July 2006

Carrying the torch into the 21st century

Lopezes pursue Don Eñing’s claim on bank shares...p.3 legacy lives on EUGENIO Hofileña Lopez Sr., whose 105th but like them, he devoted a good part of his success storyeven the Americans wouldn’t birth anniversaryon July20 the Lopez life to public service. have dreamed of; Don Eñing was also the Group is commemorating this year, had To some, Don Eñing is the benefactor Chronicle publisher who sparked a earned the respect of his peers for his ex- that helped establish two Philippine institu- renewed love for countryin his countrymen ploits in the boardroom and outside of it. He tions, the Asian Institute of Management in postwar through his and his was as well known for his feats in business and the Eugenio Lopez Foundation (Lopez all-Filipino staff’s unapologeticallynation- as for his generosityof spirit. Unlike his fa- Museum). Manyremember him as the fear- alist stance. Still others, particularlythose ther Benito and his grandfather Kapitan Eu- less visionarywho purchased and, who worked for him in Meralco, consid- genio, Don Eñing did not hold public office; together with his executives, turned it into a Turn to page 6

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Yellows keep Palaro title...p.4

Like their grandfather Eugenio H. Lopez Sr. before them, the third generation Lopezes have made public service a wayof life. 2 LOPEZLINK July 2006 Benpres updates shareholders on debt restructuring AT their annual stockholders' meeting on 2. The latest proposal projects payment of and Digital Telecommunications followed by a new commercial term so, Vicente Paterno, Washington Sycip June 9, Benpres Holdings Corporation pres- sustainable debt in 10 years from divi- Philippines Inc., as assets for exchange sheet negotiation to begin in the third and Angel S. Ong. Paterno and Sycip are ident Angel S. Ong disclosed the following dends provided by core investments in or divestment in order to retire a portion quarter of this year. independent directors. developments with respect to the company's the power and media industries. Ben- of its debt. 6. Ferrier Hodgson Corporate Advisory Stockholders also approved the debt restructuring exercise: pres received P508 million in dividends 4. Benpres continues to entertain parties (WA) Pty Ltd is the current financial amendment of the articles of incorpora- 1. Benpres under its updated debt restruc- from investee First Philippine Holdings who wish to acquire other Benpres in- adviser of Benpres while White and tion to reduce the number of directors turing proposal sets sustainable debt Corporation in 2005. vestments such as telecom unit Bayan- Case provides legal advice. from eight to seven. The stockholders also level at US$200 million, or half of the 3.Benpres identified shares in First Tel and cable service provider Beyond Reelected to the board of directors of approved the amendment of the bylaws to current level of US$400 million. The Philippine Infrastructure Development Cable. Benpres Holdings Corporation at the same change the date of the annual meeting balance is proposed to be swapped for Corporation, which holds its interest in 5. Creditors are set to complete due dili- meeting were Oscar M. Lopez, Manuel M. from last Wednesday of May to second assets. Manila North Tollways Corporation, gence on Benpres in June 2006 to be Lopez, Eugenio Lopez III, Felipe Alfon- Thursday of June. (Carla Paras-Sison) Bonding First Holdings balak dagdagan over ang investments sa tollways MAAARING bilhin ng First Ang MNTC, ang operator ng quiring their stakes if the price is Philippine Holdings Corp. ang NLE, ay itinaguyod bilang joint- right. Should Benpres opt to divest Platinum’s stakes ng Benpres Holdings at ng venture sa pagitan ng First Philip- its interest in the business, we minority partners nito sa Manila pine Infrastructure Development would…be interested in acquiring exclusive North Tollways Corp. (MNTC) Corp. (FPIDC) at Philippine Na- its stake,” dagdag pa ni OML. kung magpasya ang mga itong tional Construction Corp. Ayon naman kay FPHC presi- mag-divest at “if the price is right,” (PNCC). Ito ay majority owned ng dent and chief operating officer El- channels ayon kay FPHC chairman Oscar FPIDC (67.1%), samantalang pidio L. Ibañez, umaabot sa $100 A RECENT study showed M. Lopez (OML). 16.5% ang pag-aari ng Leighton million ang halaga ng cash position that watching TV isn’t bad “We believe that over the long Asia Limited, 13.9% sa Egis Pro- ng First Holdings. for young kids as long as term, as Central Luzon economy de- jects SA at 2.5% sa PNCC. Pag- “We think it is an important in- the shows they watch are New Meralco substation velops and as both Clark and Subic mamay-ari naman ng Benpres ang vestment...If you look at our first- Meralco recently inaugurated its Legaspi Substation (main monitored, and are kid- photo) in , which carries an initial capacity of 166 become major logistics and trans- 49% ng FPIDC. quarter financial statement, we friendly and promote edu- MVA and a provision for an additional 83 MVA capacity. portation hubs, the full economic “To the extent that our minority have the liquidity. We are allotting cational and moral values. promise of the North Luzon Ex- partners PNCC, Egis and Leighton $50 million for opex, debt service Meralco chairman and CEO Manuel M. Lopez (inset) was That’s why it’s important pressway will be realized,” paglala- are prepared to divest of their own- and dividends and another $50 mil- assisted by Ayala Land Inc. vice president Ma. Victoria for moms to screen what had ni OML sa mga stockholders sa ership stakes in NLE, we would lion for investment opportunities,” Añonuevo and Makati City administrator Nicanor Santiago their toddlers and kids Jr. during the inauguration of the substation. The Legaspi annual meeting noong June 14. most definitely be interested in ac- pahayag ni Ibañez. watch on TV. Substation sits on a 2,447-square meter lot in the middle of Makati's Legaspi Park and is Meralco's 116th substation in Playhouse Disney on the franchise as well as the 10th among GIS substations. SkyCable Platinum is the (Maite Bueno) first preschool learning channel in Asia designed to engage children’s imagina- tion in a fun and creative Meralco cites All-new ANC environment. This com- and “Private Conversations with Boy Record,” the much-awaited return of mercial-free channel com- Abunda,” are still there. Newpro- TV’s original fiery talk showtandem, bines award-winning pro- opening of spot grams include “Newsbreak on ANC,” Professor Randy David and lawyer grams and hosted activity ABS-CBN News Channel (ANC), the TV version of Newsbreak maga- Katrina Legarda. segments that help develop the country’s only 24-hour news zine hosted the editors themselves; The newlook and programs of early childhood skills. electricity mart channel, gets even better with a new “Tonight on ANC with Korina ANC are “a snapshot” of the vision of For moms who want to look and beefed up programming Sanchez”; and “NewDay,” a two- , head of ABS-CBN MERALCO lauded the June opening of the Wholesale bond with their teenage starting July 10. hour daily newscast beginning at Broadcasting Corp.’s News and Cur- Electricity Spot Market (WESM), saying this would has- kids, SkyCable has Chan- All the old favorites from the old midnight to run during prime time in rent Affairs Group, to make ANC an ten the advent of a “truly competitive environment in the nel V, which showcases the ANC, such as “Dateline Philippines,” the Middle East and key slots on the international news channel in the power industry.” newest music videos and “The World Tonight,” “Talkback” US West Coast; and “For the mold of CNN or BBC. Meralco marketing head Miguel Lopez said the start of classics that moms would the WESM operation, although partial in scope, “provides appreciate. It also features a previewof the possible developments in the powersec- different programs on the tor that would ultimately benefit our consumers.” latest in movies, fashion, Lopez said Meralco’s support for WESM is part “of the Score ringside seats to your pop culture and more. company’s bigger support for a true open access regime in Moms will also appreciate the electric power industry.” He said this was fully ex- Discovery Home and pressed when Meralco agreed to a partial open access de- favorite sports events! Health, and Discovery spite the delay in the privatization of the generation assets Travel and Living, two of of the National Power Corporation (Napocor). THE hottest sporting events of the the four Discovery Chan- The Electric Power Industry Reform Act (Epira) man- year are nowavailable on SkyCa- nels available on SkyCable dated that at least 70% of Napocor assets should have ble Season Pass! SkyCable Season Platinum. been turned over to the private sector before the open ac- Pass Pay-Per-ViewPackages allow Then there’s Wine TV, cess regime could commence. Meralco, however, early exclusive access to special events another SkyCable Platinum this year unilaterally offered to the government to allow and programs not available on the exclusive channel. Wine open access for its customers with a monthly consumption basic package. Subscribers will be of one megawatt or more. able to watch these live and unin- TV is the world’s first and According to Lopez, WESM spurs a “reasonable op- terrupted from the comfort of their only TV channel dedicated timism that the price of electricity would remain afford- living rooms. to wine, and related sub- able.” This is because WESM provides the mechanism for Three packages are currently jects such as food, travel, power generating plants to compete with each other. This, available: the 2006 FIFA World (July) and the much-awaited Platinum subscribers in all areas. A fashion, health, arts and in turn, would create an environment where the price of Cup, the biggest and most popular Mano A Mano: Pacquiao-Larios P1,000 discount will be given to culture and entertainment. the commodity is influenced more by free market choices event in football (June 2-July 10); super featherweight title bout on SkyCable subscribers who current- All these channels and rather than by regulation. the World Wrestling Entertain- July 2. ly have analog or digital boxes. more are available on Sky- Lopez said the partial WESM operation would widen ment (WWE) package, which fea- SkyCable Season Pass is avail- Don’t miss out! Subscribe now! Cable Platinum. To sub- Meralco’s options for sourcing more reasonably priced tures seven action-packed events able to current Silver, Gold and Call 631-0000. (Arlene Torres) scribe, call 631-0000. (A. power for the consumers in its franchise area. Torres) LOPEZLINK July 2006 3 Lopezes pursue claim on Equitable PCIBank shares THE Lopez family, through