Category: Press Room

Cebuana Lhuillier illuminated the Mandaue City skyline during the Christmas tree lighting ceremony on December 15.

Philippe Andre Lhuillier, Cebuana Lhuillier Services Corporation (CLSC) vice president and Jonas Cortes, Mandaue City mayor with other local officials, lit up the giant Christmas tree at the Mandaue City Plaza in Barangay Subangdaku.

Cebuana Lhuillier, in partnership with Unilever, Jollibee, Mister Donut, Magnolia, The Generics Pharmacy, and PhilFire Insurance, also held a gift-giving party for over 50 kids of Mandaue at the Mandaue City Cultural and Sports Complex.

Media members from ABS-CBN and GMA also came to cover the two events.

 

Cebuana Lhuillier Pawnshop has been the leading pawnshop chain in the Philippines with over 1,500 branches across the country—from Aparri to Tawi-Tawi. For 25 years now, Cebuana has been true to its slogan “Walang Kapantay Magpahalaga” through the incomparable services that the company offers to its customers- this includes — pawning, local and international remittance, insurance, bills payment, e-load, collection, and foreign exchange. Founded in 1987 by the current Philippine envoy to Portugal, Ambassador Philippe Jones Lhuillier, Cebuana Lhuillier is currently managed by its President and CEO, Jean Henri Lhuillier.

In Photo (L-R): PJ Lhuillier Inc. Business Planning and Development Division Manager Norman Lazaro, PJ Lhuillier Inc. Corporate Planning and Communications Group Head Marissa Ancog, GMA Kapuso Foundation Executive Director Henry Perez, GMA Kapuso Foundation Marketing and Communications Officer Noemi Lumapas.

Eight days before Christmas, typhoon Sendong submerged parts of Visayas and Mindanao into flood. One of the worst disasters to hit the country in recent history, Sendong left 1,000 dead, 53 missing, and displaced thousands of families.

As part of the company’s social responsibility efforts, Cebuana Lhuillier, led by its Corporate Planning and Communications Group Head Marissa Ancog turned over a check worth P100,000 to GMA Kapuso Foundation Executive Director Henry Perez. PJLI employees were able to raise P19,927.75, which PJ Lhuillier, Inc. President and CEO Jean Henri Lhuillier doubled. Thus, Ms. Ancog also turned over an additional amount of P39,855.50.

 

As of 5 p.m. yesterday, the total amount of cash donations from PJ Lhuillier Inc. employees is P116,839.75. To donate to GMA Kapuso Foundation, visit any Cebuana Lhuillier branch and fill out the Pera Padala form. Indicate the amount you wish to donate and write GMA Kapuso Foundation as your beneficiary. This service is free of charge. To locate Cebuana Lhuillier branches near you, visit www.cebuanalhuillier.com.

November 29, 2011 – Cebuana Lhuillier Insurance Solutions (CLIS) awarded P167,000.00 worth of Alangang Cebuana Plus (ACP) cash fire assistance to the fire victims from Barangay Sto. Niño, Parañaque City.

The four-hour fire started around 11:00 pm of September 22, 2011, destroying houses and leaving 300 families homeless. The blaze was said to be difficult to put out due to the narrow streets leading to the compound, said Parañaque City’s fire marshal.

Meanwhile, Cebuana Lhuillier branch operations manager Airen Romar and vault custodian Theresa Malinban of CLH Moonwalk 2 received the ACP “May Malasakit” Award from CLIS to recognize their efforts in fulfilling the 2-day Claims Bayad Agad to help the residents of Brgy. Sto Niño.

The event was attended by CLIS general manager Jonathan Batangan, CLIS operations manager Rhoneil Pascual, Cebuana Lhuillier acting regional manager for region 1B Gina Laurente, Cebuana Lhuillier area operations managers Helenita Espiritu, CLIS staff, and Cebuana Lhuillier operations team.

Cebuana Lhuillier Pawnshop has been the leading pawnshop chain in the Philippines with over 1,500 branches across the country—from Aparri to Tawi-Tawi. For 25 years now, Cebuana has been true to its slogan “Walang Kapantay Magpahalaga” through the incomparable services that the company offers to its customers- this includes — pawning, local and international remittance, insurance, bills payment, e-load, collection, and foreign exchange. Founded in 1987 by the current Philippine envoy to Portugal, Ambassador Philippe Jones Lhuillier, Cebuana Lhuillier is currently managed by its President and CEO, Jean Henri Lhuillier.

