Mark this date on your calendar: May 2006 June 10, 2006 (Saturday) Lopez Group Sports Fest 2006 @Marikina Sports Park (formerly Marikina Sports Center)

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By Ritzi Villarico Ronquillo Some anniversary highlights included the ISO certifica- tion of the Substation Services and the Meralco Manage- Meralco continues to light up the Philippine landscape with ment and Leadership Development Center (MMLDC) new ideas and new accomplishments, and serve communi- Foundation Inc. and the launching of “Behind the Power ties three years into its century mark, in line with chairman Lines,” a book by Dr. Cristina Pantoja Hidalgo that cap- Manuel M. Lopez’s vision for Meralco to become a world- tures the story of the men and women behind the technical class company. company that Meralco is. Meralco in 2006 Highlights The 103rd anniversary of Meralco with its theme “Isang Meralco also launched the Hall of Fame at the Meralco daan at tatlo, sama-sama tayo!” began with a salute to coun- Fitness Center honoring the company’s sports greats; the try with simple flag raising rites on March 13 attended by Gawad Haydee Yorac, an annual award for outstanding company officers and employees. It was also the opening public service by Meralco in cooperation with the Univer- and blessing of the corporate exhibit and appliance fair. sity of the ; and the “Share the Light” cam- From then on, there were daily activities that honored of- paign, the second phase of the corporate image building fices, groups, teams and individuals for exemplary work, program that won a Lopez Achievement Award earlier this malasakit and public service; showcased employee talents year. and skills, and promoted team spirit and excellence. Turn to page 6 Kak aibang summervacation ...p.5

FPHC lalong lumakas ...p.2 The 2006 Outstanding Group 2 LOPEZLINK May 2006

NOONG 2005, nagtala ang First scribers ng TFC. Ang DirecTV ang Philippine Holdings Corp. Q1 financial performance ng Lopez Group companies isa sa nangungunang DTH system (FPHC) ng consolidated revenues providers sa Estados Unidos. Sa ilal- na P55.5 bilyon, mataas ng 36% im ng isang kasunduan, eksklusi- kumpara sa P40.8 bilyon noong bong na sa DirecTV ang pag-air ng 2004. Ang tubo o net income ay TFC o TFC package sa DTH plat- umabot sa P4.9 bilyon, 28% na form. Magbabayad naman ang Di- mas malaki kaysa P3.8 bilyon recTV ng license fees sa ABS-CBN noong nakaraang taon. FPHC lalong lumakas ayon sa dami ng subscribers na Ang magandang performance gagamit ng serbisyo habang tu- ng FPHC aygaling sa magka- 2005 Financial Results matakbo ang migration period. tuwang na benepisyo rito ng pag- Total Revenues Net Income/(loss) Lumaki naman ng 12% ang gas- sisimula ng commercial opera- tusin ng ABS-CBN sa P16.6 bilyon tions ng Manila North Tollways 2004 2005 % change 2004 2005 % change mula sa P14.7 bilyon. Kasama rito Corp. (MNTC) mula Pebrero 2005 ang mga gastusin na isang beses at ang patuloyna tibayng negosyo lang mangyayari tulad ng migration ng First Gen Corp., na nagbibigay ABS-CBN P15.77 B P17 B +8 P750 M P288 M -62 ng DTH subscribers sa Estados ng malinis at maka-kalikasang en- +25 US$87.1 M US$86.2 M +1 Unidos, at mga gastusin para sa erhiya para sa gamit-kuryente. First Gen US$661.53 M US$827.74 M pagbabawas ng empleyado noong Nag-umpisang patakbuhin ng FPHC P40.8 B P55.5 B +36 P3.8 B P4.9 B +28 isang taon sa ilalim ng Special Sep- MNTC ang North Luzon Express- aration Package (SSP) na ipinatu- way(NLE) noong Pebrero 10, 2005. Meralco P154.70 B P175.96 B +14 (P2.03 B)* (P411 M)** +80 pad mula Hulyo 2005. Humigit-ku- Mas mababa ang bilang ng mga mulang 400 empleyado o mga 20% sasakyang bumaybay rito kaysa sa Benpres ng ABS-CBN headcount ang tu- projection ng consultant ng proyekto *After providing for probable losses in the amount of P9.8 billion manggap ng SSP. Kung wala itong dahil na rin sa magkakambal na pag- mga non-recurring items, aakyat taas ng presyo ng gasolina at ng toll **After providing for probable losses in the amount of P5.9 billion lamang ang total expenses ng 3%. rate. Gayunpaman, ang mataas na Dahil mas mabilis ang pagtaas antas ng serbisyo sa tollways ay lu- cost, nakadaragdag ito sa revenues Meralco ipit pa rin sa un- sa customers. Isa ito sa mga pau- ABS-CBN lumalaban ng gastusin sa 12%, kumpara sa bos na pinupuri ngayon ng mga gu- ng kumpanya. bundling issue nang kundisyon para sa open ac- Noong 2005, lumaki ng 8% ang pag-angat ng revenues o kita sa magamit ng NLE. Nakabuti rin ang pagkapanalo Nalugi ng P411 milyon ang cess system kung saan makapipili gross revenues ng ABS-CBN 8%, ang net income ng ABS-CBN First Gen magilas din ng First Gas sa arbitration case ni- Meralco noong 2005, mas maliit ang mga consumers ng kanilang Broadcasting Corp. (ABS-CBN) sa aylumiit ng 62% sa P288 milyon Lumaki ng 25% ang conso- to laban sa Siemens. Ang net in- ng 80% kaysa pagkalugi nito na gustong electric utility. P17 bilyon, mula P15.77 bilyon. mula P750 milyon noong 2004. lidated revenues ng First Gen come ng First Gen aytumaas P2.03 bilyon noong 2004. Patuloy Dahil sa itinatalaga ng Epira, ki- Bagama't bumaba ng 7% ang air- Gayunpaman, sinabi ni ABS- Corp. sa US$827.74 milyon noong lamang ng 1% sa US$87.1 milyon na ibinawas ng Meralco sa kita ni- nailangan ng Meralco na lumipat sa time revenues sa P10.3 bilyon mula CBN chairman at president Euge- 2005 mula US$661.53 milyon mula sa US$86.2 milyon. to ang provision for probable loss- unbundled rates. Inaprubahan ng P11 bilyon, bumawi ang ABS-CBN nio Lopez III na malamang ay noong 2004. Ito aydahil sa pag- Ang pag-re-report ng First Gen es, para mapunan ang anumang ERC ang unbundled rates ng Mer- sa malakas na performance ng inter- makabawi ngayong 2006 ang taas ng net dependable capacityo ng pinansiyal na kalagayan nito ay pagkalugi sakali mang tuluyan na alco kaya nagkaroon ng pagtaas sa national operations nito. Lumawig kumpanya. Dahil sa pinaigting na NDC ng mga power plant nito, nasa US dollars na itinuturing ni- itong matalo sa kaso ng rate un- singil na P0.17 per kilowatt-hour ng 9% ang net sales and services sa programming ng Channel 2, unti- mas malaking dispatch o paggamit tong functional currency. Ito ay bundling sa Supreme Court. (kWh) kumpara sa May2003 lev- P5.1 bilyon mula P4.7 bilyon, sa unti na itong nakakahabol sa TV ng kuryente at pagtaas ng fuel naaayon sa Philippine Accounting Matatandaang kinatigan ng Kor- els. Ito aybinubuo ng P0.0835 na pangunguna ng ABS-CBN Global ratings sa Mega Manila. Dumara- prices. Standards na naging epektibo te Suprema ang desisyon ng Court generation at transmission charges na umangat ang total international mi pang lalo ang subscribers ng Noong 2005, tumaas ang NDC noong Enero 1, 2005. of Appeals na nagbabalewala sa at P0.0865 na distribution rate in- subscriber base ng 30%. Ibig sabi- TFC at naging blockbuster naman ng Sta. Rita sa 1,000 megawatts Noong Pebrero 2006, nag-list sa pagpayag ng Energy Regulatory crease, ang kauna-unahan para sa hi'ymayroonnang dalawang mily- ang unang dalawang pelikula ng (MW) mula 996 MW, at ng San Philippine Stock Exchange ang First Commission (ERC) sa unbundled Meralco mula noong 1994. ong manonood ang The Filipino para sa taong ito. Lorenzo sa 503 MW mula 502 Gen at nakalikom ng gross proceeds rates ng Meralco. Naghain ng mo- Nagtabi ng P5.9 bilyon ang Mer- Channel (TFC) sa buong mundo Marami pang pagbabagong MW. Ang dispatch naman ayum- na P9 bilyon kasama ang greenshoe tion for reconsideration ang Meral- alco bilang provision for probable noong magtapos ang 2005. mangyayari na siguradong ikalu- abot sa average na 77% para sa nito. Ang neto ng initial public of- co sa Korte Suprema. losses. Ito ang itinatayang pagkalugi Nakalikom din ng P1.6 bilyong lugod ng mga manonood ng Chan- dalawang planta, kumpara sa 65% fering aygagamitin sa pagpapalago Ang unbundling ng electricity kung magdesisyon ang Korte license fees ang ABS-CBN, kita nito nel 2. Kaya para sa ABS-CBN, tu- lamang para sa Sta. Rita at 58% ng negosyo ng First Gen kasama na rates ayrequirement ng Electric Suprema laban sa motion for recon- mula sa unang salba ng paglipat ng loyang laban. para sa San Lorenzo noong 2004. ang pagtatayo ng mga bagong pow- Power IndustryReform Act of sideration nito. Nagtabi na ang Mer- mga existing direct-to-home (DTH) Samantala, ang 2005 audited Bagama't walang tubo sa fuel ang er plants at paghahanap ng renew- 2001 o Epira upang magkaroon ng alco ng P9.82 bilyon na provision subscribers sa DirecTV, gayundin financial statements ng Benpres ay First Gen dahil ito aypass-through able sources ng enerhiya. higit na transparencysa pagsingil for probable losses noong 2004. ang pagkakaroon ng bagong sub- isasa-publiko sa May2. (CPS)

