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…
Conglomerates… JAZA on mentor Xavier Loinaz: An extraordinary influence to Ayala group 26 Apr 202118 Feb 2022 During the April 2021 virtual annual stockholders meeting of Ayala Corporation, outgoing CEO Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala pays tribute to a key non-family member who mentored him way back…
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.…
Conglomerates… Richest Filipino congressman now owns majority of Philippine AirAsia 3 Jun 201917 Feb 2022 Philippines’ richest congressman Michael “Mikee” Romero is now the majority owner of the local affiliate of budget airline AirAsia. Romero’s stake in the Philippine AirAsia was raised to 44.5%, higher…
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…
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