CATHERINE WEIR

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                    [Summary] => Bank notes 1: Former Adelita Vergel de Dios continues to serve as supervising director of Great Pacific Life Co. on top of her full-time job running Malayan Insurance Co., Inc.


You see, the Grepalife board chaired by Helen Yuchengco Dee can’t seem to make up its mind on who should take over the job of resigned Alfredo Antonio.


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                    [Title] => Death (and resurrection) from the window
                    [Summary] => The conference room where Institute of Corporate Directors president Jesus Estanislao entertains guests has a huge picture window – and an unobstructed view of the South Cemetery.


                    [DatePublished] => 2003-03-13 00:00:00
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                    [Title] => A hairy one for  Mar Roxas
                    [Summary] => Bank notes 1: Citibank NA corporate country manager Catherine Weir is quietly clearing her desk (figuratively, that is, since almost everything is done online). Cathy Weir is soon moving on to her next regional assignment.


As for her replacement, well, there’s no word yet.
* * *

Bank notes 2: They call themselves "the unemployed" – a major factor why they are ruthless in collecting their winnings from golfing bets.


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                    [Title] => The go-to man
                    [Summary] => For many, Lucio Tan is the  go-to man or the "last resort" for financial help. 


Mr. Tan, whose calling card has "Dr." (but not yet "Ambassador") before his name, is said to have never refused a request for a one-on-one talk with "small" people whose names don’t ring a bell.


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                    [Title] => Papa has the last say
                    [Summary] => Jeffrey Cheng and his dad are seriously thinking of putting up a hotel beside NAIA-3.


Here’s the catch. While the Philippine International Air Terminals, Inc. will not put in the money (the hotel-investor will), the Chengs will have a strong say on how things are run.


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                    [Title] => Art and Art Lovers
                    [Summary] => "This year’s theme, Lumang Galing, Bagong Sining, focuses on native crafts and skills–long a source of pride for the country–and their world class products are themselves works of art," observed Nicasio I. Alcantara, chairman of Petron which held its second art tilt.  Its first had unprecedented success, having won three Anvil Awards of Excellence, including one from the PR Society of America, the first ever given to a Philippine company.


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                    [AuthorName] => TABLE TALK By Rosalinda L. Orosa
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                    [Title] => The Mall of Pasay
                    [Summary] => When the project was conceptualized, it was given the very grand name, Mall of the World. Then, it was downsized to the Mall of Asia.


These days, the mall that Henry Sy is putting up in the Reclamation Area (near Roxas Blvd.) is called – in jest, of course, and never in the presence of Mr. Sy – the Mall of Pasay.
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Perhaps in an effort to save on electricity, the lights in unused floors of Asiaworld’s hotel in Puerto Princesa are switched off at night.


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                    [Title] => The cheaper option
                    [Summary] => Signs of the time 1: Despite more people going to the malls, food court lessees complain of lower sales.


                    [DatePublished] => 2002-09-10 00:00:00
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                    [Title] => Citibank IT experts volunteer as trainers
                    [Summary] => On Saturdays, members of the Citibank’s technology group log in a few hours as volunteer trainers at the Krus na Ligas High School in Quezon City. 


They also serve as mentors to the school’s Computer Club as part of the Personal Computers for Public Schools Program of the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP). 


Citigroup Foundation, through United Way International, has funded the establishment of computer laboratories in public high schools. Krus na Ligas High School is the seventh beneficiary. More labs are currently on the drawing board.


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                    [Title] => Citibank IT experts volunteer as trainers
                    [Summary] => On Saturdays, members of the Citibank’s technology group log in a few hours as volunteer trainers at the Krus na Ligas High School in Quezon City. 


They also serve as mentors to the school’s Computer Club as part of the Personal Computers for Public Schools Program of the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP). 


Citigroup Foundation, through United Way International, has funded the establishment of computer laboratories in public high schools. Krus na Ligas High School is the seventh beneficiary. More labs are currently on the drawing board.


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So ordered

By Margaret Jao-Grey  | May 17, 2003 - 12:00am

Bank notes 1: Former Adelita Vergel de Dios continues to serve as supervising director of Great Pacific Life Co. on top of her full-time job running Malayan Insurance Co., Inc. You see, the Grepalife board chaired...

Business

Death (and resurrection) from the window

By Margaret Jao-Grey  | March 13, 2003 - 12:00am

The conference room where Institute of Corporate Directors president Jesus Estanislao entertains guests has a huge picture window – and an unobstructed view of the South Cemetery.

Business

A hairy one for Mar Roxas

By Margaret Jao-Grey  | March 11, 2003 - 12:00am

Bank notes 1: Citibank NA corporate country manager Catherine Weir is quietly clearing her desk (figuratively, that is, since almost everything is done online). Cathy Weir is soon moving on to her next regional assignment. As...

Business

The go-to man

By Margaret Jao-Grey  | December 31, 2002 - 12:00am

For many, Lucio Tan is the go-to man or the "last resort" for financial help. Mr. Tan, whose calling card has "Dr." (but not yet "Ambassador") before his name, is said to have never...

Business

Papa has the last say

By Margaret Jao-Grey  | October 22, 2002 - 12:00am

Jeffrey Cheng and his dad are seriously thinking of putting up a hotel beside NAIA-3. Here’s the catch. While the Philippine International Air Terminals, Inc. will not put in the money (the hotel-investor will),...

Business

Art and Art Lovers

By TABLE TALK By Rosalinda L. Orosa | September 22, 2002 - 12:00am

"This year’s theme, Lumang Galing, Bagong Sining, focuses on native crafts and skills–long a source of pride for the country–and their world class products are themselves works of art," observed...

Starweek Magazine

The Mall of Pasay

By Margaret Jao-Grey  | September 14, 2002 - 12:00am

When the project was conceptualized, it was given the very grand name, Mall of the World. Then, it was downsized to the Mall of Asia. These days, the mall that Henry Sy is putting up in the Reclamation Area (near...

Business

The cheaper option

By Margaret Jao-Grey  | September 10, 2002 - 12:00am

Signs of the time 1: Despite more people going to the malls, food court lessees complain of lower sales.

Business

Citibank IT experts volunteer as trainers

May 10, 2001 - 12:00am

On Saturdays, members of the Citibank’s technology group log in a few hours as volunteer trainers at the Krus na Ligas High School in Quezon City. They also serve...

Technology

Citibank IT experts volunteer as trainers

May 9, 2001 - 12:00am

On Saturdays, members of the Citibank’s technology group log in a few hours as volunteer trainers at the Krus na Ligas High School in Quezon City. They also serve...

Technology