- Manuel V. Pangilinan
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Manny V. Pangilinan 
Born Manuel V Pangilinan
July 14, 1946 [1]
Manila, PhilippinesOccupation Chairman, PLDT-Smart, ABC-TV5, Cignal Digital TV Manuel V Pangilinan (born July 14, 1946 in Manila, Philippines), also known as Manny Pangilinan and MVP, is a Filipino businessman. He is the Chairman of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company, from 1998 up to the present. Pangilinan spent his elementary and high school days at San Beda College. He graduated cum laude from the Ateneo de Manila University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics. He received his MBA degree in 1968 from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.[2] He is also the owner of ABC/TV5 network, Cignal Digital TV and Smart Communications. He was the former Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Ateneo de Manila University.
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Current investments
Pangilinan founded First Pacific in 1981 and served as its Managing Director until 1999. He was appointed as Executive Chairman until June 2003, when he was named CEO and Managing Director. Within the First Pacific Group, he holds the positions of President Commissioner of P.T. Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk, the largest food company in Indonesia. He was named Chairman of Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), after serving as its President and CEO until February 2004. He also serves as Chairman of Maynilad Water Services, Inc., Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation, Medical Doctors, Inc., Metro Pacific Investments Corporation, Landco Pacific Corporation, Pilipino Telephone Corporation, Smart Communications, Inc. and Manila Metro Rail Transit System. [3]
2010 Ateneo commencement address
During the Ateneo de Manila University graduation rites on March 26 and 27, 2010, Pangilinan was invited to deliver a speech for the graduating class, after being awarded an honorary degree in recognition of his services and contributions to the University. The speeches caused controversy as various parts of them were found to have been lifted from similar graduation speeches made by Oprah Winfrey, Barack Obama, JK Rowling, and Conan O'Brien.[4][5][6] Pangilinan openly admitted to the act in a written apology to Fr. Bienvenido Nebres, SJ, President of the Ateneo de Manila University, and offered to resign from his official duties in the Ateneo out of "deep personal embarrassment." [7] Fr. Nebres's immediate reaction was not to accept Pangilinan's resignation, but to defer judgment to his board.[8]
Company Ownership
Company Position Share President/CEO Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) Chairman 100%?? Napoleon L. Nazareno Associated Broadcasting Company (TV5) Chairman MediaQuest Holdings, Inc.100% Ray C. Espinosa Smart Communications Chairman 100% Napoleon L. Nazareno SPi Global Inc. Chairman 100% Ray C. Espinosa Meralco President and CEO PLDT 26.7%
MPIC/PilTel Group total 40% aboveStradcom International Holdings Inc. Chairman ePLDT 9.5%=172.8 million [9] CURE Inc. (Connectivity Unlimited Resource Enterprise, Inc.) (Red Mobile) Chairman 100% Eric O. Recto San Beda College Chairman Board Of Trustees Fr. Aloysius Maranan, OSB, First Pacific[10] CEO Cignal Digital TV Chairman MediaQuest Holdings, Inc. Pilipino Telephone Corporation (Piltel) (Talk 'N Text) Chairman Smart Tel. 99.50% Napoleon L. Nazareno First Pacific Tollways Corporation Chairman Metro Pacific Investments Corporation Metro Pacific Investments Corporation Chairman Jose K. Ma. Lim North Harbor Management
The management of Manila North Harbor is under the Harbour Port Inc., a joint venture of Harbour Port Terminal Inc., of Reghis Romero II and Metro Pacific Investment Corporation of Manny V. Pangilinan.[11]
Meralco Leadership
