Alfamart at Asia Leaders Awards 2021

 "Everyone must sacrifice a little so that no one will suffer a lot" - Harvey Ong, Alfamart

Mr. Harvey Ong shared during the public launch of Asia Leaders Awards 2021 last May 20, 2021. Going to work during the first days of the pandemic, Harvey Ong chanced upon one of their Alfamart employees, walking on the streets, full of sweat. He has been walking for 3 hours already when he saw him. He asked the employee, why not just file a leave for that day, the employee answered: "our team needs me to be there."

 

When companies took care of employees in good times, their employees will surely be there during bad times.

Mr. Harvey Ong, COO of Alfamart PH, is one of this year's Asia Leaders Awards Honourees.

“This is for the team.”- Harvey Ong

The theme for this year according to the awards committee is Hope and Optimism. Choosing leaders who are shining more in times of pandemic through their Corporate Social Responsibilities to reach out those even beyond their communities. These are from the business sector and the committee chose some from the public officials who are also doing their job but making a difference. Those who are not afraid to fold their sleeves and help out.

Awards committee in attendance; Comelec Spokesman James Jimenez, Makati Tourism Foundation Secretary General Tan Yu III, BNI Premier President and Filipino Chinese Chamber of the Philippines Vice President Dr. Elton See Tan, Rick Sobreviñas and Grace Bondad Nicolas of American Association of the Philippines.

Asia Leaders Awards is the only acknowledgment and recognition giving body with organisations and embassies as part of the awards committee, is the largest business awards event in the Philippines and Southeast Asia. Its purpose is to promote the Philippines as a premier business hub in Asia and beyond. The event is considered a must-attend occasion for business and government leaders across the nation and beyond.

 

Major sponsors include: Grab, J&T Express, Asian Tigers Mobility, AsiaPrime Corporation, Jollibee Group, Eastern Communication, Bounty Agro Ventures Inc, Alfamart, Fredley Group of Companies and Frontrow Enterprise.

See full background and history of Asia Leaders Awards at www.asialeadersawards.asia

Avin Ong of Fredley Group of Companies at Asia Leaders Awards 2021

 May 20, 2021–The Official Launch of Asia Leaders Awards with a Press Conference, Thursday, May 20 at 11:00am was held with selected awards committee, honourees and media. The theme for this year is Hope and Optimism. Choosing leaders who are shining more in times of pandemic through their Corporate Social Responsibilities to reach out those even beyond their communities. These are from the business sector and the committee chose some from the public officials who are also doing their job but making a difference. Those who are not afraid to fold their sleeves and help out.

See the nation's greatest leaders in Business, Public Service and Academe. Chairman Rick Sobreviñas of American Association of the Philippines announced the two honourees from the academe; Historian Ambet Ocampo and Ron Mendoza of Ateneo De Manila University.

 

“Ron Mendoza is the Head of the School of Government at the Ateneo, MPA from Harvard and PhD in Economics from Fordham University. Before this, he was the Head of the Development Department at AIM, responsible for 40% of all the research publications of all the Professors at AIM, truly exceptional educator.”- Rick Sobreviñas

 

The Press Conference is attended by two young leaders of this generation; Avin Ong of Fredley Group of Companies with their famous Macao Imperial Tea and Harvey Ong of Alfamart.

 

When asked how did Macao Imperial Tea under Fredley Group of Companies managed to keep the business strong despite the pandemic: 

“You have to be creative, innovative, adaptable to change.”

--- Mr. Avin Ong, Fredley Group of Companies

Avin Ong

Faced with the pandemic situation, Macao Imperial managed to stay up and running. Since people cannot go out to line up just to get their refreshing and delicious milk tea variants, Mr. Avin Ong immediately jump in the online bandwagon, setting up their very own online store on top of  the Grab and Food Panda tie up.

 

Awards committee in attendance; Comelec Spokesman James Jimenez, Makati Tourism Foundation Secretary General Tan Yu III, BNI Premier President and Filipino Chinese Chamber of the Philippines Vice President Dr. Elton See Tan, Rick Sobreviñas and Grace Bondad Nicolas of American Association of the Philippines.

Dr. Elton See Tan, Avin Ong, Harvey Ong, Grace Bondad Nicolas, Rick Sobreviñas, Tan Yu III

Dr. Elton See Tan, Avin Ong, Harvey Ong, Grace Bondad Nicolas, Rick Sobreviñas, Tan Yu III

Asia Leaders Awards is the only acknowledgment and recognition giving body with organisations and embassies as part of the awards committee, is the largest business awards event in the Philippines and Southeast Asia. Its purpose is to promote the Philippines as a premier business hub in Asia and beyond. The event is considered a must-attend occasion for business and government leaders across the nation and beyond.

 

Awarding will be at the Embassy of Singapore headed by Ambassador Gerard Ho on November 11, 2021.

 

Major sponsors include: Grab, J&T Express, Asian Tigers Mobility, AsiaPrime Corporation, Jollibee Group, Eastern Communication, Bounty Agro Ventures Inc, Alfamart, Fredley Group of Companies and Frontrow Enterprise.