First Philippine Holdings Corp. —May 15, 3 p.m. Meralco Theater, Lopez Building P600-M set-top project ng SkyCable, Annual Ortigas Avenue, Pasig City General Meralco —May 30, 9 a.m. malapit nang umpisahan Meralco Theater, Lopez Building MALAPIT na ang rollout ng isa sa mga proyekto, susunod na ang iba pang sub- naka-encrypt na ang channels ng Sky- Meetings Ortigas Avenue, Pasig City pinakamalaking proyekto ng SkyCable, scribers sa Metro Manila. Cable Silver. ang paglagak sa iba’t ibang bahagi ng Umaabot sa 200,000 ang sub- Bahagi ng pakikipaglaban ng Metro Manila ng digital addressable scribers ng SkyCable at Home Cable; kumpanya sa cable signal piracy ang set-top boxes kung saan naka-“encrypt” batayrito, tinatayangkakailanganin ng paggamit ng set-top box. Inaasahang ang lahat ng cable TV channels nito. kumpanya ng P600 million para pa maibsan ng prepaid service ang illegal Kapag walang set-top box, walang ca- lamang sa presyo ng box. Aabutin ng connections, na umaabot na umano sa BTel CIO in IBM event ble TV signal na makukuha ang sub- limang taon ang full implementation isang milyon ang bilang. BAYANTEL chief information officer (CIO) com companies at the IBM i5 Event held at scriber. ng proyekto, ayon sa isang opisyal ng Sa ibang bahagi naman ng Metro Briggs Merin underscored the importance of the Shangri-La Makati recently. Ang SkyCable subscribers sa resi- SkyCable. Manila, maaaring mag-offer ng Plat- Information Technologyin innovative tele- Representing BayanTel, Merin told his dential at commercial areas sa Pasig Sa Pasig din gaganapin ang launch- inum ang SkyCable gamit ang digital audience of CIOs, corporate executives and Cityang unang gagamit ng digital set- ing ng prepaid service ng SkyCable Sil- set-top boxes; ang Platinum ang kauna- technologyauthorities that IT acts as a busi- top boxes. Kapag makalikom na ang ver. Maaaring arkilahin ng prepaid sub- unahang digital TV cable package sa ness enabler in achieving revenue growth, kumpanya ng sapat na pantustos sa scribers ang set-top boxes, kung saan bansa. improving customer service and operational productivityin the company.He walked them through BayanTel’s products and ser- vices and showed how the companyem- SkyCable-Dream merger posible ploys iSeries solutions for more efficient op- erations. NAKATAKDANG magpulong ang mga “We start negotiations three to four gamitin ang assets o mga kagamitan The IBM i5 Event gathered IT bigwigs opisyal ng SkyCable at Dream TV para months now, but nothing is final yet. ng Dream. from major companies and organizations in pag-usapan ang posibleng pagsasama We’re still looking at strategies that will Maaari ring ipalabas sa Dream ang mga the country. IBM Philippines System i5 Ac- ng dalawang kumpanya, ayon sa isang be better for both companies,” pahayag programa ng ABS-CBN para mapapanood count and Alliance manager Gautam Sarma opisyal ng SkyCable. ni Juno Chuidian, vice president for ang mga ito ng mas maraming tao. thanked Merin for “delivering such a great Ang Philippine Multimedia System programming ng SkyCable. “It reallydepends on the final agree- testimonial on the occasion of the iSeries Inc. na pag-aari ni Antonio Cojuangco Posibleng merger ang magiging re- ment. The business model is not yet fi- Day.” Sarma added that the IBM regional ang operator ng Dream TV, ang nag- sulta ng sosyohan ng dalawang nal and we’re still working to determine team was interested in bringing Merin’s pre- iisang direct-to-home satellite televi- kumpanya o kaya’y kasunduan kung what will be best for both companies,” sentation on BayanTel’s story as a showcase sion service. saan papayagan ang SkyCable na dagdag pa ni Chuidian. to the entire region. (Dimpy Jazmines) LOPEZLINK May 2006 3

EC Tag ‘Kapamilya’ Alok ng Meralco magbubunsod summer promo ng mababang presyo ng kuryente INAASAHANG bababa ang hala- Sa ilalim ng alok na ito ng Mer- “Easily [manufacturers can save] mission. Northern vacations ga ng kuryente para sa industrial at alco o yaong tinaguriang “open ac- 20 centavos [per kilowatt],” sabi ni Ang pag-arangkada ng open ac- commercial customers gayundin cess scheme,” maaaring bumili ng Rep. Joey Salceda,chairman ng cess scheme ay hakbang patungo sa made easy ang tinaguriang industrial at com- kuryente sa ibang power distribu- House committee on appropriations deregularisasyon ng energy sector mercial costs sa bansa simula sa tors bukod sa Meralco ang mga at economic adviser ni Pangulong ng bansa,dagdag pa ng kongre- ALL employees of the susunod na buwan. naturang customers. Sa Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo nang usi- sista. Lopez Group of companies Ito ay matapos pumayag ang kasalukuyan,ang Meralco ang dis- sain kung magkano ang matitipid ng Sa panayam sa Reuters,sinabi can now avail of an EC Tag pamahalaan sa mungkahi ng Meral- tributor ng kuryente na binibilihan mga negosyante. ni Salceda na ang mga kustomer na transponder at a special dis- co na hayaan ang mga industrial at ng mga ito. Binigyan ng pamahalaan ang magiging sakop ng open access counted unit price of only commercial customers na may kon- Kasama sa alok ng Meralco ang National Power Corp. o Napocor scheme ay yung bumubuo ng 25 P950—a staggering 57% sumong di bababa sa 1 megawatt malalaking industrial at commer- ng dalawang linggo upang ayusin hanggang 30 porsiyento ng annual off its regular price of kada buwan na pumili ng sariling cial customers na may demand vol- ang kasunduan sa Meralco at isum- electricity sales by volume ng Mer- P2,200! electricity supplier. ume na di bababa sa 1 megawatt. ite ito sa Energy Regulatory Com- alco. The EC Tag transponder is a small communication device that is mounted on the windshield of Class 1 vehicles and enables motorists to pay the toll elec- FEU confers honorary degree on AEI prexy tronically at any toll plaza in the North Luzon Ex- By Frances Bumanlag three books on ocular diseases and surgery,and pressway (NLE). With the EC Tag,toll payment is over 150 peer-reviewed articles and dozens of made quicker,more convenient,hassle-free and DR. Felipe Tolentino,president and medical invited book chapters. cashless. What’s more,it gives users access to an ex- director of Asian Eye Institute (AEI),was ac- Dr. Tolentino founded the Ophthalmologi- clusive and dedicated lane at every toll plaza,making corded the degree Doctor of Science (honoris cal Foundation of the Philippines and estab- trips a breeze. causa) during Far Eastern University’s 78th lished the Mobile Eye Clinic in Metro Manila, So while you plan your vacation trips to the North commencement ceremony held at the Philip- the Miyake Eye Operating Room at the Philip- this summer,take pleasure in this huge discount and pine International Convention Center. pine General Hospital,and the Eye Center at enjoy the cashless,hassle-free electronic payment FEU president Lydia Balatbat-Echauz and Gat Andres Bonifacio Memorial Medical Hos- system at the NLE. the board of trustees honored Dr. Tolentino for pital in Tondo. Offer is good until May 27,2006 only. Buy EC his contribution to medical education as a mem- He has received numerous international and na- Tag units for your family and friends now! Contact ber of the academe in the Philippines and in the tional awards from professional organizations and your HR department for orders or call the NLE cus- United States for 35 years. He is also a trailblaz- associations,including the Philippine Presidential tomer service hotline at 3-5000 for more details. er in retina and vitreous surgery,inventing many Awards for Humanitarian Achievements in 2000 of the instruments used in these operations. and Filipinas Magazine and Medicine in 2001. The AEI president was also cited for his During the centennial celebration of the University profound knowledge in ophthalmology that has of the Philippines College of Medicine in 2005,he Lopez Group chairman Oscar M. Lopez (left) with Dr. SkyCable offers benefited medical practitioners through his received a Centennial Award for Research. Felipe Tolentino after the FEU commencement rites premium cable 38 Green Belts from BayanTel conferred 2nd outstanding BTel train in telco award in 2 years package KUALA Lumpur,Malaysia was the destination of two FOR the second year in a row,BayanTel Marketing and Entrepreneurship,and Mar- SKYCABLE Platinum,the country’s first digital cable TV batches of training teams from BayanTel for their Six Sig- has been conferred as the Most Outstand- keting Insights magazine in ceremonies at package that consists of first-rate,never-before-seen chan- ma Green Belt training. ing Telephone Company (Mindanao the Westin Philippine Plaza Hotel recently. nels,now offers the Metro Pack,one of two premium pack- The 38 BayanTel Green Belts,coming from different divi- Awards) and Most Outstanding Telephone The awards were given for undertak- ages available exclusively to its subscribers. sions of the company,were exposed to Six Sigma processes and Company (General Santos City Awards). ing best marketing practices leading to- “The Metro Pack is a collection of 20 select channels principles through various discussions,exercises and practical ac- The awards were conferred jointly by wards market dominance,goodwill, that translate to more than 200 new shows. We know our tivities. The sessions were held in the Crown Princess Hotel and the Philippine Marketing Excellence high-level customer confidence and mar- subscribers lead varied lifestyles and have diverse inter- were conducted for BayanTel by Motorola University,the orig- Awards Institute,the Asian Institute of ket acceptability. (D. Jazmines) ests. And the Metro Pack has just the right mix of pro- inator of the Six Sigma methodology. (Dimpy Jazmines) grams for them,” said SkyCable brand management head Malou Esparrago. The Metro Pack Traffic advisory lets you discover the world and all its wonders with four Discovery Channels- No number Real Time,Home & Health,Travel & Living and Science. It has all the news you need with CNN coding until June Headline News,CNBC and Fox News and all the classic The Unified Vehicular Volume Reduction Program movies from Hollywood’s golden years from Turner Classic (UVVRP) or “number coding” has been suspended in 12 Movies and MGM. Metro Manila cities until June 2,2006. With the Metro Pack,you also get a taste of the good life There will be no “coding” in Parañaque,Las Piñas, from Wine TV and Fashion TV,an intense adrenaline fix from Mandaluyong,San Juan,Quezon City,Pasay City,Valen- A1 and music videos from Channel V. The kids,meanwhile, zuela City,Taguig,Malabon,Pateros,Pasig and Marikina. will delight in Playhouse Disney Channel and Boomerang. Makati City,which only has a minimal number of schools, would continue implementing the traffic scheme since the Being a digital package,SkyCable Platinum sub- MNTC boosts tourism Manila North Tollways Corp. (MNTC) marketing direc- scribers benefit from the same kind of technology used in tor Renie Ticzon (4th from left) emerges from the recently concluded First Northern Luzon volume of vehicles in the city is not expected to change. First World countries. Tourism Summit flanked by resource persons Department of Tourism directors Martin Valera The lifting of the UVVRP is based on a study by the “This means that SkyCable Platinum subscribers enjoy (Region 1) Purificacion Molintas (CAR), former Tourism Secretary Narzalina Lim, DOT di- Metro Manila Development Authority’s Traffic Engineering crisper video reception,increased channel surfing flexibil- rectors Blesilda Diwa (Region II), Ronaldo Teotico (Region III), and Patrick Gregorio, pres- Center in the summers of 2004 and 2005 that showed as ity,on-screen program schedule and description,and ident of T & G Tourism Development Corp., the tourism consultant of MNTC. MNTC orga- much as a 30% reduction in the number of vehicles on the parental control functions,” Esparrago said. nized the one-day convention which drew over 200 key players representing the public and road during the summer months. The Metro Pack uses digital cable TV technology for an private sectors of Central Luzon and Northern Luzon. The convention was keyed to provide a This 30% drop was above the reduction in vehicular enhanced cable TV viewing experience. Call 631-0000 now framework for establishing convention and visitors bureaus in the Northern Luzon provinces. volume resulting from the UVVRP,which is at 20%,an and get the perfect cable TV package. (Arlene Torres) (Kit Ventura) MMDA official said. 4 LOPEZLINK May 2006 OML leads Benguet trek on his 76th birthday

