription fee of P365, which
covers a one-year period.
Competitiveness key to development—JAZA
Over the years the concept of “competitiveness” has fast
become an important indicator for the stage of development a
country or an institution has reached, as well as for its level of
productivity. It has also become apparent that for true progress
to happen, government, private, and business institutions, as
well as the rest of the country, should work hard to measure up
to global competitiveness standards.
At present, there are a number of organizations that release important
reports ranking various countries according to competitiveness.
These include the World Economic Forum, with the Global
Competitiveness Index; the International Finance Corporation, with
the Doing Business Report; and Transparency International, with
its Corruption Perception Index. These reports serve as valuable
tools that guide investors on the overall “health,” based on several
indicators, of the country they wish to invest in, or are already
working in. Similarly, the report serves to show countries and their
institutions their strengths and weaknesses, and offer a guide on how
they could improve their ranking.
Sadly, the Philippines does not fare very well in these
competitiveness reports; even with improvements in ranking over
the past couple of years, the country still needs to address various
challenges to competitiveness, which include the perennial problems
of corruption, bureaucratic inefficiency, and the inadequacy of
infrastructure. Long-term challenges in the areas of education,
science and technology, and innovation also need to be addressed.
Speaking at an event organized by the Financial Executives of
the Philippines (FINEX), Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, chairman
and chief executive officer of Ayala Corporation, affirmed Ayala’s
commitment to helping the country become more competitive.
According to JAZA, the “ultimate goal of improving competitiveness
is to drive inclusive growth that results in significant drops in poverty
incidence and to expand the middle class.” These two factors, he
said, can help “create progressive economic development.”
JAZA also identified four “drivers of competitiveness”—firm-level
competitiveness, human resources, inclusive growth, and regional
competitiveness.
At present, the Philippines is one of the countries in the world that
has set up a government agency whose primary mandate is to take
steps toward improving the country’s competitiveness ranking. A
collaboration between the public and private sectors, the National
Competitiveness Council envisions “a competitive Philippines,”
and hopes to “instill a culture of excellence,” which shall serve as a
“development engine.”
JAZA applauded the dedication of the NCC to improving the
competitiveness ranking of the country. Although many things
need to be done, the partnership between the private and
government sectors toward competitiveness is an important step
toward the right direction.
2/20/12 8:19:34 AM
14th AYLC delegates challenged to
‘win hearts and minds’
US Treasury’s Wolin visits
Manila Water, BanKO
Wolin (left) visits a BanKO
partner outlet with Raul Jereza,
BanKO vice president for
community banking; Teresita
Tan, BanKO president;
and JAZA
The 81 delegates of
the 14th AYLC with
Ayala officials
Officials from the US Treasury
Department, Ayala, and Manila
Water, led by US Treasury
Deputy Secretary Neal Wolin
(front, fourth from left), Manila
Water President Gerardo Ablaza
Jr., and JAZA visit the South
Septage (front, third from left)
Treatment Plant in Taguig
Department of Education Secretary Armin Luistro receives from Ayala Corporation Chairman
Emeritus Jaime Zobel de Ayala, Chairman and CEO Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, and
President and COO Fernando Zobel de Ayala, the company’s pledge of P2.5 million to support
TEN Moves!, a private-sector-led campaign to help DepEd address classroom shortage
nationwide. The Ayala Young Leaders Congress, Integrated Micro-Electronics employees, and
Ayala Multi-Purpose Cooperative also donated more than P1 million to the cause. Also in photo
are (from left) Ayala managing director John Philip Orbeta, Vicky Garchitorena, Ayala Foundation
President Luli Heras-de Leon, and senior director Mario Deriquito
Eighty-one of the country’s most promising youth leaders headed to
Alfonso, Cavite, on February 7 to 12 to participate in this year’s National
Ayala Young Leaders Congress.
Now on its 14th year, the four-day congress carried the theme, Winning
Hearts and Minds: Changing Paradigms. The annual conference, which
is the Ayala group’s flagship program for youth development, challenged
participants to bring meaningful change to their schools and communities
through leadership.
“We want our participants to realize that the work of leadership and
bringing about change necessarily involves winning and transforming
the hearts and minds of the communities they lead,” said AYLC program
director John Philip Orbeta.
This year’s delegates came from 56 higher education institutions, including
the Philippine Military Academy, Philippine National Police Academy, and a
number of seminaries.
Other notable figures from government, business, and the sociocivic and
arts sectors all shared their personal experiences in servant leadership
during the congress. These included Philippine Air Force commanding
general Lt. Gen. Oscar Rabena, Ligao City Mayor Linda Gonzales, musician
Noel Cabangon, and GMA 7 journalist Kara David.
DepEd Sec. Luistro keynotes AYLC 2012
Education Secretary Armin Luistro, who encouraged participants to serve
as agents of positive change in their respective schools and communities,
keynoted this year’s AYLC. Known for his lifelong commitment to service,
education, and leadership, Luistro is no stranger to the art of moving hearts
and minds.
“I’m not a born leader. It’s not a choice on my part,” said Luistro. “Whenever
I find myself in any leadership position, it’s always been thrust upon me
because of circumstances. My leadership style is actually learning the ropes
in the process.”
An official from the United States Treasury Department
was in the country in January and on separate occasions
visited projects sites of the Manila Water Company and
BPI-Globe BanKO.
Neal Wolin, deputy secretary of the United States Treasury
Department, was joined by Ayala and Manila Water officials led by
Ayala Chairman Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala and Manila Water
President Gerardo Ablaza Jr. They visited the South Septage
Treatment Plant (SSTP), the largest septage treatment plant in
Southeast Asia. SSTP is located in Taguig.
During the visit, Manila Water officials briefed Wolin on the
company’s successful efforts in the area of public–private
partnerships (PPP). They pointed out that government and private
sector cooperation, under a clear and objective performancebased framework, can result in significant improvements in
service coverage and quality. In particular, the PPP framework for
Metro Manila’s water sector enabled Manila Water, through the
government’s Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System
(MWSS), to reduce systems losses, improve water availability, and
expand service coverage to more communities.
Wolin also met with officials from BPI-Globe BanKO, the country’s
first mobile microfinance bank, and visited Gamot Publiko, one
of BanKO’s partner outlets in Kamuning, Quezon City. He was
accompanied by JAZA, Globe President and BanKO Chairman
Ernest Cu, and BanKO President Teresita Tan. Also present
were other BanKO officials, as well as representatives from the
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas and the United States Embassy in the
Philippines.
During their visit to Gamot Publiko, Wolin was given an overview
of the mobile bank’s operations, including the speed and
convenience that it offers. Wolin also had the chance to interact
with BanKO clients.
“It is an honor to have Deputy Secretary Wolin visit Gamot
Publiko, one of BanKO’s mobile banking sites,” said Tan. “As he
and BanKO uphold the same vision for financial inclusion, it is
wonderful to be able to share with him what is being done here
for our unbanked Filipinos and how this can further enhance their
financial confidence and propensity to save.”
He added: “I’ve always worked with teams. In any of the work I’ve done as a
leader, I never think of it as my work; it’s always the team.”
2/20/12 8:19:35 AM
Ayala Foundation signs three-year contract with USAID
Ayala Foundation Inc. and the United States
Agency for International Development
(USAID) held a ceremonial project contract
signing on November 2 last year, after
USAID had chosen AFI for the project,
“Strengthening the Capacity of Civil Society
Organizations in the Philippines.”
Seated, from left: Reed Aeschliman (USAID), Mario Deriquito
(Ayala Foundation), Gregory Beck (USAID), JAZA, Gloria Steele
(USAID), and Marissa Camacho (Ayala Foundation). Standing, from
left: Norman Jiao (Association of Foundations), Tito Rivera (Ayala
Foundation), Sixto Macasaet (Caucus of Development NGOs),
Minerva Baylon (UP NCPAG), Gerry Porta (USAID), Maria Rendon
(USAID), Catherine Hamlin (USAID), James Soukamneuth (USAID),
and Ria Orca (USAID)
Covering three years, the project will be
implemented by AFI and its consortium partners,
which include the Association of Foundations,
Caucus of Development NGOs (CODE-NGO),
National College of Public Administration and
Governance (NCPAG), Philippine Business
for Social Progress (PBSP), and the Philippine
Council for NGO Certification (PCNC).
BPI names Outstanding
Expat Pinoy Children 2011
The project seeks to build the capacities of
120 selected civil society organizations, so
they can serve their target communities better
through sustainable solutions, improved
accountability, and the ability to compete for
and manage donor resources.
Leading the contract signing were Jaime
Augusto Zobel de Ayala, Ayala Foundation
co–vice chairman, and Gregory Beck, USAID
deputy assistant administrator–Asia Bureau.
Also in attendance were USAID Philippines
Director Gloria Steele, AFI Senior Director
Mario Deriquito, project chief of party Marissa
Camacho, and representatives from the
project consortium.
Alveo Land launches
Kroma Tower
Ten children of overseas Filipinos are chosen for the 2011 BPI Expat Pinoy Children
Awards. In photo are Nestor Espenilla, deputy governor, Bangko Sentral ng
Pilipinas; Aurelio Montinola III, president, BPI; Jo Jan Paul Peñol, Ibang Klaseng
Community Leader Awardee, Ibang Klaseng Talino Awardees Randel Bernandino,
Rizaldie Zambra Jr., and Anne Dorcas Domingo; event host and youth advocate
Patricia Evangelista; musical theater artist and 2006 BPInoy Awardee Lea Salonga;
Ibang Klaseng Talino Awardees Threscia Grace Robles, Johna Pauline Mandac,
Dean Cris Acabo, Mark Eden Ellaga, and Jaybhett Andal; Rosalinda DimapilisBaldoz, secretary of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE); and
Antonio Paner, executive vice president, BPI
Kroma Tower soon to rise at Legaspi Village
The Bank of the Philippine Islands named the Ten Outstanding Expat
Pinoy Children for 2011. Now on its fifth year, the awards chose eight
students for the Ibang Klaseng Talino category, and one each for the
Ibang Klaseng Community Leader and Ibang Klaseng Athlete categories.