October 5, 2011 – Beneficiaries of Alagang Cebuana Plus (ACP) from Cebu city were treated to its first Kumustahan event by Cebuana Lhuillier Insurance Solutions (CLIS). Eleven beneficiaries received fire cash benefits worth P5,000 to P20,000.

Cebuana Lhuillier also talked about the benefits of microinsurance and the affordable insurance premiums that they can get from the P25 certificate.

Cebuana Lhuillier Pawnshop has been the leading pawnshop chain in the Philippines with over 1,500 branches across the country—from Aparri to Tawi-Tawi. For 25 years now, Cebuana has been true to its slogan “Walang Kapantay Magpahalaga” through the incomparable services that the company offers to its customers- this includes — pawning, local and international remittance, insurance, bills payment, e-load, collection, and foreign exchange. Founded in 1987 by the current Philippine envoy to Portugal, Ambassador Philippe Jones Lhuillier, Cebuana Lhuillier is currently managed by its President and CEO, Jean Henri Lhuillier.

December 4, 2011 – Jean Henri Lhuillier, president and chief executive officer of PJ Lhuillier, Inc., received the Pawnbroker of the Year award from the Chamber of Pawnbrokers of the Philippines, Inc. (CPPI). He was awarded for his exemplary achievements in the pawnbrokering industry. Awarding him the trophy is Luis I. Ablaza, Jr., current president of CPPI, and members and officers of CPPI. The awarding was held in CPPI’s National Convention and Election.

Cebuana Lhuillier Pawnshop has been the leading pawnshop chain in the Philippines with over 1,500 branches across the country—from Aparri to Tawi-Tawi. For 25 years now, Cebuana has been true to its slogan “Walang Kapantay Magpahalaga” through the incomparable services that the company offers to its customers- this includes — pawning, local and international remittance, insurance, bills payment, e-load, collection, and foreign exchange. Founded in 1987 by the current Philippine envoy to Portugal, Ambassador Philippe Jones Lhuillier, Cebuana Lhuillier is currently managed by its President and CEO, Jean Henri Lhuillier.

December 3, 2011 – To promote the Cebuana Lhuillier brand and its various products and services to our many sukis nationwide, Cebuana Lhuillier conducted the first house-to-house suki visit in Pamplona, Negros Oriental. Cebuana Lhuillier also gave away premium items including Cebuana Lhuillier comics, flyers, and candies.

Cebuana Lhuillier Pawnshop has been the leading pawnshop chain in the Philippines with over 1,500 branches across the country—from Aparri to Tawi-Tawi. For 25 years now, Cebuana has been true to its slogan “Walang Kapantay Magpahalaga” through the incomparable services that the company offers to its customers- this includes — pawning, local and international remittance, insurance, bills payment, e-load, collection, and foreign exchange. Founded in 1987 by the current Philippine envoy to Portugal, Ambassador Philippe Jones Lhuillier, Cebuana Lhuillier is currently managed by its President and CEO, Jean Henri Lhuillier.

With health as one of its thrusts, the PJ Lhuillier Foundation, Inc. (PJLFI) in partnership with the Mary Mother of the Poor Foundation (MMPF), held a medical and dental Mission on November 20, 2011 at the Shrine of Monte Maria in Alfonso, Cavite. More than 100 patients were given free medical consultations and medicine and 28 patients were given free dental check-ups and tooth extractions.

The Mary Mother of the Poor Foundation, a charitable group headed by the healing priest, Father Fernando Suarez, regularly conducts medical and dental mission for the benefit of its pilgrims. This year, the PJLFI co-sponsored the event in support of MMPF’s advocacy to help the disadvantaged especially its religious devotees who need health attention.

Together with volunteers from Cebuana Lhuillier in Southern Luzon, the team assisted the medical and dental group who conducted the medical check-ups for poor residents of Brgy. Amuyong, Alfonso, Cavite. Services provided were blood pressure checking, blood sugar test, medical consultation, basic dental check-up and tooth extraction. Medicine for common ailments and vitamins prescribed by the medical professionals were also provided to the patients by United Laboratories, Inc. (UNILAB).

