The LLSS presenters during the afternoon panel discussion (l-r): Pi Health GM and COO Ella Mae Ortega, Lopez Group HR Council chair Cedie Lopez Vargas, Workday Inc. RVP Raghu Prasad, SGV & Co. technology consulting principal Carlo Lee Abadia, The Rockwell Club president Beaver Lopez and FPH CDO Ernie ImperialThe Lopez Learning Synergy Summit (LLSS) 2024 brought together leaders, IT professionals and human resource (HR) practitioners of the Lopez Group of companies across diverse business interests. Hosted by Rockwell Land Corporation and Asian Eye Institute, experts from education, medicine, HR and technology led talks on inspiring human connection in the age of AI.

Charo Santos-Concio with fellow lifetime achievement awardee Laurice GuillenABS-CBN chief content officer Charo Santos- Concio was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 67th Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) Awards on April 28 for her contributions to Philippine cinema.

Lopez Group Comptrollers’ Circle: ‘Celebrating 25 Years of Financial Stewardship, Building Strong Foundations and Inspiring Future Success’The Lopez Group Comptrollers’ Circle celebrated its 25th anniversary with more than 250 accounting and finance personnel joining the commemoration, themed “Celebrating 25 Years of Financial Stewardship, Building Strong Foundations and Inspiring Future Success,” at the Rockwell Business Center in Ortigas Center.

The Orchestra of the Filipino Youth and Ang Misyon Children’s Orchestra at their joint performance in Sun Life Amphitheater conducted by Joshua Dos Santos The Orchestra of the Filipino Youth (OFY) held its first concert for 2019 at the Sun Life Amphitheater in BGC Arts Center, Taguig in February. A pre-Valentine’s Day performance, the repertoire included classic pieces by Wagner, Handel and Schumann and local songs such as Rey Valera’s “Kahit Maputi Na Ang Buhok Ko,” one of the crowd favorites.

All together now: The Comptrollers’ Circle teamAs part of its whole-year silver anniversary celebration, the Lopez Group Comptrollers’ Circle recently held its highly anticipated annual conference, bringing together finance professionals, accounting experts and industry leaders.

The First Balfour Toastmasters Club was officially recognized by Toastmasters International in JanuaryLopez Group Foundation Inc. (LGFI) recently conducted a learning session on impact investment for the Lopez CSR Community (LCC).

The Comptrollers’ Circle core team, from top left to right: Lanie Caimol (Lopez Holdings), Dory Tirona (Lopez Holdings), Jingle Hernandez (Lopez Inc.), Mina Ubaña (First Gen), Jei-Jei Gertes (Third Generation Holdings Corporation) and Ellen Almodiel (Rockwell)More than 200 professionals across the Lopez Group joined the 2021 accounting and tax updates and general assembly organized by the Comptrollers’ Circle on Dec. 2, 2021.

SinebataABS-CBN was recognized for producing quality, valueoriented shows for children and their families as “Wansapanataym” and “Team YeY” won at the Sinebata 2018 awards for value-laden and educational programs for children, officially making it to the list of entries set to represent the Philippines at the Southeast Asian Video Festival for Children (SEAVFC).

ABS-CBNABS-CBN International news correspondent and MYX News supervising producer Steve Angeles and news correspondent Rommel Conclara were among the 44 fellows selected for the Maynard 200.

First Balfour president Anthony Fernandez (in light shirt) and ESH head Rey Arce (in dark jacket) with members of the ISO committee and TÜV SÜD lead auditor Brenda Estonato (in striped coat) during the handover ceremonyFor the 15th straight year, First Balfour has been certified by TÜV SÜD PSB Philippines Inc. for its compliance with the requirements of ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management System (EMS) and OHSAS 18001:2007 Occupational Health and Safety Management (OHSAS).

On July 15, 2020, around 49 participants attended the first Lopez CSR Council virtual meeting. Those who met via Zoom were movers of the Lopez Group of companies’ CSR departments who reported on what they have done and are doing to assist their employees, host communities and those who sought their help.

