Jollibee, the Philippines’ most-loved fast food brand, wins big at this year’s Philippine Quill Awards, bagging a total of 19 awards to earn the 17th Philippine Quill Company of the Year accolade.

The company demonstrated its exceptional performance in all its brand efforts over the past year, winning six Merit Awards and four Excellence Awards for the Communication Management division, Marketing, Advertising, and Brand Communication category for campaigns such as the “One True Pair Web Series,” “Parent-Child Bonding With Jolly Spaghetti,” “The Irresistibly Langha-Sarap Jollibee Yumburger” and “Jollibee celebrates 40 years of bringing the Filipino brand of joy to the world.”

The company also won four Merit Awards and five Excellence Awards for the Communication Skills division, Special and Experiential Events/Social Media Programs category for campaigns such as “14/29: The Petsa de Peligro Jolliserye,” “The Launch of Jollibee Studios,” “The Jolly Hotdog Epic Takeover,” “The 8th Jollibee Family Values Awards,” “A Gift for Lola Nancy: Jollibee’s Grand Thank You for Hardworking Grandparents,” and more.

In addition to its 19 local accolades, Jollibee’s International Office also won several Merit and Excellence Awards in the Communication Management and Communication Tool divisions for their PR efforts toward their international stores, namely Jollibee Scarborough, London and Manhattan, as well as the Jollibee Days Community Relations Program.

“It is our pride and joy to have created and delivered effective and engaging campaigns that translate not only to widespread engagement, but also to undeniable record-breaking sales,” said Arline Adeva, AVP and Head of Brand Communications, PR and Digital. “The Quill Awards we’ve won for both our local and international work prove that Jollibee has definitely grown to become a huge part of Filipinos’ everyday lives.”

The Philippine Quill Awards are an annual showcase and recognition of the most exceptional communication ideas, concepts, and executions in the country’s business communication industry, organized by San Francisco-based network the International Association of Business Communicators.

Forum on culture, heritage, wildlife and tourism

Amid the government’s efforts to so-called rehabilitate Manila Bay lie the planned massive reclamation projects which aim to reclaim almost the entire shoreline of Manila Bay. Based on the list of the Philippine Reclamation Authority, at least 22 Manila Bay projects are in the pipeline, four of which are big-ticket reclamation in the City of Manila: Manila Solar City Reclamation Project, Manila Waterfront City Reclamation Project, City of Pearl, and Horizon Manila Reclamation Project. Alarm has been raised on the environmental impacts and ecological damage that these will cause. Groups and individuals speaking and attending this media forum are putting forward serious implications to Manila Bay’s culture, heritage, and tourism.

This happens today, 17 September 2019 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon at the Manila Yacht Club on Roxas Boulevard, Manila.

Driven by a strong desire to provide superior experience for its customers, the Philippine Savings Bank (PSBank) unveiled an upgraded website with a completely new look and feel, and packed with an expanded suite of easy-to-navigate functionalities.

The redesign-update of the site is part of the bank’s innovation journey, and is reinforced by its resolve to be at the forefront of keeping things easy, simple and reliable.

PSBank customers will now be able to navigate through the site with ease, made possible by a friendly interface that’s viewable on a wide range of screen sizes and browsers. Improved functionality and security systems have likewise been reinforced in the platform, granting an amplified level of usability.

With these new and thoughtful enhancements, the bank helps its clients to have the time to focus on moments that matter.

Emmanuel Tuazon, Senior Vice President and Head of PSBank’s Marketing Group, says the bank wants to drive more of these positive banking transformations across all platforms to affirm and address the digital lifestyle preferences and needs of its clientele across its wide network.

Makati Court favors FLGMDC in unlawful detainer

Makati City Metropolitan Trial Court Branch 63 Presiding Judge Alberto N. Azarcon III ruled in favor of FLG Management and Development Corporation (FLGMDC), a company owned by lawyer Felipe L. Gozon, in an unlawful detainer filed against One EMJJ Realty Builders and Supply Inc. and its president Engr. Oscar Nuñez.

The complaint stemmed from defendants One EMJJ Builders and Nuñez failing to pay any rental since occupying FLGMDC’s four-storey building on 30 October 2017.

FLGMDC earlier granted Nuñez’s multiple requests to extend and defer rental payment, but after the defendants still failed to pay, it decided to cancel their contract of lease and served final notice for the defendants to vacate the building and to pay their unpaid rentals from October 2017 to June 2018.

In his decision promulgated on 28 August 2019, Judge Azarcon wrote that the “plaintiff was able to establish its right to eject defendants from the property by preponderance of evidence,” and that the defendants may now be legally ejected from FLGMDC’s building in Makati City.

The Court issued a writ of execution requiring One EMJJ Builders and Nuñez to jointly and severally pay over P2 million as unpaid rentals from 5 October 2017 to 3 July 2018, the unpaid rentals of P250,000 per month from 4 July 2018 until the defendants vacate the leased premises, plus the attorney’s fees and cost of suit.