All's Well on the Lifelong Wellness Front Makakaraos
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November 2008 Days to Wellness Awarding Ceremony Nov. 15, 2008 Available online at www.benpres-holdings.com 80 http://www.lopezwellness.com All’s well on the Lifelong Wellness front TWO years after the launch of Lifelong Wellness, Rafael Overall, participation in activities such as the The Lopezes at M. Alunan III can look back at the Wellness Team’s ac- Walk the Talk series, mountain treks and vari- ...p.3 complishments and the changes the program has ous sports tournaments have reached 20% of the the PMA wrought in the lifestyle of Lopez Group employees 16,000-strong workforce and continues to ratchet and pronounce himself reasonably satisfied with the up. The Lifelong website (www.lopezwellness. way things have been progressing. com/index.php) is the envy of Filipino doc- tors because of its links to Johns Hop- kins and the other major hospitals, institutions such as Harvard PHOTO: ANDY ZAPATA PHOTO: Medical School, Wharton and Stanford, and even to international HR groups and large corporations with model wellness pro- grams. “People from the out- side would log on and say ‘This is fantastic!’ All the doctors that we’ve gotten to speak in our wellness fo- rums, they log on to our website and they say ‘My God, you’ve got a treasure trove right there.’ They’re very impressed,” Alunan reports. The Wellness chief, who is backed by a seven-person team of executives and em- SMC buys into Meralco ployees working gratis, …p. 2 also cites the quarterly wellness fora where top Executives get into the wellness groove in one of the medical practitioners group’s regular ‘Walk the Talk’ sessions. tackle vital wellness Turn to page 6 Lopez Group sa gitna ng global crisis ang antas ng remittance dahil ina- asahang mayroong mga OFW na mawawalan ng trabaho sa gitna ng paghina ng ekonomiya ng US, kung Makakaraos din saan nanggagaling ang karamihan ng By Carla Paras-Sison antala lamang at makakabawi rin ang remittances. bansa at ang grupo. Gayunpaman, hindi gaanong AYON sa mga pangulo ng publicly Sinabi ni Angel Ong, pangulo maapektuhan ang ekonomiya ng Pili- listed listed holding companies ng Lopez ng Benpres Holdings Corporation, pinas kumpara sa mga bansang may- Group, Group, mayroong mga masasamang na bagama’t suportado pa rin ang roong malaking capacity sa manufac- Power Plant gets ready epekto epekto ang pandaigdigang krisis bansa ng patuloy na pagdaloy ng re- turing tulad ng China at Korea. Dahil pinansiyal pinansiyal sa Pilipinas at maging sa mittances mula sa OFWs (overseas inaasahang babagsak ang demand mula for Christmas …p. 12 Lopez Group, subali’t ito’y pansam- Filipino workers), maaaring bumaba Turn to page 2 2 OPEZLINK November 2008 3 Lopezlink November 2008 L MAKAKARAOS... mare-renew maitaguyod ang mga bagong in- be much easier in 2009,” pahayag ni BWLUPDATES from page 1 ang kani- vestments nito noong nakaraang Ibañez. OML 1st recipient of PMA kanilang mga taon. Maganda ang assets Most affordable wireless sa US habang nagbabawas ito ng kontratang Communications sector walang Maaari raw ipaalam ng mga mga pagkakautang, maghihigpit din magtrabaho sa problema manggagawa ng Lopez Group sa landline ng sinturon ang mga major trading ibang bansa. Walang ganitong problema kani-kanilang mga kakilala na hindi BAYAN Telecommunications offers the most af- Distinguished Citizen Award partners nito. ‘Fear factor’ ang communications sector na bi- bangkarote ang grupo at magagan- fordable bayanWIRELESS landline (BWL) ser- Service industry THE Philippine Military Acade- which will have a lasting impact “Prop - nubuo ng ABS-CBN Corp., Bayan da ang mga assets na pinamuhunan vice plan—the Basic Wireless at P499 per month, my (PMA) awarded Lopez Group on the training of generations Para sa mga kumpanya sa erty sales will at SkyCable sapagka’t nauna na nito. or only P17 a day. The Basic Wireless Plan offers Foundation Inc. (LGFI) chairman of cadets. It was the first time ilalim ng Lopez Group, sinabi ni slow down but nilang mapondohan ang kanilang Ipinaalala rin niya na halos unlimited local landline calling, unlimited SMS and corporate social responsibility in the history of the PMA that Ong na ang karamiha’y nasa service I don’t think mga pangangailangan at nagbabay- 200 taon na sa pagnenegosyo ang from Bayan phone to Bayan phone and is packed (CSR) advocate Oscar M. Lopez such an award was given. industry at maaapektuhan sila ayon prices will ad na lamang ng interes sa lumang pamilya Lopez at napalago nila at with IDD and NDD functionality to any network. (OML) the PMA Distinguished The parade, which was wit- sa magiging problema ng kanilang go down too mga pagkakautang. ng kanilang mga professional man- It is an alternative to the Best Value Plan that Citizen Award in ceremonies held nessed by OML, his family, mga customers. Halimbawa, ang much since Mariin ding pinabulaanan ni agers ang kanilang mga investments pioneered unlimited wireless calling with limited at the PMA grounds on Oct. 11, friends and business associates, SkyCable Corporation at Bayan no speculative Ibañez ang mga balitang malapit sa bansa. Dumating at lumipas na mobility in the market. 