L-R: FPHC’s Raffy Alunan, who organized the climb;Lopez Group chair Oscar M. Lopez with daughter Rina Lopez-Bautista;the Lopez Group trekkers LOPEZ Group chairman Oscar M. Lopez (OML) than the summer capital with average tempera- kept a less hectic—but definitely more gruel- tures of 17° to 23° Celsius. ing—schedule on his 76th birthday this year, AmongSto. Tomas’ would-be conquerors were leadingmembers of the Lopez family, First Connie Lopez, Rina Lopez-Bautista, Federico Philippine Holdings Corp. (FPHC) executives Lopez, FPHC’s Nonoy Ibañez, Art de Guia, Benjie the Stations of the Cross. At 6,800 feet above sea and Lopez Group employees on the 1st Mt. Sto. Liboro and Raffy Alunan, who organized the level, the group was already more than halfway to Tomas Summer Climb in Tuba, Benguet on April trek. the Sto. Tomas summit. was the next destination, as strongwinds made stay- 9 and 10. On Day 1 of the climb, the group gathered for an After fortifyingthemselves with a hearty lunch, ing overnight at the peak a dangerous proposition. Classified as a minor climb at 7,500 feet above early morningbriefingin Green Valley at the foot the crew made for the summit, a trek through more At the end of the two-day activity, everyone sea level, Mt. Sto. Tomas offers spectacular views of the mountain before proceedingup to the radar difficult terrain that took three to four hours. It was came away with plenty of stories for friends and of Baguio City (4,900 feet above sea level), the station two to three hours away; there they visited a well worth it though as the trekkers made it to the family back in Manila; some were even looking Cordilleras and the South Sea. It is colder chapel and schoolhouse, as well as burial caves and peak in time to catch the spectacular sunset! Camp JH forward to Year 2 of the trek! PR CHALLENGE 1st Lopez Achievement Award Winners’ Fora PR Council members May 11, 1:30p.m.: Public Responsi- “The LAA was designed and is be- gets business unit heads, business ex- bility featuring MWSI, ABS-CBN and ingimplemented, first, to recognizeex- cellence officers, Oscar examiners and ABS-CBN Foundation and Knowledge emplary performance and to serve as a functional councils. attend IABC conference Channel model for all other individuals and The 2005 Lopez Achievement Public relations practitioners of the May 18, 2 p.m.: Corporate Image teams in the Group. But most impor- Awards winners will share the chal- Building feat. MNTC and Meralco tantly, it is our desire to document and lenges, strategies and tools they em- Lopez Group attended the two-day Asia May 25, 2 p.m.: Business Manage- propagate these benchmark practices ployed to address difficulties and the Pacific Conference of the International ment feat. Philec & Fedcor, and Dr. and therefore provide a continuous learnings that helped them sustain busi- Association of Business Communicators Fiorello Estuar learningopportunity to all,” Meralco ness results. Through the fora, employees (IABC). Venue: Meralco Lighthouse chairman Manuel M. Lopez says in the will have the opportunity to learn best Manila North Tollways Corp. (MNTC) Fee: P120per person invitation to the First Lopez Achieve- practices that can be replicated in another president spoke on “Com- Contact: Bheng Relatado, 634-3429 ment Award Winners’ Fora, which tar- work area, function or company. municatingthe Benefits of a Major Infras- tructure Project to Diverse Stakeholders,” joininga roster of prominent plenary speakers that included Senate President Franklin M. Drilon, National Transmis- Speaker Bill Crain (left);Meralco’s Award of Internal marketing, internal sion Corp. president Alan Ortiz, Naga Excellence for its 2005 annual report City mayor , IABC world branding: It’s all about connections chairman Warren Bickford and IABC Asia Pacific director Bish Mukherjee. By Sybil F. Stershic and they can deliver on the brand promise. through internal communication, such Participants also learned from work- Debra Semans Connecting via communication as in staff meetings and employee pub- shops on speechwriting, crisis PR, The key is to connect employees lications. Many organizations include scriptwriting, brand building and other Employee engagement, getting em- with the company, with the brand and this information on their intranet. aspects of corporate communications. ployees to “live the brand,” gaining with customers. Connecting employees with cus- Meanwhile, PR initiatives of the employee buy-in—today’s managers Connecting employees with the tomers: Includes sharingwith em- Group garnered Gold Quill Awards from are tryingto wrap their minds around company: Every organization needs to ployees the results of customer satis- the IABC, with Meralco getting two and these critical practices through inter- communicate what it is about, where it faction surveys, customer complaint Benpres Holdings one. Meralco won an nal marketingand internal branding. is headed, what its goals and objectives data and other forms of relevant cus- Award of Excellence for its 2005 annual Internal marketingis the applica- are, and what is expected of employees tomer feedback, so employees know report and an Award of Merit for its cor- Meralco’s Elpi Cuna with Carla tion of marketinginside an organiza- in helpingthe organizationachieve its what customers think of your compa- porate paper, Meralco News. Both the an- Paras-Sison of Benpres tion to instill customer-focused val- goals. These should be communicated ny and brand; and profiles of who your nual report and the corporate paper are ues. As such, it joins marketingwith in job descriptions, new employee ori- customers are, how they use your in-house publications of Meralco’s Cor- human resources to attract and retain entations and performance reviews. products and services, and why they porate Communication office. employees, with an emphasis on get- Companies reinforce this connec- would choose you over your rivals. Benpres received an Award of Merit tingemployee commitment to market- tion by sharing their progress through Take a tip from Nike for its group-wide publication, Lopez ing and organizational goals. regular staff meetings and internal ve- These suggestions are within the Link. These entries were entered under Meanwhile, internal brandingis the hicles (both print and online). scope of internal marketingand inter- the Publications, Communication Skills process of aligning day-to-day activities, Connecting employees with the nal branding as they engage employ- Category. business processes, job designs and brand: Definingthe brand—alongwith ees for marketingand organizational The Gold Quill Awards recognize ex- recognition and rewards with the brand expectations of the behaviors needed to success. But when it comes to internal ceptional corporate communications pro- identity to drive business results. It is part deliver on the brand promise—can be marketingvs. internal branding,don’t jects and programs that add significant of a focused brand strategy that helps communicated in orientations, in spe- worry about the semantics—just do it! value to the companies they serve. (Carla ABS-CBN’s Maloli Manalastas and GMA’s employees understand and integrate cial training, and/or in “refresher” (Excerpted from Communication Paras-Sison) Butch Raquel brand value(s) in their roles to ensure training. It should also be reinforced World Bulletin, April 2006) LOPEZLINK May 2006 5