First present outstanding capital stock of dends and profit sharing from Eq- the Marcos regime. The late Euge- Late 1967 Philippine Holdings Corporation Equitable PCIBank. uitable PCIBank. Although such nio Lopez Jr., eldest among the Meralco Securities Corporation or MSC, (FPHC), renewed its claim on Eq- FPHC asserts that “ownership withdrawal has not been con- sons of patriotic industrialist Eu- now First Philippine Holdings Corporation uitable PCIBank shares currently (of Equitable PCIBank) was firmed by Equitable PCIBank cor- genio H. Lopez Sr. and father of (FPHC), acquired substantial shares in being voted by the Romualdez wrested from it through the use porate secretary Sabino Acut Jr., Gabby, was imprisoned by the dic- PCIBank, now Equitable PCIBank. group through Trans Middle East and abuse of power, force, pres- FPHC filed the urgent motion to tatorship and used as bait to gain November 27, 1972 (Philippines) Equity Inc. (TMEE). sure, threats and intimidation” preserve the assets to which it has control over vast Lopez assets, in- Geny Lopez was arrested by the military FPHC filed on June 21 an ur- during the Marcos regime. a claim. cluding among others, Meralco, on trumped up charges of conspiring to gent motion before the Sandigan- The PCGG sequestered the FPHC also on June 21 filed a ABS-CBN, the Manila Chronicle, assassinate Pres. . By this time, MSC controlled 30% of PCIBank. bayan to compel TMEE to return shares in 1986 on the allegation separate motion for the company to telegraph company PT&T and any dividends released or with- that they are ill-gotten wealth of be given an opportunity to be heard PCIBank. November 29, 1973 drawn from escrow while owner- Benjamin Romualdez. The Sandi- with respect to the escrow agree- OML is chairman of FPHC Don Eugenio signed a sale agreement under ship of questioned Equitable ganbayan lifted the sequestration ment that the Sandiganbayan in its while MML and Eugenio Lopez grave duress, allowing Marcos-controlled Meralco Foundation to take over MSC, PCIBank shares has not been de- in 2003 but ruled that the shares June 14 resolution required PCGG III are members of the board. which owned Meralco and the PCIBank termined with finality. “be deposited with the Land Bank and TMEE to prepare for court ap- “We are a very forgiving peo- stake. Geny was never released from prison In 1996, the Supreme Court up- of the Philippines in escrow for the proval. As claimant and intervenor ple. But forgiveness must be met despite the divestment of Lopez corpora- held the right of FPHC to inter- persons, natural or juridical, who in the case, FPHC has a “direct and with good faith and remorse on the tions to Marcos and his cronies. vene in the case between the Pres- shall eventually be adjudged law- legitimate interest in the share and part of the wrongdoers. Nothing 1984 idential Commission on Good fully entitled thereto.” all dividends to be covered by the will ever compensate for the suf- The Marcos-Benjamin Romualdez group, Government (PCGG) and TMEE In a resolution promulgated on escrow agreement.” fering wrought on my father and through certain machinations, transferred at the Sandiganbayan since no fi- June 14, 2006, the Sandiganbayan The court pleadings were filed brother by the Marcos regime. But MSC's holdings in PCIBank to the Ro- nal determination of ownership held that the issuance of a writ of by Atty. Barbara Anne Migallos as we who are left behind must con- mualdez family-controlled Trans Middle has been made. preliminary attachment is not nec- counsel for FPHC. tinue fighting for justice so that East (Phils.) Equities Inc. (TMEE) FPHC wants to recover essary as the shares and dividends In a statement, brothers Oscar generations to come will remem- April 15, 1986 51,827,640 Equitable PCIBank thereon will continue to be de- M. Lopez (OML) and Manuel M. ber, by our example, to fight al- Post-EDSA 1: PCIBank shares held by TMEE shares with a current market value of posited in escrow. Lopez (MML) and their nephew ways for what’s right. It could take were sequestered by the Presidential P3.809 billion (at P73.50 per share However, Eugenio L. Lopez III (Gabby), a lifetime on a narrow and difficult Commission on Good Government on the allegation that they were part of the ill- in the Philippine Stock Exchange). was reported to have withdrawn said the family has not forgotten road, but we will persevere,” OML gotten wealth of Romualdez. The shares represent 7.13% of the P138 million representing divi- the injustice they suffered under said. (Carla Paras-Sison) April 15, 1986 Oscar M. Lopez was appointed by Presi- dent Corazon Aquino as president and CEO of FPHC, a virtually bankrupt compa- ny with P1.2 billion in debt. He succeeded OML isinulong ang population control in turning the FPHC around within the next 10 years. MAGLULUNSAD ang Lopez Family Planning (FP) service hands of the family planning pro- Group ng family planning mod- models sa local chambers, indus- gram and left its implementation December 28, 1988 ules sa lahat ng kumpanya na ka- try associations, small and medi- to local government units or FPHC filed a claim (Complaint-in Interven- bilang sa grupo bilang sagot sa um enterprises at large enterprises LGUs, a step which is tantamount tion) for the PCIBank shares held by TMEE, asserting that ownership was wrested “unhealthy population growth” ng sa bansa. to the kiss of death to these pro- from it through the use and abuse of bansa. Sabay ng paglahad ng planong grams.” power, force, pressure, threats and intimi- Ito ang inilahad ni Lopez FPprogram sa grupo, sinabi ng pi- Kabilang ang First Philippine dation during the Marcos regime. Group chairman Oscar M. Lopez nuno ng Lopez Group na mistu- Holdings, Benpres, Meralco at (OML) sa launching ng “Sustain- lang binabalewala ng pamahalaan ABS-CBN sa mga kumpanya ng February 1, 1996 ing Commitment to Family Wel- ang tungkulin nito sa population Lopez Group na makikipagtulungan The Supreme Court upheld the right of FPHC to intervene in the sequestration fare Through Excellence Award” control at nagsusunud-sunuran na sa Lopez Foundation at iba pang proceedings on the PCIBank shares held sa Renaissance Hotel sa Makati lamang sa Roman Catholic nongovernment organizations up- by TMEE since there was no final determi- noong June 19, 2006. Church, na ipinipilit ang natural ang isulong ang population control nation of true ownership. Ang proyekto ay binuo ng family planning. drive sa kanilang mga empleyado. Philippine Chamber of Commerce Ayon kay OML, “the most im- Umabot na sa 85.2 million ang January 10, 2003 and Industry (PCCI) at ng Private portant stumbling block to the populasyon ng bansa. Tinatayang The Sandiganbayan lifted sequestration on Equitable PCIBank shares but required Sector Mobilization for Family implementation of an effective the top.... Thus, in the past few aabot na sa 100 million ang bilang that the shares be held in escrow until Planning (PRISM) upang ki- population program in this coun- years, the national government ng mga Pilipino sa loob ng sam- true ownership was determined. lalanin ang pinakamahusay na try is the lack of political will at has completely... washed its pung taon. (Vanessa Suquila) October 2005 Newspaper items reported that Martin Ro- mualdez withdrew P138 million represent- ing cash dividends and profit sharing from EL3 hosts lunch for ‘Gawad Galing’ winners the Equitable PCIBank shares. June 14, 2006 BayanTel president and CEO was Joseph Pinero, who as short addresses. This was fol- The Sandiganbayan directed the PCGG and Eugenio “Gabby” Lopez III 2006 Top Seller of the Year, lowed by an AVPpresentation TMEE to prepare an Escrow Agreement. hosted a special luncheon for the was the top individual winner on the highlights of the third June 21, 2006 2006 “Gawad Galing” winners at of the “Gawad Galing” pro- year of the Gawad Galing FPHC filed an urgent motion to require the 9501 restaurant recently. Al- gram. Awards Night. An inspiring Equitable PCIBank to explain the reported so present were top BayanTel ex- The lunch was marked with closing message by Gabby release of dividends on the shares of stock ecutives led by chief executive a short program in which hu- Lopez to the BayanTel execu- held in escrow, and to order TMEE, et al. consultant Tunde Fafunwa. man resources and organiza- tives and “Gawad Galing” win- to return any dividends released or with- Heading the roster of win- tion development head Philip ners capped the simple cere- drawn from escrow. ners who attended the affair Ruiz III and Fafunwa gave mony. (Dimpy Jazmines) 4 LOPEZLINK July 2006 Laro uli tayo, Kapamilya! Yellow team retains Palaro championship THE Yellow Team, last year’s champion of the Palaro sports fest as the Lilac Team, retained its crown in the 3rd Lopez Group Meralco Palaro event held at the Marikina Sports Complex on June 10. chair The team represented members of Lopez Inc., Benpres Hold- Manuel ings Corporation, Adtel Inc., Benpres Insurance, Griffin Sierra M. Lopez Travel & Tours, Third Generation Holdings, Lopez Museum, Goldlink Securities and Webcast Technologies Inc. In second place was the Green Team of Meralco, while the White Team of Tollways Management Corporation/Manila North Tollways Corporation and parent First Philippine Infras- tructure Development Corporation copped third place. The Palaro consisted of three track events and four fun games, five of which were won by the Yellow Team. The White Team topped the other two events but more consistent play by the Green Team throughout the day awarded it more points to capture second place. The Green and Yellow teams were in fact tied after the penultimate event and the champi- onship was only decided in the last game. Lopez Also participating were teams from ABS-CBN Broadcast- Group ing Corporation (Gray), SkyCable (Orange), BayanTel (Blue), chair First Philippine Holdings Corporation and subsidiaries Oscar M. (Mocha Brown) and First Gen Group (Red). Lopez In his opening remarks, Lopez Group chairman Oscar M. leads the Lopez stressed the importance of the Palaro as an expression of warmup the group’s commitment to the health and wellness of its work- exercises force, and part of an overall wellness program that will be (left); rolled out for the benefit of all employees. Opening Emcees Winnie Cordero and Benjie “TsongkiBenj” Felipe ceremonies didn’t have a hard time keeping the participants’ energy level after the high when it started to rain. As far as everyone was concerned, parade of the puddles and the mud that made a “special appearance” only colors added to the thrill of this year’s competition! (Carla Paras-Si- (above) Catch the son/Geraldine Sabayle) dragon’s tail Trophies for the winners

The pagulungan race decided the champion team Winners!

