Adtel: Leading the Charge Into Solar a Pastor Said He Was Able to Read the Bible at Home Even Historic Magna After Sundown
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February 2010 Join us as we celebrate years of Lopez Memorial 5Museum0 and Library Details on page 9. Available online at www.Lopezlink.ph Adtel: Leading the charge into solar A PASTOR said he was able to read the bible at home even Historic Magna after sundown. A woman cried tears of joy. A man, presented with the prospect of charging his cellphone without having Carta on CSR signed to trek to the town center, eagerly whipped out his unit—an …page 8 iPhone. Different folks, different priorities and needs, but all of them expressed gratitude for having electricity in their homes for the first time. These were some of the reactions that AdvancedT elecom- munications (Adtel) Inc. president Reynaldo Casas saw in the Philippine hinterlands during the distribution and installation of the company’s newest product, the Adtel Solar Home Kit. A compact system that harnesses the power of the sun to bring electric light—and other omnipresent comforts and conveniences that city folk take for granted—to places beyond the reach or inclination of electric cooperatives, the Adtel Solar Home Kit will hopefully become the 16-year-old company’s next breakthrough product. Adtel is the company behind the Baron aerial TV an- tenna. In December 2009, Casas said, the company reached a milestone, selling 1 million units of the antenna with the help of its network of resellers and of course, its endorser, the late ABS-CBN weatherman Ernie Baron. ABS-CBN’s shower This time, however, Adtel’s end goal goes beyond moving x number of Solar Home Kits, garnering recall or hitting financial of new shows!…page 5 targets. It’s about using its resources and assets to give back and serve an overlooked sector of Philippine society. Sweet gifts for Turn to page 6 Adtel installs the first Angel Eye Solar streetlight in BayaniJuan in Calauan, Laguna. your sweet…page 12 OML: ‘Maintain highest standards of business excellence’ By Carla Paras-Sison to maintain that leadership. Many powerful business groups are entering its markets, flush LOPEZ Group chairman Oscar M. Lopez with cash and looking for large-scale invest- (OML) told senior executives at the annual ment opportunities. budget conference to brace for competition “We cannot prevent these groups from de- as the Group’s operating companies seek to ploying large amounts of capital in the pur- maintain dominance in their chosen markets. suit of their own business aspirations. What While the Lopez Group remains the mar- we need to show them, however, is that you ket leader in the power generation and me- cannot wrest market leadership in any dia businesses, it will have to fight in order Turn to page 2 2 3 Lopezlink February 2010 Lopezlink February 2010 OML... in the media side of the business, of wafer slicing services to solar our relationship with the Pangilinan Finally, OML listed the following OML is 2009 TOFIL awardee for business from page 1 as consumers drive content creators power system innovator SunPower group…we will continue to watch as his goals for the medium term: iWantv! and content distributors to seek syn- of the US. closely over a very valuable asset and identifying the right investment op- FOR capably steering the Lopez Group of distinct Lopez core values—a pioneering business simply by throwing large ergies for optimum service provi- As for power distribution, OML we will continue to do whatever we portunities in Iloilo, where the Lo- companies to ensure that its various busi- entrepreneurial spirit, nationalism, business ‘Kapamilya’ shows amounts of money at it,” OML said. sion. stressed that the Group’s remaining can to protect and support it,” OML pez family got its start in business; nesses are positive contributors to Filipino excellence, social justice, team work, a strong “You have to do it the old-fashioned way, In the power sector, the potential minority share in Meralco remains said. moving Lopez Memorial Museum society, chairman Oscar M. Lopez (OML) work ethic, integrity and a concern for em- by managing your people for superior for international expansion exists a significant portion of the Lopez The chairman added that should to a better home in Rockwell Cen- was awarded The Outstanding Filipinos ployee welfare and wellness.” with just 1 click operating performance, by managing for such affiliates as Energy De- Group portfolio. there be opportunities to take over ter; and building a corporate house (TOFIL) Award for Business. TOFIL said of OML: “Truly a success- your financial resources and by manag- velopment Corporation (EDC), an Medium-term goals small, inefficient utilities and create representative of the Group’s future In a ceremony held at the Insular Life ful businessman, a compassionate philan- CATCH your favorite shows ing your choice and use of