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STI reaches out
For STI, neither distance nor a lack of funds should prevent
people from getting a quality education. Together with the
Department of Education (DepEd), STI initiated its Mobile
School Program in 2007, providing IT classes at public schools
in hard-to-reach parts of the country through six mobile schools.
To date, they’ve trained over 100,000 youths. Another initiative
is DepEd’s Alternative Learning System (ALS) program, under
which STI provides free classes to out-of-school youths and
adults who weren’t able to finish their secondary education. STI
has also partnered with the Development Bank of the Philippines
on the DBP Endowment for Education Program (DEEP) to help
financially disadvantaged youths complete their college education
through the awarding of scholarships.
Travel light
Here’s why we’re loving Dauphine, Delsey’s newest luggage
collection. Although made of hard-wearing material that has
passed arduous lift, drop and water tests for durability, it’s still light
enough to lift with your pinky finger. The cabin-size bag weighs
in at just 1.5kg while the largest piece is only 2.7kg. But when it
comes to meeting international standards and security, Dauphine
is no lightweight. The collection is equipped with the TSA
combination lock to provide the best possible security. Take your
pick from red, black and cactus green.
Hand-carry PHP11,490;
medium, PHP12,490; large, PHP13,490; available at Delsey Stores
(Ayala Cebu, Ayala Fairview Terraces & SM City Davao), The
Travel Club, Flight001 and leading department stores nationwide.
In full bloom
Happy Skin’s 2015 limited-edition summer collection, Beauty
in Bloom, helps women channel the natural radiance of flowers.
Rissa Mananquil Trillo and Jacqe Yuengtian Gutierrez, Happy
Skin’s co-founders, created the line to help every woman
blossom into their most beautiful selves. It was launched last
April at Le Jardin and among those who graced the celebration
were Apples Aberin, Tweetie De Leon-Gonzalez, Tessa Prieto
Valdes, Jenni Epperson, Kelly Misa-Fernandez, Cat Arambulo-
Antonio, Daphne Osena-Paez, Ces Drilon, Phoemela Baranda,
Divine Lee, Sara Black, Maggie Wilson-Consunji, Rica Peralejo-
Bonifacio, Hindy Weber-Tantoco, Maricel Laxa Pangilinan, and
Mons Romulo among many others. For the latest collection, visit
happyskincosmetics.com
Vista Land wins
Excellence Awards
Vista Land & Lifescapes was recently recognized for its corporate
governance practices at the 5th Asian Excellence Awards 2015.
Led by Hong Kong-based publication
Corporate Governance
Asia
, the Asian Excellence Awards are designed to acknowledge
achievements in management acumen, financial performance,
corporate social responsibility, environmental practices and
investor relations. Vista Land’s President & CEO Manuel Paolo
A Villar received the Best CEO award for doing an amazing job
driving the company’s overall management and growth. Together
with Brian N Edang, Head of Investor Relations, Villar also
received the Best Investor Relations Company award.
