In-Sync: Social Responsibility the Lopez Way
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October 2008 Living Excellence and In-Sync: Social Responsibility the Lopez Way Save the date! This best practice conference will be on Oct. 21 and 22. Register now. Contact [email protected] Available online at www.benpres-holdings.com or call 632-4496032. OFW money powers RP economy...p. 2 AT less than two decades old, ABS- provide medical assistance to p r o g r a m CBN Foundation Inc. (AFI) led by 12,557 children; educa- c o o r - managing director Gina Lopez is carv- tional assistance to dinators Jocelyn ing out a name for itself as a “super 1,461; and rescue Saw and Mench foundation” or a different kind another 1,511 S i l v e s t r e of conglomerate, one that kids from overseeing has a diverse and abuse. It went relief op- wide-reach- erations, SK has ongoing p r o - i n g g r a m s range of cor- in Real, porate social respon- Infanta and Survey says… p. 2 sibility (CSR) projects. Nakar in Quezon By any standard, the scope province; Southern and breadth of AFI’s undertakings Leyte; and Bicol. In the through its flagship programs—Bantay latter, SK is working with Kalikasan (BK), Bantay Bata 163 (BB national Gawad Kalinga on its GK 1 Milyong 163), Bayan Foundation and E-Me- in 2005, put- Bayani Challenge to construct 61 homes dia—over the years is nothing short of ting up bases in D a v a o , in Daraga for the families affected by astounding. Cebu and Iloilo, with Bacolod, Baguio typhoon Reming in 2006. Through BK, headed by Marlo and Bicol soon to follow. The fourth program under AFI, Mendoza as program director, the foun- Bayan Foundation, also founded in E-Media headed by Zen Dimalanta, dation carried out the ambitious Save 1997, made the shift from microfinance is now in almost 8,000 schools na- La Mesa Watershed project over a 10- institution to social development insti- tionwide. It is also about to roll out year period. BK and its government and tution offering “microfinance++” when “A School a Cut above the Rest” ini- private sector partners planted trees, or- Asian Institute of Management professor tially in two sites in Metro Manila. The ganized fundraisers, and rallied the pub- Eduardo Morato took over as president schools—one in Quezon City funded by lic to rehabilitate La Mesa and to turn in 2006. As of mid-2007 the founda- Mayor Sonny Belmonte and another in La Mesa Ecopark and La Mesa Nature tion had about 50,000 microfinance cli- Tondo supported by Aboitiz Transport Reserve into self-sustaining operations. ents—95% of them women— through Group CEO Endika Aboitiz—will of- The groundbreaking child welfare its 28 centers all over the country. fer education “at par with elite schools program BB 163 under Tina Monzon- Sagip Kapamilya (SK) under Bay- but in a public school system.” Both Palma responded to 255, 545 distress an Foundation has added rehabilitation will address malnutrition, have com- Abangan: Who will be calls from its inception in 1997 until and development management services puters and use International School the biggest loser? …p. 10 August 2008. The erstwhile hotline and to its original mandate of providing re- curriculum and methods. rescue service has widened its scope to lief and disaster response services. With Turn to page 6 2 LOPEZLINK October 2008 LOPEZLINK October 2008 3 Lopez Group economic briefing RP broadcasting history milestone OFW money patuloy na dadaloy A Lopez Group prayer ABS-CBN starts tapeless TV production The following is the invocation composed na sa panahon ng matinding pagsubok na ABS-CBN marks a new mile- cope with the rising volume of These servers transfer the videos more apprehensions on using SINABI ni Romeo Bernardo, dating domestic demand para sa mga serbi- earning as much from manning ships, and delivered by Ariel Ong of First kasalukuyan naming hinaharap. stone in Philippine broadcast- content. as files through our computer the new technology,” he said. Philippine Electric Corporation during Kumasangkapan po sana Kayo ng Finance Undersecretary at ngayo’y syo tulad ng pabahay, edukasyon at that is, deploying workers to ships, ing history by being the first to Patrick Ongchangco, head network like emails,” he said. With this development, the the Lopez Group economic briefing at mga taong tutulong at magmamalasakit consultant ng Global Source, na ang telecom. Gayundin, mga remittance as it is from the business of shipping do tapeless TV production in of technical research and de- Technical production opera- Philippines becomes the first malakas na daloy ng remittances ang nagpapanatili ng “stable” na goods.” the Meralco Mini Theater. The prayer sa amin— mga taong tapat sa tungkulin perfectly captures the thoughts, fears and at hindi matatakot ipaglaban ang katoto- and out of