“We at BPI recognize the sacrifices and hard work of Expat Pinoy parents
and their children as they bring pride to our country while living miles from
each other,” said Raul Dimayuga, BPI senior vice president and head of
global remittance. “Through the annual Search for the Ten Outstanding
Expat Pinoy Children, we honor these outstanding youth who exhibit the
value of excellence and cultivate nationalism that every Filipino family
should emulate.”
2011 Ibang Klaseng Talino awardee Anne Dorcas Domingo spoke about
the difficulty of having an overseas Filipino father: “I never believed those
who say ‘Sanayan lang yan,’ because this physical distance is not one
that takes only getting used to, but a whole lot more—wisdom, strength,
faith.” Anne is currently a third-year management engineering student at
the Ateneo de Manila University.
Meanwhile, Jo Jan Paul Peñol, 2011 Ibang Klaseng Community Leader
and municipal councilor of Pavia, Iloilo, recognized the contributions of
overseas Filipinos to the country: “I am proud to say that I am a product
of an OFW—who gives extra strength and power to this nation.” Jo is now
on his third year as a political science and public administration student at
the Central Philippines University.
Other winners of the Ibang Klaseng Talino award were Dean Macabe,
Jaybhett Andal, Johna Mandac, Mark Ellaga, Randel Bernandino, Rizaldie
Zambra Jr., and Threscia Robles. Patrick Unso, who has won several
track and field competitions here and abroad, won the Ibang Klaseng
Athlete award.
After successfully introducing several new developments in key
locations and targeting virtually all market segments, Ayala Land Inc.
welcomes the New Year by launching projects that strengthen its
position as a leading full-line property developer in the country.
In January, Alveo Land, fully owned ALI subsidiary, introduced to the
public its latest mixed-use high-rise development in the Makati Central
Business District (MCBD). Named Kroma Tower, the new development
will soon rise along De la Rosa Street in Legaspi Village, just a short
walk from the offices of top business organizations in the country, as
well as the top cultural, commercial, and lifestyle destinations in Makati.
In addition, Kroma Tower meets the lifestyle needs of many urban
professionals in the MCBD, not only through its strategic location, but
also through its notable features, such as space-efficient units and sleek
amenities, including a rooftop enterprise lounge that offers a distinctive
view of the city.
Set to occupy 3,163 square meters of prime land, Kroma Tower will
be 46 stories high and will offer over 1,600 square meters of urban
amenities, including a landscaped public park. The tower will also
feature retail shops and restaurants on the first and second floors.
A total of 821 studio-type, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom residential
units are available. Special units are also located on the amenity and
penthouse floors.
2/20/12 8:19:37 AM
GILAS officially turned over to DepEd
After facilitating the connection of 46 percent of the country’s
public high schools, the Gearing up Internet Literacy and
Access for Students (GILAS) consortium officially handed over
to the Department of Education (DepEd) the task of providing all
public high schools access to the Internet. GILAS was the very
first private sector initiative in education to be mainstreamed
and scaled up by the government.
The ceremonial GILAS turnover was held at the Hotel Dusit on
November 21 last year. In attendance were as many as 300
beneficiaries, supporters, and project partners, including DepEd
Secretary Armin Luistro and GILAS Co-Chairman Jaime Augusto
Zobel de Ayala.
“It was certainly a lofty dream for us to bring computers and the
Internet to all the Philippine public high schools,” said JAZA. “Today,
with the full support of the Department of Education that dream will be
realized by all our public high school students.”
Since 2005, the GILAS consortium has been working with DepEd,
local government units, and numerous individual donors and
JAZA and DepEd Secretary
Armin Luistro
institutional partners in a unified effort to reach out to all public high schools
in the country.
In 2004, before the launch of GILAS, only six percent of what was then
5,443 public high schools were connected to the Internet. After more than
six years of collaborative effort, GILAS has provided a total of 3,306 public
high schools with computer laboratories and Internet access. This number
represents 46 percent of the present number of public high schools in the
Philippines, pegged at 7,154.
GILAS mobilized more than P365 million from various sources including
national government agencies; representatives from both houses of
Congress; local government units; for-profit and nonprofit organizations,
both local and international; and individual Filipinos in the country and
abroad, specifically in the US, where Ayala Foundation USA, now the
Philippine Development Foundation, raised about $1.5 million from the
Filipino diaspora and friends of the Philippines.
Said JAZA: “This success is due in large measure to you, our many
GILAS partners who shared in our aspiration, tirelessly worked with us to
achieve it, and committed significant resources to realize our vision of an
empowered, educated, and informed youth.”
Victoria Garchitorena
GILAS stakeholders officially turn over the project to the DepEd. From left: Ramon Isberto
(PLDT-Smart Foundation), Saturnino Belen (Bato Balani Foundation) Arthur Tan (IMI),
JAZA, Education Secretary Armin Luistro, Victoria Garchitorena, Jeffrey Woodruff (American
Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines), Felipe Gozon (GMA Network), Ricardo Banaag
(Intel Philippines), and Francisco Sandejas (Narra Venture Capital)
Present during the event were representatives from the GILAS consortium. Seated,
from left: Ramon Isberto (Smart), Victoria Garchitorena (Ayala Foundation), Secretary
Armin Luistro (Department of Education), JAZA, Yoly Crisanto (Globe), and
Kazumasa Sakakura (Mitsubishi). Standing, from left: Ernie Tarroza (Narra Venture
Capital), Francisco Sandejas (Narra Venture Capital), Rafael Lopa (PBSP), Arthur
Tan (IMI), Ching Jorge (Bato Balani Foundation), Peter Perfecto (Makati Business
Club), Saturnino Belen (Bato Balani Foundation), Jeffrey Woodruff (American
Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines), Asec. Rey Laguda (DepEd), Mario
Deriquito (Ayala Foundation), a representative from the DTI, and Rob Nazal (Globe)
The GILAS operations team led by senior director Mario
Deriquito and AFI volunteers
The GILAS final report, given to stakeholders and
partners during the turnover ceremony
2/20/12 8:19:49 AM
World-famous Pinoys win at 2011 BPInoy Awards
True Pinoys, no matter how far they’ve
gone, always remember their roots.
For the 2011 BPInoy Awardees of the
Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI),
their being Filipino has contributed
significantly to the success they are
enjoying.
The sixth batch of BPInoy awardees
included Ma. Fatima de Vera-Francisco,
Procter and Gamble vice president
for North America Baby Care and
Global Innovation; Allan Pineda Jr.,
more popularly known as Apl.de.Ap,
record producer, and member of the
internationally famous group Black
Eyed Peas; and Emmanuel “Manny”
Pacquiao, Sarangani representative and
considered the “best pound-for-pound
boxer” in the world.
De Vera-Francisco joined P&G
Philippines after graduating from
college. She moved up the P&G
hierarchy, eventually joining the
company’s headquarters in America.
Now, she is its highest-ranking
female general manager. Even with
her successful career, she remains a
dedicated mother, proving it is possible
to balance work and family life.
Meanwhile, Pineda went to America at the
age of 14. There, he began performing
with his friend and BEP co-founder
William Adams (will i am). In 2008, he
founded the Apl Foundation in an effort
to help his home province of Pampanga
and other indigenous communities
through education and music.
Fatima de Vera-Francisco (center) receives the BPInoy Award from
JAZA. Also present are (from left) Teresita Tan, EVP and group head of
BPI’s Overseas Banking and Channel Services; Carmelita May Dimzon,
administrator of the Overseas Workers Welfare Association; and Marie
Josephine Ocampo, BPI chief marketing officer
Finally, Pacquiao is one of the greatest
boxers of all time. He is the reigning WBC
Super Welterweight World Champion,
WBO Welterweight World Champion, and
the IBO Junior Welterweight Champion.
He was the first boxer to win 10 world
titles in eight divisions. Manny also serves
as a congressman, representing his
hometown of Sarangani.
Past BPInoy Awards winners include
executive chef of the White House
Cristeta Comerford; BBC anchor Rico
Hizon; singer and actress Lea Salonga;
cardiovascular surgeon Jorge Garcia;
and fashion designer Josie Cruz-Natori.
DFA locates its consular office
in MarQuee Mall
Apl.de.Ap (center) receives the BPInoy Award from BPI President Aurelio
Montinola (third from right). Also present are Raul Dimayuga, senior vice
president and head of the Global Remittance Division; Antonio Paner,
executive vice president, treasurer, and head of Global Banking; Gil
Buenaventura, senior executive vice president and COO; Teresita Tan,
executive vice president; and Marie Josephine Ocampo, chief
marketing officer
Pres. Aquino lauds Globe’s
$790M modernization program
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Department of Foreign
Affairs Secretary Albert
del Rosario (left) and
ALI President Antonino
Aquino during the
signing of the MOA
The Department of Foreign Affairs
(DFA) has entered into a public–private
partnership (PPP) with Ayala Land Inc. for
the hosting of a consular office.
Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario
and Ayala Land President Antonino
Aquino signed on December 16, 2011, a
memorandum of agreement between the
DFA and ALI subsidiary North Beacon
Commercial Corporation. It covered the
transfer of the DFA Satellite Office at Clark
Field to a new 800-sqm facility in MarQuee
Mall.
“The transfer of DFA satellite offices to
first-class facilities in shopping malls
underscores the commitment of the DFA
to better serve the public by making it
more convenient for our people to avail
themselves of passport and other consular
services,” said Secretary del Rosario.
Zobel de Ayala, chairman of Ayala Corporation and Globe Telecom, and Chua Sock Koong, chief
executive officer of Singapore Telecommunications. They also participated in the ceremonial
switching on of the “green light” for the project.
President Aquino praised Globe’s efforts to constantly improve itself, noting that his goal for the
country is practically the same as Globe’s—“to make great things possible for the Filipino. This is
the philosophy behind our thrust towards inclusive growth.... We would like to thank Globe for this
massive investment, for placing a bet on our country’s future.”
