Conglomerates… How Villar gained what the Lopezes lost in ABS-CBN 26 Jan 202218 Feb 2022 While we were sleeping, Filipino dollar-billionaire Manny Villar earned the right to (temporarily) use the channels that once belonged to the Lopez family’s ABS-CBN. I pieced together different media reports…
Business and economy… ‘Be humble, be patient.’ Take it from Carlos Chan, MAP Management Man of the Year 2021 22 Nov 202117 Feb 2022 This is the acceptance speech of snacks tycoon Carlos Chan, founder of Liwayway Marketing, during the virtual awarding ceremony as MAP Management Man of the Year 2021 on November 22,…
Conglomerates… Multimedia research assistant: Is this you? 28 Sep 202128 Sep 2021 I'm preparing to start on a biography project about an Asian tycoon. I need a research assistant who can help me handle and organize multimedia content. Find more details and…
Business and economy… Cuisia: Henry Sy Sr’s legacy lives on in his children 21 Apr 202118 Feb 2022 Jose Cuisia is among the few to have formed a friendship with the tycoon Henry Sy Sr, once the country's richest until his passing in January 2019. After 27 years,…
Business and economy… Let’s break down the Manila Water deal between Ayala and Razon groups 7 Feb 20209 Mar 2020 Check out this piece I wrote on the first deal announcement: WHAT THE AYALA-RAZON DEAL ON MANILA WATER MEANS I also wrote an explainer for Esquire after the succeeding announcements:…
Business and economy… What the Ayala-Razon deal on Manila Water means 3 Feb 20203 Feb 2020 Philippines’ oldest conglomerate, the Ayala group, and international ports and casino tycoon Enrique Razon announce their partnership (38%, 25%) in Manila Water, an Ayala-controlled business now in political hot water.…
Business and economy… Jon Ramon Aboitiz, a proud Cebuano who doesn’t fall in love with business 1 Dec 20187 Feb 2020 At an annual shareholders’ meeting of Aboitiz Equity Ventures in Makati, I asked a friend to introduce me to the company chair, Jon Ramon Melendez Aboitiz. I wanted a sit-down…
Business and economy… Ayala has most family members named ‘Management Man of the Year’ 26 Oct 201817 Feb 2022 FERNANDO ZOBEL DE AYALA is Management Man of the Year 2018, the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) announced today. This makes the Zobel de Ayalas the family with most…
Business and economy… Who are the most generous employers of them all? 30 May 201817 Feb 2022 Check out the list of 25 most generous publicly listed companies compiled by Entrepreneur Philippines (www.entrepreneur.com.ph). Here are my own insights: Each of the top 5 Ayala Corporation executives…
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