For its continuing commitment to excellence, SYKES Asia, Inc., the pioneer in the call center industry in the Philippines, was awarded CSR Company of the Year and BPO Company of the Year in the recently concluded Asia Leader Awards 2018 held last November 15 at Makati Shangri-La Hotel. As CSR Company of the Year, Sykes manifested the significance of profitability and company values, as well as demonstrated leadership, commitment, real-world impact from business, community and actively encoura...

Real estate mogul Dr. Andrew L. Tan, chairman and CEO of Megaworld Corporation won both the Entrepreneur of the Year and Lifetime Excellence for Real Estate awards to lead all winners at the Asia Leaders Awards 2018 awards ceremonies that took place last November 15 at the Isabela Ballroom of the Makati Shangri-La hotel. Honoring the leaders who are promoting the Philippines as the premier business hub in Asia, the Asia Leader Awards also recognized Tan’s Megaworld as Real Estate Company of t...

BACOLOD City Mayor Evelio Leonardia received the Lifetime Excellence for City Governance award and Mentor of the Year award while the City Government was a finalist for Tourism Company of the Year award at the 2018 Asia Leaders Awards Gala Night and Awarding Ceremony at the Makati Shangri-la Hotel recently. Leonardia’s co-awardee was real estate mogul Andrew Tan, chairman and chief executive officer of Megaworld Corp., who received the Lifetime Excellence for Real Estate award. The mayor...

The Madrigal Foundation is the recipient of Lifetime Excellence Award in Public Service during the recently concluded Asia Leaders Awards 2018 held at Makati Shangrila Hotel on Nov. 15. The Madrigal Foundation Founder is Therese Madrigal with a mission to feed the world and to preach the gospel of equality and freedom to choose life. Her vision is to see the Philippines as an independent country through cooperative thereby educating people upgrading their living condition. Other awardees i...

Cakes are considered as staples in just about every occasion for most Filipinos. For Merle Mendoza Balicao, it is literally her bread and butter as her brand has become a landmark at her hometown in Los Baños Laguna. Merle started Mer-Nel’s Cake House and Variety Shop in 1996. Mer-Nel is a combination of her name and that of supportive husband, Nelson. With the lofty objective to make Mer-Nel’s known nationwide and to become part of every Filipino occasion and celebration, Merle focused on her...