Jamie Lopez (3rd from right) served as chair of the screening committee for the Customer Focus and Corporate Image-Building categoriesAfter the first round of rigorous assessment of the nominations to the Lopez Achievement Awards (LAA) 2018 by the different screening committees for every category, 16 semifinalists have emerged from the 34 nominations across the six categories of the LAA.

Ferdi Sta. Barbara’s garden tower is just one of his family’s sources of fresh veggies for salads and sinigang during the lockdownDuring these times, with no coronavirus vaccine yet in sight, people are anxious regarding the future of their health and assurances of a steady supply of food. What if there is another lockdown and supply becomes uncertain? What if prices of food, especially vegetables, skyrocket?

Celine Vitan, Kathy Maristela and Gel Jose receive SKY’s bronze award for Brand Builder Excellence in Marketing Innovation from PANATA representativesSKY earned honors at the Faxies Awards in New York and the 2018 PANAta Awards for its marketing campaign for “Game of Thrones Season 7.”

The winning campaign dubbed “#GOTonSKY” was recognized in the Marketing of a Continuing Series category for creating innovative multimedia publicity about the HBO series among Filipino fans at the Faxies Awards, which honors the finest marketing, advertising and public relations campaigns in the cable industry.

Employees and contractors on the plane that took them to Manila, Ormoc, Davao, Dumaguete and LegazpiMore than 150 employees and contractors of Energy Development Corporation (EDC) found themselves locked down away from home after community quarantine and strict travel restrictions were imposed in parts of the country in mid-March.

ABS-CBN chairman Mark LopezABS-CBN pays tribute to the good qualities of Filipinos through the “One Love, One Pinas” campaign launched on June 12 as the nation celebrated its 120th year of independence.

Members of the Libon Bag Weavers Association made thousands of face masks by handHow do vulnerable communities survive COVID-19?

Ka Doroy Broadcaster of the Year Award recipient Peter MusngiABS-CBN dominated the 26th Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) Golden Dove Awards, winning Best TV station and 26 other awards for its programs, journalists and artists.

Keeping a positive mindset: New deadlines for nomination WE continue to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the biggest challenges that the world has ever faced in the past 50 years. It may be timely to recall that the Chinese word for “crisis” is composed of two characters, one signifying “danger” and the other “opportunity.”

ABS-CBN Corporation won a Gold Anvil Award at the 53rd Anvil Awards for “Spoken Hugot” in the Multimedia PR tools category.

ABS-CBN chief financial officer Aldrin Cerrado and corporate treasurer Ricardo Tan Jr.THE board of directors of ABS-CBN Corporation during its regular meeting on April 30, 2020 appointed Ricardo B. Tan Jr. as the company’s group chief financial officer (CFO) and Aldrin Cerrado as compliance officer.

Gina LopezThe Lopez Achievement Awards (LAA) Winners’ Summit marked a milestone of its own as its fifth edition was held at the Rockwell Business Center on January 26, 2018.

THE Lopez Achievement Awards (LAA), an internal recognition program granted by the Lopez family since 2002, is on its 18th year. It is now open for nominations of outstanding achievements of individuals and teams across the Lopez Group of companies.

Comptrollers’ Circle core team members Aldrin Cerrado and Jei-Jei Gertes flank guest speaker Ging Reyes, head of ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs, and Board of Accountancy deputy commissioner Gerry Sanvictores during the opening of Accountancy WeekThe Comptrollers’ Circle recently participated in the annual Accountancy Week celebration spearheaded by the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA)

EDC’s HSE team led by Joel Handugan, Ronnie Andador, Drigo Rizo, Engellau Flores and Paulo Gooco receive the company’s award from the Department of Labor and EmploymentEnergy Development Corporation (EDC) was recently chosen as the National Occupational Safety and Health Champion at the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) 11th Gawad Kaligtasan at Kalusugan (GKK) awarding ceremony.

