LA CARLOTA CITY, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL  – Central Azucarera de la Carlota, Inc. (CACI) officially marked the close of its first 100 years and the beginning of its journey to a new century with the laying of the time capsule last February 10, 2020.

The time capsule, which would only be opened in 2120, was buried at the site where the iconic CACI locomotive train is located. It contained memorabilia from the time CACI began its operations to the early weeks of January 2020.

In photo are Roxas Holdings, Inc. (RHI) Chairman Pedro E. Roxas (third from right), Group President & CEO Hubert D. Tubio (fourth from right), and South Negros Unit Vice President/Chief Manufacturing Officer (CMO) Pilipino T. Cayetano (third from left) who buried the time capsule. Members of RHI’s Senior Mancom, led by Executive Vice President (EVP) & Chief Financial Officer Celso T. Dimarucut (rightmost) and EVP /Chief Operations Officer Arcadio S. Lozada, Jr. (leftmost), assisted in the symbolic event. Other officers include Mr. Jose Manuel L. Mapa (second from right), Vice President (VP) /General Maager – RHI Agri-business Development Corporation; Mr. Jose B. Villanueva III (second from left), VP/CMO for Central Azucarera Don Pedro, Inc. & San Carlos Bioenergy, Inc.; Ms. Daisy Perpetua A. Bo (fourth from left), Assistant Vice President (AVP) for Quality Assurance/Safety/Industrial Engineering; and Mr. Gil M. Morales (fifth from left), AVP/Factory Operations Head – CACI.