Twist and turns in last 2 weeks of ‘GNP’ ‘ Teen Edition’ Update THE wheel has turned in favor of that she could never have chil- Luisa’s (Kristine Hermosa) family dren, Mimi (Andrea del Rosario) this time, while Carding (TJ has to deal with more surprising Sandosenang bagets, kakayanin kaya ni Kuya? Trinidad) is looking for much need- news when her mother Doña ed strength after fate gives him and Carmen (Raquel Villavicencio) TULAD ng inaaasahan, ang dat- Menang (Cherie Gil) one blow af- during an argument reveals that ing escort girl na si Keanna ter another. But will a near-fatal ac- she was adopted. Now bereft of Reeves ang naging “Pinoy Big cident be the means for a reunion her mother, and knowing that Brother Celebrity Edition” Big she her- Winner. Nalikom ng kwelang self will Davaoeña ang halos 50 porsiyen- never be to ng mga text votes nang ginanap able to ang Big Night noong April 1, Olyn Mikee Niña Matt Mikki Gerald have 2006. Si Keanna ay sinundan nina children, , at Mimi is bilang Second, ready to Third at Fourth Big Placers. risk all Samantala, nag-umpisa na for Card- noong April 23 ang pinakabago at ing. espesyal na installment ng “PBB”—ang Teen Edition. Card- Fred Kim Bam Jamilla Aldred Clare ing be- The housemates. Apat na gins to housemates galing sa Visayas at ng Cebu); Bam (Boyish na Kom- The hosts. Ang dating kapit- Monique ang mapapasakamay ng have a Mindanao, at walong bagets gal- edyante ng Parañaque); Olyn bahay ni Kuya, si Mariel Ro- masuwerteng bagets maliban pa for Luisa and Carding in ABS- change of heart about his annul- ing sa Metro Manila ang ating (Teen Star Wannabe ng QC); Fred driguez, ang main host ng Teen sa isang eight-day vacation spree CBN’s hit teleserye “Gulong ng ment. Menang tries to meddle matutunghayan sa loob ng bahay (Perfectionist Hunk ng QC); Edition, samantalang si ex-“PBB galing sa SEAIR at Holiday Inn, Palad”? again, but Carding puts his foot ni Kuya sa susunod na anim na Clare (Barrio Lass ng Bukidnon); Celebrity Edition” Big Four at iba pang premyo. Luisa seemed to be the one in down. When he learns about Mi- linggo. Aldred (Kilabot na Valedictorian member Bianca Gonzalez naman Abangan ang napakasaya at the gutters as she was served mi’s evil plans from Jojo (Rox- Sino ang bet mo kina Gerald ng Pasay); Mikki (Orig na Astig ang magbibigay ng updates gabi- exciting na ng mga bagets with annulment papers by the anne Guinoo) and Alex, he tries (Amboy ng GenSan); Niña (Sosi ng Davao); Matt (Happy-Go- gabi. sa “PBB Teen Edition” gabi-gabi Medels’ lawyers. She attempts to win Luisa back. But fighting Girl ng Makati); Mikee (Atenista Lucky Guy ng QC); at Jamilla The prizes. P1 million pesos pagkatapos ng “TV Patrol to leave Sta. Lucia but gets run for their love would not be as mula sa QC); Kim (Chinese Cutie (Teenage Mom ng Laguna)? at condo unit galing sa St. World”! over by Alex (Rico Barrera) easy as before. who was being chased by Tune in for even more stun- David’s (Lito Pimentel) hench- ning twists and turns when “Gu- man. long ng Palad” starts its second- Will Pinoys make it to the top of the world? Thinking she has success in to-the-last week after “Pinoy the offing despite the knowledge Big Brother Teen Edition.” Studio 23’s Vince Rodriguez joins climb to Everest Base Camp CPI channels IT was an emotional reunion between This is the first time in two months Dr. Ted Esguerra will provide medi- lead Everest climbers Leo Oracion the team has seen Oracion and Emata, cal aid. and Pastor Emata and the rest of the who have been in the area since The other members of the team 1st Philippine Mt. Everest Expedition February, training and allowing their meanwhile will conduct a training in open house team on April 12, 2006. Leo and Pas- bodies to adapt to the high altitude. climb before proceeding to Base tor met the 14-man team at Lukla air- With the completion of their ac- Camp. The climb is part of the train- The open house featured By Michelle Reyes field, where the trek to Everest Base climatization program, Oracion and ing program in preparation for the at- different home areas to repre- Camp (EBC) begins. Emata are all set to tempt to climb Everest next year. sent households from all so- IN line with its goal of increas- climb Everest. While Dubbed as the 2007 Unity Climb, the cioeconomic classes that are Search for ing subscriptions and advertis- their primary goal is to team hopes to climb simultaneously into music, lifestyle, anime ing revenues, ABS-CBN’s ca- gain experience on Ever- from the north or Tibetan side and the and movies. ble program network Creative singing est to lead the team’s southern Nepalese side and meet at Cinema One was repre- Programs Inc. (CPI) show- 2007 climb, the two the top. sented by the living room cased an “open house” in its have a very strong A team member says the 2007 where it offers 24-hour prime stars trade event held at the Rock- chance of reaching the Unity Climb is meant to show the true Tagalog movies, film festivals, well Loft in Makati City. summit this May. strength of the Filipino’s bayanihan concert specials and movie continue JB Añonuevo, Fred spirit—that despite all the political awards shows. Kapamilya tal- Jamili, Levi Nagayahan bickering and economic problems ent Piolo Pascual sang Cinema in ‘LBS 2’ and expedition leader hounding the country, when One’s new station ID, “Ang Art Valdez will provide put their mind to it and work together, Buhay Natin Parang Sine,” “LITTLE Big Star” trans- logistical support, while they can accomplish great things. during the affair. formed Rhap Salazar’s and Symbolized by the kitchen Sam Concepcion’s big area, the Lifestyle Network is dreams to reality as they be- a locally produced lifestyle came the show’s Brightest Saturday morning energy boost from ‘Basta Sports’ channel that offers a guide to Stars in the first season. every day living. A teen’s bed- Tough and daunting each GET an extra boost of energy Satur- game terminologies plus tips and 23’s “Wazzup Waz- room characterized the 24- round of the competition day mornings, for “Basta Sports” is techniques from the experts! zup.” Unknown to Piolo Pascual (backrow, left) hour music channel Myx. may be, they emerged the here! And who better to host the show many, he is also Hosted by Atom Araullo and than celebrity sports enthusiasts very active in with (l-r) Hero Channel Hero TV was represented by brightest among the coun- Ketchup Eusebio, “Basta Sports” is a Atom and Ketchup? Studio 23’s playing sports. director/head of Powerbundle the playroom. The all-Fil- try’s top kid singers. unique show about games and sports “Breakfast” host Atom loves to play His favorite Distribution Joy Go; CPI VP ipino-dubbed anime channel And on “Little Big Star and managing director Chinky features anime classics. for the youth of today. Produced by football and has won several triathlon includes Season Two,” the search for ABS-CBN Foundation, the makers of events. An Applied Physics graduate playing de Jesus; Cinema One The “open house” gathered the best and the brightest channel director and head of some 70 advertisers and media educational shows for children like from U.P. Diliman, he has been hailed basket- singing stars continue! Lu- “Sineskwela,” “Epol, Apple” and as the youngest Half Iron Man. ball, table Strategic Programming planners, who got a chance to zon, Visayas and Mindanao, Ronald Arguelles; and establish a connection be- “Math-Tinik,” kids can now learn Ketchup, on the other hand, is tennis and watch for Sarah Geronimo as more about being active and healthy known for his versatility as an actor, swim- Lifestyle Networkchannel tween the programs and their she resumes her mission of products. through fun sporty activities. having excelled in drama and come- ming. manager Tippy Benedito finding the nation’s most tal- CPI also distributes ABS- Not only does sport build charac- dy. He has appeared on ABS-CBN Direct- during the CPI event. (Photo ented kids. Get ready to have CBN’s other platforms, in- ter, it also promotes health and disci- primetime shows such as “Mga ed by Rene Gidote, get ready to be fit by Conrad Delfino. Courtesy your TV sets invaded by the of ABS-CBN Publishing) cluding the ABS-CBN News pline. That’s why “Basta Sports” will Anghel na Walang Langit,” “Tanging in mind and body as “Basta Sports” Channel, to cable affiliates. newest singing wonders on bring the latest news about sports and Ina,” “Darating ang Umaga” and invades your TV sets at 8:30 a.m. ev- the block! games, sports trivia, sports history, “Berks,” and has hosted for Studio ery Saturday! 6 LOPEZLINK May 2006

Shining moment... from page 1

Meanwhile, first-time contender Ala- From ‘halimaw’ bang Sector Fire Brigade Team (Meralco Meralco: Fire Fighters) was cited as Most Disci- plined Team and as National Champion in to bringer of Category B of the 18th National Industri- light al/Commercial Fire Brigade Competition in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig on March MOVE over, Fab Five, Meral- said. “In the past, Meralco was very conser- 11; the sector also won other awards in the co’s Corporate Image Commit- vative with regard to media exposure; TV Meralco corporate rites. tee (CIC) has carried out the mother ads and commercials were rarely em- Recognized were outstanding perfor- of all makeovers. ployed, celebrity endorsers were unheard mance in the good housekeeping program, The corporate image program imple- of. We basically just stuck to the facts but work improvement teams, process im- mented by the CIC won a Lopez Achieve- ensured that it was in a language that every provement teams, One Ring Project, ment Award for communicating the com- Juan de la Cruz can understand.” branch service excellence projects, Presi- pany values (integrity, quality, productiv- Actively countering the smear cam- dential Award, and Model and Outstanding ity, teamwork and malasakit) and its direc- paign and preempting the news was a Employees. A testimonial dinner honored tions and activities to stakeholders, paradigm shift for a company that believed over 100 employees who served Meralco leading to a positive corporate image and that utilities should not be heard or seen. for 25 years and more. business reputation. The move, however, paid off. Executed like clockwork In particular, the CIC achievement en- “The milestones would include our 103rd Anniversary Committee chair- gineered a complete turnaround of Meral- successful issues management campaign man Boeing Parungao, head of Meralco’s The flag raising rites on March 13 kicked Shared Services jubilates after capturing co’s public image by clearing issues to that helped us in explaining and clearing Telecommunications, cites the dedication, Jo off Meralco’s 103rd anniversary the coveted cheering competition make these understood by the public, re- the different issues,” Mike said. “It was a creativity, innovativeness and cooperation a celebration championship stored the public’s trust and protected great feeling when our research showed of the committees, participants and support fa brand image and restored pride in the com- that finally, our customers knew the vari- groups with the simultaneous preparations pany among employees. ous players in the electric industry and the that had to be mapped out and executed meet all the challenges—expansion, financ- Around 2003, Meralco was getting it role each entity played.” like clockwork. ing and leadership—with spectacular results. from consumer rights advocates and politi- Another milestone, for Mike, was the He shared: “Working in the different an- The 10 years from 1962 to 1972 would there- cians because of the controversial over- launch of Meralco’s new corporate tagline niversary committees is excellent training fore be fondly referred to by veterans of those charging and PPA (purchased power agree- of “May Liwanag ang Buhay” and when in leadership and management, in people days as the Golden Years of Meralco.” ment) issues. That the company maintained “employees embraced the concept of cor- skills, in quick but fair decision making, in In that period, Meralco built and placed its silence only fueled the customers’ dis- porate image and truly believed that sa organizing and motivating especially volun- in service several generating units at the trust, until the continued barrage of brick- Meralco, may liwanag ang buhay.” teers, and in giving of oneself to a cause.” average rate of one and a half years. Bigger bats took its toll on the company. What’s next for the CIC? Beginnings capacity was produced as more and more Meralco chairman Manuel M. Lopez “Share the Light” is the next phase of Founded in 1903 by American en- customers began relying on the conve- (MML) tapped Atty. Monico V. Jacob to Meralco’s long-term program for image trepreneur Charles M. Swift, Meralco nience of electricity. head a CIC, with members coming from the building by the CIC, that of the service started out as the provider of the first and The tide turned when martial law was different offices that had a direct impact on promise. This means “shifting the focus only modern mass transportation in Mani- declared on September 21, 1972. The next the company’s image. The team took stock from Meralco as a significant organization in la. Then known as the Manila Electric 13 to 14 years were wrought with difficul- of the issues, identified the stakeholders and society to all Meralco employees as people Railroad and Light Company, its tranvia ties. By 1979, with all power plants now developed possible solutions for all issues. who drive the vision of empowerment.” (streetcars) system (and later its auto bus- with government, Meralco became a dis- A communication framework called “Pag- Each Meralco employee is not just pro- es) was one of catalysts of the development tributor of electricity. papaliwanag at Pagpapahalaga” was also viding electricity but light and life: making of the then colonial outpost. It was after the Edsa revolution in Febru- developed together with an ad agency. a difference in the customer’s life, giving Meralco historian and consultant Rober- ary 1986 that the Meralco and its affiliates Mike Lopez, Meralco marketing head added value and attention to customers to Paterno recalls: “When war broke out in were returned to the Lopez family. Manuel and a member of the CIC, recalled: “At the and going beyond the basic requirements 1941, Meralco’s earnings were roughly 80% M. Lopez became president (1986 to 2001) time, the refund was the heaviest issue. of one’s job description by giving high electric, 10% autobuses and 10% railway.” and later chairman and CEO (2001 to pre- Lineman’s rodeo Xtreme Challenge participant MML explained to all employees that the quality service delivery. In the campaign, In the aftermath of World War II and sent). It is under MML’s leadership that company did not overcharge; we were the essentials of good customer service are with the destruction of Manila’s historic Meralco today has taken bold, innovative merely following a generally accepted ac- integrity, credibility, visibility, accuracy, streetcar service and its facilities, and the steps to be a lead player in the new electric counting principle that allows income tax as quick response, presence and availability. eventual sale of the buses to Fortunato power industry in its people and services. an opex [operational expenditure] item.” “We feel that we are now ready to go be- Halili in 1948, Meralco focused on power “Meralco is a very unique company...We Knowing that internal communication yond just explaining the issues. We are now generation and distribution. like facing huge challenges and succeeding was very important, Meralco’s Corporate ready to show our customers how we value Golden age against enormous odds,” Lopez said when Communication and HR departments took them. We intend to show them service that It was in 1962 that Filipino investors led Meralco marked its centennial. the lead in disseminating pertinent infor- goes beyond distribution of electricity—we by Don Eugenio Lopez Sr. made the bold Shining moment mation. want them to experience our service with move of acquiring Meralco. Author Raul Ro- Today, as the company moves even far- “The biggest leap was the proactive care or ang aming serbisyong tapat at to- drigo in his book, “Meralco: A Century of ther into new journeys and a new year to- man-on-the-street approach we took,” Mike too,” Mike said. Service 1903-2003,” wrote: “The Filipino gether, the bonding with each other in the group that took the helm of Meralco would Meralco family remains very strong. And now that the dust has settled after all the anniversary preparations and daily life has descended on the Meralco family again, there remains a lift to the spirit, a skip to the walk, a new bit of self discov- ered in the work and revelry, for that shin- ing moment every Meralco employee can look forward to: its yearly anniversary. Winners in the singing contest with judges, exe Mabuhay at salamat, mga kasama!

