FEBRUARY 2020 www.lopezlink.ph Story on page 8 http://www.facebook.com/lopezlinkonline www.twitter.com/lopezlinkph Lopez Learning Synergy Summit makes it personal Story on page 6 Lopez Group to PAAFI scholar On-trend in continue helping is engineered 2020!…page 12 Taal victims …page 3 for success…page 9 Lopezlink February 2020 February 2020 Biz News Lopezlink By Carla Paras-Sison Special Feature ANC’s Yang hailed as At the 2020 budget conference Continue helping in Taal Asia’s best news presenter By Carla Paras-Sison By Kane Choa ABS-CBN News Channel thank you, Kapamilya, for all LOPEZ Group chairman Man- (ANC) anchor Cathy Yang was the support,” she said. uel M. Lopez (MML) asked top hailed as Best News Presenter Yang, in her acceptance Lopez Group executives at the at the 24th Asian Television speech, talked about the honor annual budget conference on Awards held recently in Ma- of telling the story of Asia’s January 28 to “continue reaching nila. growing economies from her out to victims (displaced in Taal Cited for her work on the homeland. and environs) with whatever means at our disposal.” Lopez Group chairman emeritus Oscar M. Lopez and wife Connie, with INAEC Aviation Corporation president Benpres Insurance Agency EVP Beaver Lopez, ANC business news program “As a financial journalist I “Market Edge with Cathy am so proud to be the story- In remarks read on his behalf Benjamin R. Lopez, Lopez Group Foundation Inc. president Cedie Lopez Vargas and Lopez Inc. president Lopez Holdings Corporation chairman Third Gen Holdings CFO Jei-Jei Gertes and ABS- by Lopez Holdings Corporation Federico R. Lopez Manuel M. Lopez and wife Maritess CBN chairman Mark Lopez Yang,” Yang told ABS-CBN teller of that narrative and to News after her win that the be doing it with my Kapami- executive vice president Miguel award takes her “full circle” as a lya at work and my family at L. Lopez, MML noted the Lo- journalist. home.” pez Group’s efforts to assist vic- “From being a Kapamilya Yang’s award comes on the tims through ABS-CBN Sagip Festive Kapamilya and member compa- where I learned all the ropes heels of her recognition as and then I went abroad from Best News or Current Affairs nies operating near the area such Lopez Holdings EVP Miguel L. Lopez ABS-CBN chairman Mark Lopez Manila to Tokyo to Hong Presenter/Anchor at the Asian as First Gen Corporation, First gala Kong and back, here I am Academy Creative Awards in Philippine Industrial Park and a host of our contract artists, on out losing sight of our vision Anchor Cathy Yang again. Thank you, ANC, and Singapore in December 2019. Rockwell Land Corporation. their own, have volunteered to and mission to serve our Ka- THE first joint Christmas He also gave credit to “every- perform for the victims in their pamilya.” celebration of Lopez Inc. and one working together” for meet- own time or along with Sagip Saying “This, too, shall pass,” subsidiaries kicked off with ing targets set in the past year, Kapamilya distribution sched- MLL said the Lopez Group the first Simbang Gabi on Lopez Inc. Lopez Holdings Corporation even as the current year brings ules… We will continue to do would be able to “take pleasure December 16 at the Sacred KidZania Manila unveils with it much uncertainty. this with or without a franchise at some future time” in recalling Heart Chapel of Power Plant With respect to the expiring because our mission is to be current struggles because “no Mall in Rockwell Center, broadcast franchise of ABS- in the service of the Filipino matter what suffering we un- Makati. This was followed by CBN Corporation, MML said: worldwide. We believe we will dergo, I know we will stay true new snack factory “While we know that ABS- continue to be a trusted conduit to who we are and to our val- a formal gala on December 18 at The Fifth at Rockwell, with CBN can and will recover, we for our Kapamilya audiences ues… I am certain the day will officers and staff donning fes- cannot impose the longer-term worldwide for their contribu- come when we will look back to tive attire. view on others. The most we can tions and donations because today… and say, ‘We are proud The theme “Perfectly Unit- do is inspire confidence through they themselves see where their we stood firm to being in the ed” aptly captured the mood frank communication. We must donations go when coursed service of the Filipino, no mat- and camaraderie as companies model to all those who work through ABS-CBN.” ter the adversity imposed upon partnered to compete in de- Eugenio Lopez Foundation Inc. and Lopez Group Foundation