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                                                                                                                    ABS-CBN joins forces with Ayala                                                                                   In memoriam
                                                                                                                    Malls for ABS-CBN Vertis Tent
                                                                                                                    By Kane Choa                                                                                                      Presentacion Lopez Psinakis: ‘Never, never relax’ in fight for good
                                                                                                                    ABS-CBN Corporation and                                                                                           PRESENTACION             Lopez       Greek-American who was                sentacion. The boutique dealt         pines or MFP, founded by           sheriff ’s deputies. The
                                                                                                                    Ayala Malls have joined forces                                                                                    Psinakis was born on October         the top engineer in Meralco.          in handicrafts, some jewelry          Raul Manglapus, and later, the     entire Psinakis fam-
                                                                                                                    to launch the ABS-CBN Vertis                                                                                      29, 1935 at the San Juan de          Steve was newly divorced and          and antiques from the Philip-         Ninoy Aquino Movement or           ily was locked in the
                                                                                                                    Tent, a tent venue at the newly                                                                                   Dios Hospital in Manila, the         his ex-wife had gone back to          pines, Thailand, Hong Kong            NAM. Steve would be meet-          kitchen while the
                                                                                                                    opened Ayala Malls Vertis com-                                                                                    third child and only daughter        the United States with the            and Japan.                            ing with US congressmen and        police went through
                                                                                                                    plex in Quezon City.                                                                                              of Eugenio H. Lopez Sr. and          older of their two sons, Lee             Presy adjusted quickly to life     senators or organizing MFP         Steve’s files and
Rockwell Land chairman Ambassador Manuel M. Lopez (9th from left), president Nestor J. Padilla (11th                   ABS-CBN chief operating of-                                                                                    Pacita Moreno. She was named         Psinakis. The younger one,            in Greece. She learned that she       chapters. Presy would go with      bomb-sniffing dogs
from left) and SVP Mike Lopez (6th from left) with the Rockwell Land team and Mitsui Fudosan Asia Pte. Ltd.         ficer of broadcast Cory Vidanes                                                                                   after her paternal grandmoth-        Yuri, was left with Steve in          could let go of material wealth       him as often as possible, while    went through every
representatives                                                                                                     and head of business development                                                                                  er, Presentacion Javellana Ho-       Manila.                               and still be fine. Don Eñing          at the same time running a         room. FBI agents
                                                                                                                    Paolo Pineda, together with Ay-       Seated, from left: ABS-CBN head of business development Paolo Pineda,
The Arton by Rockwell                                                                                               alaLand Malls Inc. president Ro-      COO of broadcast Cory Vidanes and AyalaLand Malls Inc.’s Rowena
                                                                                                                                                          Tomeldan and Ruby Chiong; Standing, from left: ABS-CBN head of
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      fileña.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Her godfather was President
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Presy and Steve had known
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           each other since 1962, be-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 gradually realized that his
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 daughter was happy.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       household with three growing
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       children.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          even unwrapped the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          family’s Christmas pres-

Rockwell, Mitsui Fudosan form
                                                                                                                    wena Tomeldan and chief finance                                                                                   Manuel L. Quezon and her             cause Steve started working              In late July 1972, Don                Steve and Presy had two         ents. The three-hour
                                                                                                                                                          integrated events and customer engagement Bobby Barreiro, legal counsel
                                                                                                                    officer Ruby Chiong, signed the                                                                                   godmother was Aurora Recto,          in Meralco shortly after Don          Eñing and Doña Nitang visit-          children: Michael, born in         search, including
                                                                                                                                                          Carissa Enerio, head of integrated marketing Nandy Villar and AyalaLand
                                                                                                                    agreement for the project at the
partnership for new development                                                                                                                           Malls Inc.’s Gabby Katigbak, Sheena Chua and Maricris Bernardino            wife of nationalist Claro M.         Eñing organized the consor-           ed Athens. The Psinakis couple        1971; and Jenny, born in           the second FBI
                                                                                                                    ABS-CBN compound.                                                                                                 Recto. She went to school in         tium that would buy it from           met them at the airport. Presy        1975. Presy also raised as her     search in January
                                                                                                                       Pineda said the network wel-       signed a lease agreement with Tri-       The ABS-CBN Vertis Tent            Assumption Convent in Iloilo,        its original owner, General           kissed her father and Steve           own Steve’s younger son from       1982, found no
By Tracey Castillo                                                                                                  comes the new venture with            noma, an Ayala Mall, for our first    will be available for special         where she grew up as a well-         Public Utilities of New York.         shook his hand. And with that,        his first marriage, Yuri, who      evidence of crimi-
                                                                                                                    Ayala Malls, which has been a         ever experience store. This tent is   events, live shows, product           behaved and soft-spoken child.       They met at parties but never         they were reconciled, ending          was only two years old when        nal activity. Presy
ROCKWELL Land Corpo-                   ored that Mitsui Fudosan chose         package of comfort, conve-
                                                                                                                    partner of ABS-CBN in bring-          another first for ABS-CBN, thus       launches, exhibits and concerts       However, when she felt herself       really looked at each other ro-       years of estrangement.                they decided to live in Athens     was very angry,
ration formally signed a joint         to partner with us in their first      nience and peace of mind for
                                                                                                                    ing its content and its stars clos-   strengthening our partnership         in the fourth quarter of 2017.        to be in the right, she showed       mantically.                              In 1973, Steve and Presy           in 1969. Presy was so com-         but not afraid. She
venture agreement with Japan’s         foray in the Philippines and we        the end-user segment. It will
                                                                                                                    er to the public.                     even more,” said Pineda.                 ABS-CBN has also lined up          a strength of will that could           However, on that Japan trip        moved permanently to San              mitted to the cause of free-       never showed any
largest comprehensive real es-         hope that this will be the be-         feature as much as 80% open
                                                                                                                       “Ayala Malls has been one of          Pineda added that ABS-CBN          a series of shows and concerts        match her father’s.                  in 1968, they began viewing           Francisco to be with Presy’s          dom that she gave whatever         weakness, fear or
tate company, Mitsui Fudosan           ginning of a long and fruitful         space which will be exclusively
                                                                                                                    our strongest partners for our        and Ayala Malls hope to deliver       featuring local and internation-         She took a Bachelor of            each other differently. They          parents, who lived as exiles          little resources they had to it.   regret.
Co., Ltd., to develop the resi-        partnership with them.”                enjoyed by its residents.
                                                                                                                    events, programs and movies. Our      many meaningful experiences           al artists to be held in the venue,   Arts course in St. Scholasti-        began dating soon after. Don          after the declaration of Mar-         She not only worked hard to           The Psinakis fam-
dential component of its proj-            The Arton, Rockwell’s new-             The Arton is also Rockwell’s
                                                                                                                    events in selected Ayala Malls        to Filipino families through the      which will have a 1,140-square        ca’s College (1952-1953) and         Eñing did not approve as he           tial Law. The Psinakis couple         earn a living, but also sold her   ily returned to the
ect in Quezon City called The          est high-end residential com-          first project that will have co-
                                                                                                                    have always generated thousands       events that will be staged in the     meter main hall and a seating         got married in 1955 to Lauro         preferred for Presy to choose         became very active in the anti-       personal possessions, includ-      Philippines after the
Arton by Rockwell. The part-           munity located in Katipunan,           working spaces as an amenity
                                                                                                                    of attendees. Last year, we also      ABS-CBN Vertis Tent.                  capacity of 1,200 people.             Panganiban Jr. with whom she         from among her many bach-             Marcos opposition in the US.          ing paintings and jewelry. She     EDSA       Revolution
nership will give Mitsui Fudo-         is a 1.9-hectare property that         for each tower.
san a 20% equity stake in the          will have three towers at 24, 28          The Mitsui Fudosan Group,                                                                                                                            had one son, Lauro Eugenio           elor-suitors. But Steve and           They were particularly effective      and her husband believed that      that installed Cory Aquino,        tion, supplies, uniforms and
P9-billion project.