HR COUNCIL PHOTOS: BONG NABONG Biz Calendar Getting ready for the Oscars Social Media: Wikis, Blogs, Podcasts and All that Jazz THE fifth cycle of the Oscar Assessment and Facilitated Self- ‘Gabi ng Parangal’ July 10, 2006 (Monday), 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Awards is now in full swing! Assessment can help a company ob- ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corp., The program management staff tain objective information regarding Contact the PRSP Secretariat at 638-0010 led by manager Rene Mayol recent- the health of its systems and pro- Fee: P4,000 per person ly launched road shows among the cesses, and accelerate its improve- 2006 awardees This is a pioneering session on what is re- Lopez Group companies to provide ment efforts. MORE than 30 Lopez 15 Years Benpres Holdings Corp. ferred to as the social media of today. High- updates on the Baldrige criteria and Examiners caliber professionals will share insights and award program, on which the Os- The management staff is also on Group employees received Milagros Fadri 10 Years practical tips on new communication trends. cars are based. The blitz was fol- the lookout for potential examiners, citations for their loyalty, Antonio Galvez Mario Bactol Topics include Technology and Public Rela- lowed by a three-day workshop, individuals who will evaluate a dedication and years of Nelson Torio Emilia Constantino tions, Blogs and Wikis, New Trends in where company champions and se- company's application against the service to their respective Raul Macatangay Geraldine Sabayle Telecommunications, Podcasts, and Intellec- nior management in charge of de- Baldrige criteria and prepare a re- companies during the Ma. Natividad Laxamana Lucila Torres tual Property: Rights and Penalties. veloping the application were ori- port detailing its strengths and op- annual “Gabi ng Parangal” 10 Years Eugenio Lopez Founda- 123rd Basic Management Program ented on the 2006 Baldrige criteria portunities for improvement. Exam- held at the Rockwell Tent Agnes Leonor Oxales tion Inc. August 7 to 25, 2006 and other requirements. iners are an important cog in the Os- on June 30, 2006. Aileen Mendoza 20 Years AIM Campus, Makati City Non-Award assessment car machinery as they will use their Congratulations to the Eusebia Concepcion Gerardo Marquez Contact Raul/Yola at 893-2031/892-4011 Until September 2006, seven training and experience to help their following service awardees Robert Vincent Ledesma Lopez Inc. This three-week program has been Baldrige clinics, each dedicated to a company understand the require- from First Philippine Hold- Richard Tantoco 35 Years used by local, regional and global compa- specific category, will be held twice ments of the Baldrige criteria and ings Corp. (FPHC), Benpres, Alexander Roque Anacleto Banaag Jr. nies to train their first-level managers. a month to discuss the criteria in produce an application that re- Lopez Inc. and Eugenio Gregorio Asis 20 Years Since it was offered in 1978, the BMP has more detail and the progress of the sponds to these criteria. applications; there will also be a For inquiries, or to avail of the Lopez Foundation! Lauro Baldo Celina Victoria graduated close to 8,000 managers from sharing of best practices by past Baseline and Facilitated Self-As- First Philippine Holdings Raul Sinocruz Evelyn Baluyut various industries and nationalities. Its de- Philippine Quality Award winners. sessment, please call the program Corp. Five Years 10 Years sign has been refined through the years to suit the specific needs of companies, those Companies that are not yet ready management staff at 449-6005 or 20 Years Anna Karina Gerochi Marifi Hernandez for the full Oscars assessment but 449-6035, fax 634-3429 or email Oscar M. Lopez Enrico Belmonte Marson Gaguis that value the development of their man- agers as a unique source of competitive are willing to be evaluated using the [email protected], msre- Leonides Garde Victor Emmanuel Santos Jr. Five Years advantage. Baldrige criteria may opt for non- [email protected] or rjmay- Nicolas Cruz Robert Chan Diana Ybera Award assessments. The Baseline [email protected]. (Bheng Relatado) LOPEZLINK July 2006 5 ‘Pacman’-Larios bout to be aired live over the Net 1 night, 39 ex-housemates BOXING aficionados have been gobbling provincial RNG and Big revelations in up tickets for the 12-round WBC interna- Manila radio pro- tional super-featherweight title match be- grams. tween Manny Pacquiao and Oscar Larios ABS-CBN is the ‘PBB’ Big Reunion headlining the “Mano A Mano: Pilipinas official media partner THE first season of “Pinoy ment. too couldn’t its happened—automatic contra Mexico” showdown on July 2 at the of the promotions and ” has come to an forget the pain he endured nomination and eviction, Araneta Coliseum. will broadcast the fight end and what better way to from his body wax chal- voluntary exit and exit for The full card starts at 8 a.m. (Manila live around the world. celebrate it than by having a lenge. Gretchen chose her health reasons, in addition to “PBB” Big Reunion. Not ballerina task to provide TV the exits during the regular time) with the Pacquiao vs. Larios title Itcanbeviewed only was it an evening of sets for the military as her eviction nights. showdown blasting off at 10:45 a.m. through The Filipino reminiscing but also a reve- most unforgettable moment, The Philippines is the Ticket prices are pegged at P30,000 Channel (TFC), which lation of secrets from the Cass her “panget” task and first Asian country to have a for each patron ticket, lower box reaches North Ameri- first “PBB” to the Celebrity Kumander Nene the task Teen Edition and 100 sec- P20,000, upper box (A) P7,500, and ca, the Middle East, Edition to the recently con- where they spent time with onds with a loved one. upper box (B) P2,500. All tickets are , Guam, cluded Teen Edition. orphans. The teens liked be- “PBB” was also first to have on a first-come, first-serve basis. Japan and other parts of Asia. ABS- Promoted by MP Promo- Moving and funny events ing able to help save the en- a multi-faith altar, receive the General admission stubs of P500 CBN will also distribute the fight live tions, the 80-round card is con- inside the house were shown vironment by planting trees highest text votes, help many each were earlier donated by the box- on pay-per-view (PPV) to the US by In- sidered the biggest fight pro- during the event. Topping the in La Mesa Ecopark. charities and give house- 10 “Magpakatotoo Mo- “” Sea- mates showbiz careers. ing icon as a symbolic offering to his Demand, making it available to Direct- motion in the country since the ments” was Rustom’s admis- son 1 had many firsts All in all, everyone was Filipino fans on his first big fight in his TV subscribers. 1975 “Thrilla in Manila” which sion that he’s gay. Mean- among the “Big Brother” thankful for the once-in-a- home country, and which were ob- In addition, “Mano A Mano” can featured Muhammad Ali while, Rico Robles couldn’t franchises around the world. lifetime experience sa loob tained through texting on TV pro- be viewed live over the Internet at against Joe Frazier, also at the forget his “pakalbo” mo- It was where all kinds of ex- ng bahay ni Kuya. grams of ABS-CBN Channel 2 and in www.pacquiao-larios.com. Big Dome. hails favorites Get ready for some in first music awards is ‘PBB’ Teenebuana Edition lassBig Winner MYX set anoth- and Lemons’ “Pinoy ’PDA’ this THE ChineseC cutie from Showing exceptional talents, her father, sisters and rela- er milestone in Ako” (sung by the music scene Akafellas), Sponge August! Cebu, , was de- strength of character and tives. clared the “Pinoy Big childlike innocence, the 16- Kim won P1 million in when it unveiled Cola’s “Gemini” ABS-CBN and the public’s fa- (performed by Brother” Teen Edition’s Big year-old proved to be this cash from Holiday Hotdogs, bring another first in local Winner at the Aliw Theater, edition’s runaway bet. a condominium unit from vorites in the Rachelle Ann Go —the singing first MYX Music and Christian besting 13 other housemates returned Chateau Valenzuela, a schol- search cum reality show, after a month-long stay in to her usual post as host for arship from AMA Universi- Awards held at Bautista), and “.” Onstage, Green- Bamboo’s “Hal- the Big Brother House. the Big Night, with Bianca ty, a paradise vacation tour Hosted by Toni Gonzaga, Gonzalez and Mariel from Naitas and SEAIR, belt recently, lelujah” (per- and , awarding River- formed by Pochoy Rodriguez as coanchors. franchise from Everything “PDA” will premiere on The Teen Big Four entered Online Internet cafe and Red maya’s “You’ll Be of Dicta License). ABS-CBN in August. Safe Here” as the Thrill and excitement filled the venue as in a boat and escorted to the Fox, Promac appliances and “PDA” is the ultimate waiting area. Soon, the win- other exciting prizes. Favorite Music Video and Favorite Media the “favorites” were revealed, beginning singing superstar search Soundtrack (“Spirits”), and Cueshe’s with MYMP, the recipient of the Favorite ners were called out one af- Bukidnon’s Clare where the students live and ter the other. Cabiguin finished in fourth “Stay” as Favorite Song. Ringtone Award. Other awardees included train together. These aspi- One of the evening’s highlights was a “Burn” by Nina with as Garnering 41.4% of the place with 18.5%; she was rants’ road to stardom will total votes, Kim could not followed by Gerald Ander- tribute to , the first recipient Favorite Collaboration; Yasmien Kurdi as be seen by viewers 24/7. To of the MYX Magna Award. Top Suzara, Favorite New Artist; “From The Start” by believe the crowd’s re- son, who received 19.4% of audition, one must be be- ception when she the votes. They both re- Nyoy Volante, Christopher de Leon, Yas- Rachelle Ann Go as Favorite Mellow Video; tween 18-27 years old, must mien Kurdi, Nikki Gil and Jaya performed Sponge Cola’s “KLSP” as Favorite Rock stepped out to the ceived P100,000. Mikee bring original copy of birth stage. A red carpet Lim was the second placer the “megastar’s” classic songs. Music Video; Gloc 9’s “Tula” as Favorite certificate, close-up and full The program opened with a well-ap- Urban Video; ’s “I Need You” was rolled out for with 20.7% of the votes. He body pictures, and valid ID. the Teen Big took home P500,000. All plauded production number showcasing as Favorite Remake; Cueshe as Favorite Auditions are ongoing at se- the favorite songs of 2005: Hale’s “The Artist and Favorite Group; as Winner, who three also received the ex- lected SM and Robinsons was very ex- citing prizes the other ex- Day You Said Goodnight” (sung by Aia of Favorite Male Artist; and Rachelle Ann Go malls around the country. Imago), “Stay” (sung by MYMP), Orange as Favorite Female Artist. cited to see teen housemates took home. NEW KAPAMILYA TREATS Korina back as news anchor in ‘Bandila’ takesRain ‘kapamilya’ ABS-CBN presents its latest nightly news program “Bandila,” which starts airing Monday, July 3. by storm Anchored by the multi-awarded team of , Henry Omaga-Diaz AFTER a long wait, Rain is now home with his kapamilya. The su- and , “Bandila” is a nightly collaboration of the best minds in journal- perstar can be seen nightly in ABS-CBN 2’s Kapamilya Primetime ism—from experts to senior reporters—delivering stories of national concern and Bida in his most dramatic portrayal ever as the vengeful Rainier in crystallizing issues for the understanding and empowerment of the Filipino. the dramatic love story titled “A Love To Kill.” Driven by a strong sense of nationalism and commitment to public In “A Love To Kill,” Rainier is set to avenge his brother, Ronan, service, ABS-CBN brings valuable news and information at the much from Kathleen, a famous actress and ex-girlfriend of Ronan. A se- earlier timeslot of 10:30 p.m.—an act of leadership that places flag and ries of twists and turns leaves viewers hanging on the edge of their country before the network’s commercial and competitive interests. seats, but the romantic scenes are sure to warm your cold, rainy Innovative because it deviates from the traditional newscast that is nights. generic, broad and detached, the new news program’s mission is to seek Rain is a famous multimedia artist in Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, answers, if not solutions, to the country’s problems and play an active Taiwan, China and Thailand. Catch Rain as he takes the Philippines role in nation building. (Rio Jorolan) by storm in “A Love To Kill”! (Karen LaRosa) 6 LOPEZLINK July 2006