Globe’s network modernization program, touted as its most significant investment in the last two
decades, includes an all-Internet Protocol (IP) infrastructure, pervasive 3G coverage, double fiberoptics capacity, and 4G and Long-Term Evolution (LTE) readiness.
According to Cu, the modernization program is unprecedented, with $700 million earmarked for total
infrastructure development and $90 million for IT transformation. Moreover, 70 percent of the network
will be done within 12 months, and completed in 18 months. Globe customers can look forward to
improved call quality, instantaneous SMS delivery, and remarkably fast mobile Internet access.
At the press conference following the launch, JAZA said: “The landscape of telecommunications
services and the demand for bandwidth have changed dramatically over the last couple of years.
We in the Ayala group and Singtel group felt that we have an opportunity to take Globe Telecom to a
completely new level from an infrastructure design point of view.”
“Globe was one of SingTel’s earliest investments and since then Globe has really helped revolutionize
the industry by setting new standards,” observed Chua. “We are supportive of Globe’s network
modernization project to improve the standard of quality of customer experience. The philosophy is
certainly consistent with the Singtel group—putting customers at the center of everything.”
“I thank our shareholders for the support they have given to this initiative,” said Cu. “The program
has been called very ambitious, but it is well worth doing because our customers are asking for it.
They are changing their habits, the handsets they use, the way they are using our network. With this
transformation of network and IT, Globe has all the elements to truly become a challenger in this
market. We expect to remain competitive as we move forward, all putting the customer first.”
2/20/12 8:19:53 AM
Globe takes the iPhone mania to the next level
To welcome the arrival of the iPhone
4S, the latest version of Apple’s
widely popular iPhone series, Globe
Telecom threw a big party at the Ayala
Museum on December 15 last year.
Prior to the official launch of the latest
iPhone, which was scheduled at the
stroke of midnight, top DJs played house
and dance music for iPhone fans, which
included celebrities and loyal Globe and
Apple clients.
Ten minutes before midnight, Ernest
Cu, Globe president and chief executive
officer, took center stage and talked
about why Globe offers the best iPhone
4S deal. Acknowledging the huge crowd
that excitedly waited until midnight,
Cu instructed Siri—a virtual personal
assistant, which is one of the most highly
anticipated features of the iPhone 4S—to
start the countdown 10 seconds before
midnight.
As the clock struck 12, eager Globe
subscribers trooped to the Globe flagship
store at Greenbelt to claim pre-ordered
iPhone 4S units, while other guests went
on with the party.
Globe President and CEO
Ernest Cu sets the stage for
the countdown before the
new iPhone 4S becomes
officially available
DJ Kaskade’s music gets the celebration going, as
Apple fans and party guests await the official launch of
the new iPhone 4S
New pipeline to boost water
supply, pressure in eastern
Metro Manila
The Manila Water Company has begun the P720 million
Southeast Transmission Mains Project, which is expected
to further improve water pressure, as well as ensure the
uninterrupted supply of water, for its clients in the eastern portion
of Metro Manila and some parts of Rizal. Once completed, as
many as 1.5 million people residing in Marikina, Pasig, Cainta,
Taytay, Binangonan, and Antipolo will directly benefit from the
service improvement project.
The project, which is being implemented in three phases, begins at the
treatment plant in Balara, Quezon City, and will pass along the banks
of the creek inside Kaingin and Loyola Grand Villas, cross Marikina
River all the way to Calumpang in Marikina, and move toward Marcos
Highway before traversing the length of Imelda Avenue. Target date of
completion is the first quarter of 2012.
Once completed, the Southeast Transmission Line will shoulder the
projected increase in supply requirement of eastern Metro Manila,
which continues to grow rapidly. It will also deload the PG-6 line, which
is the main conveyance of water to the Marikina–Pasig–Rizal areas, thus
making the network more reliable and resilient to seismic events.
Personnel from the Globe Greenbelt
Store prepare to assist the first wave of
iPhone 4S fans
(From left) Cathy Hufana-Ang, Jay Beltran, Xian Lim, Leah de Guzman,
Alex Escat, Yoly Crisanto, Garlic Garcia, and Dong Ronquillo
Ayala wins bid for
first PPP road project
continued from p. 1
Daang Hari is a major arterial road connecting Metro Manila to
the rapidly growing towns of Imus, Dasmariñas, and Bacoor,
Cavite. The Daang Hari Project will be a new road that exits
the SLEX near the Susana Heights Interchange and passes
through government properties in Muntinlupa, ending at Daang
Hari near Verdana Homes in Imus, Cavite. This road provides
strategic access to Cavite, much needed relief to traffic in the
congested Alabang–Zapote Road and Commerce Avenue.
Ayala Corporation President and Chief Operating Officer
Fernando Zobel de Ayala said: “We are delighted to have
submitted a competitive proposal for the first project under
the government’s public–private partnership program. This is
a good initial foray in the transport infrastructure space and
we believe this successful experience working within a public–
private partnership framework would be helpful in pursuing
future PPP initiatives. This road project provides significant
opportunities for synergy within the Ayala group, especially our
real-estate group, Ayala Land Inc., as it cuts travel time to our
residential and commercial projects in this rapidly growing part
of the metropolis.”
Ayala, in partnership with Getinsa, a Spanish engineering
company with expertise in global infrastructure projects,
expects to begin the detailed design stage, which will be
completed in four months. The DPWH expects to complete all
right-of-way requirements within six months of signing of the
concession agreement.
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JZA, Greater Good Apparel join hands to support
Haribon’s Road to 2020
Jaime Zobel de Ayala, chairman emeritus of Ayala
Corporation, closely collaborated with the men behind
Greater Good Apparel to come up with fashionable new
shirt designs. But the new collection is not merely a fashion
statement—it was also created to make a social and
environmental statement.
Launched on December 2, the “Jaime Zobel x Greater Good
Collection” was created to support Haribon Foundation’s Road to
2020 initiative, an “environmental conservation movement to restore
1 million hectares of rainforests using native tree species by the
year 2020.”
The new collection was also Greater Good’s way of drumming
up interest for its One for One initiative. Every time a customer
purchases an item from the collection, three seedlings will be
planted in rainforests in the country.
Present during the launch were JZA, Greater Good owners
Christian and Michael Concepcion, Jose Concepcion Jr., Kit
Zobel, and others.
JZA with Jose Concepcion Jr
The Jaime Zobel x Greater
Good Collection is now
available at Greater Good’s
stores
In photo are (from left) Christian
Concepcion, Greater Good co-owner;
JZA, Anabelle Plantilla, Haribon COO; Kit
Zobel; host Bianca Valerio; and Michael
Concepcion, Greater Good co-owner
New eco-sanitation facility for Pasig River inaugurated
Partners for the ongoing program to clean up the Pasig River and its tributaries join
hands during the launch of Manila Water’s sanitation project that will benefit residents
of tenement buildings located along the Estero de Paco. In photo are (from left): Manila
Water East Zone Business Operations group director Ferdinand de la Cruz, Manila
Mayor Alfredo Lim, ABS-CBN Foundation President Gina Lopez, Manila Water President
Gerardo Ablaza, Manila Water Makati Area Business Manager Elmer Largo, and
Barangay chairman Winnie Cruz
A new ecological sanitation facility to help clean up the Pasig River
was inaugurated by Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission Chair
Gina Lopez, Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim, and Manila Water President
Gerardo Ablaza Jr.
Situated at the head of the Estero de Paco, the eco-sanitation facility
was built to support the campaign to revive the polluted river. This was
one of Manila Water’s contributions to Kapit Bisig Para sa Ilog Pasig
(KBPIP), a partnership program spearheaded by ABS-CBN Foundation.
The new sanitation facility will help hasten the rehabilitation and cleanup
efforts for the Pasig River.
The Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC) and KBPIP
consider the Estero de Paco—one of the polluted tributaries of the
Pasig River—as the first water body to be completely rehabilitated,
with the intention of using this pilot project as the template for the
cleanup of the other esteros.
In the past two years, the program has successfully relocated informal
settlers living along the waterways, as well as removed the solid waste
floating in the water. The companies handling the water concession in the
east (Manila Water) and west (Maynilad Water Services) zones of Metro
Manila have significantly helped in the collection of the sewage that used to
be discharged indiscriminately into the estero.
During a brief ceremony, Lopez thanked Lim and Manila Water for their
support, saying: “The clean-up of the Pasig and the Estero de Paco is about
life and hope, particularly when people work together to help each other.”
For his part, Ablaza said: “The company is pleased to be a partner of the
PRRC under Miss Gina Lopez and the City of Manila in cleaning the Estero
de Paco. The cleanup can be done if we all help in the collective effort.
Manila Water is glad to serve the 500 residents of the Paco Tenement that
will be the first beneficiaries of this wastewater project, which employs an
ecological sanitation process ... in reducing the pollution in sewage.”
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Ayala Land affirms commitment to sustainability
through the ‘Appreciating Earth’ campaign
The pursuit of sustainability in all of Ayala Land’s
developments and operations, as well as in the communities
it affects, continues to be a very important objective of the
company. At Ayala Land, sustainability means building
communities that do not only meet the diverse needs of
existing customers, but also allowing these communities to
thrive for generations, offering them environmentally sensitive
products and design, and contributing to uplifting the lives of
people in and around them.
As part of its commitment to nation-building, Ayala Land
is moving forward in its efforts to make sustainability a
purposeful and consistent part of everything it does—from
the choices it makes in terms of land acquisition, to the
master-planning of communities and townships it develops,
to the design of products that incorporate green elements to
make them energy-efficient, environmentally sound, and truly
sustainable. It becomes more and more important for Ayala
Land to get the market to appreciate two things: the value and
benefits of sustainable developments and of “going green.”
