PASIG CITY, Philippines, October 30, 2025: The Association of Carriers and Equipment Lessors (ACEL), Inc., held its fourth and last general membership meeting of the year at the Discovery Suites Manila, Pasig City, focusing on practical HR and labor law essentials for employers.
The carefully curated topic, “Employer’s Toolkit: Practical HR and Labor Law Essentials,” permeated every aspect of the HR Code for employers, fulfilling its promise: providing basic and essential knowledge for every employer on how to handle and manage their employees.
The call to order by ACEL President, Ms. Abigail S. Mancilla, started the GMM, setting the stage for a night full of excitement, fun, and information.
In this informative event, the GMM serves as a platform for each sponsor to showcase their products to all attendees. That night, LTE Concrete Solutions Inc. and Zoomlion Heavy Industry Phils., took the spotlight with their respective presentations.
LTE Concrete Solutions Inc. delivered their audiovisual presentation, highlighting their range of SANY products, while Zoomlion Heavy Industry Phils., used the opportunity to present their product in a 5-minute in-person session led by their country manager, Mr. Felix Xu.
Moving on, the main highlight of the night was the plenary talk by the guest speaker, Mr. Timothy Joseph “TJ” Malana, with his topic “Employers Toolkit: Practical HR and Labor Law Essentials.”
Malana begins his plenary session by asking questions about HR in every organization, whether they are pro-employer or pro-employee, and what their correct stance should be. As the discussion progresses, he shares real-life experiences from his clients’ struggles and how they overcame them, as well as the do’s and don’ts for HR legalities and conflicts that may arise in various situations.
Aside from the plenary session, another highlight of the event was the President’s Report by Ms. Abigail S. Mancilla,
the current president for 2025-2026. Mancilla expressed gratitude for everyone’s support for various ACEL projects, from the highly successful ACEL 20th Badminton Tournament to the first ACEL-PCA Seminar of the year, titled “The Safety in Gondola Operation.” She also thanked everyone who supported the CSR Donation Drive for the victims of the Cebu earthquake and encouraged participation in another CSR Donation Drive for the recent earthquake victims in Davao City.
Mancilla also announced upcoming activities of the association for the last quarter of the year.
Sportsfest: ACEL Presidents’ Cup and PCA Manila Bike Ride 2025
Manpower Development: FREE Simulator-Based Assessment, ACEL-PCA 2nd FREE Seminar: Fundamentals of Rigging, and the ACEL TechnoForum Seminars for PhilConstruct Manila 2025
Event: ACEL 2025 Christmas Party.
And, as is customary for every GMM, different prizes were awarded to raffle winners, including gift checks, electric kettles, aqua flasks, oven toasters, and Bluetooth speakers for the minor prizes, and a tablet for the major prize.
In general, this GMM proved to be insightful and engaging, as the attendees gave it positive feedback from the venue, guest speaker, and raffle prizes, making it a successful one.
ACEL would like to express its gratitude to all the sponsors who supported and made the event possible. The Gold sponsors included First Phil Skills & Equipment Testing Corp., Olympic Engineering & Sales Corp., Inframachineries Corp., Cleamco Industrial Corp., Civic Merchandising, Inc., Trelleborg Marine & Infrastructure, Monark Equipment Corp., LTE Concrete Solutions Inc., and Powertrac Heavy Equipment.
The Silver sponsors were CM Pancho Construction, Inc., Datem Inc., T1 Rentals, Higantis Tire Recycling Solutions, Inc., and Highland Tractors Parts Inc.
The Bronze sponsors included JA Perez Construction & Development Corp., Equiprime Optimum Solutions, Inc., Megawide Construction Corp., Earthworx Development Corp., J.E. Manalo & Company, Inc., Faequip Corporation, Rayman Builders, Inc., Zoomlion Philippines, IPM Construction and Development Corp., and Benedicto Steel Corp.
The event’s Social Media sponsor was Socor Construction Corporation, whose support was instrumental in promoting the event to a wider audience.