Don Eñing s legacy lives on The education and training program, mean- from page 1 while, will provide media-based learning, ed- ered him as their Tatay, who taught his employ- ucational television and teachers training to 15 ees that the company was “one big family that public elementary schools and three public should help and care for each other.” high schools in Jaro through Knowledge CSR practitioner Channel Foundation Inc. and the E-Media But to the ordinary Filipino, the founder of Program of ABS-CBN Foundation Inc. the first and only Filipino conglomerate was a The responsible parenthood program called philanthropist, someone who made it a habit, “Pamilya Ko, Palangga Ko” will provide quietly, to help his less fortunate countrymen. As health care service and seminars for the par- Lopez Group chairman Oscar M. Lopez (OML) ents of the children under the care of the feed- put it during the launching of the “Sustaining ing program, and youth counseling as well; the Commitment to Family Welfare Through Excel- program includes “Pamahaw ni Inday: Al- lence Award” in Makati last month, Don Eñing musal Para sa Kalusugan,” which targets had “practiced corporate social responsibility women and mothers for health services. (CSR) long before the phrase was coined and its Other projects are barangay immersion in iden- principal tenet widely understood. tifying women beneficiaries such as lactating moth- “This legacy, which spans over 130 years of ers for family planning; Maginoong Pinoy Club letting the private sector take responsibility for composed of husbands and male partners; Male the public good, continues to the present day, club through the National Confederation of Tricycle with even more dynamism and vigor and Operators and Drivers Association (Nactodap) demonstrated by the programs of the Lopez composed of drivers; Ang Tanging Ina, where Group’s seven foundations and various corpo- mothers will learn how to prepare nutritious food on rate and family philanthropy,” OML noted. a shoestring budget; and Family Planning and the Recently, members of the Lopez clan made Big C to cover Pap smear, breast exam and peri-anal their way to Don Eñing’s Jaro, Iloilo City birth- detection planning and rectal examination for men. place to launch several social development pro- Continuing a legacy grams for their town mates. The group included The Jaro homecoming is part of the Lopez OML’s children Cedie Lopez Vargas, Rina Lopez family’s way of living the values held dear by Bautista, Jay Lopez, Angela Lopez Guingona and Don Eñing—nationalism, entrepreneurship, phi- Cary Lopez; Meralco chairman Manolo Lopez’s lanthropy, a belief in the value of education, and son Mike Lopez; and Presy Lopez Psinakis’ chil- democracy. He said “We consider these sacred dren Geni Psinakis and Rogy Panganiban. and inviolable.. that human values are superior Addressing social needs to material values; the the right to enjoy the These programs address needs in housing, nu- fruits of labor is paramount to profits and losses trition, education, and reproductive health and im- and that our success should be measured, not by plemented with the Lopez Group’s partners, the wealth we accumulate, but by the amount of among them Gawad Kalinga, Bantay Bata, happiness we can spread. Today, these values are Knowledge Channel and the Iloilo chapter of the being carried out even in the Lopez Group com- Family Planning Organization of the Philippines. panies as their CSR projects, which are being “…The Lopez family is undertaking activ- documented and coordinated by the Lopez ities with focus on childbearing, fertility reg- Group Foundation Inc. ulation, child rearing and care. The beneficia- An observation was once made about how the ries from the depressed communities in Jaro Lopezes differed from other Filipino business include lactating mothers, couples who need families. Where they could have settled abroad family planning, tricycle drivers, and parents and led comfortable, quiet lives, especially after from our feeding program,” OML said. martial law, the Lopezes chose to come home and The first project is the feeding program to re- continue the patriarch’s legacy of public service. duce malnutrition in more than 500 malnourished The torch has been passed from Don Eñing children in at least 40 Jaro barangays through a to his surviving children, Oscar, Manuel and six-month intervention with Bantay Bata-Iloilo. Presy. Now his grandchildren, the members of The housing program will provide houses to 50 the third generation, have stepped up to con- Clockwise from left: AIM, one of the institutions the Lopez patriarch helped establish; Don Eñing’s Distinguishe families in Jaro through Gawad Kalinga. Eugenio tinue the patriarch’s enduring legacy. providential—he was in the US to receive the award when martial law was declared, allowing him to evade arr Lopez Sr.-GK Village will soon rise on a lot donated Don Eñing would not have expected any- benefactors and beneficiaries; some of the third generation Lopezes with FPOP members; Don Eñing bonds wi by the Jaro Archdiocese in Barangay Buntatala. thing less. Scenes from a By Dulce Festin-Baybay homecomin The Lopez third generation, in order to show would again ring the bells to mark the end of Another is the longtime cook of St. Vincent their appreciation for their beginnings, the day. Seminary, who has been living with his family launched social development programs in Recently, during a conversation with Jaro in a nipa hut. Most of the beneficiaries of the their grandfather’s hometown in Jaro, Iloilo. Archbishop and Catholic Bishops’ Conference houses being sponsored by the Lopez family Some light moments during the June 2-6, 2006 of the Philippines president Angel Lagdameo, are church workers of the Archdiocese of visit... Tatay Teroy mentioned that he has two chil- Jaro. dren and a monthly salary of about P7,000, but During the Family Planning Organization FOR the past 40 years, Tatay Teroy, the kam- does not own a house. The archbishop imme- of the Philippines (FPOP) program held in Bis- panero of the Jaro Cathedral, would get up at 5 diately made Tatay Teroy one of the first ben- cocho Haus, Rogy Lopez Panganiban found a.m. to ring the church bells, after which he eficiaries of the Eugenio Lopez Sr.-Gawad himself dancing with a group of matrons to the would do his chores until 8 p.m., when he Kalinga Village in Barangay Buntatala, Jaro. tune of “Pinoy Ako.” The performance Rogy The Jaro Cathedral was built in 1864 LOPEZLINK July 2006 7

By Carla Paras-Sison Psinakis admired her father’s gutsiness and be- “see the big picture” and to take the risks necessary lieves she inherited so much of it. “He was never to transform the business landscape just as Don Eñ- “IT was a very sad time,” said Lopez Group chair- afraid to take on anyone, whether it be a president ing did in his long and successful career. man Oscar M. Lopez (OML), recalling the death of or a powerful politician, if he believed what he was Psinakis believes the next generation of Lopezes his father Don Eugenio H. Lopez Sr. (Don Eñing) doing was right—no matter what the cost. He should have the same courage shown by her father. in San Francisco, California on July 6, 1975. didn’t think twice even if they threatened to do “They should learn to stand for what’s right, not to A week before Don Eñing died, his wife Pacita something to his family, or to take away his prop- compromise. When push came to shove, we didn’t Moreno Lopez had called their children in Manila erty. He was courageous,” she said. sell our souls to Marcos. Self-esteem is more im- to fly to the and be with him in his EL3 added that Don Eñing was very nationalis- portant than money and we can hold our head high last days. Daughter Presentacion L. Psinakis and tic and that what he did with Meralco was unprece- because we were never corrupted by the injustice youngest son Roberto M. Lopez were already in dented. “Meralco was in the hands of foreigners, it done to us,” she said. San Francisco at the time. “About a year earlier, we had made a decision to move from Greece to San Francisco, so that primarily, I could keep him (Don Eñing) company. I just gave birth to my youngest daughter and she (daughter Geni Psinakis) was about two- and-a-half weeks old when he died,” said Psinakis, now head of Griffin-Sierra Travel Inc. But eldest brother Eugenio Lopez Jr. was in Fort Bonifacio, jailed on trumped-up was big risk but he took it because charges of conspiring to assassinate the dictator, Fer- he believed it would help in nation dinand Marcos. building,” EL3 said. Brothers OML and Manuel M. Lopez (MML), Psinakis saw her father’s principle now chairman of Meralco, requested permission of reinvesting everything back into from the government to see their father and be at the country as an expression of his his bedside. nationalism. “We know we would “It was martial law then and a travel ban was in have lived very comfortable lives if effect and any travel outside the country required at the peak of his career my father permission from the authorities. That permission had salted away his wealth in the US was not granted and we had to content ourselves and in Europe. But he didn’t because with just waiting for the remains to be brought he loved the country so much.” home after his death,” MML narrated. Don Eñing’s values are now be- Despite being a disciplinarian, Don Eñing’s love ing passed on to the next generation for his children was absolute, and they all looked of Lopezes. up to him with great admiration and respect. “What I’d like the next genera- OML marveled at Don Eñing’s dedication to his tion to learn is his work ethic. He work, trying to train his children, “especially Geny never wanted to see us idle...We’d and myself,” in the various business undertakings be assigned to a company doing of the family. “He kept pushing us to get a good ed- anything like selling newspapers, ucation. I never wanted to go to Harvard, he was assisting a manager. It is this very the one who pressured me,” OML said. strong work ethic...that I want to MML said his father had many qualities he tries transmit to the next generation. to emulate, among them his “toughness under pres- There’s no free lunch. And of sure, business acumen, being a good employer but course, to get a good education, we a disciplinarian at the same time, and most of all, value that very much,” said OML. his integrity was beyond question.” MML wants the next generation Eugenio Lopez III (EL3), eldest grandchild of Don to emulate Don Eñing’s being a Eñing and now chairman of ABS-CBN, also admired “compassionate father, loving hus- ed Service Award from Harvard proved

