A financial legacy

Valuable and timely information on financial planning as well as inspirational life stories that benefit the Filipino family formed the gist of a series of business fora conducted by First Life Financial Co., Inc. (First Life) at the Manila Polo Club. Resource speakers were AMC Law Office founding partner lawyer Angelo Cabrera, BPI Asset Management senior vice president Paul Joseph Garcia and ABS-CBN Corporation’s multi-awarded news anchor Karen Davila. As a dynamic provider of financial security products and services designed for the protection of the family, First Life maintains a coveted position among life insurers in the country today. It has been the exclusive Philippine partner of two of the world’s largest life insurance companies, namely, Swiss Life (Switzerland) and The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (Japan) for almost two decades. First Life, headed by president and chief executive officer Peter Coyiuto, is now on its 53rd year of operation. Congratulations, Peter, and more success!

An honor for great communicators

The Philippine Quill Awards, touted as the Oscars of the communication industry in the country, recently recognized exemplary icons who achieved the highest global standard for business communication practices. The 2012 awards night, held at Crowne Plaza Galleria in Quezon City, honored several individuals and groups. Among them were premiere magazine Lifestyle Asia led by editor-in-chief Anna Sobrepeña and Chito Sobrepeña who heads the Metrobank Foundation as president, the Manila Doctors Hospital as president and Metrobank as executive vice president. Both personalities spearheaded groundbreaking concepts and ideas that brought the Philippine communication standard to a higher level. Congratulations to Anna, Chito and all the awardees this year!