Reconciliation talks get underway

BACOLOD. (Left to right) Ricky Yanson, Celina Yanson-Lopez, and Roy Yanson in a press conference Tuesday, August 27. (Teresa D. Ellera)
BACOLOD. (Left to right) Ricky Yanson, Celina Yanson-Lopez, and Roy Yanson in a press conference Tuesday, August 27. (Teresa D. Ellera)

RECONCILIATION talks among members of the Yanson family may start before September 4, said Roy, eldest of the Yanson siblings who is acting as the Big Brother of the family.

The talk will just involve the six siblings, Roy, Ricky, Emily, Celina, Ginnette, Leo Rey and the matriarch Olivia Yanson.

Roy revealed that he has personally gone to the house of their mother, Olivia, and they have talked for about two hours.

"We want our mother to know our feelings. I am sincere of reconciliation. Our mom said that she is already tired of our situation and she wants us to settle as soon as possible," Roy said in a press conference Tuesday, August 27, along with Celina and Ricky, and lawyers Sheila Sison and Raul Bitoon.

"This is not about money - it's about our rights," Roy said.

On the part of Celina and Ricky, they said they are open to talks and reconciliation.

"After our talks, we could possibly set some parameters on what to do and not to do," Ricky said.

"I am for reconciliation for as long as there is sincerity. I think if we are thinking of reconciliation, we need to stop filing cases left and right and do it by heart. I'll do come to mom when my heart tells me to do it," Celina said.

Roy said that Celina is the most obedient child among them and it is not fair that she is being perceived as a bad one.

On the P380 million issue against her, Celina said their mom, Ginnette and Leo Rey are very much aware that she did not steal from the company. She said she knew the person behind the missing money, but declined to reveal the name upon the advice of Roy and Ricky.

"I felt so sad about it. Mom and my siblings know that I don't steal, not even a single centavo from the company. I am not raised that way by mom and dad," she said.

Celina said the case against her is a form of harassment to destroy her character and personality.

"I am not affected because I am not guilty of anything," Celina said.

The three siblings also revealed that the family has the family constitution and Shareholder's agreement, which were signed by the six of them, and their mother and dad when he was still alive in 2010 and in 2013.

"Our mom signed it twice," Roy said.

He said that if they agree on the demands of their mom to return to her her

shares when she has zero shares of stocks since 2013, they believe she will give it to Ginnette and Leo Rey, that is why they do not intend to do it.

Despite their mother having zero shares, Roy said she has vast lands, which he did not elaborate.

They also revealed that Olivia has been demanding to have three voting rights in the company, which is not acceptable in the corporate matter because each shareholder should only be entitled to one voting right.

"She wants to have three because we are four which is the majority and they are only three in their side. If she will be given three voting rights, they will outnumber us during the votation," Roy said.

The four siblings have 62 percent share, while the other siblings only have 38 percent, that is why lawyer Sheila Sison, lawyer of the Yanson 4, said they do not honor special stockholders meeting held by the other camp on August 19.

Roy also clarified that under the family constitution emphasized by their father, no in-laws should sit in the board.

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