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Dan Layug and Anacelle Layug, shown here in front of a PeoplePods building, hold their prize check for winning first place in the INSEAD Venture Competition in France PeoplePods Philippines: Purposefully taking care of people and planet Story on page 6 FPH Group shines Shining Earth …page 2 hope Day never in 2018 …page 9 stops…page 12 Lopezlink May 2019 Lopezlink May 2019 Biz News 2018 AUDITED FINANCIAL RESULTS NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TOTAL REVENUES TO EQUITY HOLDERS OF THE PARENT CineMo’s ‘TrabaHanap’ 2017 2018 % change 2017 2018 % change ABS-CBN P40.698B P40.131B -1 P3.334B P2.110B -37 now a job portal LPZ P104.890B P125.389B +20 P4.225B P5.893B +39 SEARCHING and applying an opportunity to make their ment website would appear First Gen $1.708B $1.979B +16 $134M $221M +65 for jobs is now easier as ABS- dreams of a brighter future after the closing credits of FPH P104.890B P125.389B +20 P5.854B P10.281B +76 CBN TVplus’ CineMo has possible. the movies aired on the ABS- ROCK P14.303B P15.684B +10 P2.110B P2.547B +21 transformed its on-air classified “CineMo hopes that every CBN TVplus exclusive chan- ads feature called “TrabaHanap” viewer is employed so they can nel. Besides on-air job listings, into a job search website. provide and secure a brighter CineMo would also broadcast With Trabahanap.com, users tomorrow for their family. This tips for viewers on making can easily find featured jobs and is the reason ‘TrabaHanap’ has their job search worthwhile. FPH Group shines in 2018 customize their search based on been launched as a website—so “CineMo viewers can still the industry they prefer or their more Filipinos can join the see the job listings on air and The earnings of First Philippine manufacturing and property ration’s performance slowed. location. workforce,” he said. they can still find the list of First Gen reelects board First Gen Corporation chairman and CEO Federico R. Lopez (5th from left) Holdings Corporation (FPH) development also turned in fa- In 2018, it ended its mobile ABS-CBN still top choice joins other members of the company’s board after stockholders reelected them during their annual stockholders’ According to ABS-CBN “TrabaHanap” was first in- job opportunities on CineMo’s grew substantially in 2018, an- vorable numbers, with Rockwell phone venture and unit SKY meeting on May 8, 2019. Also in photo are (from left) Francis Giles Puno who is concurrent company president and TVplus CineMo channel head troduced in 2017, when on-air Facebook page even if we have chored on the sterling perfor- Land Corporation increasing Cable Corporation lagged from COO, Jaime Ayala, Alicia Rita Morales, Eugenio Lopez III, Peter Garrucho Jr., Cielito Habito and Richard Tantoco. Mark Awiten, Trabahanap. job listings from the Depart- launched Trabahanap.com,” mance of unit First Gen Corpo- attributable net income by 21% its budget following a decline of viewers in April Likewise reelected was Oscar M. Lopez (not in photo), chairman emeritus of the Lopez Group. First Gen stands out com aims to provide Filipinos ment of Labor and Employ- Awiten said. (K. Choa) By Kane Choa as the country’s leading clean and renewable energy company with an installed capacity of 3,492 megawatts. Its ration, which accounted for 83% on a 10% increase in revenues. in cable subscriber numbers. of its revenues. Its other units in However, ABS-CBN Corpo- (CPS) portfolio of power plants runs on geothermal, hydro, wind, solar and natural gas, which is considered the cleanest ABS-CBN won the hearts of debuted on the list at number Ginto,” ABS-CBN’s afternoon form of fossil fuel. (Joel Gaborni) viewers nationwide in April, four. average audience share shot up hitting an average audience “TV Patrol” (28.3%) re- to 51%, or 22 points higher share of 46%, or a 16-point mained the newscast of choice than GMA’s 29%. EDC powers Mondelez plant wide lead against GMA’s 30%, of Filipinos to round out the This is the first time this year according to data from Kantar top five. that ABS-CBN’s afternoon av- Lopez Holdings posts with geothermal energy Media. Meanwhile, “Kadenang erage audience share breached “FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano” Ginto” (25.3%) shot to num- 50%. (38.5%) still topped the list of ber seven, continuing to be the Likewise, ABS-CBN won P5.89B net income most-watched programs na- most-watched afternoon show again in the prime time block tionwide, followed by “World nationwide. where it garnered an average of Dance Philippines” (32.6%) The other programs that audience share of 48%, beating that ended its run on Philippine make up the list are “Halik” GMA’s 31%. attributable to parent TV strongly. (25%), which recently held its The network also remained By Carla Paras-Sison The Angel Locsin-led prime finale, “Maalaala Mo Kaya” supreme in the morning block LOPEZ Holdings posted net income attributable to eq- ing the strong operating results time series “The General’s (24.5%) and “Hiwaga ng Kam- where it got 35% versus GMA’s P5.893 billion in net income uity holders of the parent to of the FPH Group’s energy, real Daughter” (31.3%) snagged the bat” (23.5%). 