For a family business to endure generation after generation, it must strike a powerful balance between adhering to the past and embracing the future and still internalizing the essence why the family business must move forward. In one McKinsey interview, Ayala Group’s (established 1834 in Manila) 7th Generation successor, Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, was …
Monthly Archives: February 2021
Bacolodnon Manday sees right timing in joining PBA draft
By Adrian Stewart Co Bacolodnon guard Jeffrey Manday sees now as the right time for him to throw his name into the 2021 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Rookie Draft slated on March 14. The former Colegio de Santa Ana de Victorias (CSAV) standout said, apart from realizing his dream of playing in the PBA, his …
SMB officially acquires CJ Perez
By Adrian Stewart Co Jaymar “CJ” Perez is now officially a member of the San Miguel Beermen (SMB) after the PBA Commissioner’s Office yesterday approved his controversial transfer from the TerraFirma Dyip. Based on revised trade, the Beermen has added its 2022 first round draft pick to its initial offer of 2021 first round pick …
LeBron James saves Lakers from Hawks
By Adrian Stewart Co LeBron James came up with clutch hits down the stretch as Los Angeles Lakers pulled off a 107-99 win over Atlanta Hawks in the 2020-2021 NBA Season on Monday night (Tuesday in the Philippines) at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. After seeing its 96-86 advantage trimmed to 97-98 by …
NegOcc guv concerned over surge of COVID cases in Bacolod
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson expressed his concern over the recent surge of the cases of COVID-19 in Bacolod City after 41 call center agents of Transcom tested positive for the virus in a series of surveillance testing by the city government’s Emergency Operations Center. While the provincial government …
Missing fisherman found dead
By Shiela G. Gelera The missing fisherman who jumped off his boat in Pontevedra town was found dead at the shoreline of Purok 3, Barangay Tuyom in Cauayan town, Negros Occidental around 9:20 p.m. on Monday. Thirty six-year-old Teoderico Castellano of Balangigay in Barangay Miranda, Pontevedra town was positively identified by his kin through the …
NOCPPO preparing police stations as vaccination centers
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga With the local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental now busy preparing their plans for mass vaccinations against coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19, the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) said yesterday that they are also busy preparing to make their police stations as vaccination centers. NOCPPO spokesperson, Police Lt. …
Fisherman missing after jumping off boat
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A 36-year-old fisherman was missing after he reportedly jumped off his own boat traversing the sea in Pontevedra, Negros Occidental. Authorities identified the missing fisherman as Teoderico Castellano, a resident of Barangay Miranda in the said town. Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Negros Occidental chief, Commander Ludovico Librilla, said based on …
41 BPO workers contract COVID-19
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Forty one employees of a BPO firm in Bacolod City tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19, following a surveillance testing of 594 of their personnel, according to City Administrator Em Ang. Ang, who also chairs the Bacolod City Emergency Operations Center (EOC), said that the EOC has …
No mass gathering in Iloilo City ‘til Feb. 8
Starting today until February 8, all events/mass gatherings in Iloilo City are cancelled as recommended by the city’s COVID Team and approved by Mayor Jerry P. Treñas. COVID Team spokesperson Jeck Conlu said the city mayor will issue an executive order relative to this. Events that are cancelled this week include City Social Welfare and Development …