See full background and history of Asia Leaders Awards at www.asialeadersawards.asia

Hidden Hills Farm: A Shangrila Legacy of Josefino

The 2 hectare farm land is composed of 4 facilities (The Barn, The Bodega, The Tower and The Piano House), more than a thousand fruit bearing trees;

•Jackfruit

•Cashew

•Guyabano

•Lansones

•Rambutan

•Durian

•Lipote

•Avocado

•Bignay

•Abiu

•Mangoes

•Daranghita

•Chico

•Coconuts

•Bananas

•Santol

 

ACTIVITIES

 

It was tendered by the Bondad Ancestors of Calauan, Laguna till Josefino Velasco Bondad managed it and built the infrastructures with the objective to promote his love for nature and his hometown. So he built the longest and only fibre optic hanging bridge combining the two hills and the tallest view deck in Laguna to see the beauty of different mountains surrounding the area that includes Mount Makiling and Laguna De Bay. His vision is always to bring the tourist , to appreciate nature and to have his legacy.

 

New additional activities include; Fruit picking, Lipote Tasting, Tree familiarisation tour and hiking. The place is good for picnic also and camping with family. All are included in the Php 100 entrance per pax.

 

THE NEW MANAGEMENT

 

Everyday, Josefino visits the farm and always improving the infrastructure and trying always to innovate to make a difference. Josefino died in his sleep on December 18, 2020. He was 73. The grief and the void is very big that nobody can fill.

 

The HHFH is now manage by Josefino’s children (Grace, Dessi and Meg) and headed by his son in law, Andrew Troy Nicolas with an objective to continue his legacy guided by Josefino’s wife, Remy.

 

HEALING POWER

 

The family decided to focus and continue his goals, to make it a destination. So they renamed it under his name, “Hidden Hills Farm By Josefino from simply Hidden Hills Farm.  A family farm that everyone can enjoy and promotes healthy living. It’s registered under Monte Medica Company since Josefino believes that the place has a healing power because of the medicinal plants and trees in the area like Lipote which according to many can help those people suffering in Diabetis, High Blood Pressure and  Hypertension.  He even sold a lot of Guyabano leaves to some manufacturer of Guyabano capsules in Manila. In his heydays, he keeps on making tea from Lipote and Guyabano leaves.

 

“Ang pagtatanim, ay nakakahaba Ng buhay, kasi palagi kang may inaantay and better to eat fresh fruits and using alternative medicines. So inom lang Ng inom and heal yourself.”- Josefino Velasco Bondad 

 

THE NEW GENERATION

 

The vision is to make Hidden Hills Farm By Josefino a world class tourism destination. Everyday, the management is thinking of ways on improvements. Josefino’s eldest daughter, Grace Bondad Nicolas handles different themed parks in the Philippines (Zoobic Safari in Subic, Zoori in Tagaytay, Paradizoo in Cavite, Zoocobia in Pampanga and Zoocolate Thrills in Bohol)  as business and branding consultant for 9 years and handled Tree Top Adventure in Subic and Baguio and trained in Eco Tourism and certified under Programma Uitzending Managers (PUM) Netherlands for inbound and sustainable tourism and a certified Go Negosyo (Presidential Center for Entrepreneurship) for Marketing and Entrepreneurship. The family is confident and determined to achieve the vision through the unity and cooperation of the young generation.

 

Josefino Velasco Bondad is a farmer became a successful entrepreneur and retires as a farmer with a vision to help others. He was always thinking of ways to help out, hiring indigents since he believes that everyone must have a place in this world that everyone has a role to play. He also believes in legacy so he built tallest buildings in his hometown though very modest and humble. He was always happy with family, his center and now his family is continuing his legacy, to make Hidden Hills Farm By Josefino, a place to be.

 

So with so much joy that HHFH is opening to the public with new and exciting activities that’s tendered with so much love and passion for the whole family.

 

For tour, by schedule only; 09778978877, grace@tagmedia.asia

AsiaPrime Philippines at Asia Leaders Awards 2021

 The global health crisis is making it hard to a lot of companies to survive especially with the different mandates of the government. But there are some companies that are really thriving even with the global health crisis.

 

Since the establishment of AsiaPrime Philippines Corporation , they have achieved sustained growth by constantly creating new services with a philosophy of identifying and resolving areas of business owners' inconvenience.

 The Toll Manufacturing and Toll Packaging service enable business owners to concentrate their resources on their core businesses. It is an outsourcing service that helps to improve business efficiency and to minimize expenses. APPC assists clients in lifting revenues through, facilities, manufacturing, and packaging equipment to process their raw materials or semi-finished products.

 

Based on the healthy organizational culture and business experience in the national and global market, APPC promise that all employees at Asiaprime Philippines Corporation, will provide you with the optimal value by maximizing our capabilities and holding the highest competitiveness.