his grandfather’s business acumen. “He was a vision- band and loyal to his friends and PHOTOS: LOPEZ MUSEUM LIBRARY ARCHIVES rest; Eugenio Lopez Sr.-GK Village ary, always willing to take risks and to make the bets employees.” EL3 hopes the suc- (Clockwise) Eugenio Lopez as a student in Harvard; with his wife, ith Presy in San Francisco that would transform the business landscape.” ceeding Lopezes gain the ability to daughter Presy and Pres. Manuel L. Quezon; meeting his beneficiaries

brought the house down Rogy (of ABS-CBN heat of the sun and Edsel had to “order” them Studio Tour) became the Big Brother of the to stop building in order to be able to make it to volunteers of FPOP! the other activities. During the program that Edsel Sanchez of Lopez Inc. was called followed, Mike Lopez delivered an extempo- “Edsel Lopez” since he did all the coordination raneous but well thought-of speech to the vol- with the family and organizers of the project unteers and local residents. ng sites activities. At one point, as the Lopez The cousins also had to be “forced” to stop cousins were on their way to the build site, Ed- feeding the malnourished children. Even Cedie sel realized that he did not have any gloves for Lopez Vargas’ children, Marco and Mariana, enjoyed mingling with the kids. Cedie and Jay’s

the builders. Fortunately, hardware stores near PHOTOS: ROSAN CRUZ the site saved the day for him. sister Angela and brother Cary served as unof- Not all the cousins wore gloves during the ficial photographers of the group. build. Jay, son of Lopez Group chair Oscar M. The Iloilo visit was a first for Greece-bred Lopez and overall coordinator for the 105th Geni Lopez Psinakis, daughter of Presy Psi- anniversary activities, refused to wear any. He nakis. She enjoyed doing social work so much and his cousins were supposed to do some that frequent visits to the city are sure to be building/painting from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. At 11 around the corner! Boy Scouts give Angela, Rina, Geni and Rogy the red carpet treatment joins the ladies in a round of “Pinoy Ako” a.m., they were still hard at work under the Turn to page 8 8 LOPEZLINK July 2006

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Scenes from a homecoming from page 7 Ateneo cites Rina for It was a policy that the Lopez cousins alternate in givingspeechesduringthe different programs.Nat- outstanding public service urally, they had to learn some Ilonggo. From “good KNOWLEDGE Channel Foundation Inc. Past recipients of the Public Service morning” to “good afternoon” to “thank you, we are (KCFI) executive director Rina Lopez- Award include Dr. Fe del Mundo, the Jesuit glad to be back,” Cary, Mike, Jay, Rogy, Gina, Rina Bautista will receive Ateneo de Manila Uni- Volunteers Philippines Foundation Inc., Be- and Cedie had mastered the phrases by the time they versity’s Parangal Lingkod Sambayanan nigno Aquino Jr. (posthumous), Philippine went back to Manila. (Public Service Award) on July 25, 2006. Business for Social Progress, Teresita Ang Easily the shortest speech of the visit was given by The board of trustees of the Ateneo voted to See and Rosa Rosal, and Namfrel. Rogy. Duringthe feedingprogram,when he saw the confer the award in recognition of Lopez-Bautista’s Meanwhile, Lopez-Bautista has been invit- cable-and-satellite education television (ETV) ed to address the 59th Annual Conference of many children waiting, he discarded his prepared initiatives through the Knowledge Channel. Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs) as- speech and said, “Are you hungry na? Let’s eat!” Ateneo president Fr. Bienvenido Nebres sociated with the United Nations Department A highlight of the cousins’ homecoming was the wrote, “You have provided programs nation- of Public Information (DPI). The conference, motorcade around Iloilo City to raise the awareness of wide, includingand especially in far-flungareas entitled “Unfinished Business: Effective Part- the local residents on family planningand reproductive of Mindanao, by way of media and technology. nerships for Human Security and Sustainable health. More than 150 tricycle drivers joined the mo- …You have managed to move resources to- Development,” will be held from September 6 torcade, which was aired live nationwide by DZMM. wards the attainment of your goal to provide ed- to 8 at the UN headquarters in New York. ucation to children who have no access to Lopez-Bautista will also address the schools in their areas. Your strategy of installing roundtable session “Science and Technology television sets at barangay centers for cable and for Education” to discuss specific examples satellite ETV has reached 2.67 million students of how technology can be used for educa- in 1,528 public schools in 40 provinces including tion, distance learningand the implementa- Tawi Tawi and is exemplary and admirable…” tion and monitoringof development. MNTC, TMC join tree First batch planting in Candaba reserve of Bayan RESPONDING to a call to protect the country’s wet- land areas, Manila North Tollways Corporation Cary Lopez, Cedie Lopez Vargas (4th and 5th from left) and (MNTC), Tollways Management Corporation scholars Cedie’s kids Mariana and Marco during the Family (TMC) and Leighton Contractors Asia Ltd. (LCAL) Planning Organization ofthe Philippines (FPOP) launch employees and officials, alongwith staff from the Candaba municipal office and four barangay offices, known The rains did not dampen the welcome for Rina, planted 3,200 mahogany trees at the Candaba Angela, Rogy and Geni at the Luis Mirasol Elemen- Wildlife Reserve in Barangay Visal, San Pablo. By KC Villanueva tary School duringthe turnover of KnowledgeChan- On June 15, 2006, the first batch nel ETV packages. One teacher said: “We are very of “Edukasyon Para sa Bayan” lucky to have this donation for our pupils.” In Iloilo, scholars was introduced through out of 100 children that enter grade school, 60 go on a simple ceremony at Dish to high school but only 14 eventually graduate from The Candaba Swamp is an important win- college. teringarea for migratorybirds. It is one of the Restaurant at the ABS-CBN three most important wetlands in the country, Compound. The event was at- accordingto the Department of Environment tended by Gina Lopez and Reno and Natural Resources (DENR), serves as a ma- Rayel, vice chairperson and exec- jor source of domestic and irrigation water and utive director of ABS-CBN is a potential site for ecotourism in Region 3. Birds from China, Korea, Japan, Australia Bayan Foundation, respectively; and New Zealand use the Candaba Swamp as a Irma Cosico, head of the En- winteringrefugeand as a feedingand breeding ablingNetwork for the Uplift- area. It is home to more than 90 species of res- ment of Filipino Families (En- The Candaba Wildlife Reserve is a 70-hectare ident, endemic and migratory birds, including area in the middle of Candaba Swamp. Set aside by blue-tailed bee-anters, Siberian ruby throats, pheas- uff); Augusto Lagman, president Mayor Jerry Pelayo to serve as a sanctuary for mi- ant-tailed jacanas, black-winged stilts, grebes, and CEO of STI College Global gratory birds, it has a rest house, a watchtower and herons, egrets, rails, kingfishers and wood sand- City; Connie Balajadia, COO of an observatory post for birdwatchers. pipers. (Kit Ventura) STI, and Bayan and STI staff. The scholarship program of ABS-CBN Bayan Foundation Inc. and STI College was devel- oped to provide better access to ‘Bibo Bohol’: Youth education to underprivileged but deservingdependents of micro fi- nance clients. entrep thru ecotourism The scholars shall enjoy the Meralco Sibol School’s new logo By KC Villanueva sible for the project are the Metropolitan Museum of grant from academic years 2006 An electric post, a transformer, electric meter and a Manila, the local governments of Bohol, Bohol Arts sun taking the form of the company logo are distinct- To the 210 youth who attended the first “Bibo Bo- and Cultural Heritage Council, DepEd, Globe Tele- to 2010. They can take any course of their choice, whether ly Meralco’s. Two smiling kids, arms outstretched in hol” Heritage Camp at the Rajah Sikatuna Protected coms and ABS-CBN Bayan Foundation Inc. seeming excitement, emerge from the orange-painted Landscape, Bohol is no longer just another tourist The adventure challenge/reality race inculcated four-year, two-year or short-term school building. This is the Meralco-GK Sibol destination they see on only postcards. It is now their culture and heritage appreciation as the kids visited course, in STI-Cubao or STI- School, a partnership between Meralco and Gawad potential haven, their source of livelihood, their ancestral houses, Spanish churches and watchtow- Global . Only the registra- Kalinga which promotes value-based education for means and way of life. ers, indigenous crafts, music and dances, cuisine, underprivileged preschoolers. The logo was designed The heritage camp is the grand launch of “Bibo history and folklore. The heritage camp hopes to tion fee, books and uniform ex- penses will be shouldered by the by the company’s Facilities and standardized by Mer- Bohol,” a private-government sector partnership that give a new lease on life to local traditions and crafts, alco Corporate Communication’s Aireen Villaruel. focuses on the development of creative industries us- and restore ancestral houses and establishments as scholar. (Maite Bueno) ingheritageand culture. Amongthe groupsrespon- heritage sites for cultural and ecological education. LOPEZLINK July 2006 9 Ongoings@Lopez Memorial Museum

