SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye I last met Fernando Zobel de Ayala when he chaired the virtual meeting of BPI’s personnel and compensation committee. Soon after that, he and his brother Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala (JAZA) even went in person to deliver their respective eulogies during the wake of...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye With the advent of Zoom and similar apps, staying connected with business associates, friends and relatives is no problem at all and I am beginning to enjoy it. Business also appreciates the advantages of virtual meetings. Had the last two annual stockholders meetings...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye Newly-installed Bangko Sentral Governor Felipe Medalla was supposed to meet captains and representatives in the banking industry last July 8, but BSP had to postpone the event for a later date. “Better safe than sorry” as BSP organizers cited the recent uptick in...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye The Ayala Young Leaders Congress (AYLC) convened last July 2 for the first time in hybrid format comprising a month-long online engagement with face-to-face activities for delegates converging in three areas: Clark, Pampanga; Nuvali in Laguna, and Cebu City. The...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye Long-term business success matters – for the employees, communities, and our planet. As part of its vision to build a better Philippines, the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) has always been at the forefront of shaping a more sustainable future. The bank...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) recently held its annual stockholders meeting with the theme of reinvention as the Ayala-led bank outlined a strategy focused on customer obsession, digitalization and sustainability. BPI President and CEO Jose Teodoro “TG”...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye (Last March 1, Muntinlupa City celebrated its 27th anniversary as a city. The author, who served as Muntinlupa mayor from 1986 to 1998, relives Muntinlupa’s journey to cityhood in this three-part article.) With the significant inflow of money into the...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye News clips from the Associated Press, CNN and BBC indicate that a number of Ukranian sports heroes have donned uniforms and ballistic helmets to defend their country against the Russian invasion. Former boxing 3-division world champion Vasyl Lomachenko has joined a...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye I missed its actual showing on GTV last Dec. 5 but fortunately I received a few days later, as a Christmas gift, both an audio and a video recording of “Ageless Passion 3.” “Ageless Passion 3” is a musicale featuring the life and works of Artemio V. Panganiban,...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye At the recently-concluded Pilipinas Conference 2021, Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala (JAZA), Chairman of the Ayala Group, could not over-emphasize the need for collective unity and commitment in addressing societal pain points toward national recovery. Beyond the COVID-19...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye When Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala (JAZA) stepped back in April, he wanted to make the transition as low key as possible. No fuzz, no celebration. He just sent an email to Ayala group employees that he was stepping down as Ayala Chief Executive Officer, a position he...
Speaking Out Ignacio R. Bunye Believing that all our efforts will be for naught if the environment we live in has already been damaged beyond repair, Ayala President and CEO Fernando Zobel de Ayala (FZA) , formally announced last week the conglomerate’s commitment to take the lead in...