   Present at the contract sign-
                                       and 34 storeys, respectively. The
                                       development will have 1,700
                                                                              which has its headquarters in
                                                                              Tokyo’s Nihonbashi district, is fo-
                                                                                                                    SKYBIZ Enterprise brings ‘all-Kapamilya’                                                                          L. Panganiban, or Rogy. That
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      marriage ended in separation
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Presy were very much in love,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           and their love would conquer
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 at publicizing the corruption
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 and human rights violations
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       material possessions were un-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       necessary baggage they could
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          the widow of Ninoy Aquino,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          as President of the Philippines.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             the like.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                With the return of democ-
ing in Makati were Rockwell
chairman Ambassador Manuel
                                       units comprised of studios up to
                                       three-bedroom units with unit
                                                                              cused on developing, leasing, sell-
                                                                              ing and managing a diverse port-
                                                                                                                    entertainment to industry partners                                                                                after 10 years and in 1965,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Presy moved back with her
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           all. When Don Eñing threat-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           ened to disown Presy, Steve
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 that were endemic under the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Martial Law regime.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       live without.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Steve and Presy opened a
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Presy went back to running Si-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          erra Tours and Steve became a
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             racy to the Philippines, a vic-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             tory they helped win, Steve
                                                                                                                    By Ralph Remolano                                                                                                 parents, along with Rogy.            became even happier because              When Don Eñing passed              fast-food restaurant to sup-       key asset in the rebuilding the    and Presy officially retired
M. Lopez, Rockwell president           sizes ranging from 27 square           folio in various asset categories.
and CEO Nestor J. Padilla,             meters to 103 square meters.              The signing of the agree-          SKYBIZ Enterprise recently            spearheaded the program and           Dy wowed the audience with               In 1967, Presy went into          then it would prove that he           away in 1975, only Doña               port themselves and help the       Lopez family fortunes ruined       from politics, but Presy’s
Mitsui Fudosan executive man-             The first tower, Arton West,        ment as well as the consumma-         held an “all-Kapamilya” event         shared insightful benefits of the     their song numbers. To keep the       business with three partners.        wasn’t interested in the Lopez        Nitang and their youngest             struggle against the plunder-      by Marcos and his cronies.         drive to fight for the good
aging officer and chief operat-        was officially launched on July        tion and implementation of the        entitled “SKYLINE” at City            company in bringing businesses        excitement going, guests also got     They started Sierra Tours as         wealth at all. He only wanted         child, Roby, returned to the          ing Marcos dictatorship. The       Presy was elected director of      never waned. She returned
ing officer Akihiko Funaoka            29, 2017.                              transaction shall be subject to       Garden Hotel in Makati City.          to the next level.                    a chance to win prizes and exclu-     an international ticketing           Presy.                                Philippines with his remains.         Marcoses would fight back          ABS-CBN Corporation and            to the picket lines during the
and Mitsui Fudosan (Asia) ex-             The Arton is set to elevate         securing the necessary regula-        It was attended by potential             Model Daiana Meneses host-         sive SKYBIZ items.                    operator and customized in-             In January 1969, Steve re-         Marcos would give no assur-           when their good friend Ron-        would also chair Lopez Inc.,       Arroyo administration and
ecutive director and residential       quality living within the area         tory approvals, which includes        and valued customers from the         ed the client engagement event.          Entrepreneurs and IT deci-         ternational and domestic tour        signed from Meralco and went          ances that Steve and Presy            ald Reagan got elected to the      the private holding company        helped protect whistleblow-
team head Tomoo Nakamura.              as there is no existing develop-       the approval of the Philippine        business process outsourcing,         “Showtime” dancer Dawn Chang          sion makers seeking a reliable        organizer. At about the same         to Athens, Greece. In May             would not be harassed nor ar-         White House in 1980. Under         of the family.                     ers who disclosed irregular
   Padilla said: “We are hon-          ment that offers the complete          Competition Commission.               information technology, bank-         opened the program with a siz-        partner for broadband/data and        time, she was in the process         of the same year, against the         rested, and so they stayed in         Reagan, Philippine opposi-            In 1992, after the death of     government deals that were
                                                                                                                    ing and finance, manufacturing        zling performance, while singers      pay TV may log on to skybiz.          of having her marriage an-           wishes of her father, Presy fol-      America. Steve would play an          tion leaders in the US were        her youngest brother Roby, she     harmful to the country. She
                                                                                                                    and hospitality industries.           Klarisse de Guzman and Jason          com.ph or call 449-9349.              nulled.                              lowed Steve together with her         important role in the escape          subjected to interrogations        took over as chair of Phil-Asia    said she could “never, never
                                                                                                                       The SKYBIZ Enterprise
 SKYmobi offers exclusive LTE
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         In the summer of 1968,            son Rogy. Steve set up a busi-        of Presy’s brother Geny from          by the FBI. In December            Assistance Foundation Inc. or      relax” against people who
                                                                                                                    team focuses on introducing its                                                                                   Presy accompanied her father         ness supplying Filipino seamen        military prison in 1977. After        1981, the Psinakis home in         PAAFI. This foundation helps       don’t do good for the coun-
                                                                                                                    range of business-grade fiber                                                                                     on a business trip to Japan.         to Greek shipping companies.          the escape, Geny would join           San Francisco was raided by        support the needs of public        try.
 plans to Lopez Group employees                                                                                     broadband and data services
                                                                                                                    that provide seamless business
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Among the executives on that
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      trip was Steve E. Psinakis, a
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Presy opened an oriental bou-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           tique bearing her name, Pre-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Steve and Presy in helping the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Movement for a Free Philip-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       20 FBI agents accompanied
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       by San Francisco police and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          school students through schol-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          arships that cover transporta-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Through PAAFI, she per-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             sonally advocated for young
                                                                                                                    transactions such as internet                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            people to be taught and re-
 SKYMOBI, SKY Cable’s mo-              be. The SKYmobi pocket Wi-            Wi-Fi device. Subscribers can
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                                                                                                                       Dicky Liwanag, business unit                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Steve passed away in
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                                                     Clash of Kapamilya!
                                                     GET ready for another intense basketball battle          Meanwhile, Team Gerald—consisting of Ray-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       11 entries move on to next round in LAA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       By Ross Hamo Jr.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       AFTER the first round of               For Business Management,        sary Campaign” by the
                                                     of Kapamilya stars in the Star Magic Oppo All-       ver Cruz, JC de Vera, Ejay Falcon, Jason Abalos,                                                                                                                                             rigorous assessments and ques-     two of seven entries were           DZMM team of ABS-
                                                     Star Game with teams headed by Daniel Padilla        Matt Evans, Diego Loyzaga, Miko Raval, JV                                                                                                                                                    tion and answer sessions with      included in the next round:         CBN.