1903 1905 1919 1945 1961 1962 1964 On March 14, Charles In the afternoon of In recognition of the During the battle for In March, the Lopez On January 5, 1962, Meralco begins to Swift and several part- April 10, the new fact that electrical Manila, the Japanese Group begins talks for MSC carries out the build up its superior ners organize the street railway system is powerisnowitscore blow up Meralco’s the sale of Meralco historic purchase of the credit standing in in- Manila Electric Rail- formally inaugurated. business and not the Blaisdell plant. with its American Manila Electric Compa- ternational capital road and Light Com- On April 11, Meralco streetcars, in May, On November 1, the owners, General Pub- ny.InOctober,DonEu- markets, without rely- pany. The firm gets a begins to operate its Meralco is reincorpo- company resumes op- lic Utilities. On June genio directs Meralco ing on government franchise from the city tranvias commercially. rated and renamed erations. It begins a 30, 1961, Don Eugenio to embark on a huge guarantees. The com- of Manila to operate By 1924, it is conceded the Manila Electric five-year program to Lopez leads a group expansion program. It pany gets better credit an electric street rail- that “Manila now has Company, the name it rebuild its facilities in of Filipino en- builds a new power termsfrominterna- way service and to the leading street rail- bears today. 1942 the Manila area, which trepreneurs to create plant every 18 months, tional banks than even furnish electric current waysystemoftheFar On January 2, the in- culminates in 1950 Meralco Securities and expands its gener- the Philippine govern- for light, heat and East, with heavy rails, vading Japanese army with the construction Corporation (MSC). ating capacity fivefold ment. By 1969, Meral- power in the city and good macadamized enters Manila. They of Rockwell Station. by 1974. Meralco’s co is the largest corpo- its suburbs for 50 roads, and the most take over Meralco. power rates are among ration in the country, years. modern cars.” the lowest in the world. worth over P1 billion. LOPEZLINK May 2006 7

EXECUTIVE FEATURE

MERALCO chairman and CEO tives interviewed him before he Manuel M. Lopez (MML) and met the late Eugenio H. Lopez Sr. Meralco president and COO Jesus (Don Eñing), who was then con- P. Francisco (JPF) have been work- fined at the John F. Cotton Hospi- ing together for the last 20 years. tal. “We have a fine working ar- “You’re not hired until Don rangement, with Chito (Francis- Eñing says you’re hired,” the ex- co) handling the technical part of ecutives told him. But the old man the operations plus dealing with seemed to like him and gave him the regulators and media. Our his first pay raise at their first chemistry is very good,” says meeting. MML. “I was so happy. I got my first MML, on the other hand, is in- (salary) increase and I had not volved in the human resources even reported for work yet,” Fran- and administrative side of the cisco recalls. He joined the com- company. Francisco describes pany soon after graduation and him as a warm, thoughtful and was assigned to the operations family-oriented man. “He loves and engineering side of the busi- his wife, his grandchildren, his ness. entire family. He’s also quite dis- Meralco OIC Joyous bursts of light and color mark ciplined as a CEO, his working Fast forward to 1986, after nother year of service for the Meralco habits are admirable.” EDSA 1 restored democracy to amily Both started their engagement the Philippines. with Meralco as management MML was called to Mala- trainees, MML in 1965 and Fran- cañang by then President Corazon Meralco chair & CEO Manuel M. Lopez Meralco president & COO Jesus Francisco cisco in 1971. First pay raise Fresh from his work as a banker in PCIBank, MML re- ceived assignments from the Mer- alco personnel manager in a pro- Chemistry does it for Meralco’s gram to familiarize himself with the operations of the company. For a little over a year, he went around the Meralco franchise area with meter readers, collectors and line crews, and worked in the branches to get a grassroots feel of By Carla Paras-Sison the business. ‘dynamic duo’ Francisco, an engineer with Aquino and was asked to join moted to executive vice president try. The Electric Power Industry tough times as well as good times two majors (Mechanical and Elec- Meralco as assistant officer-in- (EVP) and COO by 1999. Reform Act or Epira became law together. “What binds us is that trical), was invited to join Meral- charge (OIC). Former senator Te- Opening doors to homegrown also in 2001. we are part of a group of compa- co in his second year of graduate ofisto Guingona Jr. was appointed talents “Five years after Epira, we see nies with values, which are very studies at the Asian Institute of as OIC. “You don’t enter a company as a everybody struggling with the im- clear and to which we all strive to Management. Three senior execu- “A month or two after that ap- management trainee and think of plementation of the law. We’re be faithful. In the case of Meralco, pointment, Tito (Guingona) de- becoming president 30 years later. It just beginning to find out how the it’s malasakit. We all subscribe to ts cided to accept the position of just doesn’t happen that way. Only country will fare in this kind of an good corporate governance and COA (Commission on Audit) when I became EVP did the thought environment. We’re about to lose lofty ideals. We hope the rest of head, leaving the OIC position in enter my mind. But still, because I our monopoly. What we want is to the companies are proud of what Meralco vacant.” was practically the same age as steer the company through this we at Meralco have achieved and Events occurred so fast that Manolo (MML), I thought that that maze of new regulatory rules, and appreciate what we’re going MML believes his path toward was it. And then he (MML) told me every rule is a revelation,” says through.” leading Meralco was more by “ac- before the stockholders’ meeting Francisco. As for MML, he advises cident.” Malacañang approved his that I would become president,” Persevere and believe coworkers in the Lopez Group to assumption of the OIC post on a Francisco narrates. MML recognizes that the com- persevere and to continue believ- temporary basis. But by May 1986, Two years later, in 2001, Fran- pany is operating in a populist en- ing in company management. following the annual stockholders’ cisco was elected president by the vironment beginning with the dif- “We have been through diffi- meeting, the Meralco board of di- Meralco board chaired by MML. ferent courts, and that customers cult times not only now but even rectors elected him to be the new This decision was widely inter- have become more demanding before. We survived 13 and a half president of the company. preted as opening the doors of and discriminating. His priorities years of martial law with our At this time, Francisco was a leadership to homegrown Meralco are to put Meralco into good fi- heads high and our dignity intact. very new senior vice president of talents, especially engineers. nancial condition, to restore the We did not compromise our prin- Meralco, having been promoted Since then, the “dynamic duo” public’s trust in the company and ciples or integrity. We shall sur- about a month before EDSA 1. He of the country’s largest electric to create a positive image for it vive our difficulties in the differ- continued to work mainly on the utility has faced myriad chal- before he retires. ent periods of our corporate histo- technical side of the company and lenges in the country’s slowly but Francisco says in the Lopez ry. All I ask for from (all of us) is with MML as president, was pro- surely deregulating power indus- Group, the members go through hard work and loyalty.” ecutives and other finalists

1973 1976 1986 1991 1992 1995 2003 On November 29, In a long-drawn pro- In February, the dicta- On September 30, On January 8, Meralco Manolo Lopez launch- Meralco marks its cen- 1973, in Honolulu, cess lasting from 1976 tor is toppled. The new 1991, the Supreme is listed in the Manila es the Meralco Trans- tennial on March 14. Don Eugenio signs the to 1979, Meralco sells government se- Court rules that there and Makati stock ex- formation Project agreement that hands all its power plants questers his and his are no legal obstacles changes for the first (MTP). Under the MTP, over the 27% Benpres (except Rockwell) to cronies’ alleged hold- to the Lopez Group’s time. core and support busi- holdings in MSC to the Napocor and becomes ings, including Meral- reassertion of control ness processes are 1972 Marcos-controlled a distribution compa- co. Manuel “Manolo” over Meralco. It com- reengineered for faster de- Meralco Foundation. ny. Lopez, son of Don Eu- pels the Sandigan- and better delivery of clares Martial law. genio, is named presi- bayan to lift the se- service to customers. Army troops enter the dent. Under his leader- questration on Meralco Meralco computer sys- Meralco compound. ship, the company shares. With that, First tems are revamped to The Lopezes are even- soon recovers from Holdings is able to go be integrated and tually forced to hand years of losses, declin- ahead with the buy- more responsive to the over their shares in ing morale and sky- back of the controlling needs of a reengi- Meralco and MSC. rocketing systems loss. interest in Meralco. neered company. 8 LOPEZLINK May 2006