2008. The awarding took place was symbolic of the cadets’ ac- Telecommunications ay maaaring buying happened before this crisis. recover ng pandaigdigang eko- nang mabangkarote ang grupo. ang maraming administrasyong pu- “The Basic Wireless plan at P499 gives Fili- during the military parade in knowledgment of the lifetime makaranas ng pagtaas ng voluntary There is what you may call a ‘fear nomiya. “Bankruptcy is when a com- litikal habang patuloy na nagliling- pinos an affordable alternative to costly metered honor of OML. partnership forged between disconnections. factor’ and consumers all over the Sinabi naman ni Elpidio L. pany does not have enough assets to kod sa mga kapwa Pilipino at nag- mobile networks while still enjoying a connected PMA Superintendent Major PMA and LGFI with the “SkyCable’s move to introduce world will tend to spend less. They Ibañez, pangulo ng First Philippine cover its liabilities. That is not our tataguyod ng pag-unlad ng bansa lifestyle,” said chief executive consultant Tunde General Leopoldo Maligalig donation of the Lopez Hall of prepaid is actually good because it will try to conserve their resources Holdings Corp., na ang pinakamal- case. Ours is really a question of li- ang Lopez Group of companies. Fafunwa. “It complements our existing Bayan said that the PMA Distin- Leaders. The unveiling of the Family and friends flank OML (seated, center) and wife Connie after the will cushion the loss of subscribers,” and forgo buying consumer du- aking epekto sa Lopez Group ng quidity. But I must say we are in a “I’ve seen so many ups and wireless landline service priced at P699 which is guished Citizen Award was dedication marker of the hall conferment of the Distinguished Citizen Award on the Lopez Group and wika ni Ong. rables because of the uncertainty,” kasalukuyang krisis ay ang pagtaas much better position today than we downs, I’m used to them. This situ- geared to heavy voice call users such as cellphone presented to OML in recogni- took place before the parade. LGFI chairman in October. Babagal din daw ang property sabi ni Ong. ng interest rate sa mga bagong bor- were during the crisis of 1983 when ation is nothing new for us. We’ve and IDD calls.” tion of the support extended by The Lopez Hall of Leaders to converge in the healthy ex- ing training programs. (Dulce market dahil hindi muna bibili ang Nakasalalay raw sa kung gaano rowings. Kailangan kasi ng power the country itself went into morato- been through so many crises and the Lopez Group to the PMA, is seen to be a venue for students change of ideas and in undergo- Festin-Baybay) mga OFWs ng mga condominium kabilis maibabalik ang consumer and energy sector ng grupo na kum- rium. If we survived 1983, I have no we’ve weathered them all,” pagtata- Research: BWL users at bahay kung hindi sila siguradong confidence sa US market ang pag- alap ng panibagong kapital upang doubt we’ll survive 2008 and it will pos ni Ibañez. enjoy up to 50% cost savings Benpres begins IiP journey Research conducted by Firestarters and commis- Benpres president By Carla Paras-Sison Pinky RA Diokno, Benpres First Gen to pay off loans sioned by Bayan among a sample of 520 respon- Angel S. Ong (3rd dents and usage data from their subscribers showed from left) receives vice president for human re- GSIS flips Meralco BENPRES Holdings Corpo- FIRST Gen Corporation is study- Lopez (FRL) at the sidelines of Masiway hydroelectric complex. that Filipinos could reduce their phone bills by up the company’s sources. ing several options to pay off its debts the Management Association The independent directors of EDC THE share, or a total amount estimated at to 50% if they avail of the benefits of the BWL. certificate of ration underwent the first step IiP is a straightforward amounting to $440 million by No- of the Philippines International managed the process with the help Govern- P27 billion. In terms of local landline calls, BWL users can commitment from toward Investors in People business framework for deliv- vember, and $360M by May 2009. CEO Conference recently. and inputs of independent advisors. ment The state pension fund said it rack up to 67% in savings as BWL offers unlimited IiP Philippines’ (IiP) certification via a diag- ering business improvement “We… have a number of alter- The company’s chief option to In addition, First Gen is look- Service earned P12.7 billion from the sale, calling to other Bayan phones and any landline Gerardo Plana nostic assessment conducted by through people.