29% and in the noontime block attributable to equity holders P10.281 billion from P5.854 estate, construction and manu- third spot, while “Search for With the consistent strong where it recorded 47% com- of the parent for the year 2018. billion. ABS-CBN reported facturing businesses. Recur- the Idol Philippines” (29.5%) performance of “Kadenang pared to GMA’s 29%. This is 39% higher than the a 40% decrease in net income ring net income of FPH was at P4.225 billion in net income to P1.908 billion from P3.164 P10.4 billion, 53% higher than Promos & offers attributable to equity holders of billion. P6.8 billion the previous year. the parent reported in 2017. Consolidated revenues in- As of December 31, 2018, Investee First Philippine creased by 20% year-on-year Lopez Holdings owned 47.8% Holdings Corporation (FPH) (YoY) to P125.389 billion of FPH and 56.6% economic reported a 76% increase in from P104.890 billion, reflect- interest in ABS-CBN. First Gen SVP Victor Santos Jr. and Mondelez Philippines plant lead Atul Kulkarni (3rd and 4th from right) lead the ceremonial retail supply contract signing at the Mondelez Philippines office. Also in photo are (from right) Mondelez Philippines corporate and government affairs country manager Toff Rada, EDC head of business development, La Salle Dasmariñas goes green marketing and trading Marvin Kenneth Bailon and Mondelez Philippines legal counsel Mae Corona DE La Salle University-Das- to be powered by geothermal with DLSU-D and DLSHSI,” mariñas (DLSU-D) and De La energy supplied by the Bacon- said EDC’s Marvin Kenneth MONDELEZ Philippines, the Mondelez Philippines’ contri- about preserving our world and Salle Health Sciences Institute Manito Geothermal Project of Bailon. “We are happy to have local unit of global snack giant bution towards achieving this its people. We all depend on (DLSHSI) in Dasmariñas, Cavite Energy Development Corpo- a partner with a strong push for Mondelēz International, Inc., goal. just one planet. The smart and have reaffirmed their commitment ration (EDC). sustainability, and we believe has taken another step towards “We are honored to have a sustainable use of natural re- to a greener future by renewing EDC has been supplying this push will also be something empowering people to snack global company such as Mon- sources to reduce our environ- their power supply contracts to DLSU-D and DLSHSI with the students can take with them right by making its operations delez Philippines sharing the mental footprint is necessary continue to be powered by clean geothermal power since De- into the future.” more sustainable. same values as us,” EDC head now more than ever. This lat- and reliable geothermal energy. cember 2016. DLSU-D currently ranks as The company’s manufactur- of business development, mar- est initiative complements our DLSU-D’s 27-hectare cam- “We are happy to continue the top Philippine university in ing plant in Sucat, Parañaque is keting and trading Marvin other sustainable projects in the pus and DLSHSI will continue our partnership with EDC in the implementation of sustain- now powered by 100% geother- Kenneth Bailon said. “Geo- Philippines. We have a biomass SKYcable ups the fun with new channels mal energy as supplied by its thermal energy, for us, is the boiler which uses biodegrad- supplying of our energy needs. ability practices in the Green- SKYcable has new channels with TAP Sports 1, where they destination—Tech Storm, a partner, Energy Development ‘holy grail’ of renewable energy. able sources of fuel, a rainwater Annual It is the perfect partnership, Metric Ranking of World on special interests for every will see the elite men’s profes- brand-new 24-hour channel Corporation’s (EDC) Bacon- It is the only baseload renew- treatment facility in our plant Meeting Dates given our very own sustain- Universities conducted by Uni- member of the family! Hallyu sional tennis circuit organized that showcases best-in-class, Manito Geothermal Project in able energy, which means it can to lessen water waste, plastic ability initiatives here,” said versitas Indonesia. It actively fans are in for a treat with K- by the Association of Tennis first-run and exclusive enter- May 10: FPH, The Fifth, the Bicol region.