                                                     and Gerald Anderson at the Araneta Coliseum          Kapunan, Jimboy Martin, Gerhard Acao and Joe                                                                                                                                                 the screening committees, 11       “FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano—Tele-            For HR Focus, one of
                                                     on August 13.                                        Vargas—is determined to steal the title.                                                                                                                                                     entries qualified as semifinal-    serye Beyond Entertainment”         two entries will proceed
Gerald’s fight continues                                 Presented by ABS-CBN Events and Star                 Will Team Gerald be able to win the com-                                                                                                                                                 ists out of 35 nominations for     by Team Ang Probinsyano of          to the next round: “Walk
Gabriel (Gerald Anderson) draws strength from        Events, the all-star game features an exhibition     petition this year? Or will Team Daniel keep                                                                                                                                                 the 2017 Lopez Achievement         ABS-CBN Corporation and             the Talk: Using Em-
his family as he continues to fight against Carlos   basketball match between the two teams com-          the crown? Which stars will join this year’s                                                                                                                                                 Awards (LAA).                      “CPIRP Actualization” by the        ployee Wellness and En-
( Jake Cuenca) and his father Roman (Michael de      posed of Star Magic’s male artists who are ready     mythical five?                                                                                                                                                                                   The semifinalists come from    ABS-CBN Channel 2 Sales             gagement as a Platform
Mesa in “Ikaw Lang ang Iibigin.” But just as he      to shoot, assist and control the boards.                 Aside from the all-star battle, fans and sup-                                                                                                                                            all of the six LAA categories—     Group and Strategic Planning        to Effectively Promote
thought fate was not on his side, a new opportuni-       Defending champion Team Daniel is com-           porters will enjoy games and surprise appear-                                                                                                                                                Business Management, Opera-        team.                               Synergy and Collabora-
ty came knocking. Starring Gerald and Kim Chiu       posed of Zanjoe Marudo, Joseph Marco, Ronnie         ances and performances from other Star Magic                                                                                                                                                 tions Management, Customer             For Operations Manage-          tion in the Lopez Group”
(as Bianca), “Ikaw Lang ang Iibigin” continues to    Alonte, Vin Abrenica, Zeus Collins, Anjo Damiles,    and Star Music artists during halftime.                                                                                                                                                      Focus, Human Resource Focus,       ment, two of five entries hurdled   by the Lopez Group HR
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                                                     Yohan delights with Pinoys hits, Korean renditions
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       of eight entries made it as        Centralized Information Cen-        entries made it. They are “Syn-   Eco-Cultural Tourism-Bantay
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       semifinalists. They are “Project   ter at No Additional Cost” by       ergy at Work: Rebuilding the      Kalikasan/ALKFI team.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Implementation of ADB-IJFR         The Dashboarders team of First      Lives of Children through the         The 11 semifinalists have
                                                                                                          YOHAN Hwang releases his self-titled debut            covers of Yeng Constantino’s “Ikaw,” with its                                                                                          Grant Benefiting Resettle-         Gen Hydro Power Corporation         Donated Classrooms” by the        since undergone another round
                                                                                                          album under Star Music with a great mix of Pi-        Korean version “Noege,” and Regine Velasquez’s                                                                                         ment Families in Southville 7,     and “The La Mesa Watershed          School Rebuilding team rep-       of assessments by the panel of
                                                                                                          noy covers and their Korean versions which will       “ You Made Me Stronger” or “Annyeong” in his                                                                                           Laguna” by the BayaniJuan sa       Project: Saving the Lifeblood       resenting Energy Development      judges composed of a member of
                                                                                                          be available in Melon, South Korea’s popular          album.                                                                                                                                 Calauan team of ABS-CBN            of Metro Manila” by the Save        Corporation and other donor       the Lopez family, Lopez Group
                                                                                                          online music store.                                       “Du Sa Rang,” the Korean version of one of                                                                                         Lingkod Kapamilya Founda-          the La Mesa Watershed Project       companies, “Dagos Tabi!: Bu-      senior executives and external
                                                                                                              The balladeer, who has made the Philippines       KZ Tandingan’s biggest hits, “Mahal Ko O Ma-                                                                                           tion Inc. (ALKFI) and “Pre-        team of ALKFI.                      hatan River as a Blooming Ec-     judges. This round consisted
                                                                                                          his home for the last three years, offers heartfelt   hal Ako,” is also part of the track list.                                                                                              venting Sight Threatening              For Corporate Image-            otourism Site” by the Buhatan     of independent assessments by
                                                                                                          renditions of three Tagalog songs in his debut            This is a milestone in Star Music history as                                                                                       Diseases through EyeScan:          building, out of four entries,      River Eco-Adventure-Bantay        the judges, followed by another
                                                                                                          album; he also personally translated the song         the record label taps the music portal Melon for
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         SKYBIZ MSME joins franchise expo
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         SKYBIZ MSME, the SKYBIZ unit that caters to MDUs or multi-dwelling units      The First Tele-Ophthalmology       the only entry that was selected    Kalikasan/ALKFI team, and         Q&A session and the final de-
                                                                                                          lyrics for the Korean versions.                       the first time in hopes of introducing OPM,                                                                                            in the Philippines and Among       to move on was “DZMM 30:            “Kadtu Kamo!: Lamlifew Vil-       liberations on August 3, when
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         and MSMEs, joined more than 500 homegrown and international brands
                                                                                                              Yohan’s interpretation of “Kung Ako Na Lang       translated into Korean, to the South Korean              in the food, retail and service sectors that took part in the International   the First Three Movers in the      Balita. Public Service. Tatlong     lage Museum’s Eco-Cultural        the judges decided which entries
                                                                                                          Sana,” sang originally by Bituin Escalante, is the    market through Yohan’s songs.                            Franchise Expo 2017. The event organized by Franchise Asia Philippines        World” by the Asian Eye Ey-        Dekada—The DZMM 30th                Tourism Experience” by the        to endorse to the executive com-
‘The Crawl,’ ‘MasterChef ’                                                                                carrier single of his first album. Its Korean ver-
                                                                                                          sion is entitled “Nayotdamyon.”
                                                                                                                                                                    Yohan rose to fame when he joined and
                                                                                                                                                                eventually won ABS-CBN’s original singing
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         was held at SMX Convention Center in Pasay City on July 21-23, 2017.          eScan team.                        Multi-Platform          Anniver-    Lamlifew Village Museum           mittee as finalists.

fire up Lifestyle TV                                                                                          The 21-year-old singer also included his          competition “I Love OPM” in 2016.
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                                                     viewers in July.                                                                                                                                                    serves as a launchpad and a “mul-      narrative. Participants will ac-
Chef.” Catch “MasterChef ” every Thursday at 9           This is based on data from Kantar Media,                                                                                                                        tiplier” for proudly Filipino and      quire a better understanding of
p.m. with back-to-back episodes, and “The Crawl:     where the Kapamilya network recorded an av-                                                                                                                         world-class products, concepts         the products by learning about
Poblacion” starting August 16 at 7:30 p.m. on        erage national audience share of 46% from both                                                                                                                      and ideas. Specifically, it provides   their history, materials and pro-
Lifestyle TV, available on SKYcable and Destiny      rural and urban homes, or 12 points higher                                                                                                                          an avenue for people to discover       cesses. They can also get to know
Cable Ch. 52 and SKYdirect Ch. 31.                                                                                                                                                                                       modern applications of Philip-         the artisans personally, creating a                       Durano
                                                     versus GMA’s 34%.