technology.” acknowledged global leader in the “True, we may not have a con- value by getting them to run at the and aspirations, something “that Corporate Center last Dec. 11, 2009, OML thropist, a responsible citizen and a devoted on iWantv! anytime, for free! Convergence practical exploitation and manage- trolling voice in Meralco, but we proficiency level the Group achieved is proudly and uniquely Filipino, was cited for making “significant contribu- head of the family, Mr. Oscar M. Lopez Just log on to www.iwantv. Going forward, OML sees con- ment of geothermal fields; and First will continue to have an important in Meralco, then such opportunities but with something to give to the tions for the advancement of their profes- is considered as one of the most respected com.ph and register your vergence finally coming to fruition Philec Solar Corporation, provider voice, particularly in the context of would be seriously considered. world.” sion, public welfare and national develop- figures in the world of business. And he SkyBroadband or BayanDSL ment.” will continue to overcome adversities, be it account number to get a user- In accepting the award, OML said, mountains or detractors, all in the service of name and password. “Throughout the past 80 years of its exis- the Filipino people.” iWantv! lets you catch popular shows in video-on-demand tence, the Lopez Group has always been in The TOFIL Award, a project of Insular and live channel formats. The video-on-demand option makes businesses that are innovative, and attuned Life Assurance Co. Ltd. and the Philippine video streaming of top-rating Kapamilya shows possible, like way to the needs and wants of the marketplace… Jaycee Senate, institutionalizes public recog- “TV Patrol,” “Wowowee,” “Maalaala Mo Kaya?,” selected shows First Gen, ABS-CBN lead the Lopez Group chairman Oscar M. Lopez (left) FIRST Gen Corporation First Gen has positioned its First Gen’s installed capacity print, are believed to be causing (EDC) also gave First Gen tion, and competitors strength- receives his TOFIL Award for Business from We believe that our pressing reason for be- nition of men and women whose exemplary of the Lifestyle Network, and many more. Live channels, on and ABS-CBN Corpora- generation portfolio among stood at 1,725 megawatts with the warming of the earth’s surface. control over its fuel strategy, en- ening their own programming. Insular Life president and COO Mayo Jose ing is to serve the Filipino people, in which achievements are worthy of emulation. (An- the other hand, allow you to watch programs as they air. These tion expect to maintain their the cleanest fuels—natural gas, a carbon intensity of 0.35 CO2 Reducing or eliminating green- abling it to deliver outstanding However, Tin believes the Ongsingco. task we have been guided by the following gelo Macabuhay) include ANC, TeleRadyo/DZMM and Al Jazeera. leadership position in their geothermal and hydro. With tons/MWh. By 2008, with the house gas emissions is a major value propositions for its cus- organization is ready to meet With the revolutionary convenience that iWantv! brings, respective industries, through the passage of the Renewable acquisition of the hydro and environmental initiative globally. tomers. FRL is likewise confi- competition head-on by cre- your most wanted Kapamilya shows are just a click away. strategies suited to their cho- Energy Act, First Gen is ex- geothermal plants, First Gen’s Built-in sustainability dent that with these distinctive ating even more relevant and iWantv! is exclusively available to SkyBroadband and Bay- sen markets. pected to avail of incentives installed capacity increased to FRL added that sustain- set of energy assets, First Gen compelling content, containing Bayan launches voice SMS service anDSL subscribers. For more info, visit www.iwantv.com.ph. (Arlene Torres) At the annual budget confer- mandated for its geothermal 2,583MW while its carbon in- ability is built into the heart of can bring its unique skills and cost, improving margins espe- TRUE to its thrust of letting cient, affordable and unique way To send a voice SMS to a land- to a landline, dial 990 + area code ence, First Gen chief executive and wind projects. tensity significantly decreased First Gen’s business model. As capabilities to the global arena. cially for its direct sales busi- the Filipino be heard, Bayan has to connect with their friends line, a bayanWIRELESS Land- + phone number. To send to a mo- Federico R. Lopez (FRL) said FRL said that even with the to 0.26 CO2 tons/MWh. This such, environment protection Meanwhile, ABS-CBN re- nesses, and gaining more view- launched its voice SMS service and loved ones, that’s why we line (BWL) subscriber must dial bile number, they must dial 990 + the company has anchored its increase in installed capacity of shows that power produced by and regeneration, energy ef- search head Vivian Tin said the ers among Filipinos overseas.