Tag: Lopez family

• [2008] San Miguel changes hands with GSIS: The end of the Meralco saga?

  NOTE: This was a story I wrote a year as part of my coverage of the Lopez family’s battle against a hostile Arroyo government in 2008. The family business was under attack due to the conglomerate’s media arm ABS-CBN’s news coverage that was critical of the then Arroyo government. This story is a post-mortem of…

• [2008] Changes in Meralco board underway

  NOTE: This was a 2-part exclusive explainer series I wrote as part of my comprehensive coverage of how the Lopez family handled an adversary, GSIS chief Winston Garcia, in the boardroom of a ‘crown jewel,’ Meralco. The first part discussed the personality differences and gripes between the two camps, while the second part is a…

• [2008] Meralco board saga: Classic case on how to win a war

  NOTE: This was a story I wrote a year as part of my coverage of the Lopez family’s battle against a hostile Arroyo government in 2008. The family business was under attack due to the conglomerate’s media arm ABS-CBN’s news coverage that was critical of the then Arroyo government. This story is a post-mortem of…