Turning 25

Celebrating its 25th year in the business is Punongbayan & Araullo (P&A), one of the country’s leading audit, tax and business advisory services firms. An anniversary cum thanksgiving party for clients and friends was hosted by P&A at the Marriott Hotel Manila in Resorts World Manila. Back in 1988, the spirit of adventure drew the P&A founders Ben Punongbayan and Joe Araullo together, establishing an accounting firm that would provide professional services of the highest standards of quality, integrity and excellence. Starting with a seven-man pioneer team in 1988, P&A now has 19 partners and over 500 personnel in four locations around the country—Makati City, Cavite, Cebu and Davao. It is the Philippine member-firm of Grant Thornton International, one of the world’s leading organizations of independent assurance, tax and advisory firms. Congratulations and more power!

Being clean and green

“Being green is no longer just a trend. It is a consciousness—of being concerned for the well-being of other living things.” This is the message of LIXIL-ASEAN chief operating officer Bill Crichton during the American Standard-LIXIL’s launch of innovative and environment-friendly products called “We Are Truly Green” at the Blue Leaf Events Pavilion in Bonifacio Global City. Seven new bathroom collections were put on display, each with their own distinctive design—all aimed to help Filipinos adapt a greener, more sustainable lifestyle. Each product line was masterfully designed to reduce water usage and energy consumption as well as the ecological footprint without compromising performance. At the event, Crichton was joined by LIXIL-ASEAN chief executive officer Susumu Yamaguchi in presenting the Green Excellence Awards to individuals and corporations recognized for their support of green technology. Congratulations to American Standard-LIXIL for its efforts at sustainable development!