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                                                         More viewers tuned in to ABS-CBN’s spe-                                                                                                                         pine indigenous materials and          deeper appreciation for the inge-
James ‘cools down’ as                                cial coverage of Pres. Rodrigo Duterte’s second
                                                     State of the Nation Address, which garnered
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         connect with innovative artisans
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         from different industries.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                nious craftsmanship of the items.
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MYX headliner                                        a national TV rating of 16.6%, compared to                                                                                                                              Its flagship event, the Ar-        immerse not only in beautiful                                                                                          Lucky Buttons
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With his new album “Palm Dreams” out, James Reid     GMA’s “SONA 2017” (7.8%).                                                                                                                                           teFino Fair, will debut at the         everyday objects, but also in liv-
showcases his R&B-flavored songs as the MYX              “TV Patrol” also secured its spot as the most                                                                                                                   Penthouse, 8 Rockwell on Au-           ing Filipino traditions.                                                                                               Luck, Humans
Headliner for August. James leads you through        watched news program nationwide with an                                                                                                                             gust 25-27, 2017.                          More than exhibiting local
his self-produced tunes including his hit track,     average monthly national TV rating of 30.8%          Sweetie Home” (23.3%) and “Goin’ Bulilit” (20.7%).    “A Love to Last” (17.5%).                                    The ArteFino Fair is an            artisanal products, ArteFino
“Cool Down.” Meanwhile, “ASAP” BFF5 member           compared to “24 Oras” that got 19.6%.                   “Wildflower” also hit an average monthly              Meanwhile, ABS-CBN won across all time                annual art and craft fair that         promotes the pride, integrity
Maris Racal takes over your favorite MYX shows           Meanwhile, “FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano” (37.3%)       national TV rating of 23.9%.                          blocks in the month of July, particularly the            upholds high and discerning            and dignity of Filipino creativity.
as the MYX celebrity VJ. Catch James on MYX all      led the list of top programs after it opened its        Also among the top 20 programs were                prime time block where it recorded 51% com-              standards in the curation of the       It aims to introduce a new eco-
throughout the month and Maris on “Pop MYX” on       newest chapter with Cardo (Coco Martin) as           “Showtime” (18%), “Ipaglaban Mo” (17.8%) and          pared to GMA’s 32%.                                      products showcased. All brands         system that empowers artisans
                                      August 5       part of the Special Action Force. “La Luna                                                                                                                          featured in the three-day event        and supports sustainable liveli-
                                      to 12, “Pi-    Sangre” (34.8%) also thrilled viewers with the                                                                                                                      carry the “StiloArteFino” char-        hood for communities. At the
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                                      13-19,             The vocal battle in “The Voice Teens” was also                                              Team Sarah’s Jona Soquite was declared the first-ever grand             StiloArtefino, the brand           between       artist-entrepreneurs
                                      “Mellow        a big hit among viewers and netizens alike,                                                     champion of “The Voice Teens” after receiving 44.78% of the         campaign, celebrates the art and       and consumers where, through
                                      MYX” on        hitting 34.2% average ratings for July. “MMK”                                                   public text and online votes in the program’s grand finale. Jona,   heart of Filipino life and style.      connection and collaboration,
                                      August                                                                                                         Sarah’s third artist to win the singing competition, beat Team      This is through embodying the          everyone is inspired to reimag-
                                                     (31.1%) also continues to inspire viewers and
                                      20-26 and                                                                                                      Bamboo’s Isabela Vinzon who got 22.42% of the votes, Team
                                                     highlight Filipinos’ resilience.                                                                                                                                    modern Filipinos—open-mind-            ine, innovate and elevate Fili-
                                                                                                                                                     Lea’s Mica Becerro (17.79%) and Team Sharon’s Jeremy Glinoga
                                      “My MYX”           “Wansapanataym” scored 28.3% as a new se-                                                                                                                       ed, forward-thinking and values-       pino craftsmanship.
                                                                                                                                                     (15.01%). As the season’s winner, Jona will bring home a fashion
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          By Carla Paras-Sison

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Ezer Escolar: Getting
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            to know his Kapamilya
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            EZER Escolar, head of Cus-           and the value of collecting as     premiere, which is attended by       Some of them even threw their
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            tomer Relationship Manage-           much information from the          the most engaged fans.               bags in the air!”
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            ment (CRM) of ABS-CBN                customer, with the ultimate            “She told me that it’s impor-    Ultimate goal
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Corporation, joined the com-         goal of serving him better,”       tant to observe—because the               Escolar and his team, which
Clockwise from top: The
Customer Relationship
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            pany in October 2015 and has         Escolar says.                      fans will laugh at scenes that I     has doubled in size from nine
Management team makes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       since soaked himself in every-           He joined ABS-CBN              don’t find funny or cry at scenes    to the current 18, are getting
a statement; The team                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       thing Kapamilya.                     because he wanted his con-         that don’t necessarily touch me.     a lot of practice in the Lopez
takes a class photo; At                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          The business and adminis-       tributions to be on “a much        True enough, I experienced           Value of a pioneering entrepre-
a Kapamilya Thank You                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       tration and accountancy magna        grander scale.” While credit       this first-hand at the ‘Barcelona’   neurial spirit.
project team meeting;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       cum laude from the University        card penetration in the Phil-      premiere. In ‘KathNiel’s’ kissing         “A lot of what we are doing
‘Showtime’ audience                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         of the Philippines (UP) Dili-        ippines is at 5%-6%, “almost       scene,         the fans went         is very new—single sign-on
members receive Thank You                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   man is steeped in marketing          everyone has access to a TV                            crazy and a      (https://kapamilyaaccounts.