CSR ACTIVITIES ‘Buntis Is It!’ ng DZMM sa May 14 na! EXTENDED ang selebrasyon ng Moth- book for authentication of their preg- er’s Day ngayong buwan dahil sa han- nancy. dog ng DZMM Radyo Patrol 630 na li- Libu-libong kababaihan ang mabibi- breng nationwide seminar para sa mga gyan ng iba’t-ibang kaalaman tungkol malapit nang maging ina at sa mga tatay sa safe motherhood at maternal care. rin—ang Buntis Congress, na nasa ikaa- Kasama rin sa programa ang mga pat na taon na ngayon! kaalaman para sa mag-asawa at mga Sa May 14, 2006 na ang event na tatay. may pamagat na “Buntis Is It!” na Isa ang Buntis Congress sa libreng gaganapin sa Market! Market! Trade service-oriented projects ng DZMM, Hall sa Fort Bonifacio, Taguig. gaya ng monthly medical mission Nagsimula na ang registration sa “Oplan MM”; livelihood seminar “Car- DZMM Public Service Center, Foun- avan Kaalaman”; nationwide mass dation Building, ABS-CBN Complex, christening na “Binyagang Bayan”; at Quezon City daily from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. ang sariling fire brigade ng istasyon. Lopez Group and MNTC chairman Oscar M. Lopez (3rd from left) with (l-r) MNTC president Jose de Jesus, Fr. Vic Robles of Registrants must bring their pink (Joy Villaroman) the National Shrine of Divine Mercy, GKexecutive national director Antonio Meloto, MNTC director for corporate communications Marlene Ochoa and resident Leonisa Velarde beside the marker of Lopez-MNTC-GKVillage. Opening doors to infinite First Gen joins Environmental Awareness Week celebration First Gen Corp. sponsored the celebra- conservation and sustainable develop- possibilities in MNTC Village tion of Environmental Awareness Week ment. EIGHT-year-old Teodora Oquina “Today, we have, together, opened “Nasubukan ko lang po kumain that was organized by Ilawan Inc. and First Gen vice-chairman and CEO thought she was dreaming when she doors to infinite possibilities. May sa lamesa nang bago na ang bahay Tugdaan Center for Mangyan communi- Peter Garrucho graced the occasion and stepped into the threshold of her clean this be, for these families, the be- namin,” said “Mary Jane,” a sec- ties in Paitan, Naujan, Mindoro recent- attended some of the ceremonies that and roomy new home, one of 50 ginning of a brand new future.” ond grader with a shy smile. “Dati ly. took place. structures that formed Lopez-MNTC- OML committed to provide an ad- po sa sahig lang kami kumakain.” Recognizing that indigenous peoples ABS-CBN’s “Correspondents” team GK Village in Marilao, Bulacan. ditional P2.5 million for the construc- “Hindi ko alam kung panaginip (IPs) such as the Mangyans are at the featured the event and also the Tugdaan Oquina belonged to one of the tion of another batch of 50 homes in ang nangyaring ito,” Oquina said. forefront of environmental stewardship, Center for Learning and Development families whose shanties were re- Lopez-MNTC-GK Village. “Ang laki-laki ng pasasalamat ko First Gen supported this event that pro- where the event was held. The center placed with durable, secure struc- MNTC officials and employees had sa Lopez Group, MNTC at GK.” vided a venue for increasing their houses a preschool and high school ded- tures through a joint project of regularly motored to Bulacan to work (Kit Ventura) knowledge and skills on environmental icated to Mangyans, among others. Manila North Tollways Corp. with the beneficiaries and Gawad (MNTC) and (GK). Kalinga volunteers in building the MNTC had allotted P5 million of its homes. The groupis currently building corporate social responsibility funds another 50 houses in the second for the housing project in 2005. Lopez-MNTC-GK Village in Manolo Family planning “We have not just inaugurated a Compound in Valenzuela City. row of brand new houses,” MNTC Oquina was not the only one chairman Oscar M. Lopez said dur- who was teary-eyed with thankful- motivators in ing the inauguration of the village. ness on that day. the making APRIL was a busy month for the core teams of the Family Planning (FP) in the Workplace Now clicking: Lopez CSR Program of the Lopez Group. Did you know that the majority of FriendlyCare Foundation Inc.’s Dr. Abel Corporate Social Responsibility Guevarra conducted FP Interpersonal Moti- (CSR) programs of the Lopez Group vation seminars in Meralco, First Sumiden of companies and foundations are in Circuits Inc., SkyCable, Tollways Manage- education? Browsing through the ment Corp. and ABS-CBN Broadcasting master list of Lopez CSR programs- Corp. to train participants in motivating peers student scholarships, teachers’ train- and colleagues to use proper FP methods. ings, educational TV programs, free Before the seminars, pretests showed that Internet connection for public the participants have existing knowledge on schools, and school facilities en- FP. After attending the seminars, posttest re- hancement—you will see that en- Starting mid-May 2006, inter- sults revealed an increase of 75%-100% in FP lightening the minds of communities national donors, media, private knowledge. Hopefully these participants will is the dominant development goal of sector and the global public will be become active FP peer motivators in their re- the Lopez Group. able to access the website. Latest spective companies. Meanwhile, the nurses So where can you see these CSR reports (2005 to first quarter of the participating companies have started Lopez CSR trends, programs, 2006) and the CSR publication training in FP counseling, modern FP tech- news, interviews of beneficiaries, “Bridges” covering 2000-2004 can nology, and Training of Trainers (TOT) on and other information? Lopez be downloaded from the website. FP. GroupFoundation Inc. (LGFI) pre- Lopez Group members are wel- For more information on the Lopez Group sents its website, www.lopez- come to send their articles and reports FP program, please get in touch with Dianne group.org, the one-stop informa- to LGFI at email address vans@lopez- Miñon of Lopez Group Foundation Inc. at tion center of the Lopez Group’s group.org. Please call LGFI at 449- 0921-3725261. (Vanessa Suquila) CSR initiatives. 6060 for more information. LOPEZLINK May 2006 9

WORKSHOPS

Awaken the artist or athlete in paste and collage paper to create ing, collage, sculpture and mask May 22-26, 2006 sions, kids are bound to develop you and your kids through these toys. Quinto is a visual artist who making. Facilitator is Amy Image Enhancement (five patience and enthusiasm towards exciting summer workshops: has exhibited here and abroad. Aragon, a UP College of Fine sessions, from 1 p.m.-5 p.m.) anything that come their way Lopez Memorial She is the president of KASIBU- Arts graduate pursuing a graduate P5,400 aside from learning the basics of Museum LAN and past president of the degree in Art Education in the Requirements are payment of wall climbing. Tel. no. 631-2417 (Fanny) Philippine Art Educators Associ- same university. She teaches art registration fee and two pieces Available schedule of class may Five Saturday mornings ation. Fee of P4,000 is inclusive while actively exhibiting. Fee of 2x2 ID pictures. Workshops are be either every Mondays and starting May 6, 2006 (9 a.m. to of materials. P6,000 is inclusive of materials. held at the Center for Communi- Wednesdays or Tuesdays and Fri- 12 noon) May 9-12, 2006 (1 p.m.-4 p.m.) ABS-CBN Center for cation Arts at 6/F Design and Tal- days. Classes for kids ages 4 to 7 Book Illustration Workshop Comic Book Writing Communication Arts Inc. ent Center Building, Eugenio years old are from 2-4 p.m. while Workshop (for ages 14-16) Tel. nos. 416-9366 or 415-3828 Lopez Street, Quezon City. those for 8 to 12 years old are from Prof. Emil Flores will teach the May 8 to 26, 2006 (15 sessions Play Underground at 4-6 p.m. Module 2 starts May 15 form and structure of the comic every day from Monday to Rockwell and ends on June 2, 2006. book, with particular emphasis Friday. Morning session for kids Play Underground Wall on the scriptwriting aspect of 4 to 12 years old, afternoon for Climbing Center is at Parking storytelling. Exercises will focus teens and evenings for adults) Level 3 of Power Plant Mall, on writing elements and on sto- Basic Acting—P7,200; Makati City. rytelling. The comic book’s his- Voice—P7,100; Dance—P5,800; Management Strategies Inc. tory and cultural significance Speech and Oral Declama- Tel. nos. 750-8682 or 0917 Book Illustration workshop for col- will also be discussed. Work- tion—P6,500; Martial Arts (prac- 8002712 (Marianne Carandang) lege students and/or those who shop product will be a full script tical self-defense/cinematic May 9-12, 2006 (Session 1) wish to create an appreciation for that may be turned into a fully il- wushu)—P5,950; Musical The- May 16-19, 2006 (Session 2) children’s books and learn aspects lustrated comic book. Prof. Flo- ater—P8,100 (kids)/P8,400 Kids Leadership Camp of its production. The workshop res teaches at the Department of (teens). The four-day youth leadership will be facilitated by Ilustrador ng English and Comparative Litera- camp for 9-18 year-olds at Lagos Kabataan’s (INK) Ouie Badelles, ture of the University of the del Sol, Lake Caliraya, Laguna Jason Moss, Pepper Roxas and Philippines. He has adapted provides a safe and challenging Liza Flores for five Saturdays be- Philippine short stories into environment where kids can learn ginning May 6 from 9 a.m.-12 comics form for the UP Press. to harness their leadership poten- noon. Students will learn through Fee of P3,000 is inclusive of ma- tial, develop a sense of responsi- discussion and exploration of terials. Tel. nos. 898-0273, 0920- bility, become effective team drawing, different media, character, May 16-19,2006 (2 p.m.-4 p.m.) 9079116 (Retchie/Joy) players and strengthen their love layout and book production. Fee of Portraiture Workshop April 17-May 12 (Batch 1) for the community and the envi- P3,000 is exclusive of materials. The fundamentals of portraiture May 15-June 2 (Batch 2) ronment. There will be team ex- May 8-13, 2006 (9 a.m.-12 noon) and its basic construction in a va- Play Underground’s Basic Wall ercises, raft building, treks, orien- Creative Toy Making Work- riety of materials will be taught to Climbing Classes are designed to teering, problem solving activi- shop (for ages 6-10) interested college-age partici- give kids a fun and exciting expe- ties, arts and crafts, nature pro- Alma Quinto will mentor the par- pants and other art enthusiasts. rience in a safe environment. For jects adventure races, and a lot ticipants as they fold, cut, tear, The workshop will involve paint- only P2,500-eight two-hour ses- more! Exhibit @ Lopez Museum Remembering Don Eñing ‘Babble, Bauble’ MAY milestones in the life of senator. At the Francisco law Don Eugenio “Eñing” Lopez: office on the Escolta, he exhibit opens 1924 meets Claro M. Recto. Recto Don Eñing completes his was a partner in the firm (then postgraduate studies in Har- called Francisco, Recto and May 12 vard University in May. Soon Lualhati) and already minori- WHILE it is no longer cutting edge to invoke after his return to the country, ty floor leader of the House of the trope of “the gaze” in showing nor writ- he meets two people who Representatives. Despite the ing about the way women have been looked would profoundly influence 11-year age difference, the at and look out into the world at large, it still his life. two lawyers had much in appears instructive to see whether the woman The first is a man he met at common—both were prod- as virgin, whore and hag archetypes are per- his first job—the one and only ucts of Spanish Jesuits at the petuated or in fact challenged in as seminal a time he would ever be an em- Ateneo, wedded to Spanish Eñing andNitang with children Presy, Geny andOskie in 1940 trove as the Lopez Memorial Museum’s. ployee or practice law—at the culture in an increasingly After all, the museum is involved in the law firm of Vi- sajonista (Saxonistic) age, Nitang was then a fourth- two fall in love. Don Eñing project of educating and reeducating both its cente J. Francis- and ardent nationalists. year high school student at proposes to Nitang on Jan- audience and its prime stakeholders, so much co, then one of The second person would St. Scholastica and the muse uary 4, 1928. At daybreak on so that “Babble, Bauble” hopes not only to the best make the most profound dif- of another club of young January 14, he marries Paci- reread seemingly passive/static depictions, litiga- ference in Don Eñing’s life: Manilans. Then, Don Eñing ta; he is 26, she 19. Their but also to peel and reveal signs of iconic re- tors in Pacita “Nitang” Moreno. She had not made up his mind wedding lasted 47 years and sistance/defiance, whether subtle or overt, in the recalled: “I met my husband whether to pursue Nitang. produced five children. varying domains of visual culture. coun- in a party of the Bachelors 1925 1942 The Lopez Memorial Museum is at G/F try Club, which was the top Don Eñing renews ties The Lopez couple’s third Benpres Building, Exchange Road cor. Mer- and men’s club before. He was with Nitang at the social sen- child, Manuel (Manolo), is alco Avenue, Pasig City. Museum days and later a then the president of the club sation of Manila that sum- born on May 20. (From hours are Mondays-Saturdays, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., and I was brought to the party mer, the celebration of the “Phoenix: The Saga of the except holidays. For more information, call Pacita by my brother, Federico. And first complete Madrid-to- Lopez Family” by Raul Ro- Fanny at 631-2417 or email pezse- “Nitang” Moreno I met him there.” Manila flight. This time, the drigo) [email protected]. 10 LOPEZLINK May 2006