In photo: Ergilio Ong, PJ Lhuillier Incorporated chief information officer; James Velasquez, IBM Philippines country general manager; Ambassador Philippe Jones Lhuillier, PJ Lhuillier Inc. chairman; and Jean Henri Lhuillier, PJ Lhuillier, Inc. president and chief executive officer.

Makati City, November 28, 2011: PJ Lhuillier Incorporated (PJLI) recently strengthened its IT infrastructure with IBM BladeCentre servers and IBM’s latest eX5 systems to support the company’s continuous growth nationwide. The new IBM systems will also help PJLI address increasing customer demands and better prepare for the anticipated surge of business transactions in the last quarter of the year.

The IBM Blade Centre server is a highly integrated system comprising of blade servers, storage, management and networking options which help reduce management complexity, increase performance and energy-efficiency. It also significantly reduces costs with a highly reliable and flexible design that deters the need for "rip and replace" as capacity needs change.

As part of the solution, IBM BladeCentre HS22 blade servers will provide hot-swap drives and integrated systems management tools, common across all new x86 servers, to help improve the economics of PJLI’s current infrastructure, including fueling faster performance to a reduction in IT footprint, energy and connectivity costs.

In addition, the IBM BladeCenter HX5 server will deliver innovation with enhanced scalability, reliability, and availability features, to enable optimal performance for PJLI’s enterprise applications. The extended memory capabilities offered by IBM eX5 Systems enables the x3850 X5 to achieve new levels of productivity and will help PJLI to double their virtualization capacity, and assist in their most data-demanding applications. The combination of these capabilities will power PJLI’s production and back up systems to create a positive impact on all of the other key components of IT cost — space, power, labor, maintenance.

About PJLI

PJLI manages and operates over 1,500 Cebuana Lhuillier Pawnshop (CLP) branches nationwide led by Current Philippine Ambassador to Portugal Ambassador Philippe Jones Lhuillier. CLP continues to be the leading pawnshop company in the Philippines. PJLI also makes its mark in other industries such as international and local remittance, non-life insurance, rural banking, retail (jewelry and health and wellness products), hotel management, information technology management, sports, and real estate/property management.

About IBM

As IBM celebrates its centennial in 2011, it continues to increase clients’ innovativeness, efficiency and competitiveness through business insights and information technology solutions. Through its Smarter Planet strategy, IBM helps companies, governments and cities infuse intelligence into the systems and processes that make the world work smarter— from power grids, buildings and roadways to agriculture and waterways. IBM’s clients consist of many different kinds of enterprises and represent every major industry and endeavor.

Cebuana Lhuillier Pawnshop has been the leading pawnshop chain in the Philippines with over 1,500 branches across the country—from Aparri to Tawi-Tawi. For 25 years now, Cebuana has been true to its slogan “Walang Kapantay Magpahalaga” through the incomparable services that the company offers to its customers- this includes — pawning, local and international remittance, insurance, bills payment, e-load, collection, and foreign exchange. Founded in 1987 by the current Philippine envoy to Portugal, Ambassador Philippe Jones Lhuillier, Cebuana Lhuillier is currently managed by its President and CEO, Jean Henri Lhuillier.

In photo are Dr. Fermin D. Adriano, Madre De Amor Hospice Foundation president; Manuel C. Lozano, MADHF chairman; Ambassador Philippe Lhuillier, PJ Lhuillier Foundation, Inc. chairman of the board; Jean Henri Lhuillier, PJ Lhuillier, Inc. president and chief executive officer; and Atty. Cesar Vidal, PJ Lhuillier Foundation, Inc. executive trustee.

“The PJ Lhuillier Foundation, Inc. recently turned over a trust fund worth one million pesos to Madre de Amor Hospice Foundation, Inc. (MDAHFI).

“The trust fund, named Ambassador Philippe J Lhuillier Family Perpetual Trust Fund, will provide funds for MDAHFI’s various projects and will be invested in the Cebuana Lhuillier Bank.

“The Perpetual Trust Fund is given by the Lhuillier family in loving memory of the father and two siblings of Ambassador Lhuillier’s spouse, Mrs. Edna Diago Lhuillier, who all suffered from cancer.

“MDAHFI is a non-stock, non-profit organization which has been caring for the terminally ill since 1994.”

