Topic: zobel-de-ayala

Japanese gov't honors Jaime Zobel De Ayala

Japanese gov't honors Jaime Zobel De Ayala

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 02 02:30 PM

Ayala Corp said Wednesday its chairman emeritus, Jaime Zobel de Ayala, was honored by the Japanese government for his work in strengthening relations between the Philippines and Japan. Read more »

Zobel de Ayala attends PCC forum despite legal spat

Zobel de Ayala attends PCC forum despite legal spat

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 02 04:00 AM

A surprise appearance by business tycoon Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala in a forum led by the Philippine Competition Commission raised a few eyebrows in the crowd. But the PCC chief explained that Zobel de Ayala must be present in the forum, despite their legal spat.  Read more »

OPINION: McMicking and Insular Life

OPINION: McMicking and Insular Life

Buddy Gomez - Cyberbuddy
Posted at Oct 05 08:53 PM

As we rush finishing this latest in our McMicking/Ayala series, we received the happy news that Ayala Corporation has unveiled “the McMicking Memorial” at the Ayala Triangle Gardens, bounded by Ayala Avenue, Paseo de Roxas and Makati Avenue. Read more »

OPINION: McMicking of Makati: Flying into history and national relevance

OPINION: McMicking of Makati: Flying into history and national relevance

Buddy Gomez - Cyberbuddy
Posted at Aug 17 11:59 PM

If the Ayala business organization, up to now, is still hard put at publicly honoring the memory of the person “responsible for making the Roxas-Zobel Ayala rich again," presumably for want of a proper venue and occasion, a distinct possibility to achieve that wished for expression is to locate and create ample space for a prominent memorial around the Nielson Tower itself. There a statue or bust of Col. Joseph R. McMicking can be situated Read more »

OPINION: How did a Zobel fall in love with a McMicking?

OPINION: How did a Zobel fall in love with a McMicking?

Buddy Gomez - Cyberbuddy
Posted at Aug 10 07:52 PM

About two weeks ago, a follower of this blog gave vent to a natural curiosity with a knowledgeable query. How did a Zobel fall in love with a McMicking? Mercedes Zobel eventually marrying Joseph R. McMicking, of course.    Read more »

OPINION: McMicking of ‘McKati': An Ilonggo antecedent

OPINION: McMicking of ‘McKati': An Ilonggo antecedent

Buddy Gomez - Cyberbuddy
Posted at Aug 03 05:37 PM

Many who are familiar and those even vaguely familiar with the name Joseph R. McMicking and now, those who have recently come to know and admire “Uncle Joe” will surely be surprised at the information that the pre-war (WW II, that is) McMickings of Manila had roots in Iloilo! Read more »

OPINION: McMicking of ‘McKati': War Memories

OPINION: McMicking of ‘McKati': War Memories

Buddy Gomez - Cyberbuddy
Posted at Jul 20 10:22 PM

A WW II veteran, Sgt. Paul P. Rogers, who came with the liberation forces in Manila, recalls that he saw Joe McMicking on the day the bodies of his mother, a brother, two sisters were found. “His eyes were red with tears that welled up and flowed down a face torn with anguish.”  Read more »

The man who saved Makati in 1943

The man who saved Makati in 1943

Buddy Gomez
Updated as of Mar 09 09:20 PM

Had Don Alfonso Zobel de Ayala succumbed to the deathly pressures that hung over him and his family during the Japanese Occupation, there would be no Makati today. Read more »

LOOK: Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala rides MRT

LOOK: Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala rides MRT

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 15 10:43 AM

MANILA - Businessman Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala II, the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Ayala Corporation, was spotted on Monday riding the Metro Rail Transit-3 (MRT-3). Read more »

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