However, at Ayala Land, being sustainable goes beyond
merely “going green”—it takes into consideration such
principles as community stewardship and social development
(which includes engaging the community and giving support
for local arts and culture), personnel development, health and
safety, and accountability.
The series of print ads comprising Ayala Land’s “Appreciating
Earth” campaign highlights the company’s various
developments, and how each of them has integrated its
commitment to the pillars of sustainability into its business.
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Harvard Business School
Board Meeting with the HBS Faculty and Officers
Discussing updates from the Asia Pacific and Japan research
centers, innovations at Harvard, and global competitiveness
Asia Pacific Advisory Board
meets in Manila
Members of the Asia Pacific Board of Harvard Business School, including
the school’s faculty and officers, met in the Philippines for the first time,
last January 15 to 17.
Gabby Lopez and Veronica Tao Chevalier
HBS APAB board chairman
Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala
The HBS advisory board, currently chaired by Ayala Corporation Chairman Jaime
Augusto Zobel de Ayala, is composed of distinguished business leaders from
Asia Pacific and the United States.
Its members include former Singapore Minister of Foreign Affairs B. G. George
Yeo, former US Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao, Hawaii National Bank Chairman
Warren Luke, Mitsubishi Corporation Senior Corporate Adviser Minoru Makihara,
GE Southeast Asia President Stuart Lounsbury Dean, and Sony Corporation
Advisory Board Chairman Nobuyuki Idei.
William Ferris AC and Thierry
Georges Porte
Victoria Winston and Nobuyuki Idei
Their visit began with a tour of the Ayala Museum’s Gold of Ancestors exhibit, a
collection of over 1,000 gold objects that date as far back as the 10th century.
This was followed by a private dinner hosted by JAZA and Lizzie Zobel at their
residence.
On January 16, the board met with HBS faculty, led by Krishna Palepu, senior
associate dean for international development; Richard H. K. Vietor, senior
associate dean and faculty chair for Asia Pacific; and Gunnar Trumbull, associate
professor of business administration. The group discussed updates on HBS and
its regional research centers, as well as global issues affecting the Asia Pacific.
That night, they met more than 100 Philippine alumni of the Harvard Business
School, led by Francisco Lopez and Ramon del Rosario Jr., in a special cocktail
reception at the Ayala Museum.
To close their Manila visit, the group toured Corregidor Island, one of the most
significant historical tourist sites in the Philippines.
Professor Richard Vietor
Professor Krishna Palepu
Minoru Makihara
Welcome Reception at the Ayala Museum
Meeting the HBS alumni in the Philippines, including officers
of the Ayala group
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HBS Asia Pacific Advisory Board with HBS faculty and officers
a
Present at the HBS Advisory Board Meeting in Manila are the following:(First row, from left) Founder and CEO, Japan Communications Frank Seiji Sanda; HBSAPAB chair Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala;
Senior Corporate Adviser, Mitsubishi Corporation Minoru “Ben” Makihara; 24th US Secretary of Labor, Distinguished Fellow of The Heritage Foundation Elaine Chao; HBS Senior Associate Dean, Asia
Pacific Initiative Richard Vietor; HBS Senior Associate Dean for International Deveopment Krishna Palepu; CEO Wallwalker LLC Ken Hakuta; HBS Executive Director for Global Initiative Victoria Winston;
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Visiting Scholar Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, B. G. George Yong-Boon Yeo; Director, Shing Kwan Investments Pte. Ltd
Veronica Tao Chevalier; Chairman of the Advisory Board Sony Corporation Nobuyuki Idei; (second row, from left) HBS Staff Administrator Asia Pacific Research Center Connie Yeung, Associate Director
Global Initiative Andrew Elrick; HBS Associate Professor Gunnar Trumbull; President, GE Southeast Asia General Electric Company Stuart Lounsbury Dean; Executive Chairman, CHAMP Private Equity
William Ferris; Managing Director Harbour Vest Partners (Asia) Ltd., Philip Bilden; Chairman and Publisher, VietnamNet Media Group Nguyen Anh Tuan; Operating Partner, JC Flowers and Co, Thierry
Georges Porte; Chairman and CEO, Hawaii National Bank Warren Luke; Chairman, ID SoftCapital Inc. Stan Shih; Chairman of the Board, Neoteny Co. Ltd. Jun Makihara; Executive Director, HBS Asia
Pacific Research Center Michael S.T. Chen; President and Director, YBM Inc., Dr. Sunshik Min; and General Managing Director, NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation), Executive Director, HBS Japan
Research Center Nobuo Sato. Not in photo: Chairman of ABS-CBN News Broadcasting Eugenio Lopez III, and HBS Managing Director for Development Josh Merrow
Tour of Gold od Ancestors exhibition
Historical Tour of Corregidor Island
Appreciating Ayala Museum’s collection of over 1,000 pre-colonial
gold objects found in the Philippines
Learning more about Philippine history on the “Island of Valor,
Peace, and International Understanding”
u
HBS guests with architect and heritage conservationist Mico Manalo
HBS alumni and guests visit the Ayala Museum with AFI
President Luli Heras-de Leon (center, left photo) and curator
Ken Esguerra (left, right photo)
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Christmas at Ayala
The season of g
Here is how the
Nearly 11,000 volunteers participate in Ayala Malls’ ‘Inspire’ campaign
Apl.de.Ap, FZA,
JZA, JAZA, and
talented YouTube
sensation Arjohn
Gilbert at the
Different Heroes,
Different Voices
concert in
Greenbelt 5
JZA and JAZA join Apl.de.Ap, performers, and kids invited by the
Ninoy and Cory Aquino Foundation on stage in celebration of Ayala
Malls’ “Inspire” Campaign
Apl.de.Ap headlines the Different Heroes, Different Voices concert
Other performers include Zia Padilla Quizon, and Piolo Pascual
In celebration of the Christmas season last
year, the Ayala Malls launched the “Inspire”
campaign, which enjoined mall goers
and clients to “cultivate their inner hero.”
Almost 11,000 people responded to the call,
volunteering their time, talent, and resources
for the benefit of various causes.
Ayala Malls partnered with a number of nonprofit
organizations, which encouraged mall goers
to know a little more about the activities of
these organizations, and learn how they could
volunteer. Each organization had a booth,
where they could invite shoppers to volunteer
for their upcoming activities, make a donation,
or purchase Christmas ornaments, the sale of
which would benefit the foundations’ projects.
Among the participating organizations were
Ayala Foundation, Children’s Hour, Habitat for
Humanity, HERO Foundation, the Ninoy and
Cory Aquino Foundation, and the World Wide
Fund for Nature–Philippines.
A total of 10,809 volunteers expressed their
support for these foundations’ various projects.
Among the activities the volunteers signed up for
were the Ninoy and Cory Aquino Foundation’s
tree-planting activity at the Marikina Watershed;
the WWF–Philippines’ educational programs
on climate change and waste management;
Habitat’s house-building activities; and HERO
Foundation’s campaign to gather books and
school supplies for the orphaned children of
soldiers.
Also part of the “Inspire” campaign was a
Christmas concert series, which did not only
gather some of the country’s top performers,
but also presented inspiring and heartwarming
stories of heroism. Apl.de.Ap of the international
singing group Black Eyed Peas headlined the
main concert in the series, entitled of Different
Heroes, Different Voices. The series also
featured performances by Piolo Pascual, Sam
Milby, Sam Concepcion, Matteo Guidacelli,
Angeline Pascual, and the STEPS Dancers,
among others.
Ayala Malls also partnered with Mastercard
to set up the Everyday Heroes booth. In
these booths, customers were encouraged
to show their appreciation for the heroes in
their everyday lives. These booths also offered
discounts, freebies, and more opportunities to
help different causes.
Honda Cars Makati dealerships spread the joy of Christmas
Honda Cars Shaw and Honda Cars Pasig, two
dealerships affiliated with Honda Cars Makati
Inc. (HCMI), spread the joy of Christmas last
year by giving back to their customers and the
community.
the event were also given a pencil case
and Angry Birds toy stick, while adults took
home foam wash and 20-point check-up gift
certificates.
Honda Cars Shaw organized an early Christmas
celebration for its loyal customers on December
3 at the Honda Cars Showroom, where activities
for the whole family were held.
Meanwhile, Honda Cars Pasig celebrated
the Christmas season by giving support to
Bagumbayan Elementary School in Pasig,
which recently celebrated its first year of
providing special education classes for
children with special needs.
While kids participated in a Christmas card
design contest, their parents attended a seminar
on fuel efficiency, defensive driving, and
warranty sponsored by Honda, or a free makeup demonstration sponsored by Ellana Mineral
Cosmetics.
Prizes for the card design contest included a
Cherry Mobile phone with a P200 call card,
Globe Tattoo sticks, board games, and various
Honda merchandise. All the kids who attended
Honda Cars Pasig celebrates Christmas by helping the
SPED students of Bagumbayan Elementary School and
the residents of Tahanang Walang Hagdanan
The dealership gave the elementary school
students instructional and educational
materials that would help improve their sensory
and language skills, as well as toys.
All of these gifts were purchased from
Tahanang Walang Hagdanan Inc., an
organization that serves people who are unable
to walk. The organization sells handcrafted
educational materials.
Kids enjoy craft making while Honda Cars Shaw
customers participate in a defensive driving seminar
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on of giving is the most highly anticipated time of the year.
ow the Ayala group celebrated Christmas in 2011
n
Globe, OWWA set Guinness record for biggest ‘kris kringle’
Globe Telecom, in partnership with the Overseas
Workers Welfare Administrator (OWWA), made the
world’s biggest kris kringle (also known as secret
Santa or “exchange gift”) happen on December 18 in
special events held simultaneously in the Philippines,
Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taiwan.
A total of 4,577 individuals participated in the exchange of
gifts, beating the record set by the United Kingdom–based
television network ITV, which drew 1,562 participants.
