Immersion in All Things Digital
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FEBRUARY 2018 www.lopezlink.ph http://www.facebook.com/lopezlinkonline www.twitter.com/lopezlinkph LSS: Immersion in all things digital FOR HRs and other employees of the Lopez Group, the Learning Synergy Summit (LSS) organized by the HR Council was a day for immersing themselves in all things digital. Turn to page 6 BRL heads Valentine’s Day ‘hit list’ Carlos Lopez’s …page 12 PH’s biz …page 9 aviation group …page 2 quest Lopezlink February 2018 Biz News Lopezlink February 2018 2018 Lopez Group budget conference AsBAA conducts ABS-CBN wins landmark First Balfour leads consortium to A lot of work ahead build P22.6B expressway; cited as By Carla Paras-Sison legal victory vs pirate sites PHOTO BY LANIE BY PHOTO CAIMOL investment trip to PH By Kane Choa ‘pillar of construction’ at confab LOPEZ Group chairman By Maila Padpad-Banaag By Dolly Pasia-Ramos Manuel M. Lopez (MML) told A US federal court judge has lion dollars in statutory trade- ally speaking, it is very hard top Lopez Group executives at signed a default judgment mark infringement damages to get money from defaulting METRO Pacific Investments the annual budget conference awarding ABS-CBN the ad- and orders several of the pirate defendants who are relatively Corporation has awarded on January 30 that a lot of work vertising revenues illegally sites to pay ABS-CBN copy- anonymous, or living in a for- to Cebu Link Joint Venture awaits them in the new year de- earned by 32 sites that pirated right infringement damages. eign jurisdiction. By going after (CLJV) the contract to design spite milestone wins in 2017. its content as well as ownership It also requires associated the advertisers, copyright hold- and build the 8.5-kilometer MML cited the presidential of the domain names of the registrars and registries to hand ers have a good chance of se- Cebu-Cordova Link Express- proclamation of Rockwell Busi- sites—a landmark legal victory over the domain names to curing some money, at least.” way (CCLEX) project. CLJV is ness Center (RBC)—Sheridan its antipiracy efforts in the US. ABS-CBN. Van Der Sar also praised composed of First Balfour and as an economic zone under the ABS-CBN is the first copy- The founder and editor in ABS-CBN for the “massive D.M. Consunji Inc. and Span- Philippine Economic Zone Au- Lopez Group chairman Manuel M. Lopez Holdings vice chairman and right holder to have been chief of Torrent Freak, known impact” of its antipiracy efforts ish company ACCIONA Con- thority, the power supply agree- Lopez ABS-CBN chairman Eugenio Lopez III granted advertising revenues as Ernesto Van Der Sar, wrote: in the US. strucción S.A. ment signed by Meralco with from pirate sites, according to “This is the first time, to our ABS-CBN intensified and The landmark project will First NatGas Power Corporation MML said he trusts that ev- make a special effort to endear Torrent Freak, a publication knowledge, that a copyright advanced its antipiracy efforts connect the main Cebu City for the output of the San Gabriel eryone is “already firing on all ourselves to our customers. If dedicated to bringing the latest holder has been granted adver- in the last three years under industrial area to Mactan Island power plant, the entry of Philip- cylinders to create value for our you work with us, you’d have to news about copyright, privacy tising revenue from pirate sites former ABS-CBN Global via the municipality of Cordova. EVP Rey Villar (right) receives First Balfour’s award from DTI Sec. Ramon pine Renewable Energy Hold- stakeholders.” work harder than anyone,” EL3 and everything related to file in this manner.” COO Raffy Lopez with the CCLEX will have two lanes in Lopez and CIAP executive director Ramon Abiera ings Corporation (PREHC) as The Lopez Group will rise said. Benjamin R. Lopez (front row, 4th from right), INAEC president and head of AsBAA’s Philippine chapter, welcomes sharing. Van Der Sar added: “This hiring of ABS-CBN AVP & each direction and will feature a a significant investor in Energy Lopez Holdings vice chair- He quoted from the poem the AsBAA delegates to the INAEC Clark hangar The default judgment also could be a common legal tactic head of Global Antipiracy Eli- main twin cable-stayed bridge, causeway and toll facilities. The Awarded by the Construc- Development Corporation, and man and ABS-CBN Corpora- “Still I Rise” by American poet awards ABS-CBN over a mil- going forward because, gener- sha Lawrence. viaduct approach bridges, a link is expected to serve at least tion Industry Authority of the the nationwide ratings lead main- tion chairman Eugenio Lopez and civil rights activist Maya THE Philippines recently The Manila International “We at the business aviation 40,000 vehicles daily and is Philippines, a branch of the tained by ABS-CBN Corpora- III (EL3) said the Group must Angelou. It is an empowering launched its own chapter of the Airport Authority provided sector keenly feel the chal- seen to help decongest the traf- Department of Trade and In- tion among the positive develop- be “unequivocally clear” about poem about the struggle to over- Asian Business Aviation Asso- updates on the construction of lenges we face in the Philip- fic in the two existing bridges dustry, the recognition was giv- ments for the Group in 2017. what it stands for, to be true come prejudice and injustice, ciation (AsBAA), Asia’s non- additional rapid exit taxiways pine aviation industry with the between Mactan and Cebu. en to Quadruple A Platinum “The entry of PREHC as a to its heritage of 90 years. The and is intended to give hope to profit association for business and introduction of navigation marked increase in the number A strong start for ABS-CBN Construction is slated to contractors that have made partner in EDC is most wel- Lopez Group was founded in people in times of crisis. and general aviation. surveillance and air traffic sys- of passengers traveling to, from begin in the second quarter of significant contributions to the ABS-CBN opened the year Total Visayas where it regis- viewers with its world-class Pi- (23.3%) continued to reign in come, not only because it brought 1928 as E&F Enterprises by The portion of the poem EL3 Benjamin R. Lopez (BRL), tems that will ease the conges- and within the Philippines. But 2018. advancement of construction strongly by hitting an aver- tered 55% versus GMA’s 27% noy talents. national TV ratings. substantial cash into First Gen, the Lopez brothers Eugenio Sr. quoted goes: “You may write me president of INAEC Aviation tion issues at the Ninoy Aquino this trip has given us cause for Meanwhile, First Balfour was and infrastructure development age audience share of 46% in and in Total Mindanao where “TV Patrol” (32.6%) re- Also part of the top 10 are but also because it gives inter- and Fernando, the former Vice down in history/With your bit- Corporation, was designated International Airport. optimism. As we met with the recognized as one of the “Pil- in the country. January, 12 points higher than it hit 51%, beating GMA’s mained the most watched “Home Sweetie Home” (23.2%) national credibility to the clean President of the Philippines. ter, twisted lies/You may trod as the head of the Philippine Clark Development Cor- regulatory authorities, it is clear lars and Pioneers of the Con- First Balfour executive vice GMA’s 34% based on data 32%. newscast as “MMK” (31.2%) and Korina Sanchez’s “Rated energy portfolio we have chosen, EL3 was referring to the Lo- me in the very dirt/But still, like chapter. poration, Bases Conversion that the government is not only struction Industry” during the president Rey Villar, Business from Kantar Media. Kantar Media uses a na- captivated viewers with the K” (22.2%). one that is consistent with our pez Values which have guided dust, I’ll rise…/You may shoot As part of AsBAA’s mission Development Authority, enthusiastic but, more impor- 2nd Philippine Construction Development head Levi Agon- The Kapamilya network tionwide panel size of 2,610 real-life stories of its letter ABS-CBN ruled across all values,” MML said. the family and their group of me with your words/ You may to represent the interests of Clark International Airport tantly, determined to build the Congress held at the Philip- cillo and Construction Business ruled both rural and homes, urban and rural homes that senders. time blocks, particularly in prime “Nonetheless, there is much companies in the conduct of cut me with your eyes/You may the business and general avia- Corporation and Subic Bay requisite infrastructure to ef- pine International Convention Group AVP Benjamin Dublin particularly in Metro Manila represent 100% of the total “La Luna Sangre” (30.5%), time where it recorded an aver- to do in terms of strategizing, business. In particular, he un- kill me with your hatefulness/ tion industry across the region, Metropolitan Authority also fectively meet this growing de- Center. received the award. managing risk and building al- derscored the need to be faith- But still, like air, I’ll rise…/I am AsBAA, assisted by the Phil- presented their plans for the mand,” BRL said. where it garnered an average Philippine TV viewing popu- meanwhile, gripped fans with age audience share of 50%, 19 liances,” MML added. ful to the mission of serving the the dream and the hope of the ippine chapter, conducted an development of new infra- He added: “We look forward audience share of 42% versus lation.