Christmas is all about unity despite having different backgrounds. This year, Dusit Thani Manila presents a unique expression of all things unified without uniformity, diversified without division to celebrate the Christmas season with the theme “Oh Christmas Tree! Oh Christmas Tree! Unity in Diversity.” Twelve iconic personalities and companies were recently invited to create and light up their symbolic Christmas trees that show their existence in the industry for the benefit of various charitable organizations. Fashion designer Rajo Laurel, Tessa Prieto Valdes, Celine Lopez, Tim Yap, Flowers and Events’ Teddy Manuel, Canon, HSBC, Lifestyle Asia magazine, Thai Airways, Lyceum of the Philippines University, Tesoro’s Philippine Handicrafts, and School of Fashion and Arts got their creative juices flowing and produced the most awe-inspiring trees for the season.
Congratulations to Dusit general manager Prateek Kumar and his reliable team for another successful charitable project!
Art for a cause
Showing the beauty of the Philippines with the themes Kultura, Kalikasan, Kabutihan is the art exhibit titled “Art for a Cause” at the Enchante Restaurant in Ortigas. Opened recently by Asian Development Bank’s first lady Kumiko Kuroda, the exhibit was organized by the Ladies of Charity (LOC) and Christ the King Parish Greenmeadows (CTK) to raise funds for its scholarship program. Featuring the visually captivating works of artists Dolly Borlongan, Menchu Pascual, Mambie Aquino, Maridee Chanyungco, Agnes Sison, Roni Guerrero, Bea and Jet Gomez and Ding Hidalgo, the artistic affair presents the lovely life of Filipinos through a mix of realism and impressionism done in different media.
To contact the artists, call 633-0280.