gifts; and Kapamilya Thank                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  experience, starting his career      or website—where ABS-CBN                                 lot of them    abs-cbn.com/), KTX (https://
You gift giving with the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    handling laundry bars and fab-       dominates.”                                               jumped        ktx.abs-cbn.com/) and Ka-
‘momshies’ in ‘Magandang                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    ric softener for P&G.                Engaging the customers                                     up from      pamilya Thank You (https://
Buhay’                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           “That really helped me con-         Escolar’s first challenge at                            their       thankyou.abs-cbn.com/)—and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            nect with Filipinos. In my role,     ABS-CBN CRM was to get                                      seats sa    have never been attempted
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            it’s really important to find out    to know who loyal audiences                                 sobrang     before by any media company
                                      In July, ABS-CBN un-                KTNX awards its members              able to say “thank you” person-            By knowing and understand-        earn and enjoy rewards across         ABS-CBNmobile, Retail, SKY-           to put the proper controls in
WHAT’S...                         wrapped the Kapamilya Thank         with corresponding Thank You             ally.                                  ing who their audiences are,          the ABS-CBN universe. This            cable and ABS-CBN TVplus.             place. Ensuring customers’ data
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            what clicks with the customer,       are, how they act, what they                               kilig.       in the Philippines. I constantly
from page 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 and I cannot assume that what        want and why they are so                                                remind my team that what
                                  You (KTNX) customer loy-            points every time they watch Ka-         ‘Kikilalanin ka namin’                 Escolar adds, ABS-CBN can             allows a customer an oppor-           Integrated News’ Ging Reyes           privacy, safety and security was    works with me works with the         engaged. Whereas be-                                                    they are doing now is so differ-
ABS-CBN wants to get to           alty program. Developed by          pamilya shows or patronize the               “Gusto naming makilala ang         offer meaningful gifts and tailor     tunity to try other ABS-CBN           gave us Bernadette Sembrano,          on top of the list of priorities—   larger population,” says Esco-       fore, he just stuck to                                                  ent from what they were do-
know you better.                  the Customer Relationship           products and services of ABS-            bawat Kapamilya on a personal          its products and services on a        platforms just by using Thank         while Entertainment under             alongside premium technological     lar.                                 ANC for news and                                                        ing when I came in two years
   For years, avid viewers have   Management (CRM) divi-              CBN Group member-compa-                  level. Kilala has another meaning      personal level. It will also allow    You points earned in another          Cory Vidanes gave us the most         front- and back-end support—in                                           business programs,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            ‘Iskolar ng Bayan’ mind-                                                                                      ago and a year from now they
helped ABS-CBN maintain           sion under head Ezer Escolar,       nies. The accumulated points may         in Tagalog, which is ‘Kikilalanin ka   the network to create relevant        platform,” Escolar notes.             popular stars like Coco Martin,       putting KTNX together.                                                   “now that I have
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            set                                                                                                            might be doing something
supremacy in the ratings war.     KTNX is ABS-CBN’s gift to           be used to redeem the members’           namin.’ ‘We want to treasure you,      content and deliver it directly to        With no template to model         Vice Ganda, Piolo Pascual, Judy           Among other plans, Escolar          He worked in Singapore and       to engage our                                                              completely different.”
Now, it wants to repay fans       the countless viewers who have      reward of choice (see related story).    we want to cherish you by giving       the target Kapamilya.                 the program after locally, the        Ann Santos, Daniel Padilla            sees more shows, platforms and      the US for 12 years and earned       customers,      I                                                               Crediting the influence
and followers for their sup-      helped it stay on top of the net-       But more than just saying            you gifts.’ That’s why our logo is a       For example, a Kapamilya          team looked to Singapore’s            and Kathryn Bernardo, and the         services participating in KTNX,     a master of business adminis-        really make it a                                                              of the UP spirit of service,
port.                             works heap for so long.             thanks, ABS-CBN wants to be              gift box,” explains Escolar.           logs on the KTNX website and          Mediacorp.                            ‘momshies’ [Karla Estrada,            such as ABS-CBN Global,             tration degree from Columbia         point to watch                                                                Escolar’s ultimate goal is
                                                                                                                                                      types the “Showtime” hashtag          Tailor-fit for ABS-CBN, PH            Jolina Magdangal and Melai            KidZania and O Shopping. Ad-        University (New York). But the       all our shows                                                              to impact the country in a
Meet the team                                                                                                                                         of the day for one month. This            “But Mediacorp is just TV,        Cantiveros],” Escolar recalls.        ditionally, signing up via mobile   “Iskolar ng Bayan” mind-set          and movies as                                                               very significant way. He be-
                                                                                                                                                      alerts KTNX that the member           newspaper and radio in a very             While putting together            might soon be a reality, in order   prompted him to move back            much as pos-
 Winter Erguiza                   moved to ABS-CBN CRM                and tools for its day-to-day             through insights-driven and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  lieves he can do this through
                                                                                                                                                      religiously watches the top-rat-      developed market, unlike ABS-         KTNX, CRM was also work-              to cater to Kapamilya who don’t     home. He became head of BPI          sible. I have a
 CRM-Enterprise Loyalty head      a year ago. Today, he is the        operations. She is a BS Busi-            targeted campaigns. She holds                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                his work in ABS-CBN.
                                                                                                                                                      ing noontime show. KTNX is            CBN which has SKYcable,               ing on Kapamilya Accounts and         have internet access.               Credit Cards, handling a very        TV in the office
 Erguiza brought his experi-      CRM-Enterprise         Loyalty      ness Administration graduate             a BS Industrial Engineering                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    “If we are talking about
                                                                                                                                                      then able to inform him or her        KidZania, O Shopping and The          Kapamilya Tickets.                        “Our Kapamilya can look         profitable portfolio of a mil-       and it is on the
              ences     from      head and leads the Kapami-            of Silliman University.                degree from                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 scale, ABS-CBN is certainly
                                                                                                                                                      directly if there happens to be a     ABS-CBN Store, among others.          Engaging the customer                 forward to feeling that they’re     lion cardholders charging P100       whole time so
                  Globe,          lya Thank You customer                     Len Cayanong                      the Uni-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  a great place to do it. Our
                                                                                                                                                      new segment in “Showtime” or a        We’re a lot more diversified, so we       “If I were to sum up the whole    even more loved by ABS-CBN,         billion in credit card purchases     that I can absorb
                  S amsung        loyalty program. Erguiza                     CRM Accounts head               versity of                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                most watched show, ‘FPJ’s Ang
                                                                                                                                                      movie starring Vice Ganda.            had to tailor-fit the program for     strategy of CRM, it starts with       that we are thanking them for       annually.                            our content.”
                   and SM         obtained his bachelor’s                       Cayanong             joined    the Phil-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Probinsiyano,’ for example,
                                                                                                                                                          Escolar was recruited chiefly     ABS-CBN and for the Philip-           identifying who are customers         the love they’ve shown us in a
                    A d -         degree in biology at De                       ABS-CBN in 2011                ippines                                                                                                                                                                                          “While P&G and Colgate               Charo      San-                                                     is watched by almost 40% of
                                                                                                                                                      to develop KTNX in 2015. The          pine market,” Escolar points out.     are and then engaging them with       way that they can grasp. I’m very   helped me with my general            tos-Concio, chief
                   vantage        La Salle University.                           after stints in Globe         Diliman.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  households!”
                                                                                                                                                      prospect, to him, was both                Within two months after re-       the right products and services.      excited about that, their happi-    marketing frameworks, it was         content officer, urged
                  when he         Bim Garcia                                      and HSBC. As head                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           His message for LopezLink
                                                                                                                                                      exciting and overwhelming as          ceiving his marching orders from      Kapamilya Accounts and Ka-            ness and excitement when they       my time in BPI that taught           him to watch ABS-
                                  CRM Operations &                                     of CRM Ac-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        readers: “It’s always about the
                                                                                                                                                      KTNX would be “the pioneer            ABS-CBN president Carlo L.            pamilya Tickets are meant to do       realize, ‘Hey, ABS-CBN knows        me the value of harnessing 1:1       CBN-produced movies
                                  Platform Manage-                                      counts,         she                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              customer. Treat her right and
                                                                                                                                                      in content and multimedia             Katigbak, the plan was approved       that. Kapamilya Accounts is our       me by name, and knows exactly       personal relationships—where         not during the regular
                                  ment head                                               works with                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     the business results will fol-
                                                                                                                                                      cross-platform loyalty rewards        in quick succession by the ABS-       single sign-on initiative which al-   what makes me cry, laugh and        every customer has a name—           playdate, but during a
                                  Garcia is the lat-                                        the differ-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  low.”
