Colorful party hats, balloons, fireworks, flowing champagne, a plentiful buffet and ecstatic revelers greeted the New Year at The Palms Country Club, Alabang’s premier club community. The exclusive private enclave for both business and pleasure hosted its biggest New Year’s Party ever, gathering some 700 members who came with their loved ones to greet the Year of the Dog.
Also the first New Year’s celebration for the Club’s new GM Urs Wuthrich, the evening was highlighted with exceptional performances by Backdoor and Fat Session. A wide variety of dishes which included wagyu beef, ebi tempura and other Asian specialties was complemented by fine wines and sparkling champagne. The open-air celebration was blessed with good weather, made even more magical with a balloon-releasing ceremony and an amazing fireworks display. The children’s entertainment held at the Café Asiana was well-appreciated by members and their kids. The Palms truly brings club lifestyle to a new level with exciting events such as these!
(Contact The Palms at 771-7171.)
Hardworking BMW Philippines president Dr. Joerg Breuer and debonair BMW Philippines corporate communications and marketing director Lito German were on hand to ensure the tournament’s success. At the end of the extremely tight Stableford competition, the winners were revealed: Leslie Limsico for the Class A division, Alex Revilla for Class B and Farah Imperial for the women’s category.
Once again, congratulations to BMW for another successful golf tournament!
The lovely Debbie Tan-Yu Chan of The Bellevue Hotel receives the Coral Jubilee Honoree Award at the alumni homecoming of St. Paul College. The successful businesswoman, loving wife and nurturing mother has overcome sickness and trials that strengthened and made her the woman of substance that she is today. This true Paulinian lives and teaches those with trials to bear their burdens with ease. She is no doubt guided by the words of her favorite saint, St. Paul, who preaches: "Hope does not disappoint."
Congratulations, Debbie!
(For member and guest reservations, call 885-7085.)
Advocates for Youth founder/president Cyndy Tan-Jarabata (seated, center) signed with Jayelles Holdings’s Angela Litton (seated, left) as events organizer for its newly established youth organization, Club K (Kabataan, Kalusugan, Karapatan) to be launched at the UP Bahay ng Alumni, Diliman on Feb. 10 at 7 p.m. This is a free Valentines concert for all Club K members and is by-invitation only. To join Club K membership, just log on to the website at www.clubk.ph. Also in photo are Reynah Sivaraman (seated, right) and (standing, from left) Club K's Edmund Grey, Nathalie and Marylaine Viernes and Michelle Ancheta.
In partnership with UNFPA and MTV Philippines, Advocates for Youth Philippines Foundation (A4Y) campaigns to prevent teen pregnancy and HIV-AIDS.
(For more information, call 807-1708 or 842-6652 and look for Mareth Espiritu or log on to www.youthadvocates.net.)
Happy wedding anniversary to well-loved couple Henry and Jojo Zabarte, Feb. 7. May you both have many, many more years of wedded bliss.
(For comments or inquiries, please e-mail me at jjlitton@indanet.com)