Cebuana Lhuillier Pawnshop has been the leading pawnshop chain in the Philippines with over 1,500 branches across the country—from Aparri to Tawi-Tawi. For 25 years now, Cebuana has been true to its slogan “Walang Kapantay Magpahalaga” through the incomparable services that the company offers to its customers—this includes — pawning, local and international remittance, insurance, bills payment, e-load, collection, and foreign exchange. Founded in 1987 by the current Philippine envoy to Portugal, Ambassador Philippe Jones Lhuillier, Cebuana Lhuillier is currently managed by its President and CEO, Jean Henri Lhuillier.

Cebuana Lhuillier Livelihood Program goes to Butuan City and Dumaguete to teach loyal Cebuana clients helpful livelihood skills.

Livelihood seminars in Dumaguete and Butuan marked the successful close of Cebuana Lhuillier’s Livelihood Program this year.

Featuring peanut butter-making for Dumaguete and meat-processing for Butuan, the two seminars invited loyal Cebuana Lhuillier clients who were interested in starting their own businesses.

The two seminars are the last of eight runs nationwide, which taught clients dimsum-making, peanut butter-making, meat-processing, and beads & crafts.

Cebuana Lhuillier has made your online shopping experience easier and more convenient. You can now pay your online bills for Anti-Fit, Groupon Beeconomics, and Travel Online in any of our over 1,500 branches nationwide.

Anti-Fit, a sister company of Jag, is an online selling site of ready-to-wear tops, exclusive jeans and denims, and custom-made jeans. To pay your Anti-Fit bills, just fill out a Pera Padala form, present your Anti-Fit reference number, indicate Anti-Fit as the recipient of your payment, and pay the amount.

Beeconomic Philippines (www.beeconomic.com.ph) is an online group buying site that offers daily deals on food, drink, clothing, and services. To pay your Groupon Beeconomic bills, just fill out a Pera Padala form, indicate Groupon Beeconomic as the recipient of their payment, and pay the amount.

TravelOnline (www.travelonline.ph) offers a one-stop-shop for the Filipinos travel needs. To pay your Travel Online bills, just fill out a Pera Padala form, put Travel Online or Travelonline.ph as recipient, and pay the amount.

Cebuana Lhuillier Pawnshop has been the leading pawnshop chain in the Philippines with over 1,500 branches across the country—from Aparri to Tawi-Tawi. For 25 years now, Cebuana has been true to its slogan “Walang Kapantay Magpahalaga” through the incomparable services that the company offers to its customers- this includes — pawning, local and international remittance, insurance, bills payment, e-load, collection, and foreign exchange. Founded in 1987 by the current Philippine envoy to Portugal, Ambassador Philippe Jones Lhuillier, Cebuana Lhuillier is currently managed by its President and CEO, Jean Henri Lhuillier.

All 24k cardholders may now get the estimated appraisal rate for their item, get the renewal or redemption cost estimate of their transaction, and check the status of remittance online through the 24k Online client portal (www.24konline.com.ph). Registered members may also check their accumulated 24k card points and locate the nearest Cebuana Lhuillier branch through the website.

Follow these simple steps to register with 24k Online:

1. Go to 24konline.com.ph.
2. Click “Register”.
3. Accomplish the registration template. The information provided should be consistent with your data in the CIS (Customer Information Sheet) record.
4. If you agree with the terms and conditions, check the box
5. Click “Sign Up” button.
6. Email notification will be sent providing the link to complete the registration

In photo (from left to right): Philippe Andre D. Lhuillier, Cebuana Lhuillier Services Corporation vice president; Daniel Ayala, Wells Fargo executive vice president and global remittance services director; Jean Henri Lhuillier, PJ Lhuillier, Inc. president and chief executive officer; and Alberto Guera, Uniteller Financial Services chief executive officer.

Cebuana Lhuillier has announced a new remittance alliance with Wells Fargo & Company, one of North America’s most extensive financial services providers, to extend its consumer remittance payout network in the Philippines. Money sent through the Wells Fargo ExpressSend® Service can now be claimed from any of the more than 1,500 Cebuana Lhuillier Pawnshop or Pera Padala stand-alone branches nationwide.

ExpressSend customers can send up to $1,000 a day to Cebuana Lhuillier branches for $5 if originated from an eligible Wells Fargo account ($7 if originated from cash).