                                                                                                                                                      in the Philippines.”                  CBN executive committee, by           lows every Kapamilya to use one       care,” Escolar says.
                                  est addition to                                             ent busi-
                                                                                                                                                      Visionary                             EL3 and chief content officer         log-in across the different digital
                                  the team, having                                            nesses of
                                                                                                                                                          “EL3 [ABS-CBN chairman            Charo Santos-Concio, and fi-          properties of ABS-CBN, while          Spotlight

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                KTNX 101
                                  joined ABS-CBN                                            ABS-CBN,
                                                                                                                                                      Eugenio Lopez III], being the         nally by the ABS-CBN board.           Kapamilya Tickets is an online                                                                                                                                                         time,” SKY bill rebates, KBO,
                                   in January 2017.                                         such as its
                                                                                                                                                      visionary that he is, has always          In the interim, the CRM           ticketing system,” notes Escolar.                                                                                                                                                      IWantv pins, free texts or calls
                                  The CRM Op-                                              access, retail,
                                                                                                                                                      wanted to launch a loyalty pro-       chief also organized his Loyalty          Kapamilya Accounts, which                                                                                                                                                          via ABS-CBNmobile and
                                  erations & Platform                                   digital, broad-
                                                                                                                                                      gram. This was as early as five       team composed of four manag-          was also the first such initiative                                                                                                                                                     many more. Thank You points
                                  Management       head                                cast and events
                                                                                                                                                      years ago,” he reveals.               ers and almost 30 representa-         of its kind in the Philippines,                                                                                                                                                        can also be redeemed for dona-
                                  handles support for                                   groups, with
                                                                                                                                                          Before KTNX, the different        tives from ABS-CBN LOBs               was launched in December                                                                                      DAHIL umaapaw ang ating pas-        thankyou.abs-cbn.com. New            tions to ABS-CBN Lingkod
                                  executions of CRM                                      the objective
                                                                                                                                                      product groups of ABS-CBN             and support groups.                   2016, followed by Kapamilya                                                                                   asalamat at pagmamahal sa lahat     members automatically receive        Kapamilya Foundation Inc.
                                  campaigns as well as                                    of identifying,
                                                                                                                                                      would run tactical promotions         Joint effort                          Tickets in May 2017—two big-                                                                                  ng Kapamilya, ABS-CBN and           30 welcome Thank You points,             Kapamilya Thank You is
                                  the implementation                                       engaging and
                                                                                                                                                      to recognize customer loyalty.           “This was really a joint effort,   ticket initiatives that the CRM                                                                               Customer Relationship Manage-       which can be redeemed for free       all about showing love and
                                  and      management                                      retaining
                                                                                                                                                          “This is the first time that we   practically the whole company         team juggled with their work on                                                                               ment launched Kapamilya Thank       IWantv pins or KBO.                  gratitude to all our Kapamilya
                                  of all CRM systems                                        c u s t om e r s
                                                                                                                                                      are attempting it at an enterprise    pulled together. We worked with       the KTNX program.                                                                                             You, the ABS-CBN customer               Members can continu-             worldwide. This is also why
                                                                                                                                                      level, allowing our kapamilya to      IT, Digital Media, Research,              Less than a week after                                                                                    loyalty program, on July 14.        ously earn Thank You points          the icon of Kapamilya Thank
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  launch, KTNX had already                                                                                          This is our new way of ex-      by watching Kapamilya shows,         You is a gift box— because
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  gathered almost a million mem-                                                                                pressing love and gratitude to      paying SKY bills, purchasing         it perfectly represents ABS-
 2010                             lya database to achieve a single    cards to support customer                2016                                   properties via a single sign-on       customers easy access to live         bers, putting CRM on track to                                                                                 loyal Kapamilya who continue        ABS-CBN TVplus and reload-           CBN’s intention of putting
 ABS-CBN establishes the          customer view across ABS-           analytics requirements for               Introduces Kapamilya Ac-               or SSO                                events, shows and experiences         meet its target of five million                                                                               to show their support and love      ing ABS-CBNmobile.                   into action one of their famous
 Customer Relationship Man-       CBN Access businesses: SKY,         ABS-CBN’s new ventures,                  counts (https://kapamilyaac-           2017                                  at ABS-CBN                            members at the end of 2017.                                                                                   for ABS-CBN shows, products             Thank You points can be          heartfelt lines, “Thank you for
 agement (CRM) division           Bayan and MTI                       ABS-CBNmobile and ABS-                   counts.abs-cbn.com/), allow-           Rolls out online ticketing por-          Launches the Kapamilya             Top priorities                                                                                                and services.                       redeemed for special gifts and       the love!”
 2011                             2013                                CBN TVplus                               ing ABS-CBN to identify the            tal Kapamilya Tickets (www.           Thank You (https://thankyou.              With reports of security                                                                                      Joining this program is         exclusive Kapamilya experiences          For more info, visit than-
 Sets up an enterprise Kapami-    Builds CRM business score-                                                   customer across all its digital        ktx.com.ph), which gives              abs-cbn.com/) loyalty program         breaches becoming commonplace                                                                                 easy and free! Just register at     like tickets to “ASAP” or “Show-     kyou.abs-cbn.com.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  of late, ABS-CBN has made sure
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ABS-CBN TVplus kicks                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Ongoings            By Thea Garing and Yna Musico

off Bida Best tour                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Examining                            Castillo in a visual exploration     Fr. Dy, who uses art in conjunc-       Artist for Visual
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          of the different tangents of         tion with the spiritual life of the    Arts; the other
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     faith                                faith and tradition in our past      communities he is connected            is Nick Joaquin,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     The Given Order, opening on          and in our lives today.              with, while Del Castillo’s works       National Artist
MORE than 4,000 students                                                                                                                                                                                                             August 21, brings together               Religion has been, and           engage with anxiety and vio-           for Literature. It
around Mega Manila will soon                                                                                                                                                                                                         Jason Dy, S.J. and Anton del         continuous to be, an all-en-         lence in the perception and ex-        kicks off with the
have access to educational                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  compassing         perience of faith.                     exhibition What
learning programs available on                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              influence in           The Given Order will also          Do I Say to a Gi-
ABS-CBN TVplus’ YeY and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     the lives of       foreground pieces from the             ant, which runs
the Knowledge Channel (KCh)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Filipinos. In      museum’s permanent collec-             from August 21
with the kickoff of the Bida                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Philippine         tion, including sketches and           to November 29,
Best School Tour.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           history,     its   paintings by Felix Resurreccion        2017.
    KCh and Yey are two of TV-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              effects stretch    Hidalgo, Ang Kiukok, Angelito              Joaquin,
                                                                                                                    Angel Aquino gets a kiss from an appreciative young resident of Brgy. Durog
plus’ exclusive channels where                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              beyond mat-        Antonio, Jose Joya and Galo            a.k.a. Quijano

                                                                                                                    Angel, Gretchen join ‘TV
kids and teens can learn and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                ters of faith      Ocampo.                                de Manila, made
enjoy while watching locally-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               and       belief       The Given Order, curated by        unparalleled contributions to        journalism and literature. This      days to Saturdays, except holidays,
and internationally-produced                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                and perme-         Ricky Francisco, will run until        journalism as a proofreader and,     exhibit strives to (re)introduce     8am-5pm. Avail of unlimited
TV shows.
