March 2006 Lopez Group bags 6 Anvils ...p.3 ‘Wowowee’: What happens next? IN the 12months that it was on air, the masa eagerly took to “Wowowee” as their very own. Host Willie Revillame’s wacky ways proved appealing to the masses of adoring old ladies who trooped to the ABS-CBN studios for their dai- ly dose of wholesome entertainment. Its audience always greeted each show with unbridled laughter, demonstrat- ing a hearty appreciation for Revillame’s boundless energy and of course the prizes he gave away so generously to lucky participants. Balikbayan guests who viewed the show through TFC swore that the program provided boundless fun, making a stop at “Wowowee” a must for every visiting overseas Pinoy. Stampede For the show’s first anniversary on February 4, a mad rush to enter the venue and get tickets caused a stampede early morning prior to the telecast. EL3 leads ABS-CBN Within the hour, ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corp. had deployed teams of social ...p.7 workers from the ABS-CBN Foundation Inc. (AFI), as well as volunteers from St. Paul University, to visit the families of those who died and provide them assistance in the wake and burial arrangements. A team made the rounds of hos- pitals and funeral parlors for information, logistics and other requirements of the families of the victims. Meanwhile, the network’s entertainment group did its share in visiting the af- fected families and condoling with them. Revillame himself led the team of ABS-CBN talents and executives in going around funeral parlors and residents of the victims, bringing with them mass cards and flowers. ‘Alay sa Kapamilya’ Among the stars who spent time with the victims’ families were Kris Aquino, Boy Abunda, Ai-Ai delas Alas, Charlene Gonzalez, Edgar Mortiz, Dominic Turn to page 6 Stories of achievement in 2005 LAA By Maribel Relatado CHALLENGE, cunning plan and focused Team members: Luis F. Alejandro, Charo execution. This is the common theme be- Santos-Concio, Jose Ramon Olives, Ma. hind the achievements that won the 2005 Socorro Vidanes, Ruben Jimenez, Peter Lopez Achievement Award. Let their sto- Musngi, Leonardo Katigbak, Jeffrey Remi- ries be our inspiration. gio, Carlo Katigbak, Philip Lamberto Ber- Here are the highlights of the projects ba, Johnny Sy, Ma. Lourdes Lilia Es- Books and accomplishments of the winners: pinosa, Tina Monzon-Palma, Dulce Bay- that teach Award for Public Responsibility bay, Eulogio Penales, Jeremias Leones, “Sagip Kapamilya” Carla Joy Empeno, Ricardo de Leon, Ma. Sagip Kapamilya Team Belen Cepe, Darwin Esguerra and Junnel volumes ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corp. and Esguerra ...p.12 ABS-CBN Foundation Inc. (AFI) Turn to page 9 2 LOPEZLINK March 2006 First Gen eyes non-gas ventures FIRST Generation Corp. has an entity that will buy non-gas initial public offering of stock, liquefied natural gas import ter- Caltex Philippines Inc. from signed a memorandum of under- power plants that state-owned these non-gas power facilities minals, petroleum tanker charter- Batangas to their depots in Metro standing with Marubeni Corp. of National Power Corp., Philippine would supply electricity to shop- ing and oil pipeline manage- Manila. Japan on the possibility of form- National Oil Co. and PNOC En- ping malls, hospitals, hotels and ment. First Gen, which has a 1,000- ing a joint venture that will ac- ergy Development Corp. will industrial estates. The company supervises oper- megawatt and a 500-megawatt quire non-gas power generation auction off; the joint venture will In addition, First Gen is con- ations of affiliate First Philippine natural gas-fired power plant in assets. also look into acquisition of cer- sidering entering the fuel logistics Industrial Corp., which transports Batangas, is also involved in re- Under the MoU, the two com- tain private power plants. business, which will involve de- the petroleum products of Pilip- newable energy through First panies will discuss establishing First Gen’s prospectus for its velopment and construction of inas Shell Petroleum Corp. and Gen Renewables Inc. (FGRI). 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Along this line, the HR diploma pro- BAYANTEL in- These programs aim to foster a To strengthen unity and cama- gram, which yielded 10 graduates last ternal communi- greater sense of community and social raderie, the Council will organize the year, will be pursued with three new cations officer responsibility in HR practitioners and in Group Palaro and will be involved in modules: Performance and Rewards Dimpy all the employees of the Lopez Group. carrying out the Chairman’s mandate Management, Employee Relations and Jazmines was The Council is organizing the to put in place a Corporate Wellness Well-Being, and HR Planning and elected as the Group’s participation in Gawad Kalin- program that will require the participa- Staffing. These modules will run in new president of ga in the second quarter of 2006; as tion and involvement of employees in March, June and October. Mensa Philip- well, it will ensure that employees con- the different companies. Meanwhile, learning sessions on pines recently. tinue to be involved in the projects of In addition, the Council will contin- various HR topics will remain a regular Jazmines, the Knowledge Channel Foundation ue to focus on promoting and advanc- component of the quarterly general who is in charge Inc. (KCFI), ABS-CBN Foundation ing the professional development of membership meetings. (Pinky Diokno) of BayanTel’s newsletter and internal commu- nications activi- ties, oversaw Investors in People standard the society’s first testing for the year for new members at the Oakwood in Makati. Tests are al- so planned in Iloilo on March 4 and in UP Dil- iman on May 13. gains ground in Lopez Group Mensa Philippines is part of an international society of intellectuals whose IQs are within the By Pinky Diokno ciation of the Philippines (PMAP) to company CEOs and their management top 2 percentile of the population. The organiza- receive a grant from the European teams as they work towards IiP certifi- tion has over 100,000 members worldwide. THE Investors in People Standard Union (EU). cation in June 2006. “Mensa” has a triple meaning in Latin: mind, (IiP), the international quality bench- The grant, which aims to facilitate At present, two multinational compa- table or month, which suggest a monthly meeting mark in people management, is now in the establishment of the IiP standard in nies operating in the country are IiP-certi- of great minds around a table. Mensa was founded full swing in five companies of the the Philippines, will translate into P2.5 fied, La Farge and TNT. No Philippine in England in 1946 by barrister Roland Berrill and Lopez Group. million in savings for the five compa- company has yet been certified. Dr. Lance Ware, a scientist and lawyer. The group The Asian Eye Institute (AEI), First nies in terms of professional consulting The five Lopez Group companies are aims to create a society that is nonpolitical and Electro Dynamics Corp. (Fedcor), First and assessment fees. expected to reap the benefits from IiP that free from racial or religious distinctions. Philippine Industrial Corp. (FPIC), Internal advisers of the Lopez are being enjoyed by 40,000 other certi- Actress Geena Davis, comedian John Cleese, Philippine Electric Co. (Philec) and Group, senior HR practitioners and fied organizations worldwide: improved cartoonists Scott Adams and Matt Groening and Meralco Management and Leadership members of the HR Council have been profitability, heightened employee writer Isaac Asimovare some of the more promi- Development Center (MMLDC) are trained on the standard. The five com- morale and productivity, a culture of high nent Mensans. (Manuel Sison) among the 10 Philippine SMEs select- panies were assigned a dedicated inter- performance and enhanced corporate im- ed by the Personnel Management Asso- nal adviser to provide support to the age and public recognition.