‘Into the Groove: in which women have been visually por- and think through questions on how cul- Children’s Essay Writing Introduction to Prints’ trayed and how they have attempted to tural institutions such as the museum and Contest On July 15, 2006 from 2 p.m.-4 p.m. take hold of those representations. The audiences in general participate in the Deadline July 18, 2006 To complement the “Impress” exhibition, exhibit hopes to suggest that tugs-and- process of crafting thoughts, articulating July marks the National Children’s Book a lecture on the different types of print, pulls constantly occur between what is ideas, and the circulating of passed-on Day (NCBD). The event is celebrated ev- how to distinguish one from another and generally regarded as elite art against the knowledge. The exhibit marks the first ery third Tuesday of July to commemorate how to take care of prints will be given major teaming-up with ABS-CBN Media the anniversary of the publication of Jose by the Philippine Association of Print- Asset Management Division. Rizal’s rendition of “The Monkey and the makers (PAP) on July 15. PAP was ‘Womantalk with Eugenia Turtle” in the July 1889 issue of Trubner’s founded in 1968 through the pioneering Oriental Record in . This is the ‘Impress: Hallowed Notions efforts of Manuel Rodriguez Sr. It main- Duran-Apostol’ 21st year since NCBD’s celebration started On July 29, 2006 (2 p.m.-4 p.m.) of the Self and the Divine’ tains a workshop with the essential facil- through Proclamation 2365. Eight- to 12- Until September 15 , 2006 One of the pioneers who wielded print me- ities for the use of artists, conducts work- year-old children of employees of Lopez dia in particular and inspired women is Eu- The exhibit, in cooperation with Manila shops and demonstrations throughout the Group companies are invited to participate genia Duran-Apostol. To complement North Tollways Corporation, looks into countries, holds exhibitions and orga- in an essay writing activity. The winning “Babble, Bauble,” Apostol will talk about books such as novenas to record cultural nizes annual competition. Fee is P120 for entry will be published in LopezLink and her experience as a journalist, particularly change—first involving technology, then lecture and a tour of the exhibition. the winner plus family members will get a as editor of the women’s section of various behavior. The presence of novenas im- free tour of the museum and avail of a 10% meaning-making power of popular cul- publications; her efforts to show, as the ci- plies that the learned the tech- ‘Babble, Bauble: Tweaking discount for one children’s workshop that ture. By posing video projections of such tation in her 1999 Outstanding Thomasian niques of printmaking as well as Chris- Femme’ the museum will hold in the future. There Until September 15, 2006 seminal pieces as Ishmael Bernal’s "Hi- Alumni Award for Media states, “that the tian iconography. It also implies the pop- are two categories, English and Filipino. mala,” Peque Gallaga’s "Oro, Plata, Ma- tough world of publishing knows no sex”; ularity of the novena as literature and Images on celluloid and TV are hardly Minimum of 500 words. Submit entry by ta,” and Lualhati Bautista’s "Bata, Bata, and groundbreaking efforts in the publica- practice. The novenas contain prayers ever imagined to hold their own against July 18, 2006. and reflections about a saint in both revered art pieces painted by Juan Luna, Paano Ka Ginawa" alongside the muse- tion of Mr. and Ms Special Edition, Philip- Spanish and dialects (Ilocano, Ilonggo, Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo, Fernando um’s collection of art pieces installed pine Daily Inquirer and Pinoy Times, cited The Lopez Memorial Museum is at the Cebuano, among others) and over time, it Amorsolo, et al., but that is precisely among montaged clips from newsreels, in 2004’s Gawad Plaridel award as impor- G/F Benpres Bldg., Meralco cor. Ex- has instituted private devotion as a prac- what Lopez Museum hopes to explore as feature interviews and still other Filipino tant contributions to print journalism, the change Rd., Ortigas Center, . tice. The exhibit can be viewed at the it serves up “Babble, Bauble: Tweaking filmic versions of truth. “Babble, women’s movement and Philippine Gallery hours are Mondays through Sat- Rare Book Gallery. Femme,” its latest exhibition on the ways Bauble” invites museum visitors to read democracy. urdays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. except holidays.

FROM THE CORPORATE WELLNESS PROGRAM Wellness program a la MMLDC Relief in sight for diabetic What’s new on the menu WHETHER you go for the typical diet program “For example, we offer special menus for retinopathy or prefer the latest fad diet, you need not look vegetarians and for other clients that have strict far, because help is just a menu away. food requirements due to their religious and so- sufferers “Meralco Management and Leadership De- cial status,” he added. velopment Center has adopted a wellness pro- To make their menu more flexible, Chef DIABETIC retinopathy is caused by complications of diabetes. If not gram which is not only for MMLDC employees Lowell noted that they have a “Special Diet” re- treated and controlled early, it can lead to blindness. But Dr. Amadeo but also for our growing number of external quest, where, together with MMLDC’s? food and Veloso Jr., one of Asian Eye Institute’s retina specialists, has good clients,” said Lowell Cauilan, MMLDC’s exec- beverage specialist, he meets with clients to pro- news: “A diabetic can prevent this complication from happening.” He utive chef. vide creative solutions to their special dietary re- emphasized three things: good control of a patient’s blood sugar level The chef pointed out that clients under the quirements. with medications, exercise and a proper diet. program need not worry about missing their diet Whether clients opt for conventional diet Diabetic retinopathy often has no early warning signs. It is only in because the MMLDCF&Bincluded it in their programs or the most popular one, MMLDC the advanced stage that a patient will observe blurring of vision and menu for better customer satisfaction. This is continues to come up with a roster of choices floaters. One’s vision can be affected if fluid leaks into the center of aside from MMLDC’s other diet offerings, de- that its diversified clientele can choose from. the macula, the part of the eye where sharp, straight-ahead vision oc- pending on the preference of the varied clients. (Peng P. Young) curs, and if fragile, abnormal blood vessels develop and leak blood into the center of the eye. “In the early stages of diabetic retinopathy, the most important thing for patients to do is to control their blood sugar, blood pressure and blood cholesterol levels to pre- vent progression,” Dr. Veloso revealed. A health fair like no other “However, if diabetic retinopathy and macular edema are EYE and dental checkup, bone scan, hear- “It is aligned to support the directive of suspected, patients should undergo fluorescein angiogram, ing test, massage therapy, blood chemistry, Lopez Group chairman Oscar M. Lopez to where fluorescein dye is injected into the arm; pictures are blood pressure monitoring, body mass in- make wellness a priority of the group,” Yan taken as the dye passes through the blood vessels in the reti- dex measurement, a lecture on prostate de- said. Rey added that “the fair is a way of na, allowing the identification of any leaking blood vessels. tection and cancer, and other health ser- showing that we care for our kapamilya in In addition, optical coherence tomography (OCT) may be vices—all for free. ABS-CBN.” performed to help monitor the swelling in the macula. Over a thousand kapamilyas enjoyed More than 50 pharmaceutical and nutri- On the other hand, if macular edema develops, patients such privileges during the daylong ABS- tional companies, hospitals, diagnostic clin- may benefit from focal laser treatment, which slows down CBN Health and Wellness Fair held at the ics, fitness centers and publishing compa- the leakage and reduces the amount of fluid in the retina. ELJ Building recently. nies participated in the fair. Yan also noted For proliferative diabetic retinopathy, a procedure called Gracing the ribbon-cutting ceremony that a number of employees donated blood scatter laser treatment helps to shrink the abnormal blood was Raffy Alunan, president of First Philip- during the fair, “proving that kapamilyas are vessels. If bleeding is severe, patients may need vitrecto- pine Infrastructure Development Corp. and also into giving something, not just receiv- my, where blood is removed from the center of the eye. head of the Wellness Program for the Lopez ing.” “These procedures are aimed at preserving the retina, Group of companies; Sen. Alfredo Lim; The kapamilyas’ support was indeed re- thereby stabilizing vision and preventing further dam- wellness expert Cory Quirino; and Cedie markable, with employees from practically age. They have high success rates but do not cure dia- Vargas, VP for Logistics of ABS-CBN. every department of the network and its betic retinopathy. They just help control the damage ABS-CBN’s Employee Relations and subsidiaries availing of the services on of- brought about by the disease,” Dr. Veloso said. Clinic Services Section (HR Division), led by fer. Rey noted that due to the success of the For inquiries about diabetic retinopathy, please call Jig Blanco Yan and Liza Rey, organized the first ABS-CBN Health and Wellness Fair, 898-2020, email [email protected] or log event to create awareness among employees they will work on making it an annual on to www.asianeyeinstitute.com. (Frances Bumanlag) to be conscious of their health conditions. event. 10 LOPEZLINK July 2006