    The first leg of the Bida
Best School Tour happened at
                                      ‘Team YeY’ hosts Raven Cajuguiran (leftmost) and AJ Urquia (rightmost) give
                                      gift bags to Landayan Elementary School students                              Patrol’s’ public service caravan                                                                                                                                        ate     secular
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            and practical
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               November 29, 2017.                     later, as a writer, contributor
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      and editor of numerous dailies,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           his works in conversation with
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           the works of Marc Gaba and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                access to exhibitions and library
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                resources by signing up for the
the CAA Elementary School
                                                                                                                    “FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano” star
                                                                                                                    Angel Aquino, “Umagang Kay
                                                                                                                                                            who were taught how to make jam
                                                                                                                                                            and got one food cart each from
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Angel, Gretchen and Berna-
                                                                                                                                                                                                  dette also unveiled the repaired
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            matters of the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            community
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Nick Joaquin:                          magazines and other publica-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      tions. His brand of reportage
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Teaching Exhibitions alongside
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           tangents that will engage pres-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Lopez Museum membership pro-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                gram. Members can borrow books
in Las Piñas, with the second
leg taking place at Landayan
                                                                                                                    Ganda” anchor Gretchen Ho and           “TV Patrol” and the Department        library at Durog Elementary                                                               and the indi-      Larger than life                       and distinct mentorship are          ent contexts.                        from the lending section and get
                                                                                                                    “TV Patrol” anchor Bernadette           of Trade and Industry-Antique.        School and distributed veg-                                                               vidual.                “The Artist Turns a Cen-           remembered by the multi-gen-             What Do I Say to a Giant is      discounts on lectures, workshops
Elementary School in Laguna.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Religion        tury” is a program of the Lo-          erational publics that inter-        curated by Thea Garing.              and services for only P1,500. For
                                                                                                                    Sembrano joined the nationwide              The three later checked the       etable seeds for the school’s
    Sam Shoaf and Raven                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     as agent of        pez Museum and Library that            acted with the man and read his          The Lopez Museum and Li-         other inquires and concerns, and
                                                                                                                    community caravan of “TV Pa-            newly-repaired restrooms at           nutrition program.
Cajuguiran, two of the hosts of                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             social order       commemorates the centennial            words.                               brary is at the ground floor, Ben-   for scheduling of special tours and
                                                                                                                    trol” and helped deliver various        the San Jose public terminal, a           To cap the day, they had
“Team YeY,” headed to Las Piñas                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             and      trans-    of two brilliant minds in the              What Do I Say to a Giant         pres Building, Exchange Road         field trips, call 631-2417 (mu-
                                                                                                                    services to Kapamilya in Antique.       project initiated by “TV Patrol”      lunch with community mem-
on July 14, while fellow hosts AJ                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           formation is       field of arts and letters this year.   is a nod to the indelible mark       cor. Meralco Avenue, Pasig City.     seum) or 631-2425 (library); or
                                                                                                                        Angel, Gretchen and Ber-            in cooperation with the local         bers, who were given grocery
Urquia and Raven Cajuguiran                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 dissected by       One is Cesar Legaspi, National         Joaquin left on Philippine           Museum days and hours are Mon-       email lmmpasig@gmail.com.
                                                                                                                    nadette first showed support            government.                           packages and fans.
went to Laguna on July 21.
    The “Team YeY” hosts en-
                                                                                                                    to more than 1,000 job seekers
                                                                                                                    in a job fair organized with the
                                                                                                                                                                After dropping by the citizen
                                                                                                                                                            journalism workshop of Bayan
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Since March, the “TV
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Patrol” Community Caravan,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     The New Values Vanguards                           By Dulce Festin-Baybay

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Daniel Lopez Layug invests in unity, education
gaged more than 500 students
                                      ABS-CBN TVplus packages given to public schools                               help of the Department of La-           Mo, iPatrol Mo, the team went to      which is part of the newscast’s
in each school with song and
                                                                                                                    bor and Employment and the              Brgy. Durog. Angel and Gretch-        30th anniversary celebration,
dance numbers and learning            questions, while their co-stu-           educational materials available
                                                                                                                    Public Employment Services              en had a storytelling session with    has gone to different parts
activities.                           dents in the audience learned            on YeY and KCh via digital TV.
                                                                                                                    Office-Antique, where 22 Ka-            the children, who received new        of the country to address the       THE Lopez Values Vanguards          vesting in the stock market in           I represented INSEAD in            sets, experiences and viewpoints         Through word and deed,           how awful life may seem, it’ll
    Select students also partici-     from the fun Q&A.                           The ABS-CBN TVplus
                                                                                                                    pamilya were hired on the spot.         schoolbags from Operation Sa-         needs of communities with the       section this time presents Daniel   university. After my undergrad,      two team competitions. In Mi-          different from my own has been       I saw my elders live out Lolo        get better soon enough. The
pated in the “Knowledge on the           At the end of each program,           Bida Best School Tour will soon
                                                                                                                        They then met 30 former             gip, slippers from “Rated K” and      help of partner organizations       Lopez Layug, 30, in the seventh     I worked in the equity capital       lan, the Bocconi International         the most rewarding aspect of my      Eñing’s words: “Just as labor        world is round so try to keep
Go” segment onstage. Kids en-         the schools were given an ABS-           head to more public schools in
                                                                                                                    overseas Filipino worker-mothers        vitamins from Bantay Bata.            and agencies.                       series of new Lopez Values van-     markets team of a Malaysian          Finance Case Competition was a         education thus far.                  works for the company, the           everything even and steady.
joyed answering science, math,        CBN TVplus box so students               Laguna, Malabon, Pampanga,
English and Filipino subject          and teachers can access the rich         Pasig, Rizal and Bulacan.                                                                                                                              guards. Dan is the son of Knowl-    bank doing IPOs [initial public      strategy consulting competition        What values were taught by           company must support and             The only way to stop it from

                                  Southville gets P1.7M   from                                                                                                                                                                        edge Channel Foundation Inc.        offerings] and rights offers. I      against top European schools.          your elders as you grew up? Can      help labor… The company that         turning over when times are
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      president Rina Lopez-Bautista.      got my CFA [Chartered Fi-            Our team was tasked to advise an       you give us anecdotes on how         is prosperous and rich while la-     good is to keep learning new
‘MathDali,’ ‘Knowledge on the Go’                                                                                                                                                                                                     He is a grandson of Lopez Group     nancial Analyst] charter. Then       electric car ride-sharing company      you practiced these values?          bor lives in misery has neither      things, adapt to situations and

offer new approaches to learning Ivoclar for dental clinic upkeep
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Foundation Inc. chairman Oscar      I moved to the M&A [mergers          on enhancing its revenue sources           To represent the school at       the right to exist nor the right     continually reinvent yourself to
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      M. Lopez and the seventh great-     and acquisitions] team of ING        through geographic expansion           Kellogg, we first had to form a      to claim public support.”            maintain competitiveness.
                                                                                                                    By Althea Cahayag                                                                                                 grandchild of Eugenio Lopez Sr.     Bank, managing acquisitions by       outside Italy, vertical integration    team and top an internal com-        What advice would you give               Lastly, we have the respon-
THE Knowledge Channel                 and tips and tricks to make             mistakes as long as they learn                                                                                                                          Kindly give a background on         corporations of infrastructure,      in its supply chain and diversify-     petition within INSEAD. I met        your younger cousins on up-          sibility to leave the world
                                                                                                                    VOCLAR           Vivadent     Inc.
