And just like that, the first quarter of the year is almost over. We savored one of the coldest Januarys in recent memory and are looking at an especially superheated summer, if forecasts are to be believed. How are you preparing for the coming summer season?
Span, bayanWIRELESS landline, Lola Techie and even the controversial “Satisfaction Guarantee” billboard on Edsa circa 2006—these are just some of the things that come to mind when one hears the name Bayan Telecommunications Inc. But not many know that the then upstart telco founded by Eugenio Lopez Jr. pioneered services such as caller ID and call waiting that today are standard features in our landlines.
LopezLink gathered Bayan’s Raffy Aguado, Loi Martinez, Jojo de Jesus and Red Samar as we retrace—for the last time in these pages—the struggles and successes, trials and triumphs of the Lopez Group telco over the past couple of decades.
Only two years earlier, Bayan employees had pulled together to sell the company’s products in an engagement program dubbed 1sa Para sa Bayan. The achievement was deemed worthy of Lopez Achievement Awards gold during the 2012 cycle. We take a closer look at the whys and hows of that triumph.
Speaking of triumph, Star Cinema has been on a roll: two months into 2014, the ABS-CBN subsidiary already has two movies—“Bride for Rent” starring Kim Chiu and Xian Lim and “Starting Over Again” with Piolo Pascual and Toni Gonzaga— breaching the P300 million mark! Awesome!
Folks out there must be all in a tizzy with final exams, graduation season and then Holy Week looming on the horizon. Power Plant Mall makes it easier for parents to delight their graduate with its handy list of gift options. Whether your child is a techie, travel enthusiast or budding photographer, you’ll surely find the perfect gift at the mall. We also have a few simple recipes in case you opt for an intimate, laidback graduation celebration at home.
