What do all these sophisticated, prominent, educated and beautiful ladies – Imelda Ongsiako-Cojuangco, Chito Madrigal- Collantes, Rosemarie Arenas, Carolyn Masibay-Garcia, Amparito Lhuillier, Criselda Lontok, Gina Lopez, Chuchu Madrigal-Eduque, Julie Manning, Therese Coronel-Santos, Gul Tanghe, Gina de Venecia, Maricris Zobel and Vicky Zubiri – have in common? They were the recipients of the 2004 Best Dressed Women of the Philippines Awards organized by the Philippine Cancer Society. These ladies have not only achieved success in their chosen fields, but have been transformed into modern-day philanthropists with their generosity and compassion for the less fortunate. The 2005 awards, presented by San Miguel Corp. and Lifestyle Asia, will be the second year of the gala affair and will be held on Oct. 10 at Grand Ballroom of the Kalakbay Awardee, Mandarin Oriental Manila.
Who’s your bet for this year’s Best Dressed Women of the Philippines?
(For inquiries call Zeny Avila at 733-3485, 734-2114 and 734-2127, fax 734-2128 or e-mail pcsi@philcancer.com.)
Happy birthday to our celebrators today, Philippine STAR publisher and chairman Max Soliven and Connie Lopez.
Advance birthday greetings to socialites Jojo Zabarte, Connie Araneta and Tessie Amparo, Sept. 5; Century Park Hotel’s Toti Palileo, PDI’s Tina Arceo Dumlao, Regina Meer Castillo, Manila Bulletin’s Zac Sarian, Jayelles’s Rocky Teodoro and Richard Casano, Sept. 7; Maur Lichauco, Mary de Leon Rufino and Minnie Jentes, Sept. 8; Fritzi Pilar, Sept. 9; and Bergamo’s Mel Meer, Sept. 10.
Happy wedding anniversary to Joe and Roselle Rebano, Sept. 6. May you both have many, many wondrous years together.
So how was your week?
(For comments and inquiries, please e-mail me at jjlitton@indanet.com)