FROM THE CORPORATE WELLNESS PROGRAM Aling trabaho ang Tubig, bawal sa mga nag-eehersisyo! malakas sumuweldo? Hinay-hinay lang sa pag-inom ng (wala itong sodium) o tubig o sports drinks kapag nag-e-ex- kahit ng mga kilalang By Norman Sison magasin. Kung walang bumibili ng magasin, ercise, lalo na ngayong tag-init, dahil sports drinks (mababa tag-gutom din ang editor kaya napipilitang ito ay maaaring maging sanhi ng ang sodium content) ang MASAYA ka ba sa iyong trabaho? Na- sumulat din para sa ibang publications. Pero pagkamatay. sweat sodium na gagamit mo ba ang natural mong galing at kung popular at mabili ang magasin, aabot Ito na ngayon ang payo ng mga nawawala sa pamamagi- talino sa paghahanapbuhay? Kumikita ka ba hanggang P120,000 ang maiuuwi mo kada dalubhasa sa mga atleta pagkatapos ng tan ng exercise. Sa halip, ng sapat para sa iyong pangagailangan? buwan. Kung magaling kang mag-Ingles, mahabang panahon ng pagsasabi na nagiging sanhi pa ang Alamin kung may pag-asa ka pang lumipat matalas ang mga mata at metikuloso magtra- dapat uminom ng maraming tubig o mga ito ng paglala ng hy- ng trabahong magdadala sa iyo ng maligaya baho, mag-apply ka na. liquids habang nag-e-ehersisyo para ponatremia. at komportableng pamumuhay. Bodyguard: P5,000-P50,000 kada maiwasan ang dehydration. Ayon sa Ang labis na pag-inom Doktor: P16,000-P1 milyon+ buwan kanila, mas delikado umano ang labis ng low-sodium fluids ay Pinakamahinang kumita ang rural health Kung pulitiko sa probinsiya ang bosing na pag-inom ng tubig o sports drinks na ang kaso, convulsion, coma o ka- nagdadala ng acute dilutional hypona- physicians na sumusuweldo lamang ng mo, standard pay na ang P5,000. Neto naman sa ganitong pagkakataon dahil pina- matayan. Kadalasan, ang hyponatrem- tremia at reduced plasma volume. Ka- P16,000 kada buwan—malaking halaga na iyon, walang tax, bale allowance ang tawag palabnaw ng mga ito ang dugo na ia ay dala ng labis na pagpapawis, hal- pag nabawasan ang plasma volume, raw kasi iyon sa probinsiya. doon at kung hindi ka naka-duty, pwedeng- nagiging sanhi naman ng malubhang imbawa sa sports activities, o matagal ang ating katawan ay gumagawa ng Ang mga karaniwang GP o general prac- pwede kang kumita sa ibang paraan. karamdaman o kamatayan. na pagbababad sa init. antiduretic hormone (ADH); pinipigi- titioner ay nakakasingil ng P300 hanggang Kung Sinabi ni Dr. Arturo Ludan, isang Sa isang report sa The New York lan naman ng ADH ang paglabas ng P500 bawa’t pasyente at nakakatingin ng 10 mataas na fellow ng Philippine Pediatric Society, Times, pinaliwanag ng medical re- “free water” sa ihi kung kaya’t nare- hanggang 12 pasyente sa isang araw. opisyal na- American Academy of Pediatrics at porter na si Gina Kolata na “during in- retain ito sa katawan at nagiging sanhi Ang mga private na OB-gyns ay mannggob- Philippine Society of Pediatric Gas- tense exercise the kidneys cannot ex- ng weight gain. nakakasingil ng P30,000 hang- yerno o am- troenterology and Nutrition, na crete excess water as the body secretes Dahil dito, kailangang i-reformu- gang P50,000 sa pagpa- bassador ng kinumpirma ng isang pagsusuri na in- a hormone that stops the excretion of late ang mga low-sodium sports paanak, depende kung ibang bansa, ilathala sa New England Journal of the excess water via urine. As people drinks na nasa market ngayon. Mataas normal o caesarean. magkaka- Medicine noong April 2005 ang “high keep drinking, the extra water moves pa pati ang sugar content ng mga ito at Ang mga cos- roon ka ng incidence of hyponatremia” sa en- into their cells, including brain cells. maaaring maging sanhi ng osmotic di- metic surgeons na- buwanang swel- durance sports. Ang hyponatremia ay The engorged brain cells, with no arrhea. man ay P20,000 do mula P15,000 electrolyte imbalance na nangyayari room to expand, press against the Sa ngayon, meron nang sports hanggang P40,000 hanggang P25,000, kapag bumababa sa normal level na skull and can compress the brain stem, drink na angkop para sa tropical con- ang singil para sa li- pero babawasan pa 135 mmol/L ang serum sodium ng which controls vital functions like ditions pero wala pang go-signal mula posuction at hang- iyan ng tax. Bukod sa isang tao. Ang mmol ay ang panukat breathing.” sa Bureau of Food and Drugs upang i- gang P100,000 para taxable na sweldo, ng concentration ng sodium at iba Ang labis na pagpapawis, pali- market ito. Payo ni Dr. Luban, kalimu- sa iba pang surgical meron kang al- pang electrolytes sa ating dugo. wanag pa ni Dr. Luban, ay maaaring tan na ang nakasanayang paniniwala body repair. Ang lowance na P250 a Ang hyponatremia ay maaaring maging sanhi ng pagkawala ng sodi- at laging alalahanin na ang labis na pinakamalaking day para sa iyong maging sanhi ng panghihina, muscle um sa ating katawan. Hindi kayang pag-inom ng tubig at sports drinks ay ganansiya ay para sa pagkain at pa- cramps o pagsusuka, at kung malala punuin ng pag-inom ng plain water nakakamatay! mga espesyal- masahe. ista—makakasingil sila Kung may spe- ng P150,000 hanggang cial training ka na- SPORTS P200,000 bawa’t op- man at mga presidente erasyon. ng bangko at naglalakihang Kung masipag kang mag-aral at hindi private corporations o ang kanilang pamilya ang hinihimatay kapag nakakakita ng dugo, kliyente mo, P30,000 hanggang P50,000 ang pwede ka pang mag-doktor. sweldo mo, bukod pa sa overtime pay at daily Lounge singer: P12,000-P36,000 kada meal allowance. Kung handa kang mamatay A slam-dunk success! buwan para sa bosing mo, dagdagan mo ang life insur- An excited crowd of BayanTel employ- The white team was powered by Castilla, CustCare 1 forwards Carlo Fer- Kakanta ka sa clubs o hotel lounges tat- ance coverage mo at pwede kang mag-body- ees showed up at the ROC Astrodome Effiel Canete and Allan Baloloy, with nandez and Paul Licuanan, Network 1 long beses isang linggo. Ang isang set ay 45 guard. during the final championship game of 14 and 13 points, respectively, while guard Allan Baloloy and Network 1 guard minutes at kung babalik ka pa, another 45 Waiter sa fine dining restaurant: the 2006BTI Inter-color Basketball Arvin Vilan spelled the difference Effiel Canete. (Dimpy Jazmines) minutes. P3,000 hanggang P5,000 kada gabi P15,000-P30,000 kada buwan Tournament. for Network 1 with his rebounds. ang tatanggapin mo bilang solo performer, at College graduate ka dapat para maka- The Network 1 white team and Cust- Leading CustCare1 in scoring were kung bahagi ka naman ng isang banda, hati- pagsimula sa P8,000 kada buwan. Pag-igihan Care 1 green team emerged as the lead- Paul Licuanan and Carlo Fernandez, with hati kayo sa P20,000 hanggang P25,000. mo ang training at magpakitang-gilas para tu- ing teams during the almost month-long 20 and 17 points, respectively. The game Makakaasa ka ng konting tip kung maga- magal ka at makatanggap ng P15,000 kada tournament organized by the HROD- was so closely contested that there was re- nda ang audience rapport mo. Kung sanay ka buwan matapos ang limang taon. Employee Relations. The other teams ally no clear indication of which team will sa puyatan at hindi sintunado ang boses mo, Ang maganda naman sa fine dining that competed in the tournament were eventually win until the closing minutes; pwede ka pang mag-praktis para maging restaurant, may porsiyento ka sa service the Support Group, the CustCare 2, the however, one moment that spelled trouble lounge performer. charge at ang matatanggap mo kada buwan Network 2 and the Market Group. for the green shirts was their top scorer International airline captain: P300,000- mula rito ay P8,000 hanggang P25,000. The Network 1 white shirts took Licuanan fouling out with plenty of time P450,000 kada buwan Idagdag pa ang mga tip na iniiwan ng mga home the Championship via a 72-60 left to play. US$6,000 kada buwan ang pasimulang net mapagbigay na kliyente. Siyempre, libre ang win over the Customer Care 1 green Named as the Mythical Five of the Action during the championship game pay ng mga international airline pilots, may pagkain at may overtime pay. shirts, which took first runner-up. tournament were Network 1 center Gerry between Network 1 and CustCare 1 dagdag pa kung lilipad ng higit sa nakatakdang Kung magaling ka mag-memorya at kaya oras. Libre ang tulugan at pagkain sa oras ng mo namang magbalanse sandamukal na drinks pagpapahinga sa destinasyon at pabalik. Libre sa isang kamay, pwede mong subukan ito. rin ang pagbiyahe ng pamilya. Kung malinaw Presidente ng bangko: P1 milyon-P1.5 ang mata mo, malusog ang pangangatawan at milyon BayanTel catches football fever wala ka pang 40 anyos, mag-enrol sa flying Dapat may MBA (Master of Business Ad- When BayanTel decided to be- of Human Kinetics, the UP Laya school at baka sakaling makatapos ka pa ng ministration) ka, major sa banking at finance come involved in a sporting event Football Club and the Sunken Gar- kursong tugma sa pagiging piloto. at mahabang karanasan sa iba’t ibang aspeto that had some kick in it, it looked den United. Patnugot: P20,000-P120,000 kada buwan ng pagiging bangkero. Kailangan mo ring no further than the Copa de Laya Literally “kicking off” the tourna- Sa pangkalahatan, mababa lang ang swel- pumasa sa standards ng Bangko Sentral ng invitational football tournament. ment was BayanTel chief executive do ng mga editor ng diyaryo at magasin. Pero Pilipinas na tumitingin sa moral character ng The BayanTel-sponsored foot- consultant Tunde Fafunwa, a self- maraming freebies na maaasahan. Kung sa mga gustong maging opisyal ng mga bangko. ball competition was held at the confessed football enthusiast who lifestyle o travel section ang toka mo, sigu- Bukod sa buwanang sweldo, meron kang Sunken Garden of the University of had often played the game in his radong maiimbitahan ka sa mga hotel and re- bonus o profit share, depende sa performance the Philippines-Diliman where it youth. Fafunwa congratulated the or- sort openings, overseas trips at libreng taste- ng iyong bangko. May pa-kotse, pa-bakasyon was witnessed by students and avid ganizers for a successful opening and test sa mga naglalakihang restaurants. at club memberships pa. football followers. The tournament wished them well in their efforts to P20,000 ang gross pay ng mga baguhang Kung below 30 years old at may MBA ka, was an undertaking of the UP Laya promote football in the Philippines. desk editors, at kung mahaba na ang maaari kang makapasok sa bank officers Football Club in cooperation with BayanTel complemented the karanasan, umaabot ng P60,000 para sa mga training program ng mga universal banks at the UP Diliman Office of the Vice fast and relentless action of the regular section editors. Ang editor in chief may pag-asa ka pang maging presidente ng Chancellor for Community Affairs. Copa de Laya football tournament naman ay tumatanggap ng P100,000 kada bangko. Kailangan mo ng mga koneksiyon, Five teams competed in single- by showcasing logos of its SKY buwan. mga dating kaklase o kamag-anak na BayanTelchief executive consultantTunde Fafunwa round-robin fashion: the UP Varsi- DSL Internet service and BL@ST Ang sweldo naman ng chief editor ng mga makakapag-rekomenda sa iyo sa mga may- (center) jams with the Copa de Laya tournament ty Football Team, the UP Interna- prepaid Internet card products at glossy magazines ay naka-base sa kinikita ng ari ng bangko. football players on opening day tional Community, the UP College the venue. (D. Jazmines) LOPEZLINK May 2006 11

