2020 was indeed a challenging year and the education sector most especially was not spared from the massive pressure on distance learning and teaching brought about by the pandemic. The series of typhoons that hit different parts of the country caused immense destruction to school...
Residents of Toledo City and the rest of Cebu province’s third district can look forward to a better year as projects launched by AboitizPower subsidiary Therma Visayas, Inc. (TVI) during the last quarter of 2020 go into full swing. TVI, in partnership with the Aboitiz Foundation,...
With the global economy reeling from the severe impact of the Coronavirus disease (Covid)-19, the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) reiterated in its year-end report to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) the need for collaboration and connectivity to respond to the crisis while rebuilding and...
City Savings Bank, Inc. (CitySavings or the Bank) issued on Tuesday, December 22, 2020, a total of Php 5 billion of Corporate Notes, of which Php 1.5 billion will mature in three years and Php 3.5 billion will mature in five years. CitySavings’ Notes issuance...
Globe Telecom and Aboitiz InfraCapital (AIC), the infrastructure arm of the Aboitiz Group, join forces in accelerating the availability of community broadband access in select barangays in Davao and Cebu, through the former’s KonekTayo WiFi service.Formerly known as KapitWiFi, KonekTayo WiFi is a fast and...
The pandemic brought about restrictions in mobility, limited transport of goods, and closing of markets, which have greatly affected the livelihood of communities. As such, Hedcor — the run-of-river hydropower arm of AboitizPower, finds value in helping its partner communities recover through livelihood assistance.In partnership with the Aboitiz Foundation (AFI), Hedcor will aid in the...
In pursuit of co-creating innovative solutions for a better world, Union Bank of the Philippines inked a P32.4-million partnership with the Asian Institute of Management to jointly develop initiatives on technology, innovation, and digital skills which will allow more Filipinos to upskill themselves in a...
AboitizPower subsidiary Therma Visayas, Inc. (TVI) is no stranger to visitors to the plant. TVI has welcomed a range of guests inside the facility, from business partners to government officials, who have come to conduct inspections, strengthen relationships, or create opportunities for collaboration and benchmarking.Even with the...
AFTER five months of negotiation, the representatives of Union Bank of the Philippines and the UnionBank Employees Association (UBEA) signed last December 4, 2020 a new five-year collective bargaining agreement (CBA), that assures the six hundred seventy-six members of the union that “no one gets left behind” in a renewed commitment that...
Aboitiz Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of the Aboitiz group, together with Pilmico and AP Renewables, Inc. (APRI), recently turned over various construction materials to the local government of Albay in the Bicol province to help families heavily affected by Typhoons Rolly and Ulysses...