Newsmakers

A new haven for homebuilders in Silang

OH YES, IT’S JOHNNY! - Johnny Litton - The Philippine Star

June 14, 2018 | 12:00am

(From left) Kohler Philippines country manager Jonathan Kwong, Rain or Shine athlete and businessman Chris Tiu, Ariston Thermo country manager Reah Ronsayro, Wilcon EVP and chief product officer Careen Belo and president and CEO Lorraine Belo-Cincochan, Kent Floors president Jerry Tiu, Wilcon founder and chairman emeritus William Belo, Silang, Cavite Mayor Emilia Lourdes Poblete, Wilcon SEVP-COO Rosemarie Ong, Rain or Shine athlete and businessman James Yap and Lixil Water Technology country manager Alen Alban.

Avid homebuilders in Cavite now have a new one-stop shop with the recent grand opening of Wilcon Silang, the brand’s fourth branch in the province of Cavite and 43rd in the country. What started as a modest hardware store has grown in leaps and bounds, thanks to the remarkable leadership of Wilcon founder and chairman emeritus William Belo, SEVP-COO Rosemarie Ong, president and CEO Lorraine Belo-Cincochan and EVP and chief product officer Careen Belo.

At the store blessing were Silang, Cavite Mayor Emilia Lourdes Poblete along with loyal suppliers and steadfast friends who, for years, have trusted the company for materials in building, constructing and decorating.

Guests were also reminded that the Wilcon Win-a-Ride promo is still ongoing, giving them the opportunity to win six brand new units of Toyota Fortuner. It was a wonderful afternoon of celebrating all that Wilcon has become and will continue to be.

Wilcon Silang is located at Purok 9, Brgy. Lalaan II, Silang, Cavite. The Win-a-Ride is Back! promo will run until June 30.

Congratulations!

(For mechanics, visit http://wilcon.com.ph/upload/winarideisbackpromo/).

Of climate protection and biodiversity conservation

(From left) Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Philippines principal adviser and cluster coordinator for climate change Dr. Björn Surborg, principal adviser for forest and climate protection Panay Phase II Dr. Klaus Schmitt and country director Irina Scheffmann, Socio-Economic Affairs Secretary and National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) director-general Ernesto Pernia, German Ambassador Dr. Gordon Kricke and German Embassy Manila Deputy Chief of Mission Dr. Ronald Shcissau.

German Ambassador Dr. Gordon Kricke recently hosted a dinner reception in his residence to celebrate 10 years of cooperation between the Philippines and Germany in the common fight against climate change and for the preservation of biodiversity. Since 2008, the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, through the International Climate Initiative, has provided financial support for the technical cooperation projects in the Philippines.

Congratulations to Ambassador Kricke and his team at the German Embassy for a successful celebration!