its studios. velopment, said digitalization tions accounts head Arvin de la country in Southeast Asia to mula sa mga OFW (overseas Filipino halaga ng piso kahit tumataas ang Pinakamataas na inflation rate Recognizing the digital will improve the company’s ef- Vega said the shift to tapeless go tapeless in TV production. workers) ang patuloy na magiging halaga ng langis sa pandaigdigang Tinatayang 15% ng OFWs ay hopes of Lopez company people, and we hanan at katarungan. are publishing it herewith in hopes that we Pagkalooban Nyo po sana kami ng trend in broadcasting, the ficiency in TV production, save also means shorter editing time ABS-CBN also pioneered col- sandigan ng ekonomiya ng bansa sa kalakalan, at bumababa naman ang nagtratrabaho sa mga barko, tulad ng may keep the faith in these trying times. sama-samang pagsisikap at kagalingan Kapamilya network set up a time and costs, and improve by as much as four hours for a ored television in the country mga darating na panahon. exports dahil sa paghina ng eko- mga tripolante, cooks, entertainers, upang maisagawa ang aming mga tungkulin 100% nonlinear postproduc- video quality. game show like “The Singing in the 1960s, launched Internet Sa taunang economic briefing na nomiya ng US, ang chief trading musicians, dance instructors, doktor, TAYO po’y manalangin sa ating Pangi- sa mamamayang Pilipino at sa aming bayan tion workflow; starting in “All our recordings, whether Bee.” TV via TFCnow in 2004, and ginaganap sa simula ng budget season partner ng bansa. therapists at masahista. noong Diyos. nang naaayon sa Iyong banal na kalooban. 2003, it has been increasing from our studios or from the sets “The production teams rolled out Internet Protocol TV ng Lopez Group of companies, sinabi Inaasahan din ni Bernardo na lalo Ayon sa pinakahuling forecast Ama naming nasa langit, nagpa- Kung maaari ay pagkalooban Mo po its editing and audio work- outside, will be using servers have seen the benefits of tape- or IPTV via TFCko outside the ni Bernardo na bagama’t humihina pang dadami ang OFWs sa hinaha- ng Global Source, lalaki ng 4.6% pasalamat po kami sa Iyo sa umagang ng pang-unawa ang nakararami sa lipu- Video grab from ‘Kapamilya Deal or No Deal’ stations and server storage to instead of videotape recorders. less production. There are no country in 2007. (Kane Choa) ang pangkalahatang ekonomiya ng rap dahil sa paningin na patuloy na hanggang 5.0% ang GDP sa 2008 at ito sa mga pagkakataong ibinibigay nan na makita nila ang katapatan ng am- mundo, maliit lamang ang epekto bumabagsak ang pambansang eko- 5.5% sa 2009. Ang pagtaas naman ng Mo sa amin upang magkasama-sama at ing layunin sa paglilingkod. Patuloy sana nito sa pagpapadala ng pera ng mga nomiya. presyo ng mga bilihin o inflation ay paghandaan ang mga responsibilidad na kaming ilayo sa maraming kasamaan at OFWs sa kanilang mga kapamilyang “There seems to be a supply- aabot ng 10.2% sa taong ito at 6.5% ipinagkatiwala Mo sa amin. Dumudulog kapahamakan na naglipana sa aming SCTEX’s Clark-Tarlac stretch naiwan sa Pilipinas. side adjustment in terms of OFW sa 2009. Inaasahan ni Bernardo na sa kami sa Iyong Banal na Pangalan upang kalagitnaan at sa mga taong nasa kadili- AEI now in “Remittances have really become a deployment. This means we are Oktubre maitatala ang pinakamataas basbasan ang pagpupulong namin sa man ng pag-iisip at nakapako sa kanilang Successful opening due to traffic mgt plan pillar of Philippine economic growth. seeing an increasing proportion na inflation rate sa kasalukuyang araw na ito. pansariling hangarin. Comprising only between 2% and 3% of professionals among deployed taon. Gawin Mo sanang makabuluhan ang Tulungan sana kaming maitaas ang A traffic management plan pro- Egis SA of France, for the overpass- Sta. Maria, Luisita I and Luisita II (TMS) team would provide support of GDP (gross domestic product) in workers, which gives them higher Ang interest rate para sa 91-day aming mga pakikinig, pag-uusap at pag- antas at pamantayan ng aming produkto Mall of Asia posed by Tollways Management es of Tinang, Maligaya, Pitabunan, overpasses to command traffic and to the SCTEX TMS team in cases the 1990s, remittances now account value added and better rates,” pali- Treasury bill ay tinatayang magiging susuri at maging kasangkapan ito sa am- at serbisyo sa mga taong umaasa at patu- Corporation (TMC) was instrumen- Sta. Maria and Sto. Nino was based guide motorists, as well as guard of emergencies. for about 10% of GDP. Recent trends wanag niya. 6.5% sa katapusan ng 2008 at gayun- ing pang-araw-araw na gampanin at lalo loy na nagtitiwala sa amin. Panatiliing tal in making the opening of the on internationally accepted road the highway against unauthorized TMC, which is also the operator na sa aming pagplano sa taong darating.