Manny Pangilinan is planning to build an elevated highway connecting the North Luzon and South Luzon Expressways through his company, the Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation. Pangilinan-led company Metro Pacific Investment Corporation had invested in different utility companies in the Philippines such as Makati Medical Center in Makati City, Cardinal Santos Medical Center, Davao Doctor's Hospital in Davao City, Maynilad a water utility system serving western Metro Manila and the biggest competitor of Manila Waters Incorporated a Ayala-led company which is serving the eastern part of the metro., Manila North Harbour Management, Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation, and Meralco or Manila Electric Company a Lopez-led Company which is reported that effective on July 1, 2010, Manuel V. Pangilinan is the new President and Chief Executive Officer of the company while Manolo Lopez is the chairman. MVP owns more than 40% of Meralco through PLDT/MPIC/ and Piltel Group with Ramon S. Ang, the President and CEO of San Miguel Corporation, who also has a 27% share of the company. Meralco has announced that on the next season of PBA or Philippine Basketball Association they will include their second team that is Meralco Bolts after Talk 'N Text.[12]
Interest on Sacramento Kings
Manny V. Pangilinan wants a majority stake if he finally decides to accept an offer to join a group of investors that will take over the struggling Sacramento Kings in the NBA. “I have to admit, the idea is very titillating,” Pangilinan said during a recent briefing where he confirmed rumors that he had been invited to help keep alive the franchise of the financially strapped Kings. As he does with most of his business ventures, however, he said he would not settle for being a passive investor. “If we proceed, we’ll be seeking a majority stake,” said Pangilinan, who owns the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters and the Meralco Bolts in the Philippine Basketball Association and heads the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas, the governing body in amateur basketball. “Whether we do it or not, it’s a great idea for a Filipino group to own an NBA team,” he said, adding that this would eventually open up the doors to having Filipino players or team coaches. “It’s a great tribute to the country,” added Pangilinan. He said the group of investors was organized by retired former NBA All-Star Chris Webber, who was part of the Kings from 1998 to 2005. Webber met with Pangilinan, chair of the PLDT—among other firms—during a recent trip to Sacramento, where he visited the Kings’ home stadium, the Arco Arena. He said he would need to invest between $200 million and $260 million for a stake in the Kings, and that this would be done in his personal capacity. “That’s the ballpark figure [involved],” Pangilinan said. If a deal pushes through, this will make him the first Asian to control an NBA franchise. From one of the best teams in the NBA from 2001 to 2003, the Kings slowly lost their vaunted strength, and earlier this year failed to make it into the NBA playoffs. The Kings have been suffering from financial losses in the past few years due to the team’s relatively poor performance. The team is owned by the group of California businessman George Maloof Sr., which, due to its interests in US real estate, has had its own money troubles.[13]
References
- ^ [BusinessWorld Top 1000] Last Accessed 2009.
- ^ MVP Calls for Strengthening of Ethics in Government and Business. Accessed last June 11, 2007.
- ^ http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/video/business/03/03/11/pangilinan-mpic-now-controls-mrt-3-operator
- ^ [1] "Full Text of Graduation Speech" Last accessed April 4, 2010.
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/05/business/global/05speech.html
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8602674.stm
- ^ His Mouth, but Many Others' Words. Last Accessed April 4, 2010.
- ^ [2] Last accessed April 4, 2010.
- ^ [BusinessWorld Top 1000] Last Accessed 2009.
- ^ [BizNewsAsia] Last Accessed June 30, 2010.
- ^ Philippine Daily Inquirer (April 13, 2010)
- ^ http://www.Philstar.com/ (May 26, 2010)
- ^ http://sports.inquirer.net/3303/mvp-wants-control-of-kings (May 23, 2011)
External links
- Biography at Asian Affairs
- Biography at Metro Pacific
- Manny Pangilinan Speech to 2006 Ateneo Graduates
Associated Broadcasting Company (TV5) Founder: Chino Roces • Chairman: Manuel V. Pangilinan • President and CEO: Atty. Ray C. Espinosa • Executive Vice President and COO: Bobby V. Barriero • News5 Head: Luchi Cruz-Valdez • News5 Production Head: Patrick Paez • Deputy Managing Director and Head of Broadcast Operations: Atty. Dan Albert De Padua • Vice President for Engineering : Engr. Rodrigo “Dennis” V. Carandang • Head of Entertainment and Creative: Perci M. IntalanSubsidiaries CineMabuhay • News5 • Sports5 • Studio5 • Talent5 • Rescue5Radio Networks Broadcast Television Networks International Channels Kapatid TV5 • AksyonTV InternationalWebsite: TV5 Official Website Filipino billionaires
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