Four-gold victory for Aboitiz at 52nd Anvil Awards

The Aboitiz Group triumphed at the Public Relations Society of the Philippines’ prestigious Anvil Awards held this year at Makati Shangri-La last March 10 with four gold awards, namely for Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Inc. (AEV) for its #BetterWorld internal communication initiative and the environmentally-themed Aboitiz Green Fashion Revolution inter-school fashion design competition and show, as well as for UnionBank’s UREKA Forum, the country’s largest e-commerce circuit for entrepreneurs, and GoBeyond Communities team member engagement program. UnionBank’s Lumina Pandit heritage preservation project also won a silver Anvil Award. (From left) Receiving the awards for AEV were (1) Dave Devilles, AEV Corporate Communication Manager; Malou L. Marasigan, AEV VP-Reputation Management; and Maribeth L. Marasigan, Aboitiz Foundation EVP & COO, while (2) the UnionBank team, composed of Agnes D. Casal, HR Services; James P. Ileto, VP-Center for Strategic Partnerships; Phamela B. Galoyo, AVP-HR Services; Ilene R. Geronimo, CSR Officer; and Michelle E. Rubio, SVP-HR Director, received the awards for UnionBank.