SPORTS Meralco wood pushers trounce Transco THE Meralco chess team maximized their home court advantage to win with a score of 4.5 to 2.5 over the National Transmission Corp. (Transco) wood pushers in a match held at the Meralco Center in Pasig City. The victorious Meralco chess team is composed of National Master Gerry Cabellon (Manila Sector), Norlito Bersamina (Malate Branch), Darryl Mata (Sta. Rosa Sector), Ricky Tan (Manila Sector), Romy Aguilar (Call Center), June de Galicia (Cor- porate Wellness), Karl Clarito (Power System Pro- tection), Rolly Sol Cruz (Customer Process Man- agement), Ruben Lagrimas (Corporate Logistics), Rolly Malilin (España Branch), Johnson Maclang (Valenzuela Sector) and playing coach Manny Ben- itez (System Planning). (Rolly Sol Cruz) Romancing the mountains By Connie Calimon If a standard room tion-and-answer games that re- with hot and cold run- veal you to yourself as much as it BayanTel holds IF you have to have a hot shower ning water, toilet and reveals you to your companions. after a long walk and a hard climb, lavatory is a must-have It is proving to yourself you don’t try climbing a mountain. after being sweaty the can climb a mountain again even If your idea of fun is an air- whole day, “mountain” if you are 50-plus years old, be- conditioned room and a good and “climbing” should cause your guide is sensible family day mattress, think again, mountain not come together in enough to knowhowto set the climbing is not for you. your vocabulary. pace for the group. It is appreci- THE BayanTel Family Day 2006, dubbed “Pabongga de Pamilya,” was ating a guide and more experi- held at the UP Athletic Oval and UP Gymnasium in UP Diliman, Que- enced climbers. zon City on June 3. It is knowing that God put to- Six teams marched in the parade of teams and competed in the gether all the beauty in fog and games: CustCare 1 Green Team, the CustCare 2 Black Team, the Mar- clouds and rain, the stars, water ket Group Yellow Team, the Network 1 White Team, the Network 2 forms, the cold wind and the Red Team and the Support Group Blue Team. views. I should know. I joined the Network 1 emerged as the champions in 4 x 100-meter relay for Romancing a mountain in- First Gas climb on Gulugod men, mixed relay and wood plank relay. Support Group won in the 4 x cludes carrying a backpack with Baboy on June 3 to 4, 2006. 50-m relay for women and obstacle course relay. CustCare 2, mean- your own tent, food provisions (The writer joined First Gas’ while, topped the Catch the Dragon’s Tail and pagulungan race; Cust- and at least four liters of water. Ana Zapanta, Gil Calimon, Fer- Care 2 also received the best in attendance award. It means getting your outdoor dimar Biscocho, Iris Alfante, When the points were counted, CustCare 2 emerged as the third all-weather shoes muddier than Arnie de Manzana, Babes Sison, place winner, Network 1 was in second place and Support Group came they had ever been. guide Jun Ramos and “Jun” on a out as the overall champion. It means wiping the wet sur- climb on Mt. Gulugod Baboy After the games, everyone headed to the UP Gymnasium where the face of your tent with your white [“Pig’s Spine”] in . The young guests were treated to a kiddie show. There were games and shirt. It means eating the unthink- employees organized the activity prizes for all, fun booths, and treats like ice cream and cotton candy. able for dinner—sinigang na sug- as part of the celebration of The employees and their dependents also had fun getting their face po, tinola and adobo with rice. World Environment Day on June painted and having glitter tattoos. (Dimpy Jazmines) It means playing silly ques- 5.) (Photos by Iris Alfante)

THE Eugenio Lopez Center (ELC) in Antipolo City offers the com- forts of deluxe accommodation in its standard and suite rooms, com- Value for money in bined with special services and amenities. Avail of our Kapamilya Package for relaxation or fun for the whole ELC’s ‘Kapamilya’ family, friends and officemates for only P2,693.00+ for single occu- pancy; P1,346.50+ per person for twin occupancy; and P1,009.80+ per person for triple occupancy. Children below12 years of age are free of charge. Rates are subject to 10% service charge. The package includes package complimentary access to local calls, 24-hour reception and housekeep- ing services, company nurse available during office hours. The Ka- pamilya Package is valid until December 31, 2006. The Center is an ideal place for meetings, training seminars, prod- uct launches and presentations, grand celebrations, outdoor team building activities and indoor courses. Lecture rooms, training and meeting facilities are available for live-in and live-out functions. For other events, a 67-seater mini the- Lopez Group cage atre with tiered seats and flip type writing desk, library and computer room are also available, in addition to a multifunctional dining hall with a 200-person seating capacity, and upper and lower terrace. tourney starts July 19 Sports and recreation facilities are also offered at the Center. Oth- er amenities include a helipad, an elevator and a chapel. Prepare your Wades and practice your The Center is located along Sumulong Highway in Antipolo City. At three-point shots now! The Lopez Group 850 feet above sea level, one can enjoy a panoramic vista of the metropo- Basketball Tournament will tip off at the lis and nature’s bounty. Only a 30-minute drive from Ortigas Avenue via Benpres Building basketball court on July 19, the Marcos Highway route and turning right to Sumulong Highway. 2006. For more information, contact your HR For inquiries and reservations, please call 636-2886. (Cora department. Ortega-Auste) LOPEZLINK July 2006 11

I AM reminded of something a former Chronicle employee once told me about Eugenio Lopez Sr., CrosswordBINASA mo ba from cover to cover ang huling isyu ng Lopez the founder of the Lopez Group whose 105th birth- Link? Isa ka ba sa mga masugid na tagasubaybay ng mga day we are remembering this month. According to programa sa ABS-CBN, o ANC? the woman, when she was at the Lopez residence in Patunayan na isa kang ganap na kapamilya sa pamamagitan Baguio many years ago, the family’s driver told her ng pagkumpleto ng crossword puzzle na ito. that Don Eñing let his household staff take what- ever they wanted from the refrigerator, whenever they wanted it. This openhandedness was a novelty DDand thee Lopezeaa Group?—Jennirr RRoossiiee and a source of wonder to the man, my source said, From Mike Lopez, Meralco Millennium Foundation Inc. (MMFI) ex- as his former employer in an upscale Makati village ecutive director and Meralco marketing head: “Meralco Foundation would tie a chain around his fridge and padlock it Inc. is separate and autonomous from The Manila Electric Company. whenever he left the house! (Don Eñing was so Therefore, they are not connected with the Lopez Group. It just so much more classy, wasn’t he?) happens that they own the rights to use the name. The vehicle used by By the way, in the June LopezLink, we pub- Meralco is the Meralco Millennium Foundation Inc.” lished a photo of First Gen’s Peter Garrucho award- ooOoo ing a certificate during the 2nd Volunteers’ Sum- What can you say about the issue that Leo Oracion and mit. However, the photo was actually taken during Pastor Emata (and Romi Garduce) might have been beaten to the celebration of Environmental Awareness Week the summit of Everest by Dale Abenojar?—Jaz for Mangyans which First Gen sponsored. We sin- From ABS-CBN corporate communications: “Leo Oracion, Pas- cerely apologize for the mix-up. tor Emata, Romi Garduce and Dale Abenojar have all stood on top Now, on to this month’s batch of readers’ of the world and made us proud. In the end, the question does not questions. Thanks to everyone who wrote in! really matter anymore. After all, what makes the endeavor truly amazing is ooOoo the fact that Filipinos have become monuments of remarkable strength, re- Why is it that the Lopezes have not been identified as Tsinoys or silience and faith. This, ultimately, is what should be given more empha- taipans (in the mold of the Gokongweis or the Sys) when their ancestor sis.” Basilio Lopez was apparently Chinese? Are the Lopezes deliberately ooOoo downplaying their Chinese heritage?—Sammy Nagtataka lang po ako. Ang Lopez Group Sports Fest 2006 at According to historian and “Phoenix: The Saga of the Lopez Family” au- noong mga nakaraang taon ay walang larong chess. Sana magkaroon thor Raul Rodrigo, the Lopezes don’t play up their Chinese heritage be- ang kapamilyang marunong mag-chess ng pagkakataong maipakita ACROSS 3. Lopez Group recogni- cause their assimilation into the Filipino community happened over 150 ang kanilang talento. Marami pong salamat.—Balt 1. First Holdings chief ex- tion for team or individ- years ago. Even in 1870s Iloilo, they were considered Indio ilustrados in- We have been publishing about chess. Our contributor is Rolly Sol Cruz who ecutive officer (init.) ual achievements distinguishable from any other ilustrado family like the Ledesmas, Jalan- wrote stories on the Ruy Lopez Opening, National Master Cabellon of Meralco, 4. Nickname of Don Eñing’s 5. The (masc.) donis or Aranetas. Their Chinese roots are evident in the pictures of their the young chess wizard son of a Meralco employee, and on the Flames Mer- namesake and eldest son 6. Wish or want forebears, as Oscar M. Lopez admits in his book, but even the clan founder alco’s supervisory union and executive rank goodwill match. Sol Cruz is an of- 7. Organization headed by 7. ABS-CBN Bayan Foun- Basilio, though reportedly Chinese in appearance, raised his children to ficer of the Meralco Chess Club that conducts Friday practice games at Jollye Tony Meloto dation took part in these: speak Spanish and Ilonggo, not Cantonese or Fukienese, and in every re- and plays against other companies. If you’re interested to play goodwill matches 9. BayanTel’s wireless lo- “- - Negosyo” expos spect, brought them up in a very Filipino way. with the club, call 16223346 or email [email protected]. cal loop service 8. “Pinoy Big Brother” The Lopezes don’t downplay their racial heritage because there really isn’t ooOoo 11. The (fem.) house owner much to downplay, unlike Lucio Tan or Gokongwei or Sy, whose Chinese If you have questions, comments, opinions, suggestions and reactions about 12. Rate program for Meral- 10. Mrs. Noli Galang’s first roots are much more evident and are still part of their ordinary life today. anything and everything about the Lopez Group, please send them to Dear co customers using at name ooOoo Rosie through fax no. 633-3520 or to [email protected]. least 1 megawatt 12. The just concluded edi- What is the relationship between today’s Meralco Foundation Inc. Maraming salamat! 13. Don Eñing donated P5 tion of “PBB” million for the construc- 14. Not you tion of this Makati insti- 17.-----Holdings, Lopez tution Group company that TRAVEL 15. To discover or visualize celebrated its 45th year 16. Air Force, for short 19. Sam Milby has an al- 18. Table, or “la watershed” bum under this record- in Quezon City ing company 20. Period 21. Malay for “taste,” also 22. First name of Knowl- first word in the name of edge Channel executive a Singaporean resto in QC Kadto ta sa Iloilo! director 23. Northeast or New Eng- By Elena Jison Golez gang pinung-pino at mukhang 24. Watson and Crick re- land paintings ang obra ng mga ceived the Nobel Prize for 24. Spanish title, also pre- MAITUTURING na “Lopez wards ng Daughters of Charity! discovering its structure cedes “Eñing” country” ang Jaro, Iloilo City, Miag-ao Church 25. Again, or back (pref.) 26. Meralco chairman’s first kung saan ipinanganak sina Eu- Kabilang sa World Heritage 26. Hand, according to a name genio “Eñing” Lopez at dating List ng Unesco ang kakaibang Spaniard 27. Complains incessantly Vice President Fernando Lopez. Miag-ao Church. Gawa sa dilaw 28. Self-propelled 29.----Underground- Bagamat nilisan ang Jaro at gu- na sandstone ang naturang sim- 30. Cesium climb the walls at this mawa ng pangalan sa Manila si bahan na inumpisahan bandang 31. First Holdings recogni- Power Plant Mall tenant Don Eñing, maraming maga- 1734. Distinctive ito dahil ito ay tion night: “Gabi ng - - 30.Sky-----,thebiggest gandang bahay ang pamilya sa hugis fortress at may pinagha------” show on earth Jaro na itinuturing na na land- long classical, baroque at rococo 33. Atlantic, for short 32. Evening, also a root crop marks. Kadto ta (Punta tayo) sa decorative styles (halimbawa, 35. Meralco Securities pur- 34. Local government unit Iloilo at silipin natin ang mga imbes na ordinaryong piraso ng chased the utility from 36. Public relations attractions ng original Queen kahoy, puno ng niyog ang gamit this American company 38. Analytic City of the South: Lopez House ng tungkod ni San Cristobal). 37. Together, according to 39. Ours Nelly Garden “Boathouse” naman ang Sa pagdiriwang ng 105th birth Juan dela Cruz 41. ABS-CBN’s all-news Kilala bilang “White House” karaniwang tawag sa Lopez anniversary ni Don Eñing, ipapak- 40. Then senator who nego- channel for short ang Beaux Arts-style na man- House, ang Art Deco-style na ilala natin ang Iloilo City at mga tiated a 1954 accord with 42. To fall behind sion na ito ni Vicente Lopez tirahan na itinayo ni Don Eñing karatig na lugar. Ang Nelly Gar- the US on RP’s behalf 46. Not applicable (ang tiyuhin nina Don Eñing na noong 1936. Ito ay all white, den Tours ay merong Iloilo her- 43. A stupid person 48. “Opposite” of GP kumupkop sa magkapatid nang bilog ang mga bintana nito tulad itage tour packages (full day: 44. The letter “N” namatay ang ama nilang si Ben- ng portholes at malalapad ang P1,750 per person, minimum of 4 45. Actress Turner Answers to June puzzle ito; si Nelly ay ang panganay na balconies na parang decks ng persons; P1,100 /person, mini- 47. PC term for aborigines, anak ni Vicente). Dito tumira barko. Sabay ang inauguration mum of eight persons; at half-day: for short sina Don Eñing at Nitang nang ng Boathouse at ang binyag ng P1,100/person for groups of at 49. OML is one nagpasya ang una na bumalik babaeng anak ng mag-asawang least four; P800/person for a min- 50. “Gawad------,” sa Iloilo mula sa Negros kung Lopez, si Presentation (Presy), na imum of eight persons) sa mga BayanTel’s yearly employ- saan pinangasiwaan niya ang dinaluhan ni Pangulong Manuel sikat na Iloilo prewar mansions, ee recognition program kanilang mga hacienda. Quezon at iba pang VIPs. commercial buildings, churches, Sa Nelly Garden idinaraos Embroidery delicacies, industries at marami DOWN ang taunang reunion ng Lopez Kilala ang Iloilo para sa pang iba! Visit http://iloiloland- 1. Lopez Group recogni- clan tuwing ika-2 ng Pebrero, mga kasuotan na may hand-em- tours.tripod.com/index.html, call tion for companies or na siya ring feast day ng Nues- broidered designs na gawa ng (033) 320-3075 or (02) 722-7249 organizations tra Señora de Candelaria, ang mga boarders at estudyante sa or email [email protected] for 2. Member of parliament patroness ng Jaro. Asilo de Molo orphanage. Tala- more information. 12 LOPEZLINK July 2006

