Philippine Alumni of Columbia. Harvard, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Northwestern Kellogg. Stanford, Wharton-Penn and other prestigious US universities had a très successful business forum with Transportation Secretary Mar Roxas, no less, as the guest speaker, palanggas.
“Secretary Roxas, a Wharton Penn ’79 alumnus, has had a 17-year stint in public service as a representative, senator and secretary of trade and industry,” said Peter Coyiuto, president of First Life Financial Co. Inc., dahlings. “He’s known as the father of the BPO industry which put the Philippines on the world map as a top BPO investment destination in Asia.”
Roxas’ awesome accomplishments include the successful passing into law of the Fair and Equitable Access to Education Act and the Universally Accessible, Cheaper and Quality Medicines Act of 2008. He had also negotiated for increased market access for Philippine exports in the World Trade Organization ministerial meetings.
In his talk, Roxas explained “the plans and strategies of the DOTC under my leadership in support of the President Aquino’s vision for the country.”
“I have set my sights on advancing the President’s agenda for efficient and safe public transport operations,” he added, “resolving the implementation issues affecting the North Rail project, NAIA 3 airport, MRT/LRT, RO-RO ports, both light and heavy rail, air and sea port projects to further link up the country.”
The get-together of brilliant businessmen and executive could have made the room sizzle like hot-hot chilly, dahlings, with all the incredible power-players around, palanggas.
Lifestyle Asia is 30
Namedroppables from the alta sociedad set filled up Makati Shangri-La’s Red restaurant for the grand launch of Lifestyle Asia’s “25: The Best of Philippine Society,” dahlings.
The super-limited collector’s edition of the mag featured personalities, occasions and events since the magazine began in 1987, and marked the silver anniversary of the first glossy upscale magazine in the country.
Moi and my partner Johnny Litton are included in this special edition, together with Tingting Cojuangco, who was on the cover of the maiden issue and was trés visable mingling in the crowd with invitees and other high-profile people whose faces had graced the cover such as Katrina Ponce Enrile, Mikee and Sheila Romero, Marilou Koa, Alfred Ty, Ben Chan, Century’s Properties’ Joey Antonio and son Robbie Antonio, among others like them, dahlings.
“For the countdown to our anniversary, we planted trees for every page of the magazine, supported the activities of Gawad Kalinga and Habitat for Humanity, contributed to Make A Wish and the EJ Litton Foundation, because giving is an integral part of our celebration,” said editor in chief Anna Sobrepeña.
“John Maxwell said that giving is the highest form of living, and that’s exactly what Lifestyle Asia is about, living at its finest,” added Sobrepeña.
The champagne flutes of chilled Moet and Chandon were raised for a toast, while a copy of the special edition was presented to the famille of the late Exequiel Garcia, founder of Lifestyle Asia.
The party got on a roll with talented Bea Tantoco performing songs.
One of the socialites who was sipping a signature Belvedere cocktail remarked about the “three beautiful generations” before her. Women who had graced the cover of the magazine were there with their sons and daughters. Even one proud grandmother was with her grandson. “It’s like one big family affair,” she told moi.
It was an elegant happening and we called it a night—but not before loads of Lifestyle Asia’s 25th-anniversary book was sold out, dahlings.
Lifestyle Asia is published by Mega Publishing Group. Visit www.lifestyleasiamag.com, www.facebook.com/lifestyleasiamag, www.twitter.com/Lifestyle-Asia.
Tattoo
Tattoo, the broadband powered by Globe, started the year with a loud bang, dahlings, as it hosted the hottest shindigs at Republiq and Cebu’s Sinulog Festival, featuring the country’s top high priests of music.
The loudest buzz was generated by Tattoo’s new brand ambassadors—“Filipino Flash” Nonito Donaire; Chicosci vocalist and rock rebel Miggy Chavez; and gorgeous model Georgina Wilson, no less, dahlings.
With Tattoo landing in the Visayas, this broadband totally breaks barriers as it brings the “Resistance” in the South, hosting nonstop hard partying for two nights in a row in celebration of its incredible lineup of products and services as well as introducing its brand ambassadors.
“Going around the country gives us the opportunity to spread the brand experience of living without limits,” explained Tattoo head of nomadic broadband Dong Ronquillo. “Cebu is one of the perfect cities to start, spreading the word further in resisting uniformity, mediocrity and limitations.”
Our town’s must-be-seen hotspots, Opus and Republiq, were transported to Cebu’s most happening places. The Loft, Funk and X Factor brought the house down in Penthouse the first night and continued at Ayala Terraces the next.
Tattoo, dahlings, is offering the Tattoo 4G Flash at P1,245, which runs at a speed of up to 7.2 mbps with free 120 hours valid for five days plus free surfing on Facebook for 30 days. Great for the young and young at heart and the tech-savvy, ’di bala?
Join the resistance and choose your weapon.
Visit www.tattoo.globe.com.ph.