Rizza Maniego-Eala, head of Globe International
Business (second from left) and Gil Genio, head
of Globe International and Business Markets (third
from left), express their joy as Guinness Book
of World Records adjudicator Jack Brockbank
(center) confirmed that Globe has made a new
world record for the biggest simultaneous kris
kringle. Also in photo are OWWA Administrator
Carmelita Dimzon (fourth from right) OWWA-NCR
OIC Matet Capa (third from right) and hosts Gabe
Mercado, Giselle Sanchez, and Chiqui Reyes
Thousands of OFWs
and their families
fill up the Rizal
Memorial Coliseum,
setting a new world
record for Globe for
the world’s biggest
simultaneous secret
Santa event
Called the OWWA Family Day, the event served as Globe’s
and OWWA’s way of showing their appreciation for the
efforts and sacrifices made by overseas Filipino workers,
showing that geographic distance should not prevent
families from coming together.
Television host and comedienne Pokwang cheers on
the Singapore-based Pinoys participating in Globe’s
biggest simultaneous kris kringle
“This wonderful event [served] to show the world the
power of the OFWs and to honor the Filipino tradition of
gift-giving especially during the holiday season!” said
Richie Sison, head of International Outbound and Strategic
Alliances of Globe’s Consumer Marketing Group.
Also present at the event was Jack Brockbank,
representative from the Guinness Book of World Records,
who officially declared that the Philippines now holds the
world for the biggest kris kringle.
Overseas Filipino workers converge in Taiwan to participate
in the world’s biggest exchange of gifts organized by
Globe, in cooperation with OWWA and Taiwan Mobile
BPI celebrates a ‘greennovative’ Christmas
The Bank of the Philippine Islands celebrated
Greenovation, which featured the launch of BPI
I-GIVE, the giving of BPI Sustainability Awards, and
the awarding of BPI’s “Earth-Friendly Parol-Making
Contest” last December 13, 2011.
Ayala and BPI Chairman Jaime Augusto Zobel
de Ayala, BPI President Aurelio Montinola III, and
BPI Foundation Executive Director and BPI Chief
Environmental Officer Florendo Maranan attended the
event.
BPI I-GIVE (I Get Involved, I Volunteer for the
Environment), in partnership with the World Wide
Fund for Nature–Philippines, is BPI’s initiative to
reduce its carbon footprint through various activities.
These include a yearlong information campaign
to raise employee awareness on environmental
issues, and other activities that encourage less use of
electricity, water, and paper.
“We make a stand to change ways that are wasteful,”
said JAZA. “We want to go with ways that are friendly
to Mother Earth more so as we conduct ourselves
in the workplace and as we go about our day to day
business. BPI I-GIVE strengthens and institutionalizes
what we have already started.”
Employees from
the 15th floor
of the BPI head
office receive
from JAZA the
award for the
best earthfriendly parol
BPI also recognized this year’s recipients of the BPI
Sustainability Awards, given to groups within the company
that spearheaded innovative environment-friendly projects
that resulted in environmental and business gains. The
winning projects for 2011 utilized the Internet for improving
work efficiency while reducing the use of paper and other
resources.
BPI Express Online, where clients can access account
statements and transaction advice for investment funds; an
electronic approval system; and the decision to send out new
policies, endorsements, and renewal notices via e-mail, were
among the winning entries.
Maranan stated that the winning projects show how BPI is
not only transforming its customers’ banking habits, but also
integrating environmental friendliness into its day-to-day
operations. It is a good way to marry innovation with true
compassion for the environment, he added.
WWF–Philippines CEO Jose
Ma. Lorenzo Tan (third from left)
receives a plaque of recognition
from BPI Chief Environmental
Officer Florendo Maranan, BPI
President Aurelio Montinola III,
and JAZA
Montinola agreed, saying that BPI is giving nature
something that it truly deserves. “At BPI, it is relevant
for all of us to take a stand,” he said. “We would not
be able to mount our campaign if it were not for the
concerted effort of our dedicated workforce.”
Meanwhile, BPI’s Earth-Friendly Parol-Making Contest
attracted a total of 41 participants. Now on its third
year, the contest was the company’s way of keeping
the Christmas spirit alive through the use of “green”
materials. The winning entry was the lantern made by
BPI employees from the 15th floor of the head office.
BPI also honored persons and groups that take
part in the company’s continuing journey towards
sustainability. Mentioned were the Far Eastern
University, Polytechnic University of the Philippines,
Ayala Foundation Inc., International Finance
Corporation, WWF–Philippines, and the security
guards that comprise the BPI Central Security Office.
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Ayala group aids Sendong victims
Volunteers from Ayala
Land and Globe
provide assistance
to victims of tropical
storm Sendong in
Cagayan de Oro and
Iligan
Following the devastation brought by tropical storm Sendong to Mindanao,
the Ayala group of companies launched efforts to assist the storm’s victims,
particularly those who live in the hardest-hit areas.
Ayala Land Inc., Globe Telecom, Manila Water Company, and Ayala
Foundation Inc., among others, each started relief operations in the
aftermath of the storm, which had hit Mindanao on December 17 last year.
ALI, through its crisis management team, responded to the needs of
barangays in Cagayan de Oro City (CDO), one of the most severely
devastated sites. ALI facilitated the transport of a Manila Water Company
water filtration system, which provided clean drinking water to the residents
of CDO and neighboring communities. The filtration system was operational
by the morning of December 19.
Heading ALI’s relief efforts were Mae Crisostomo of Centrio Mall, Jonjie
Pelino of the Ayala Property Management Corporation, and Joy Sanciangco
of ALI-external affairs division. The employees of ALI and its subsidiaries
donated nearly P300,000, which was used to buy various relief goods.
Globe, for its part, provided over P1 million worth of free calls, SMS,
Internet access, and various other telecommunication resources during
the holiday season. To facilitate these efforts, Libreng Tawag and Libreng
Internet stations were set up in key evacuation sites in CDO and the rest of
Mindanao. These facilities are still available for use until now.
Classrooms in
Iligan City public
elementary schools
are severely
damaged, if not
destroyed, by tropical
storm Sendong
In addition, Globe employees donated P770,000 in cash and in kind
as their contribution to the Ayala group’s relief efforts. Singapore
Telecommunications, the principal of Globe, donated P500,000 in
contribution to relief efforts. Globe users also gave over P405,000 via
G-Cash, through Globe’s partner, Simbahang Lingkod ng Bayan (SLB).
Globe’s flagship corporate social responsibility program Bridging
Communities also used SLB’s E-Ugnay program, an online map
application, which helped focus relief operations.
Aside from calling on its local and international partners and donors to
donate to Sendong victims, Ayala Foundation, through the program The
Entire Nation Moves (TEN Moves), has embarked on a campaign to help
rebuild or rehabilitate public school classrooms in Cagayan de Oro and
Iligan City in the first quarter of 2012.
Based on reports from the Department of Education, a total of 141 new
classrooms—67 in Iligan and 74 in Cagayan de Oro—need to be built in
the affected areas. The cost of these new classrooms is P122 million. In
addition, there are 390 classrooms that need repairs, and they would cost
as much as P64 million.
To support the efforts of TEN Moves, interested donors may get in touch
with the TEN Moves team by phone (752 1061), fax (752 1265), or e-mail
([email protected])
BPI Foundation, WWF–Philippines release report
on climate change risk
The Bank of the Philippine Islands Foundation and the World Wide Fund
for Nature–Philippines released a paper titled “Business Risk Assessment
and the Management of Climate Change Impacts” last November 2011.
offs and landslides, due to the blockage of natural water pathways in the
city. A long-term development plan could be implemented to mitigate these
problems.
This paper, presented by BPI President Aurelio Montinola III and WWF
President Lorenzo Tan, discussed the susceptibility of Baguio, Cebu,
Iloilo, and Davao to climate change. It also pointed out strengths and
opportunities these cities might build on, so they could better adapt to the
changing environment.
Meanwhile, Davao (5.60) was ranked as the least vulnerable because
of its limited exposure to typhoons and low population density. Still, the
study states that Davao is “likely to experience increasingly dry and hot
weather over the next 50 years.” Also, an increasing number of people
are migrating to the city, which now has a workforce higher than its local
population.
Scenario-building exercises, which local stakeholders participated in,
were a key feature of the study. Local businessmen and government
officials were tapped to identify and rank development drivers for their city,
describe best and worst scenarios, and come up with visions for the next
30 years.
“Scenario building can help planners and decision-makers understand
and deal with the uncertainties that lie before them,” noted the study.
“At the very least, scenario exercises can serve as a ‘rehearsal’ for
communities, giving them an opportunity to anticipate possible futures, as
well as points of indication, as they begin to unfold.”
Using data from over the past 20 years together with the scenario building
exercise results, each city was rated on a scale of 1 to 10 based on three
factors: climate or environmental exposure, socioeconomic variables, and
adaptive capacity.
The study indicated that Baguio (7.43) was the most vulnerable to
climate change. Poor urban planning has led to increased water run-
Iloilo (6.69) was ranked the second most vulnerable city because its
exposure to extreme weather events makes it prone to flooding. “The
marshlands on which Iloilo City sits are flood prone, by natural design.
Riverfront properties face the highest flood risk,” stated the report. It
explained that better land, infrastructure, and flood management is
needed to address this issue.
This same problem affects Cebu (6.55), which ranks third: “As weather
events become more extreme and frequent, Cebu City may find itself
increasingly affected by business disruption borne of supply chain
issues and workforce dislocation.... Cebu will require new investments in
‘climate-smart’ infrastructure and technology.”
According to Montinola, four more cities—Laoag, Dagupan, Zamboanga,
and Cagayan de Oro—will be included in the study in 2012.
“Hopefully we will be able to cover more communities in the next two to
three years,” he said.
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Excellence, camaraderie, and synergy
at the Ayala Olympics 2012
Competition and camaraderie have always been at the heart of
the Olympic Games. Since the games began in Ancient Greece,
they have served as a catalyst for peace and respect in support of
friendly competition among different peoples and states.