(KCh) is giving students a            concepts more understandable.           from them.                                                                                                                                              how you were raised, where          financial services and media         ing its product mix. These were        my two teammates through the         holding the Lopez Values of          better than we found it.
                                                                                                                    recently donated the second
chance to gain knowledge, solve            KCh has made the program               It is the first time a KCh                                                                                                                          you studied and are studying.       companies in Southeast Asia.         real decisions being contemplat-       INSEAD Family Business Club,         nationalism, integrity, busi-
                                                                                                                    tranche of its $100,000-dona-
problems and learn skills in          available on YouTube. The tu-           show takes place on the ground,                                                                                                                             I’ve lived in Metro Manila      Why did you choose the               ed by a real company—a client of       which I am now the president of.     ness excellence, etc.?
                                                                                                                    tion to BayaNiJuan amounting
more ways than one with origi-        torial episodes are conducted           with the segments being shot in                                                                                                                         my entire life except for my        course that you are taking up        the competition sponsor, man-          Coming from family business              Firstly, follow your dreams.
                                                                                                                    to P1.7 million.
nal programs like “MathDali”          mainly in conversational Fili-          different schools.                                                                                                                                      undergrad at Georgetown Uni-        now?                                 agement consulting firm Bain &         backgrounds, we share a com-         If you keep your determina-
                                                                                                                        BayaNiJuan is a project under
and “Knowledge on the Go.”            pino, making it easy for school-            “MathDali” airs Monday to                                                                                                                           versity in Washington DC, my            INSEAD has given me a            Co. The intensity of this half-day     mon belief that our companies        tion and ask God for help,
                                                                                                                    ABS-CBN Lingkod Kapamilya
    “MathDali” features Robi          children to follow.                     Sunday at 10:20 a.m., 3 p.m.                                                                                                                            internship and study-abroad         more global perspective of do-       tournament was highlighted by          thrive because of the diligence      you can achieve more than
                                                                                                                    Foundation Inc.-Operation Sa-
Domingo, with Joj and Jai Ag-              Meanwhile, in “Knowledge           and 5 p.m. on KCh, followed                                                                                                                             in Shanghai and Beijing, and        ing business. I work with people     the quality of analysis done by        and loyalty of the men and wom-      even you believe you’re ca-
                                                                                                                    gip that comanages the commu-
pangan, Igi Boy Flores and Vic        on the Go,” host Marlo Mortel           immediately after by “Knowledge                                                                                                                         the MBA I am completing at          from around the world on group       our competitors.                       en who work so hard to make          pable of.
                                                                                                                    nity of Southville 7 in Calauan,
Robinson, in a series of video        visits schools and invites stu-         on the Go.” “MathDali” also airs                                                                                                                        INSEAD in France.                   cases every day. French nation-          In Chicago, my team won            the companies great. We see it as        Secondly,       al-
                                                                                                                    Laguna with the National Hous-
tutorials where they tackle topics    dents to participate in three-          on ABS-CBN every Saturday                                                                                                                                   The person who is most          als make up less than 10% of         the $100,000 prize at the Kel-         our obligation to give back to our   ways remember
                                                                                                                    ing Authority (NHA).
mostly taken up at the fourth-        minute quizzes. The show                at 8 a.m. KCh is available on                                                                                                                           responsible for making me the       the students. One of the more        logg Real Estate Investment            employees. Thus, we built a for-     “This too shall
                                                                                                                        The donation will be used
grade level using a mix of anima-     instills in students the idea that      ABS-CBN TVplus, SKYcable                                                                                                                                man I am today is my mother,        interesting experiences I had        Competition. The competition           profit business model aimed at       pass.” No mat-
                                                                                                                    for the daily operations of the
tion, student-friendly language       it is sometimes okay to commit          and SKYdirect.                                                                Leah Bautista (right), operations                                         Rina Lopez-Bautista. She is a       was a trilingual conversation        was structured as a real estate        solving the lack of affordable and   ter how good
                                                                                                                    dental clinic in Southville 7.
                                                                                                                                                            manager of BayaNiJuan, receives                                           strong woman who showed me          with a classmate who had lived       idea tournament. We competed           dignified housing for workers in     life becomes,
                                                                                                                        Ivoclar inaugurated the
                                                                                                                                                            the Ivoclar donation from managing                                        the importance of improving         all over the world. We decided       against 14 teams from MBA              Southeast Asia. We won the Kel-      it can go
 ‘Knowledge on the Go’ host Marlo Mortel                                                                            dental clinic in Southville 7 in                                               BAYAN Academy offers
                                                                                                                                                            director Jasmin Valenzuela                                                people’s lives—which she does       to have some fun and switched        programs around the world. We          logg competition because of the      downhill at
 with student participants                                                                                          2015. It has top-of-the-line                                                   the following certificate          through the Knowledge Chan-         from French to Mandarin to           pitched our business idea on a         robustness, creativity and social    any point.
                                                                                                                    dental facilities and equipment,        the repair of ceramic restora-         training courses this              nel. She taught me that my          English to the amusement of          stage in front of about 200 real       impact of our model.                 And no
                                                                                                                    such as a dental chair that comes       tions, calcium hydroxide dress-        month:                             achievement in life would be de-    our classmates walking past us.      estate experts and students, and           Growing up with my mom           matter
                                                                                                                    with LED light powered with a           ing and light-curing transparent       August 10: Integrated              termined by how much better off         The MBA program has              defended it against tough ques-        and grandparents, I experienced
                                                                                                                    sensor to avoid cross infection         fissure sealant.                       Marketing Communica-               I left the world. She also taught   allowed me to concentrate on         tions thrown at us by the judges       how they wanted the best for
                                                                                                                    among patients, autoclave for               “We still have a third tranche.    tions Strategy                     me that I wouldn’t be able to do    marketing strategy and opera-        who were heads of private eq-          their employees both within
                                                                                                                    sterilizing dental equipment            We are just identifying the areas      August 24-25: Whole                this without financial resources.   tions strategy which round out       uity firms—Blackstone, Green           the Lopez Group and within
                                                                                                                    and a dental X-ray machine.             where we will use it. For now, we      Brain Approach to                      This is the main reason I       my finance-heavy background.         Courte and Blue Vista, etc.            the Lopez household. My
                                                                                                                    The clinic has medicines, sy-           are finishing the part where we        Customer Service                   took undergraduate degrees in       The program has also given               These competitions have            cousins and I grew up hosting
                                                                                                                    ringes, masks and other dental          are giving dental materials and        For rates, call 426-3140.          finance and Chinese studies.        me the opportunity to practice       shown me the strength of team-         bingo tournaments and sports
                                                                                                                    needs supplies.                         maintaining the dental clinic,”        Bayan Academy reserves the         However, I enjoyed finance          what I have learned in a low-        work and diversity. Working with       fests for the household staff at
                                                                                                                        Ivoclar also donated dental         said Ivoclar managing director         right to change course dates.      so much that I even began in-       risk environment.                    competent individuals with skill       my grandparents’ house.
                                                                                                                    materials such as system kits for       Jasmin Valenzuela.
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