 

In the future, too, Asiaprime Philippines Corporation aims to stand at the forefront of manufacturing and packaging solutions change, turning innovative technology into value for business owners and end-users.

 

“Furthermore, by adopting the values of fairness and transparency into our management, we will continue to make our "Premier Service" brand attractive to business owners and consumers, and we will become an essential part of our community, always aiming to earn the gratitude of our clients.”-Asiaprime Philippines Corporation Lerma M. Bernabe, President & CEO

 

The company is nominated at Asia Leaders Awards 2021 with slogan, “Hope and Optimism.”

 

Asia Leaders Awards is the only acknowledgment and recognition giving body with organisations and embassies as part of the awards committee, is the largest business awards event in the Philippines and Southeast Asia. Its objective  is to promote the Philippines as a premier business hub in Asia and beyond. The event is considered a must-attend occasion for business and government leaders across the country and beyond.

 

To nominate, www.asialeadersawards.Asia 

Cocktail Hour with Mernels: Merle Mendoza Balicao CEO-A multi awarded businesswoman

Merle started Mer-Nel’s Cake House and Variety Shop in 1996. Mer-Nel is a combination of her name and that of supportive husband, Nelson. With the lofty objective to make Mer-Nel’s known nationwide and to become part of every Filipino occasion and celebration, Merle focused on her mission to provide fine customer service with consistency and affordability and put emphasis on offering high quality and delicious products while providing more job opportunities as their business continues to grow. 

She’s also focused on their CSR, helping the indigents and poor even during this Pandemic, sharing their blessings and coordinating with different NGOs for their projects by providing sacks of rice, cakes and financial support.

A multi awarded businesswoman who received the SME Company of the Year award at Asia Leaders Awards 2020, among other accolades from their community. 

Filipinas are known for being fierce and with characteristics of not giving up. Some of the reasons why most excel also globally. 

Join her on May 19, 2021 at Asia Leaders Awards 3rd Show “Cocktail Hour” from 6PM to 7PM at Asia Leaders Awards Facebook Page with Grace Bondad Nicolas.

Asia Leaders Awards 2021 Launching on May 20

 

The Official Launch of Asia Leaders Awards will be  on Thursday, May 20 at 11:00am. 

The theme for this year is Hope and Optimism. It’s not all about business, it’s about reaching out to others who are helpless and with unity, we can achieve more. 

See the nation's best leaders in Business and Public Service who are unique, authentic and shining more in this crisis. Hear the Keynote of Edward Ling, Malaysia Chamber of Commerce and Industry President. Nominate your organization or respected leader for Asia Leaders Awards and help us lead the country to its big reset. Let's inspire more the nation and get everyone ready for the explosive growth that will follow the end of this global health crisis. 

Asia Leaders Awards is the only acknowledgment and recognition giving body with organisations and embassies as part of the awards committee, is the largest business awards event in the Philippines and Southeast Asia. Its purpose is to promote the Philippines as a premier business hub in Asia and beyond. The event is considered a must-attend occasion for business and government leaders across the country and beyond. 

Major sponsors include: Grab, J&T Express, Asian Tigers Mobility, AsiaPrime Corporation, Jollibee Group, Eastern Communication, Bounty Agro Ventures Inc, Fredley Group of Companies and Frontrow Enterprise. 

 The campaign of Asia Leaders Awards for all honourees is long term, and starts immediately after confirmation. 

See full background and history of Asia Leaders Awards at www.asialeadersawards.asia 

Be with us for the Official Launch of Asia Leaders Awards. 

All the best,
Grace Bondad Nicolas, President 
Asia Leaders Awards 2021

Young Leader Employs PWD

This global health crisis is testing us. As what they say, if you can make it during this pandemic, you can make it anytime and anywhere. Not all business leaders are just into business these days, the real leaders are exerting effort to help out the indigents and unknowingly shining more for their unconditional deeds. 

“Giving back to the community will always be a priority for us and I’m proud of that. Poverty is a serious challenge in the Philippines and

it frustrates me. I want to be someone who will change lives by helping them,” 

- Avin Ong

Fredley Group of Companies is making sure that in spite of the challenges , the company’s social responsibility initiatives are fiercely important and making sure that’s well implemented. Filipinos with disabilities are employed by the company and the Employee Rewards Program subsidises expenses and tuition fees for employees’ children.The Fredley Foundation is providing education scholarships and, ultimately, roles and a career path within the group to the less fortunate.

Chairman and CEO of Fredley Group of Companies, Avin Ong, who is just only 29 and an accomplished entrepreneur, 

 with double MBAs, an honours degree from De La Salle University and global experience with Deutsche Bank isn’t afraid of taking risk since he started working at age seven for being so poor selling fruit shakes at the wet market. 

Today, the company employs more than a thousand workers with the famous brand Macao Imperial Tea with 210 branches and also restaurants that includes Nabe Japanese Izakaya and Hot Pot, Mitasu Yakiniku, New York Fries & Dips and Liang Crispy Rolls. 

www.fredleygroup.com