Now, athletes and spectators from all over the world come together
every four years to celebrate this tradition. The Olympics favor no
color, gender, or nationality—they promote equality for all.
Flag bearers from different Ayala companies at the 2008 Ayala Olympics
This is the spirit that the Ayala Corporation espouses in its
own Ayala Olympics. First held in 1988, the event serves as an
opportunity for Ayala group employees to come together in the
spirit of sportsmanship and friendly competition. In addition, the
Olympics offer new avenues for the creation of synergies among the
different companies.
“The quadrennial sporting event,” said JP Orbeta, chair of the
steering committee, “contributes toward the creation, as well as the
strengthening, of one triumphant Ayala.”
2012 is another Olympic year for Ayala citizens, and in the past
months excitement has started building up for the sporting event,
which is scheduled on April 21, at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in
Manila. Once again, hundreds of employees from the Ayala group
are raring to take part in a day of competition, fun, and laughter.
JZA at the 1992
Sports Fest
FZA joins the relay team
at the 2008 Olympics
JAZA speaks at the
2008 Olympics
One of the highlights of the 2012 Olympics will be the awarding
of the JZA Cup, named in honor of Ayala Corporation Chairman
Emeritus Jaime Zobel de Ayala, who designed the trophy.
To qualify for the trophy, Ayala companies fielded athletes in a
series of annual, biennial, and quadrennial sporting events. Winning
in any of these select events earned points for the participating
Ayala companies. The team with the highest number of points will
be awarded the JZA Cup this April.
FZA leads the oath of sportsmanship at the 1992 Sports Fest
Organizing Committee
Subcommittee
IMI is the big winner in 2000
Representatives from Ayala companies
carry the torch in 2000
The Manila Water team, overall
champs in 2004
Steering
JP Orbeta
Program
Ato Jiao, Wilson Caisip,
Reggie Legaspi
Zarah Hernaez
Faye Corcuera
Jean Alviar
Bert Ramirez
Monette Gaela
Jim Villegas
Pam Wu, Emi de Lara
Cheering
Uniform and Attendance
Spectators
PATAFA
Medal, Trophies, and Raffle
Technical and Official Records
Communication, Promos,
and Sponsorship
Finance
Physical Arrangements
Food and Drinks
Medical
Security and Safety
Internal Security
and Crime Incident Response
Marshal
Traffic and Parking
Winners from the Ayala
Sports Fest in 1991
The Manila Water cheer-dance
team 2008
Chairperson/s
Jimmy Sanchez
Raul Irlanda, Bobby Mempin
Elisa Villanueva, Monette Lasala,
Eleanor Misa
Elis Tanlapco
Col. Val Hizon
Eric Aguilar
Rolly Duenas
Capt. Bernie Bernales
Starting the Olympics with a
mass in 1992
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IMI launches brand in
Mexico
IMI President Arthur Tan (fifth from left) is
joined by IMI officials in Jalisco, Mexico,
during a recent brand orientation
seminar
As part of its global expansion,
Integrated Micro-Electronics Inc.
(IMI) officially launched the brand
in its facility in Jalisco, Mexico. On
January 17, IMI President and CEO
Arthur Tan visited the Jalisco facility
to take part in the group’s brand
orientation seminar. Discussed in the
seminar was IMI’s brand promise,
“Flexible Experts.” According to
Tan, the IMI brand is built on strong
flexibility, which allows the company
to deliver good business through
the deployment of innovative and
adaptable expertise.
Also joining the Jalisco plant
employees at the brand orientation
were Gilles Bernard, managing
director for Europe and Mexico,
and Arnaud Bozonnet, Mexico plant
general manager.
BPI, Globe partner with
OWWA in honoring
model OFW families
The Bank of the Philippine Islands
and Globe Telecom joined
the Overseas Workers Welfare
Administration in recognizing the
families of outstanding overseas
Filipino workers. Through the Model
OFW Family of the Year Award,
OWWA seeks to honor families
that have succeeded in their
professional endeavors as well as
in strengthening their bonds as a
family, despite the fact that one or
more family members work abroad.
Photo shows Vice President
Jejomar Binay (seventh from left),
who also serves as presidential
adviser for OFW concerns; OWWA
Administrator Carmelita Dimzon
(fifth from left); BPI President Aurelio
Montinola; and the families of landbased national winner Mohammed
Ali Carlito Astillero and sea-based
national winner Candido Caminero.
GCASH Remit distributes
P4.5B in conditional
cash transfers
G-Xchange Inc., the mobile commerce subsidiary of
Globe Telecom, ended 2011 with around P4.5 billion in
conditional cash transfers (CCT) via its domestic cash
pick-up service GCASH Remit, operating in over 9,000
barangays nationwide.
Paolo Baltao, president of GXI, said that this amount
benefited 700,000 households or 30 percent of the
targeted 2.3 million CCT family beneficiaries in 2011.
By August, approximately P9 billion in cash grants were
released by the government for distribution nationwide.
Spearheaded by the Department of Social Welfare
and Development and state-owned Land Bank of the
Philippines, CCT is a three-year-old poverty alleviation
program that gives cash assistance to the country’s
poorest families. On average, qualified families can get
cash grants of P1,200 to P1,400 monthly.
In 2010, DSWD and Land Bank tapped GXI to serve as
a channel for cash grants intended for families living
in remote areas. Cash transfers were made through
GCASH Remit’s payout partners, including rural banks,
cooperatives, and Globe subdealers.
“We began in November in 2010 and today, we’ve had
almost 2 million transactions in CCT disbursements.”
Baltao said. “We are proud that mobile commerce
innovations like GCASH Remit are now being used
as instruments in helping improve the quality of life of
impoverished Filipinos.”
Alabang Town Center
opens new wing
Ayala Land officials, led by ALI President Antonino
Aquino, celebrate the opening of Alabang Town
Center’s new wing with a mass
The Ayala Malls celebrated another milestone with
the opening of Alabang Town Center’s new wing
shortly before the holidays. The 5,700 square meter
retail strip, which was constructed in one year, is
connected to the Activity Center, and is expected to
house 63 quality brands that will complement the
mall’s mix of shopping and dining.
A mass was held to celebrate the occasion. In
attendance was the Alabang Town Center project
team, as well as Ayala Land executives led by ALI
President Antonino Aquino, Ayala Land Commercial
REIT Inc. Director Sherisa Nuesa, ALI Commercial
Business Group COO Rowena Tomeldan, and CBG
CFO Ruby Chiong.
In 2012, Ayala Malls will bring more excitement to
ATC as it prepares for the opening of the Corte de
las Palmas expansion.
Anniversary celebrations for Honda
Cars Makati, Isuzu Auto Dealership
HCMI’s 20th anniversary
grand raffle winners with
HCMI management
committee, headed by
general manager Ramon
Zialcita (left)
In photo is Isuzu Pasig
Parts Manager Mr. Bernie
Manabal (left) with Isuzu
Pasig’s anniversary
raffle winner, Evangeline
Cuevas (second from left).
Honda Cars Makati Inc. and Isuzu Automotive
Dealership Inc. held raffle draws in celebration
of their 20th and 15th anniversaries,
respectively.
HCMI’s raffle ran for 10 months, during which a total
of nine Apple iPad2s, 18 Apple iPod Shuffles, and
145 free car services were raffled off to customers.
Five cash prizes of P20,000 each, an LCD TV and
home theater system, plus trips to Hong Kong and
Singapore were raffled off as grand prizes at the
Honda dealership branch in Global City, Taguig, last
January 20.
Meanwhile, IADI’s raffle ran from September to
December 2011. Four lucky winners, one from each
IADI dealership, received a Samsung Galaxy Tab
during the raffle draw at the Isuzu showroom in
Alabang on January 6.
Globe launches first
augmented reality print
campaign in PH
Globe Telecom launched “Globe Gets Me,” the first
augmented reality (AR) print campaign in the country,
last December 2011. The advertisement uses AR
technology, which provides a live view of the physical
environment, enhanced by computer generated effects
and sounds. A tablet or smart phone with camera is
needed to view the advertisement.
“The use of AR in our marketing campaigns will
engage our customers further … we will establish a
more personal affiliation with our brand, immerse them
through the use of their senses, and forge a more
robust interaction with our products and services,” said
Globe Corporate Communications head Yoly Crisanto.
AR is typically seen and used in events, exhibitions
and roadshows, point-of-sale programs, interactive
installations, website and digital marketing, and mobile
marketing and m-commerce solutions.
ABI Research forecast that the market for AR would
reach US$350 million in the United States alone, by
2014. Singapore Press Holdings general manager
Geoff Tan mentioned that AR is already prevalent and
widely accepted by the Singapore market today, during
the recent Philippine Advertising Congress.
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Ayala companies win multiple awards
Ayala Corporation, Ayala Land, Globe
Telecom, and the Manila Water Company
recently garnered numerous awards for their
programs and staff performance, from various
societies and organizations.
Ayala group companies win big at Quill Awards
Ayala Corporation’s second conglomerate-wide
sustainability report won a merit award.
Ayala Land’s Ayala Malls group won four Quill
Awards last November 19, 2011. Ayala Mall’s
annual Merchant Rewards Program and Mall
Traditions Redefined (a series of foreign concerts
and events), Market! Market!’s organic vegetable
garden, and Ayala Center Cebu’s Xin Nian: Cebu
Chinese Festival, were the winning entries.
Meanwhile, Globe was recognized for its
Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) via Gcash Remit
and Prepaid Superunli Alltxt25 programs. It also
won for Run 4 Home, the Kasama Ko Program,
Globe Cordillera Challenge 2: Bigger and Better,
and 5 in 55: Ka-Globe Jam Special Run.
Manila Water, for its part, took home special
citations for Agos, the company’s newsmagazine,
and “Boracay Event, Partners in Sustainability.”
Ayala Land’s finance team awarded for
performance
ALI’s finance group was named Finance Team of
the Year at the 2011 Asia CEO Awards Philippines,
presented by American Express and held at the
Marriott Hotel Manila in November last year.