“Through our partnership with Wells Fargo, Filipinos and their families in the U.S. can count on Cebuana Lhuillier for convenient and the quick payout of transactions. We are open to serve clients seven days a week and over 35 of our branches in key areas are now operating 24 hours a day,” said Jean Henri Lhuillier, president and CEO of PJ Lhuillier, Inc., the umbrella company of Cebuana Lhuillier.

Wells Fargo has more than 34,100 payment locations in Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, the Philippines, India, Vietnam and China.

Cebuana Lhuillier Services Corporation (CLSC) President Andre Philippe D. Lhuillier (2nd from left) and CLSC General Manager Ferdie Bacungan (4th from left) with Cebuana Pera Padala representatives at 1528 Smart Pinoy’s UNLIbersaya celebration.

September 4, 2011 – Cebuana Lhuillier joined 1528 Smart Pinoy in celebrating its seventh anniversary at UNLIbersaya, a client appreciation day for thousands of clients who supported Cebuana Lhuillier’s Hong Kong-based remittance partner.

Cebuana Lhuillier gave away prizes to all OFW visitors and sponsored a stand-up comedy show featuring Dan Dan De Guzman and Noelle Barcena, and a mini-concert featuring Jed Madela and Jaya. Cebuana Lhuillier also raffled off cash prizes. Three participants and their recipients in the Philippines won P5,000 each.

Smart Pinoy, a subsidiary of PLDT Hongkong, is the first mobile virtual network operator in Hong Kong to offer electronic load, pasa load, and mobile remittance services to OFWs. Other remittance partners of Cebuana Lhuillier are MyRemit, MoneyGram, Trans-Fast, Xoom, and many more.

Cebuana Lhuillier Pawnshop has been the leading pawnshop chain in the Philippines with over 1,500 branches across the country—from Aparri to Tawi-Tawi. For 25 years now, Cebuana has been true to its slogan “Walang Kapantay Magpahalaga” through the incomparable services that the company offers to its customers — including pawning, local and international remittance, insurance, bills payment, e-load, collection, and foreign exchange. Founded in 1987 by the current Philippine envoy to Portugal, Ambassador Philippe Jones Lhuillier, Cebuana Lhuillier is currently managed by its President and CEO, Jean Henri Lhuillier.

In Photo: GIZ-MIPPS Senior Finance Adviser Dante O. Portula, GIZ-MIPPS Program Manager Dr. Antonis Malagardis, PJ Lhuillier Inc. President and CEO Jean Henri Lhuillier, and CLIS General Manager Jonathan Batangan.

Bound by a common vision to improve the risk protection of low income Filipino families, leading microinsurance agency Cebuana Lhuillier Insurance Solutions (CLIS) and the German government’s Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit – Microinsurance Innovations Program for Social Security (GIZ-MIPSS) have signed a pact to enhance the financial literacy on microinsurance of the low income sector in the Philippines.

Together, CLIS and GIZ-MIPSS are strategically poised to use the network of Cebuana Lhuillier pawnshops across the country to promote financial literacy as a strategy for behavior change conducive to microinsurance. The joint campaign aims to form microinsurance advocates across the CLIS network, who will then advocate for microinsurance with its existing and potential clients. This ripple strategy is in line with the objectives of the Philippine government’s national Roadmap to Financial Literacy on Microinsurance. This project aims to institutionalize financial literacy as a strategy in enhancing the awareness and access of the low income sector to insurance products and services. The roadmap was endorsed by the Philippine government in February 2011 and is founded in the enabling policies of the National Strategy for Microinsurance and the Regulatory Framework for Microinsurance.

Cebuana Lhuillier Pawnshop has been the leading pawnshop chain in the Philippines with over 1,500 branches across the country—from Aparri to Tawi-Tawi. For 25 years now, Cebuana has been true to its slogan “Walang Kapantay Magpahalaga” through the incomparable services that the company offers to its customers- this includes — pawning, local and international remittance, insurance, bills payment, e-load, collection, and foreign exchange. Founded in 1987 by the current Philippine envoy to Portugal, Ambassador Philippe Jones Lhuillier, Cebuana Lhuillier is currently managed by its President and CEO, Jean Henri Lhuillier.

Starting July 2011, money sent through BDO Remit can be claimed from any Cebuana Lhuillier or Pera Padala branches nationwide. BDO Remit offers specialized remittance services that cater to the needs of the Overseas Filipinos and migrants. It has subsidiary and representative offices in Hongkong, Macau , USA , Italy , Germany , France and Israel , and has thousands of remittance partners and agent locations in Asia and Oceania, Middle East, North America, and Europe .

