NOVEMBER 2016 www.lopezlink.ph Catch the new ABS-CBN Story on page 4. http://www.facebook.com/lopezlinkonline www.twitter.com/lopezlinkph Christmas SID! Lopez Group senior leaders with Lifetime Achievement awardees Atty. Jake Almeda Lopez and Margot Fragante. Insets: The four Unsung Hero awardees 2016 LAA showcases ‘Making Excellence a Habit’ FILLED with excitement and best wishes for everyone, Lopez Group kapamilya trooped to ABS-CBN’s Studio 10 for the 2016 Lopez Achievement Awards (LAA), themed “Mak- ing Excellence a Habit,” on October 11, 2016. Turn to page 6 Hangar C ‘Ano’ng tingin Power Plant …page 2 …page 4 unveiled mo?’ …pageMall 12 presents Lopezlink November 2016 Lopezlink November 2016 Biz News PHOTOS BY CIAC-CORPORATE PHOTOSBY COMMUNICATIONS ABS-CBN reports 50% increase Sec. GL@DENR GL assures IPs: ‘No one in ancestral lands will in net income to P2.85B By Kane Choa be evicted’ ABS-CBN Corporation reported Online, viewership of ABS- vice nationwide under the brand ENVIRONMENT Secretary Resources (DENR) for a dia- The DENR chief likewise a consolidated revenue of P31.1 CBN content also remains SKYdirect last May has brought Gina Lopez has assured indig- logue. urged them to help the govern- billion for the first nine months strong with ABS-CBN’s video- in over 70,000 subscribers. enous peoples (IP) from Min- Right then and there, Lopez ment in protecting the resourc- of 2016, bringing its net income on-demand service iWant TV “By year-end, SKY’s total pay danao, who have been holding directed DENR Usec. for Field es in their ancestral lands. to P2.85B, 50% higher compared continuing to garner millions TV and broadband subscriber a series of protest actions in Operations Isabelo Montejo to “Kailangan protektahan nin- to the same period last year. of page views every month. base should breach the 1 mil- Metro Manila, that they will look deeper into issues being yo ang mga resources na nasa ABS-CBN chief financial of- Total assets rose to P74.7B lion mark,” he said. not be evicted from their an- raised by the IPs. inyong ancestral lands upang ficer Aldrin Cerrado attributed as of the end-September 2016 ABS-CBN Global staged cestral lands. “I want you to investigate manatiling malinis ang inyong the growth to strong advertising from P70.4B as of end-last “ASAP New York” at the Barclays “No one will be evicted the various issues being raised, ilog, pati na ang kagubatan. Da- from your land. That is your and address them,” Lopez told hil yan ay para rin sa inyo at sa revenues during the first nine year. The company’s equity base Center where around 9,000 Ka- EDC executives led by president Ricky Tantoco (seated, 3rd from left) and officials of the three co-ops during the months, which were boosted by increased to P30.8B as of the pamilya were entertained by over exclusive right,” Lopez told the Montejo, who in turn assured ating bayan.” ceremonial signing of the PSA election-related spending and end of September 2016. 50 artists. The Filipino Channel IPs as they continued to pro- the IPs of immediate assis- On the clamor of the IPs to the continued leadership in rat- ABS-CBN’s ventures outside or TFC is now being watched by test against what they claimed tance from the DENR. stop mining in their areas, Lopez as continued plunder and mili- Lopez also enlightened the told them that she has already is- INAEC director Eugenio Lopez III (left) and president Benjamin R. Lopez (right) with DOTr Usec. Atty. Roberto Lim ings of its prime time shows. its TV and studio business have over 3 million Filipinos abroad. tarization of ancestral lands group on the DENR’s move sued a moratorium on new min- North Luzon co-ops and CIAC OIC Alexander Cauguiran (2nd and 3rd from left) “Our ratings performance is exhibited strong performances KidZania has welcomed over key since we have adopted the as well. 200,000 visitors since the be- across the country. to engage them in the Na- ing projects, while assuring them cost per individual rating point Ron Valdueza, ABS-CBN’s ginning of the year, while the O Lopez made the assurance tional Greening Program, the of immediate investigation on pricing scheme,” said Cerrado. Group CFO, said, “SKY Cable Shopping Channel has gener- during a meeting with the IPs government’s massive refores- issues allegedly being perpetrat- choose renewable power “We are confident that we will has improved its profitability, as- ated P612 million in sales for at the University of the Philip- tation initiative that doubles as ed by mining companies against pines in Diliman in October. a poverty alleviation measure. the lumad and other minority ENERGY Development Cor- “EDC is working hard and COO Richard Tantoco INAEC inaugurates meet our earnings guidance of be- sisted by cost control measures the first nine months of 2016. poration (EDC) signed a power to