Inc. INAEC Aviation Corporation with us how to remain stead- As for the franchise, MLL us. We are proud we embraced lightful Christmas presenta- fast. Let us show them that we said: “It takes a lot of humil- our mission at a time when the tions and 13 individuals were are still doing our jobs well and ity to accept that we can do all cost to serve was severe. We are nominated to become Stars of consistently despite the ham- things right, and still things can proud we came out stronger, the Night in their most festive mering blows from the outside,” go very wrong. This is because better and more committed to wear. MML said. not everything is under our serve the Filipino whom we Lopez Inc. president Federico “Let us continue produc- control. This is part of doing love.’” R. Lopez (FRL) congratulated ing values-laden programs that business. This is part of the risk He thanked fellow Kapami- the companies for performing engage and inspire our fellow of doing things right, without lya for standing by ABS-CBN well in 2019. Filipinos all over the world. Let’s compromising our values, with- during this phase in its journey. “We’re always grateful to continue producing clean and be working day to day with renewable energy in the most Promos & offers efficient way possible. Let’s con- gifted, hard-driving people Benpres Insurance Agency InfoPro Business Solutions Inc. that rise to practically every tinue building smart light indus- SKY to fly lucky subscriber to challenge thrown their way,” trial and residential communities he said. and urban havens. Our situation Hokkaido Enjoy a fun get- FRL spoke about power- today is nothing new. In the past, away to start the ful, disruptive forces that are The play city’s improved snack factory offers a more interactive and in-depth experience I have seen the Lopez Group year right with changing the way people live pummeled to the ground, and SKY’s Go Hok- and do business, most especially KIDZANIA Manila delivers stories of fun can start—an sults while also integrating fun I have seen it rise again every kaido! flyaway climate change. another learning experience even better, more improved and in the process. time,” MML concluded. Proud to embrace our promo where a “The disruptions we saw in for kids in 2020, letting them definitely more fun Jack ‘n Jill “In our city, kids learn just mission subscriber and his the internet and mobile revo- discover how snacks are pre- snack factory. We made sure how fun life truly can be with Joachim Navarro, a music scholar at the or her compan- lution are nothing compared pared, cooked and packaged that everything is made more the adult role as they explore, In his remarks at the end National University of Singapore, performs ion will win an to this. In so many ways, suc- in its newly improved snack interactive and in-depth, from as they experience and enjoy of the conference, ABS-CBN Adtel Inc. during the dinner all-expense paid 5D/4N trip to Hokkaido, Japan. This exciting cessfully coming to grips with factory. combining the raw ingredients it through different work and chairman Mark Lopez (MLL) flyaway is made possible with Hotel 101, which put together a climate change will forever alter The premier play city contin- up to the final packaging pro- careers for them… After all, said ABS-CBN is commit- fun-filled itinerary for the lucky SKY subscriber. Subscribers just the way we do things on this ues to bring out the fun for kids cess,” URC Jack ‘n Jill senior it’s these kids who grow up to ted to continue helping those need to log on to mysky.com.ph/myaccounts, register their SKY planet. with more than 90 role-play- brand manager for fabricated shape and mold the world, and displaced by the Taal volcano account number or update their mobile numbers and/or email “Our response to climate ing activities and, at Jack ‘n Jill potato segment and mixed it starts with them having fun eruption “all the way to the re- addresses from Jan. 25, 2020 to Feb. 25, 2020 to qualify for the change… calls for very different Snack Factory, the young ones snack segment Ivy Tan said. as they do just that,” KidZania habilitation phase.” Go Hokkaido! raffle promo. The promo is available to SKY Fiber, models of production and con- will surely enjoy the entire pro- Through the activity, the Manila content manager Ikey “We recognize that man does SKYcable and SKYdirect postpaid subscribers. The deadline for sumption that span every aspect cess of making snacks. power of play also surfaces as Canoy said. not live on bread alone, our dis- registration is Feb. 25, 2020.