Tag: family conglomerate

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  The 13‑Hour Meralco meeting: Inside one of the most dramatic shareholders’ battles I’ve covered

  In May 2008, Meralco’s annual stockholders’ meeting turned into a 13‑hour corporate siege—boos and chants, dead microphones, SEC orders, and a walk‑out press conference in a nearby mall. This eyewitness account traces how that day unfolded and how it quietly set up the end of Lopez control of Meralco.