The award was given to the finance team that
demonstrated strong financial leadership that
“contributed to the major financial inputs of
the organization while their products, services,
and techniques, should be innovative and of
recognizable international importance.”
Globe awarded for Learning Expo Program
Globe won the Gawad Maestro Outstanding
Workplace and Learning Performance Award
for its Learning Expo Program, organized by the
company’s Human Resources group in 2010.
The program has resulted in increased
employee productivity and engagement within
the company. The Philippine Society for Training
and Development handed Globe the award after
the company bested three other finalists.
Manila Water awarded for safety programs
Manila Water won an “Award of Distinction”
from the 2011 Safety Organization of the
Philippines Inc. (SOPI) during the 44th
Industrial Safety Convention in Baguio City,
last year. This was in recognition of the
company’s having more than five million safe
man-hours without loss time accident.
For successfully promoting the safety programs
that led to this achievement, Manila water
corporate safety manager Dexter Quibuyen
received the 2011 Outstanding Safety
Practitioner award as well.
Manila Water pollution control
officers honored
The pollution control officers of Manila Water
are cited for their work in protecting Laguna
de Bay
The Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) recently honored pollution
control officers (PCO) of the Manila Water Company for their exemplary
performance. This was part of the fifth cycle of the LLDA’s public disclosure
program that recognized among others, Manila Water’s continued effort in
helping the agency keep the Laguna de Bay region as sustainable environment.
Manila Water Corporate PCO Mark Mulingbayan, together with PCOs from
the wastewater operations department, namely, Jhoanna Mendoza, Jimaima
Macute-Hoque, Aramis de Leon, Pablitio Hilario, Arnulfo Laguardia, Reynaldo
Cuizon, Jay Mariel de Vera, and Johannes Costales, received the blue award for
their performance.
The award is given when a company’s effluents are consistently within
the standards for a one-year rating period, in full compliance with all other
Department of Environment and Natural Resources and LLDA regulatory
requirements, and with well-maintained wastewater treatment equipment.
A PCO is responsible for applying for, acquiring, and renewing pollution permits,
monitoring activities of pollution sources and control facilities, and ensuring that
these facilities comply with the set air, noise, and water quality standards.
The ALI finance team, led by CFO Jaime Ysmael (seated,
right), won the Teleperformance Finance Team of the Year at
the Asia CEO Awards
Present to receive the SOPI Safety Awards are Manila Water
Director for Operations Support Services Tom Mattison (second
from left) and Dexter Quibuyen (third from left
Corporate Resources Group Director Ruel Maranan and
East Zone Business Operations and Corporate Strategic
Affairs Group Head Ferdz de la Cruz lead the Manila Water
team that received the awards. The team also includes
Communication Affairs Head Jeric Sevilla, Lia Guerrero,
Carol Mendoza, Bert Ramirez, Arlene Liongson, Reg
Unson, and Clarence Cantiveros
Globe first PH telco to earn
MEF certification
Globe Telecom was recently recognized by the Metro Ethernet Forum as
the first telecommunication company in the Philippines to achieve MEF
certification. Globe was also the first Philippine carrier to join the MEF back
in 2009. Now, it is part of a 150-member roster of the world’s top Ethernet
providers and major equipment vendors.
The MEF promotes the global adoption of Carrier Ethernet, or the ability to
provide and use Ethernet services. Globe had to undergo a battery of over
600 compliance tests to achieve MEF 9 and 14 certifications, which prove
that the Globe network is capable of delivering E-Line and E-LAN services, or
Ethernet virtual connections, that meet global standards.
“Globe has been known as a pioneer in the telco industry, and, true to form,
we are proud to have initiated MEF certification in Carrier Ethernet offerings
in the Philippines. We have embraced MEF standards to deliver reliable, high
quality, and technically consistent Ethernet services to our customer base,”
said Jesus Romero, head of Globe Business.
Globe is also the first local telecommunication company to have MEF Carrier
Ethernet Certified Professionals, of which there are only 104 worldwide.
Customers are now assured that Globe professionals are experts on Carrier
Ethernet technologies, standards, services, and applications.
Thus, Globe has demonstrated its commitment to MEF’s mission of
promoting Carrier Ethernet interoperability worldwide.
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IMI participates in
Internepcon Japan
trade show the arts
Integrated Micro- Electronics Inc. (IMI)
participated in the 41st Internepcon
Japan trade show for the electronics
industry held on January 18 to 20, in
Tokyo, Japan. Among the solutions that
IMI showcased were an automotive
camera module, pressure sensor for
ABS breaking system, automated meter
reading device, Blu-ray drive, flip chip
on flex, and power QFN solutions. IMI
generated sales leads, with potential
annual revenues of $10 million
18-year-old Pinoy
filmmaker wins at
Manhattan International
Film Festival
Globe to sustain business momentum
through mobile data subscribers
With the rapid penetration of social media and
availability of more affordable smartphones among
Filipino mobile phone owners, Globe Telecom looked to
its mobile data business to sustain momentum after the
segment posted a substantial growth in revenues in the
third quarter of 2011.
desired. BlackBerry users can also tailor-fit their
subscription plans, providing them easy access to their
favorite sites. Recently, subscribers could also choose a
megabyte-based charging scheme, ideal for users who
do not surf as much, but would like to receive online
notifications or updates immediately.
As of September 2011, the company’s mobile browsing
revenues rose to over P1.4 billion, a 64-percent increase
from 2010’s levels, due to the company’s strong
portfolio of new services that promote the use of mobile
Internet for social networking, research, e-mail, as well
as entertainment through the use of mobile applications
or apps.
During the third quarter of 2011, Globe also launched
m.globe, an all-in-one mobile portal that allows users
to enjoy the best of the mobile web in a single platform,
without the need for an expensive and sophisticated
Internet-capable phone.
Opening its mobile data services to a wider market,
Globe launched the widest range of mobile Internet
plans available for every need or lifestyle. Globe
PowerSurf is a set of consumable mobile browsing
plans perfect for users who surf the Internet from time
to time. Meanwhile, those who just cannot live without
mobile Internet may avail themselves of a Globe
SuperSurf plan that will allow one to surf anytime,
anywhere.
Both PowerSurf and SuperSurf offer different variants
depending on the amount of mobile browsing usage
Globe also made available some of today’s most
affordable Android devices through CloudFone Ice and
CloudFone Temptation, to give more users access to
mobile data without making them spend too much.
To support the suite of mobile browsing services
that Globe offers, the company earlier announced
that it would embark on a US$790 million network
modernization program to prepare its network for more
bandwidth-heavy services, to provide subscribers with a
more stable and reliable network coverage nationwide,
giving them an unparalleled service experience when
they text, call, or surf using their mobile phones.
CENTEX strengthens After Hours
program for students
Eighteen-year-old director Lance
Katigbak interacts with attendees and
participants in this year’s Manhattan
International Film Festival
Eighteen-year-old Lance Katigbak
bagged the People’s Choice Award
at the recently concluded Manhattan
International Film Festival held on
January 28 to 29, 2012. His fiveminute film, Fine Dining, bested
14 other films by directors from
participating countries, including
the USA, United Kingdom, Belgium,
Nigeria, India, Pakistan, and
Rwanda.
The film is about a poor man who
recreates a fancy table setting by
using the simple things he has at
home. Katigbak, the son of Ayala
assistant treasurer Romualdo
Katigbak, was the youngest director
in the competition.
The Manhattan International Film
Festival was organized by the World
Youth Alliance, an international
organization committed to promoting
the dignity of the person and
building solidarity among youth from
developed and developing nations.
“Fine Dining” may be viewed at
www.youtube.com/DirectedByLance
Meanwhile, the JPMC After Hours Music Program has
allowed musically inclined CENTEX students to attend
free violin and cello lessons. Alfonso Bolipata, a renowned
Filipino violinist, together with the Pundaquit Virtuosi
String Ensemble, conducted the music lessons on Friday
afternoons.
CENTEX students perform at the client appreciation reception
organized by JP Morgan Chase and Co. at the Mind Museum
last December
The Center of Excellence in Public Elementary
Education, in partnership with JP Morgan Chase and
Co. and Steps Dance Studio, continues to enrich the
extra-curricular development of its students, by allowing
them to cultivate their talent in sports and in the arts.
For school year 2011–2012, JPMC employees, through
the After Hours Sports Program, have volunteered to
coach sixth-grade CENTEX students in various ball
games and racquet sports.
Last December, students sponsored by the music program
were invited to perform during JPMC’s client appreciation
reception at the Mind Museum in Bonifacio Global City. This
was their first performance since the start of their violin and
cello classes in July.
CENTEX, through its continued partnership with Steps
Dance Studio, also gave its students the opportunity to
develop their dancing skills. Eleven male dancers from
CENTEX joined Ballet Philippines’ full-length performance of
Sleeping Beauty at the Cultural Center of the Philippines last
December.
AFI welcomes new president, senior director
Maria Lourdes “Luli” Heras-de Leon became the
president of the Ayala Foundation Inc. last January
2012, after the retirement of Victoria Garchitorena.
Heras-de-Leon is also a managing director for Ayala
Corporation. She joined the foundation as executive
vice president last October 2011, after working as
the vice president for policy, government, and public
affairs of Chevron Corporation.
Meanwhile, Ma. Elizabeth “Mariles” Gustilo now
heads AFI’s arts and culture division, composed
of the Ayala Museum and the Filipinas Heritage
Library. Before joining the foundation as senior
director for arts and culture, Gustilo was the
president and CEO of Lowe Inc.
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Forbes Park: A blueprint for
masterly residential development
A Page from Ayala History
Col. Joseph McMicking, managing
partner at Ayala y Compaña, is the
visionary behind the creation of
Forbes Park
Forbes Park is patterned after residential
areas in Southern California, featuring
open spaces and wide roads lined with
shady trees and greenery
Forbes Park, for the past 60 years, has been
a symbol of quality living in a bustling city.