All 24k cardholders may now get the estimated appraisal rate for their item, get the renewal or redemption cost estimate of their transaction, and check the status of remittance online through the 24k Online client portal (www.24konline.com.ph). Registered members may also check their accumulated 24k card points and locate the nearest Cebuana Lhuillier branch through the website.

Follow these simple steps to register with 24k Online:

1. Go to 24konline.com.ph.

2. Click “Register”.

3. Accomplish the registration template. The information provided should be consistent with your data in the CIS (Customer        Information Sheet) record.

4. If you agree with the terms and conditions, check the box

5. Click “Sign Up” button.

6. Email notification will be sent providing the link to complete the registration.

Cebuana Lhuillier Pawnshop has been the leading pawnshop chain in the Philippines with over 1,500 branches across the country—from Aparri to Tawi-Tawi. For 25 years now, Cebuana has been true to its slogan “Walang Kapantay Magpahalaga” through the incomparable services that the company offers to its customers- this includes — pawning, local and international remittance, insurance, bills payment, e-load, collection, and foreign exchange. Founded in 1987 by the current Philippine envoy to Portugal, Ambassador Philippe Jones Lhuillier, Cebuana Lhuillier is currently managed by its President and CEO, Jean Henri Lhuillier.

Let Cebuana Lhuillier help you in your business with our newest partner in bills payment – Sulit.com.ph. Customers can now avail of Sulit Gold in any Cebuana Lhuillier branch nationwide.

Sulit.com.ph is a buy-and-sell website, which caters primarily to the Filipino market. Sulit Gold is the virtual currency of Sulit.com.ph, which entitles Sulit users to exclusive features and services by the website.

Customers just need to go to any of the 1,500 Cebuana Lhuillier branches nationwide. Fill-out a Pera Padala form and present one valid ID, their Sulit.com.ph transaction number, and email address.

Cebuana Lhuillier Pawnshop has been the leading pawnshop chain in the Philippines with over 1,500 branches across the country—from Aparri to Tawi-Tawi. For 25 years now, Cebuana has been true to its slogan “Walang Kapantay Magpahalaga” through the incomparable services that the company offers to its customers—this includes — pawning, local and international remittance, insurance, bills payment, e-load, collection, and foreign exchange. Founded in 1987 by the current Philippine envoy to Portugal, Ambassador Philippe Jones Lhuillier, Cebuana Lhuillier is currently managed by its President and CEO, Jean Henri Lhuillier.

October 24, 2011 – Cebuana Lhuillier has a million reasons to celebrate in October. After rapidly surpassing one million members from its inception in 2010, the 24k Rewards Program proved to be another milestone for Cebuana Lhuillier. At the Isang Milyong Pasasalamat event in Makati Shangri-la Hotel, Cebuana Lhuillier’s brand ambassadress Sarah Geronimo, and PJ Lhuillier Inc. executives led by its President and CEO Jean Henri Lhuillier celebrated the success of the program with members of the media, valued business partners, and clients

To mark this significant achievement, Cebuana Lhuillier recognized the one millionth 24k Rewards Program member, Ms. Jocelyn Pagkatotohan. She was also awarded P24,000 in cash. A resident of Tagaytay City , Jocelyn is a mother of two children. She has been working as a caddie in Tagaytay highlands for almost a decade and has earned for herself a reputable status amongst her peers and her clients.

Valued business partners who contributed to the success of the 24k Rewards Program were also recognized with a plaque of appreciation. The partners who were recognized are The Generics Pharmacy, Mister Donut, F Salon, Orchard Road, Bananapeel, Chooks to go, GMA Kapuso Foundation, 2Go, Jose Rizal University, Maynilad, PLDT, Smart, Pioneer Insurance, Buyanihan, Cocolife, Fortune General, Mapua Institute of Technology, Globe, and Sulit.com.

Cebuana Lhuillier President Jean Henri Lhuillier presented the new features of the 24k Cebuana Card during the event. 24k cardholders will get more advantages on top of the existing benefits from their card such as auto-text alerts or notifications on promos and transactions, transactional queries via SMS, invites to exclusive client events, and monitoring of transactions on the internet through the 24k Online portal www.24konline.com.ph Reward points may also be used to pay for e-load and bills or be converted to coupons that can be used to purchase services and products from partner establishments.