BY now you may have heard that, final- ly, our Palaro 2006 will push through CrosswordBINASA mo ba from cover to cover ang huling isyu ng Lopez next month. The HR Council is still Link? Isa ka ba sa mga masugid na tagasubaybay ng mga working on the nitty-gritty—such as programa sa ABS-CBN, Studio 23 o ANC? transportation arrangements and a mil- Patunayan na isa kang ganap na kapamilya sa pamamagitan lion other logistical details—but the ng pagkumpleto ng crossword puzzle na ito. event will definitely be held at the DDeeaarr RRoossiiee Marikina Sports Park. The other ques- tion on everyone’s mind is, who will be we were not doing the sawa stories simply to rate—though the one to wrest the crown from last I will admit sawa stories are raters. year’s champ, Benpres?Let’s wait and Eventually, after we had tackled all possible news angles see! on this environmental “palaisipan,” nagsawa na rin kami Some of us may have sighed in relief sa mga sawa. Having said that, let me state that if we chance when the Lopez Group’s first climb on upon a sawa story that’s really newsworthy and exception- Mt. Sto. Tomas was finally over. It was ally interesting visually, we will air it again, but probably definitely no joke trekking up the 7,500- not in the same frequency. More noteworthy though is that feet-above-sea-level peak in one of the we have decided to parlay this animal story obsession into coldest regions in the country. Still, it was something along the lines of Discovery Channel’s “Croc worth it to see that sunset and sunrise Chronicles” by coming out with “Animal Patrol,” a segment from the vantage point of the summit, not on rare, wild animal species and the need to understand to mention communing with nature and bonding with fellow em- them and help preserve them for environmental sustainability. The ployees. segment is hosted by our local Brady Barr, Kim Atienza. I am happy A reminder before we go: Don’t forget to give your moms a hug to report that we’re getting good feedback on it. and a kiss on Mother’s Day, May 14. Power Plant Mall has an ex- ooOoo citing lineup of activities and surprises for the hardworking and How exactly is CIS connected to Meralco? Is it a subsidiary of beautiful queen that Mom is, so make sure to pass by the mall the company?—Zoe L. then—or anytime this month, in fact. Here’s some background information on CIS: While CIS was Now, here are a few questions from our readers. actually organized in 1974, its roots go back to the early account- ooOoo ing and EDP departments of Meralco. After World War II, Mer- This may sound weird but I’d really like to know whether Mss. alco acquired IBM tabulating equipment and unit record machines ACROSS 3. New Testament from the US Army and began an aggressive use of information 1. A mode of transportation 4. OML is one Ressa, Valdes and Villa are on the blogosphere.—BJ used by the KCFI team 5. Artificial intelligence ABS-CBN’s news divas say they don’t blog, but they’re cer- technology. In 1974, Meralco spun off its EDP department. The to reach far-flung barrios 6. The president of this tainly somewhere there in cyberspace. independent subsidiary was given the name Computer Information 6. ‘Batang-----,’benefi- org was guest of honor ooOoo Systems, whose activities closely parallel developments in the lo- ciaries of KCFI’s at the MAP event Bakit hanggang ngayon meron pa ring “sawa stories” sa “TV cal computing, I.T., and eBusiness histories. Lenten fundraiser 7. Social and economic de- Patrol”?—Adrian ooOoo 10. ABS-CBN’s new personnel velopment planning and Luchi Cruz-Valdes, head of ABS-CBN’s Current Affairs and If you have questions, comments, opinions, suggestions and are guided by the system of policy coordinating body News Cluster, replies: It’s been some time since we aired sawa sto- reactions about anything and everything about the Lopez principles on this 8. Either ries. For the record though, there was a news peg to the sawa sto- Group, please send them to Dear Rosie through fax no. 633- 12. Shorter than an eon 9. Jig or Bobby 3520 or to [email protected]. Maraming 13. Rhode Island, for short 11. ABS-CBN’s head of ries we did: the unusually high number of snakes showing up in 14. Ressa, Valdes and Villa, Newsgathering Villa thickly populated areas like Roxas District in QC. In other words, salamat! individually 13. Recipient of Rotary 16. Bayan Foundation presi- Peace Award, first name dent, for short 15. Surrounded by 17. This org behind the Best 16. Fly or God, also MNTC recommends Annual Reports Awards 18. Lopez Group sports is “in a position of fame” fest, whose next edition 19. So far yet so ---- is slated for June 21. River, according to a 20. She dropped the Little Boy Spaniard 23. A symbol for modest 22. News from this is read, undertakings heard and seen by more 27. Foundation engaged in than a billion people daily micro finance 24. At, kung ayon sa taga- 29. You comrade, said Juan Huling hirit sa summer Maynila dela Cruz PANAHON na naman upang ba- ang mga kalabaw at dinadala sa San Pascual Bay- 25. Diana, not 31. A colorful ABS-CBN likan at muling bisitahin ang ilan simbahan kung saan ang mga ito lon, patron saint ng 26. Say good night to this veep Publishing title sa mga pagdiriwang sa bandang ay winiwisikan ng holy water. fertility, wealth at 28. Electrocardiogram, ac- 32. Southeast hilaga, lalo na sa Bulacan. Ihan- Pagkatapos nito, pinaparada ang abundance; pina- cording to Fritz 33. HR Council Core member da ang kotse, siguraduhing dala mga kalabaw sa buong bayan payuhan din ang 30. Arts and Sciences, for from Benpres, first name ang EC Tag para sa North Luzon bago idaos ang highlight ng fes- mga mag-asawa na short 36.----Records, co. behind Expressway—at tara na! tival—ang carabao race. gustong magka- 31. These should appeal to LAA winner for ‘My First Naniniwala ang mga taga- roon ng anak na a lawyer Lessons with Jollibee’ Pulilan na sa patuloy na pagdi- lalaki na magdasal 33. Professional press rela- 37. Bachelor of Education tions officer- 38. Chair Oscar M. Lopez wang ng Carabao Festival, sila kay San Pascual. 34. Iowa, for short addressed Lopez Group ay mabibiyayaan ng masaganang Sagot naman ng La 35. An affirmative reply employees at the cere- ani sa buong taon. Concepcion de 37. Life story in brief mony for this Nuestra (o Virgen 38. The, according to a señorita 40. Lopez Group chair May 17-19 de Salambao), pa- 39.----Edition, third in- 42. This transponder’s handle Obando Fertility Rites tron saint din ng mga mangingis- dad ang mga sumusunod. stallment of ’Pinoy Big is not difficult to remember Obando, Bulacan da, ang isang masaganang ani Subukan nyong hanapin kung Brother’ 43. New style “Santa Clarang pinung- para sa mga magsasaka. may Santacruzan sa lugar ninyo: 41. ‘Pinoy Big Brother’ 45. International unit pino/Ang pangako ko ay gani- Siyempre pa, kahit saan ka Reina Judith (dala ang pugot na Celebrity Edition Big Answers to April puzzle ulo ng heneral na si Holofernes), Winner Reeves May 15 to/Pagdating ko sa Obando, man magpunta sa Pilipinas, hindi 44. Atienza or Leah Carabao Festival Sasayaw ako ng pandanggo.” Ito mawawala ang Santacruzan, ang Reina Mora (ang sumasagisag sa 46. Sunny East Coast state, Pulilan, Bulacan ang dalangin kay Santa Clara ng reenactment ng paghanap ni Muslim Filipinos), Banderada for short Isa ang Pulilan sa mga lugar mga babaeng dumadayo sa fertil- Saint Helena sa Holy Cross. Ang (babaeng nakapula na may 47. Crowd at the Megastar’s sa Pilipinas na nagbibigay-pugay ity rites sa Obando, isa sa mga ki- prusisyon na ito ang highlight ng dalang maliit na bandila), Samar- concerts, for example sa tinaguriang beast of burden. lalang pagdiriwang tuwing Flores de Mayo na siya namang itana (ang babaeng nakausap ni 48. Servo or Brynner Sa araw na ito, na siya ring feast Mayo. pagpupugay sa Birheng Maria. Kristo sa balon, may dalang ga- DOWN day ni San Isidro Labrador na pa- Kung ang hiling mo ay matag- Kasama nina Reyna Elena, long) at si Methuselah (ang 2. If you can’t read this, tron saint ng mga magsasaka, puan ang taong iyong mapapan- Prinsipe Constantino, Reina Fe, lalaking nagtutusta ng buhangin get IOLs at this place pinapaliguan at “binibihisan” gasawa, baka matulungan ka ni Reina Esperanza at Reina Cari- na nakalagay sa kawali). 12 LOPEZLINK May 2006

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MALL FINDS Mother’s Day at Power Plant Mall

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