2017 LAA Save The Date for LopezLink This year’s formal awarding ceremonies for the Lopez Achievement Awards (LAA) have been set at ABS-CBN’s Studio 10 on October 18, 2017.  The theme “Scaling Up Through Excellence and Innovation” has been chosen for the event which marks the 15th year of the annual competitions.

The “masters of construction” (seated, l-r), former DPWH secretaries and First Balfour directors Dr. Fiorello Estuar and Gregorio Vigilar, with (standing, l-r) ESCA Knowledge Academy president Dr. Flor Varona, PCAF program director Anthony Mariano, DMCI Holdings CEO Isidro Consunji, PCA executive director Barry Paulino and PCA president Morris AgoncilloFounded in 1997, Philippine Constructors Association Foundation (PCAF) continues to offer programs that meet workforce needs essential to pushing the Philippine construction industry to become globally competitive.

ABS-CBN News anchor and former Bantay Bata program director Tina Monzon Palma receives the Gawad Plaridel from UP officialsABS-CBN anchor Tina Monzon Palma was awarded the UP Gawad Plaridel, the highest honor given by the University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication (UP CMC) to outstanding Filipino media practitioners.

EDC nabs top honors in 54th Anvil AwardsENERGY Development Corporation (EDC) received one of the highest citations in the 54th Anvil Awards of the Public Relations Society of the Philippines (PRSP), along with six other honors in various categories, bringing the company’s win to a total of seven awards.

2017 Lopez Achievement AwardsAfter the first round of rigorous assessments and question and answer sessions with the screening committees, 11 entries qualified as semifinalists out of 35 nominations for the 2017 Lopez Achievement Awards (LAA).

iWant Team, ABS-CBNRepresenting the best of the best achievements of teams from the companies across the Lopez Group, 20 nominations endorsed by the respective presidents and CEOs of the participating companies were submitted to the Lopez Achievement Awards (LAA) program management team.

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The 2017 Lopez Achievement Awards (LAA) has been formally launched with the theme “Scaling Up Through Excellence and Innovation”  during the LAA Winners’ Summit held on January 27, 2017 at the FPH Training Hall, 5/F Rockwell Business Center, Ortigas Ave., Pasig City.

In this 2018 photo, ABS-CBN executives Richard Reynante, Carlo L. Katigbak, Mark Lopez, Cory Vidanes and Ging Reyes receive ABS-CBN’s Diamond Creator Award (10 million subs) from YouTube’s Pablo Mendoza Coming from its recordbreaking milestone last year of being the first YouTube channel in the Philippines to surpass 10 million subscribers, ABS-CBN has hit a new high by doubling it to 20 million subs in just a year and continues to rack up views and subscribers on its different channels on the videosharing website.

Environment, Safety and Health department head Ferdinand Borja (5th from left) and supervisor Charisse Sabio (4th from left) receive the Award of Excellence on behalf of First BalfourFirst Balfour bagged the top recognition during the Construction Safety Awards at the 8th National Construction Safety Conventiaon.

ABS-CBN Film Restoration head Leo Katigbak with the International Gold Quill won by ‘Sagip Pelikula’If classic Filipino movies have become more accessible in recent years, it is not by accident. Rather, ABS-CBN has also made it a part of its mission to serve the Filipino people to help preserve the country’s cinematic legacy and cultural heritage for future generations.

Extended LAAThe Lopez Achievement Awards (LAA) Program Management Team has extended the deadline for submission of teams and individual nominees for the 2014 Cycle Lopez Achievement Awards (LAA) as well as individual nominees for The Unsung Hero Award.

The First Balfour team, led by HR and administration head Carlos Salonga (8th from left), receives the award from ECOP officialsFirst Balfour’s commitment to providing world-class engineering and construction services was recognized in the Kapatiran sa Industriya (KAPATID) Awards of the Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) held during the 40th National Conference of Employers at the Marriott Hotel on May 29.