Through the years, the gated community of
Forbes has become synonymous with elegance
and exclusivity. More importantly, Forbes Park
has set the standard for property development
in the country.
Located near the Makati Central Business District,
Forbes is at the center of commerce and lifestyle in
Makati. The community itself is home to the Manila
Polo Club, Manila Golf and Country Club, San
Antonio Church, and the San Antonio Arcade.
However, Forbes and its nearby communities
were not always as full of life. Back in the 1940s,
a big part of Makati was mostly swamplands, a
far cry from the cosmopolitan city center that it is
now. At the time, the country’s central business
district was in Escolta—the hub of commerce and
recreation, one of the places with the highest land
value in the period immediately before and after
the Second World War.
But Manila, as a result of the war, had become
a choking city. Proper zoning laws went
As Makati grows in popularity as a business and
residential district during 1940s and 1950s, more
and more families call Forbes Park their home
unheeded—people were building structures
everywhere, the repair of public works was slow,
and traffic barely moved in the streets.
Col. Joseph McMicking, managing partner at
Ayala y Compañia, saw how chaotic Manila had
become, and envisioned the creation of a new
business, residential, and commercial district—a
city with well-designed roads and proper zoning.
He wanted this city of the future to rise in the
swamplands of Makati.
One of the first residential areas of this new city
was Forbes Park, an oasis from the hustle and
bustle of city life. Named after Governor General
William Cameron Forbes, the new subdivision was
patterned after southern California’s sprawling
gated communities, with their mission-style houses,
shady trees, and picket fences.
However, take-up for Forbes lots was slow. After the
war, Manila was expanding organically northwards,
toward Quezon City; in people’s minds, Makati was
still no-man’s land. Thus, Forbes lots were initially
sold at a bargain price of P3 per square meter—
only a third of their development cost.
AyalaTBI kicks off telehealth
boot camp
The Ayala Technology Business Incubator launched its telehealth boot camp
series at the UP-Ayala Land Technohub last December 12, 2011. Discussed
during this particular leg of the TechBootCamp were the various ways by which
telecommunication technologies could help improve access to primary healthcare information.
Three strategies were identified as focus points during the camp: making medical
records accessible and updateable online, providing interactive voice response
and web-based health-care training for the public, and developing nursing service
networks throughout the country.
These innovations will help the Philippine health-care industry provide prompt
medical advice to the public, especially on how to deal with concerns such as
maternal and child health, and diseases like tuberculosis or HIV/AIDS.
Under the guidance of Dr. Elmer Soriano, country director of ACCESS Health
International-Philippines, the group decided to focus on improving access
to information on tuberculosis, which continues to be a major problem in the
country.
Three teams were tasked to formulate business plans for developing telehealth
technologies, based on a template provided by Michi Barcelon, senior manager
for Ayala TBI, to provide accurate and accessible information on tuberculosis.
Today, Forbes Park is known as one of the most
exclusive and luxurious subdivisions in Makati and
Metro Manila
It was in January 1949 when Col. McMicking’s
vision first bore fruit, when John Manning, then
president of the Ford Motor Company in the
Philippines, became the first person to buy into
Forbes Park. Slowly, people began noticing the
comforts offered by Forbes Park. By the end of the
year, nine more lots were sold.
By the 1950s and 1960s, Manila became even
more chaotic, and Makati started becoming a
good place to work and live. As businesses began
to open at the burgeoning Makati Central Business
District, more and more families began making
Forbes Park their home. And as Makati gradually
became the business and residential address of
choice, the value of land in the area skyrocketed.
Over the years, the residents did their part in
making Forbes an ideal place to raise one’s
family, nurture friendships, and organize projects
to support Filipinos in times of calamity. In short,
Forbes is no longer just an exclusive subdivision;
it is a caring community and a leading masterplanned development.
Philippine Ancestral Gold
launched in Singapore
Philippine Ancestral Gold, a book
on the Ayala Museum’s Gold of
Ancestors: Pre-colonial Treasures
in the Philippines exhibition, was
launched on February 21 at the Asian
Civilisations Museum in Singapore.
The book was published last year in
celebration of the 50th anniversary of
Ayala Foundation. It was launched
in New York last November with
accompanying lectures at the New
York University’s Institute of Fine Arts.
The Singapore launch of Philippine
Ancestral Gold featured talks by the
book’s editor and exhibition curator
Dr. Florina Capistrano-Baker, and
co-author Dr. John N. Miksic, Associate Professor of Southeast Asian Studies at the
National University of Singapore. Ayala Chairman Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala,
Ayala President Fernando Zobel de Ayala and Ayala Foundation Senior Director for
Arts and Culture Mariles Gustilo also attended the event.
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Mercedes Benz designer in
Ayala Museum’s DesignTalks
Valentine’s Day celebration at the
Ayala Triangle Gardens
worth spending in the city,”
said Mel Ignacio, Assistant Vice
President of Ayala Land. “This
is just our first event for the year
and we are set to further engage
and excite Makati denizens and
visitors alike with a dynamic
roster of activities reflective of a
vibrant city,” she added.
Winifredo “Wini” Camacho during his
DesignTalks lecture
Present during Camacho’s lecture are
Ayala Foundation President Luli Herasde Leon, Ayala Chairman Emeritus
Jaime Zobel de Ayala, and CATS Motors
Marketing Director Andros Villaroza
An onlooker examining Wini Camacho–
designed Mercedes Benz CLS-Class on
display at the Ayala Museum plaza
JZA (right, standing) interacts with
Camacho (left, standing) during the open
forum
The Ayala Museum’s DesignTalks, a
lecture series that invites Filipinos who
become locally and internationally
recognized in different fields of design,
opened its third year by featuring
Winifredo “Wini” Camacho, designer
and style manager for Mercedes Benz.
Camacho’s lecture was held on January
7 at the Ayala Museum lobby.
as his most recent design plates.
The lecture also showed Camacho
as a designer always working at
refining his aesthetic. Attendees saw
Camacho’s highly conceptual early
work that imagined the fusion of man
and machine, as well as his take on
the clean and sophisticated lines that
are the hallmark of Mercedes Benz.
Camacho is credited for the design of
the Mercedes Benz E Class series. He
is currently based in the company’s
Beijing headquarters.
Camacho also gave industry insider
information on the various stages
of car design, concluding with the
exciting news that his latest design
had just been selected for production.
The model will be launched in about
two years, he said.
After earning a bachelor’s degree in
industrial design from the University
of Santo Tomas and a master’s at the
Art Center Design College of Design
in Switzerland, Camacho focused on
transportation design, which led to his
being hired by Mercedes Benz.
The presentation traced Camacho’s
development as a designer, showing
some of his earliest sketches as well
“Love the City You Love,” a
Valentine’s Day concert featuring
real-life couple Billy Crawford and
Nikki Gil, was recently held at
the Ayala Triangle Gardens. This
concert was organized as part
of the “Make it Happen, Make it
Makati” campaign, with the goal of
enlivening the Makati experience.
“There are so many reasons
why people fall in love with the
city and this Valentine’s Day, we
made sure that it was a night
Among the notable design
enthusiasts who attended the Ayala
Museum’s first DesignTalks lecture
for the year were Ayala Corporation
Chairman Emeritus Jaime Zobel de
Ayala, Ayala Foundation President
Luli Heras-de Leon, and CATS Motors
Marketing Director Andros Villaroza.
Events
Events@FHL
Cultural Work 101
with Felice Sta. Maria
February 28, 2012
(9 a.m.–4 p.m.)
Writing Online
March 14 and 28, 2012
(6 p.m.–9 p.m.)
Digital Photography
March 10 and 17, 2012
(9 a.m.–4 p.m.)
March 21, 23, and 26, 2012
(6 p.m.–9p.m.)
Events@Ayala Museum
Ninoy: The Hero
in the Man
Images of Nation:
Victorio Edades
Feburary 27 to July 29, 2012
Third-Floor Gallery
The 26th AIAE
Homecoming Exhibition
March 5 to April 1, 2012
Ground-Floor Gallery
In fact, the whole Valentine’s
week was a celebration at the
triangle. Restaurants at the
Ayala Triangle Garden featured
additional outside seating from
February 11 to 14. This provided
visitors with a more pleasurable
dining experience as they
listened to performances from
Gail Blanco on February 11, Top
Suzara on February 12, and 3rd
Avenue on February 13.
“Love in the City You Love”
was sponsored by Ayala Land,
Ayala Land Premier, Alveo, Avida
Towers San Lorenzo, Avida
Towers Makati West, Amaia,
Ayala Malls, Ayala Theatre
Management, Nestle KitKat, and
Nescafe Dolce Gusto.
The Editorial Team
Publisher John Philip Orbeta
Editor-in-Chief Maritoni Ortigas
Editorial Consultant Emi de Lara
Managing Editor Paul de Guzman
Deputy Managing Editor Verne Ahyong
Assistant Editor Janella Cacdac-Siena
Graphic Designer Alezza Buenviaje
Advertising Manager Ciela Cayton
Photographer Jaime Martinez
Correspondents
Ayala Corporation Janella Cacdac-Siena
Ayala Land, Inc. Suzette Naval, Christine
Lim-Siruelo, Rommel Santiago, Nedz Manangan
Bank of the Philippine Islands Reena Dungca
Globe Telecom EJ Francisco
Manila Water Company Ranny Habaluyas,
Alberto Ramirez
Integrated Micro-Electronics, Inc. Fred Blancas
Ayala Foundation, Inc. Verne Ahyong
Ayala Automotive Group Monina Macavinta
Editorial Office
Filipinas Heritage Library
Makati Avenue, Ayala Triangle
Makati City 1224, Philippines
Telephone (632) 892 1801 local 14
Facsimile (632) 892 1810
Email [email protected]
URL www.ayala.com.ph/press_room_ayala_now.php
Ongoing until March 25, 2012
Second Floor, Glass Lane
2/20/12 8:21:28 AM

Ayala Now January – February 2012

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