Lhuillier also launched the Cebuana Myphone, another first in the pawnshop and money remittance industry. Using the Cebuana Myphone, 24k cardholders can conveniently check the status of their loans or remittances, and reward points earned. They can also get in touch easily with Cebuana Care’s personnel.

Cebuana Lhuillier patrons can look forward to more service innovations and even better transactions as Lhuillier said that “These are just a few of the latest innovations of Cebuana Lhuillier. Our clients can expect more from us as we continue to fulfill our brand promise of “Walang kapantay magpahalaga.”

To know more about the 24k Rewards Program, click here.

Cebuana Lhuillier Pawnshop has been the leading pawnshop chain in the Philippines with over 1,500 branches across the country—from Aparri to Tawi-Tawi. For 25 years now, Cebuana has been true to its slogan “Walang Kapantay Magpahalaga” through the incomparable services that the company offers to its customers- this includes — pawning, local and international remittance, insurance, bills payment, e-load, collection, and foreign exchange. Founded in 1987 by the current Philippine envoy to Portugal, Ambassador Philippe Jones Lhuillier, Cebuana Lhuillier is currently managed by its President and CEO, Jean Henri Lhuillier.

Cebuana Lhuillier Insurance Solutions (CLIS) is again looking for the country’s happiest pinoy who embodies the Filipinos’ innate values of optimism, resilience, and hope.

On October 20, CLIS launched the second Nationwide Search for the Happiest Pinoy 2012, which also aims to highlight the positive things that come with obtaining quality and affordable insurance—security, peace of mind, and ultimately, happiness.

Carmencita T. Abella, Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation president and chief executive officer; Bro. Armin Luistro, Department of Education secretary; Winston Maxino, Happiest Pinoy 2010 winner; Efren Panaflorida, 2009 CNN Hero of the Year; Dr. Leticia Ramos-Shahani, Brahma Kumaris Foundation Philippines president; Mel Tiangco, GMA 7 Kapuso Foundation chief operating officer; Dr. Bernardo Villegas, University of Asia and the Pacific senior vice president; Miguel Zubiri, Philippine Red Cross governor; and Jose Miguel Jimenez, PJLI chief administrative officer will compose this year’s distinguished board of judges.

CLIS and the board of judges will choose 10 finalists. The winning Happiest Pinoy should have an optimistic outlook in life, a cheerful disposition, a proven ability to rise above life’s challenges, and made a positive impact in the lives of others. The winner will be given P250,000 and a trophy while the nine runners-up will be given P25,000 each and a trophy.

For details on how to nominate, visit www.happiest-pinoy.com.

The first Nationwide Search won four recognitions in 2011 from both local and international award-giving bodies, including the Philippine Quill Excellence Award, he Anvil Award of Merit, the Bronze Tambuli Award, and the Stevies International Business Awards for PR Campaign for the Year – Reputation/Brand Management Category. Last year’s winner was Winston Maxino, a Siliman who is diagnosed with Ankylosing Sondylitis osteoporosis, asthma, and uveitis and whose second daughter suffers from Down Syndrome. He is chief operating officer of Hooven Philippines, Inc. and the president of the Down Syndrome Association of the Philippines. He is also a proclaimed balloon artist and magician who entertains kids for free.

Cebuana Lhuillier empowers nine lucky clients from Eastern Visayas with a chance to start a business of their own. Through a raffle promo which ran from November 2, 2010 to March 15, 2011, clients from Bohol/Siquijor, Negros Island and Panay/Romblon areas who paid at least P50 in interest or remittance service were qualified to join the Pangkabuhayan Showcase raffle promo. Three units of tricycles (first prize), motorcycles (second prize), and bicycles (3rd prize) were given away.

Winners:

1st prize – TRICYCLE
Jocelyn Juanico – Ilo-ilo
Arlyn Magdalan – Siquijor
Raymundo dela Peña – Bacolod City, Negros Occidental

2nd prize – MOTORCYCLE
Michille Valcoba – Roxas City, Capiz
Ma. Concepcion Guimbarda – Bohol
Gina Jurisprudencia – Bacolod City, Negros Occidental

3rd prize – BIKE WITH SIDECAR
Candelaria Villariez – Capiz
Vincent Lanas – Bohol
Ailene Barcero – Negros Oriental