move the renewable en- said. On invitation by the IP lead- “Ang gusto namin ay isama groups in the country. tween P3.2B to P3.5B for 2016.” and the continued steep increase “With all these achieve- supply agreement with Ilocos ergy agenda forward. We are “Our 236,000 consumers in Cerrado also said ABS-CBN in its broadband subscriber base.” ments, ABS-CBN is poised to ers and representatives, Lopez kayo sa National Greening “No new mining. I want to went to UP with other senior Program upang magkaroon ng go to agriculture and ecotour- Norte Electric Cooperative thankful that more and more our franchise areas will benefit has an ongoing program to Valdueza said the launch of deliver record earnings perfor- (INEC), Mountain Province customers are giving RE a from sustainable and reliable hangar in Clark manage costs more efficiently. SKY’s direct-to-home pay TV ser- mance this year,” said Valdueza. officials of the Department economic activities—magka- ism,” she said. (Excerpted from of Environment and Natural roon kayo ng pera,” she said. www.denr.gov.ph) Electric Cooperative and Ka- chance and share our goal of power. With baseload power, According to Kantar Media, linga-Apayao Electric Coopera- building a low-carbon world our region’s economic growth INAEC Aviation Corporation president and CEO Alexander the top 10 programs for the director Eugenio Lopez III, Cauguiran, as well as INAEC tive. EDC will be supplying up through clean energy. As we and competitiveness will fur- first nine months of 2016 for to 53 megawatts of clean, reli- help improve electricity sup- ther improve. We are happy president Benjamin R. Lopez officers and staff. free-to-air television nation- and general manager Dexter INAEC Aviation Corpora- Cash dividends on able and uninterruptible power ply in the region, we also with this deal and look forward wide covering both urban and SKY maximizes aggressive to the three electric cooperatives support the region’s goal of to a longer partnership with Ampong recently led the inau- tion, earlier known as Iloilo- rural homes were all produced starting December 26, 2016 un- economic growth and com- EDC,” INEC board president guration of INAEC’s Hangar Negros Air Express Company by ABS-CBN with “FPJ’s Ang C at the Clark Civil Aviation when it was established in 1932 the way from FPH til December 25, 2018. petitiveness,” EDC president Reynaldo Lazo added. Probinsyano” consistently rank- broadband growth with Complex in Pampanga. by Eugenio Lopez Sr., is an air ing number 1. The company’s FIRST Philippine Holdings Corporation (FPH) on November 3 They were joined by gov- transport service provider to digital terrestrial television or approved cash dividends of P13.75 per share to all Series C preferred ernment officials, including offshore oil and gas producers, DTT helped boost audience shareholders and P1.00 per share to all common shareholders. launch of all-in-one plans Department of Transportation medical service providers, high- ABS-CBN keeps nationwide share with over 1.6 million On or before December 2, 2016, FPH will pay all sharehold- SKY Cable Corporation has indicating the interest for both SKYmobi may also be added Usec. for Aviation and Air- value cargo movers, news and ABS-CBN TVplus boxes sold ers of record as of November 18, 2016. launched a new line of all-in- connectivity and entertainment for as low as P499 per month. ports Atty. Roberto Lim and events broadcasters, high-net as of the end of September. one subscription plans integrat- in one plan,” said Claudia Su- “As part of the total SKY ratings lead in October By Kane Choa Clark International Airport worth individuals, and local and ing its cable TV, internet and arez, SKY head for consumer experience, at least 20 linear Corporation OIC and acting foreign companies. video-on-demand services as products business. cable channels can also be ac- ABS-CBN drew more viewers parts of the day. Aside from It was followed by “TV Pa- it sees a continued aggressive One SKY premium plans cessed in the home through any across urban and rural homes prime time, ABS-CBN won in trol” with a rating of 32.8%, growth of its broadband busi- offer postpaid subscription device using SKY On Demand. in the country in October as other time blocks nationwide beating rival “24 Oras” that got ness. plans starting at P1,599 per And out of the home, this same it obtained a national average that include the morning block only 23.2%. The new postpaid subscrip- month with internet speeds on-demand viewing experi- audience share of 45%, a solid with 40% versus GMA’s 36%, “Pinoy Boyband Superstar” tion plans, called One SKY, ranging from 8 to 64 Mbps ence can be enjoyed through 11-point lead over GMA’s 34% noontime block with 45% ver- (30.7%), “Wansapanataym” combine access to premium for unlimited consumption SKYmobi.