What’s newfrom ABS-CBN Publishing this July: Fashion Treats Metro Society’s Bianca’s life after trends exclusive reads ’PBB’ in Metro from top The art of Claudio Bravo, in Metro hIM Rocio Urquijo-Zobel and Emily talks about life after designers SyCip-Cheng are the top exclu- “Pinoy Big Brother” in In the July-September issue sive art stories in Metro Society. Metro’s July issue. “I of Metro in Metro The internationally acclaimed was in the car and he hIM, learn artists have all stayed and had [boyfriend Lino the art of Weddings shows in the Philippines with Cayetano] was at the looking SyCip Cheng’s works gate and we were both taller just Brides get a special treat with Metro currently on exhibit at crying,” she recounts. by wearing Weddings’ collection of sketches of over Culinary delights the Ayala Museum. Also in this issue, the right 60 wedding gowns from Manila’s top de- Featured on the read about The New Dress clothes. signers. In this issue with gorgeous bride in FOOD cover are the Zobel Code(whattowearatwork, Want to Mika Lagdameo on the cover, you’ll find The July issue of FOOD Magazine brothers, Jaime Au- whether your job is corporate or wear the wedding gown designs in every style and carries traditional recipes adapted from gusto and Fernando creative) and the new jewelry col- latest de- silhouette made exclusively for Metro the USA. On the cover is a Tex-Mex dish Zobel. Out of the lections available in the metro. signer wear Weddings. Also, you’ll find over 273 done according to authentic meth- boardroom this time Get the newest issues of your fa- but don’t ideas and tips on how couples can create ods—chili con carne made with diced in pursuit of another vorite magazines at bookstores have the their own tasteful theme weddings. As al- beef. A walking tour of Binondo leads us passion, biking. Al- and magazine stands nation- budget? Our ways, you’ll see the work of top florists, to discover food treasures, such as meat so, read about the wide. For subscriptions, contact Do-it-Yourself pages show where to shop cake artists, invitation specialists and dumplings, fried rice with peanuts, fresh Gawad Kalinga ABS-CBN Publishing Inc. at 924- and what to buy. Also, high-profile wom- new takes on giveaways from the best in lumpia rolls served in an Art Deco struc- Foundation, the Pan- 4101 or 415-2272 locals en dress up a male model to show what the industry. All this and more in Metro ture built during the American occupa- garap Shelter and the beginnings of Ce- 5656/5658, or Joena Cabrera at kind of look they find attractive in men. Weddings’ thickest issue ever! tion, and seedless atis. bu’s Doña Esperanza Velez charities. 415-2852. (Joseph Uy)

MALL FINDS How to banish the rainy season blues By Mira Marasigan Great gadget companions Stay at home with these great gadget companions. The HERE are some Power Plant Mall finds to keep new BenQ Siemens S88 phone has a two-inch, high-resolu- you snug and warm through the damp tion OLED display and a 2-Megapixel camera with video weather: support with a microSD card slot for memory expansion. Woven women’s secret Complete with a media player supporting MP3, AAC+, Tempestuous MPEG4 and stereo audio streaming over Bluetooth, keep weather condi- yourself in touch even if you decide to stay in. tions mean a little Or keep yourself distracted by the Sony PS2 or the Nin- bit more time un- tendo DS. You can even invite your buddies over for a der the sheets. friendly competition. But if you decide to weather the cool Start enjoying it weather and get stuck in traffic, while away the time with BenQ Siemens S88, P17,990 by wearing com- the new Gameboy Advance SP that now has a brighter fortable night screen. (Items available at Mobile 1, P2 South Lob- gear made of silk by/www.mobile1.ph) or cotton. A warm Cold weather coats marshmallow- Avoid getting wet in these colorful jackets. Wear filled cup of co- ’em under bright shirts and tops and stand out in the coa should make crowd of neutral hues. (Items available at Springfield R1 Nintendo DS, P9,490 your mornings Level Power Plant Mall/www.spf.com) cozier than usual. L-R: A-Butter yellow printed shirt P1,450; beige and L-R: Light Blue moss green polyester-lined nylon jacket, P4,950;B- Breeze long paja- Burgundy slim fit stretch polo, P1,950; black Velveton ma, Dark Purple Harrington viscose-lined jacket, P6,250; C-Redora Nouveau short Noelt linen polo, P2,250; black polyester-lined nylon nightgown, Bal- jacket, P 4,950 ance Bolitas long Gameboy Advance SP, pajamas. P1,100 P5,490 each

Editorial Advisory Board Boo Chanco / Danny Gozo Executive Editor Rosan Cruz Contributing Editors Sony PS2, P11,000 Carla Paras-Sison (Benpres) Marlene Ochoa (MNTC) Maite Bueno (Meralco) Marlon Arada (BayanTel) Estela de la Paz (First Gen) Juno Chuidian (Beyond Cable) Power Plant sanctuary Leah Salterio (ABS-CBN) Joseph Uy (ABS-CBN Publishing) Nestled within the walls of Rockwell’s Power Plant Mall is Frances Bumanlag (AEI) Vienn Tionglico (Rockwell) the ideal place to find solace when in need of spiritual re- flection and worship. The Chapel of the Sacred Heart of Circulation Lucy Torres (Tel. 449-2468) Jesus, which was recently blessed by His Eminence, Gau- Editorial and Layout IPI Creative Business Unit dencio Cardinal Rosales, serves as a soothing reminder that there is a need to sometimes take a step back amidst the flurry of nonstop activities happening during the day. LopezLink is published by Benpres Located at the R3 Level and a stone’s throw away from PR Group, 4/F Benpres Bldg., Power Bowl, the chapel offers masses on the following Ortigas, Pasig City schedules: 6 p.m. on Wednesdays and Fridays; 5:30 p.m. Telefax: 633-3520 and 7:30 p.m. on Saturdays; and 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m., 4:30 For feedback, please email: p.m. and 6 p.m. on Sundays. (Vicky Riosa) [email protected]