Highlands Cup charity golf Nov 20

MANILA, Philippines - The Highlands Ladies Cup unfolding Saturday will also serve as a fund-raiser for the Sisters of Mary boys and girls town center in Silang, Cavite.

The organizing Tagaytay Highlands Ladies Chapter (THLC) has been helping the orphanage the last four years by way of allocating part of the proceeds for the town center as part of its social commitment to help the underprivileged youth fulfill their dreams.

Backed by CATS Motors, the exclusive distributor of Mercedes-Benz in the country, as platinum sponsor and W Office Tower, San Miguel Corp., Baron Travel Corp./Royal Caribbean Cruise Line and Unilever as gold sponsors, the event features a maximum field of 150 at the Tagaytay Midlands Golf and Country Club.

Felix Ang, president of CATS Motors, Willie Ocier, vice-chairman of Belle Corp., and Sandy Romualdez, Highlands sports captain, will hit the ceremonial drives, kicking off the 18-hole tournament supported by Security Bank, H&E Mfg, Splash Mfg Corp., Bingo Bonanza, Pilipinas Shell, Smart Communications, SM Retail and Oishi as silver sponsors.

Other backers are Regent Travel, Comworks Inc., Etihad Airways, Philippine Air Lines, Concrete Masters, Petron, Honda, Outback Steakhouse, Bizu, Kawsek

Inc., C2, Hidden Springs, Kaiser Intl Health Group, Pisanti, Rosalie Heo, Mayenne Varua, Karen Buenaventura, Erlie Gamut, Holland Blooms, RCW

Construction, Splendido Taal Golf Club, Red Ribbon, Toby’s Peanuts, Burlington Socks and Contempo Designs, Chocolate Kiss;

Cafe de Lipa, Rios Coffee, Pocari Sweat, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Dunkin Donuts, Shakey’s Pizza, Marie France, Caraderm, Maribago Bluewater, Radisson Blue,Hilton Cebu Resort & Spa, El Nido, Dusit Thani, Boracay Regency, Red Coconut in Boracay, Bellaroca Resort inMarinduque, Bohol Beach Club, Vivere Suites in Alabang, Traders Hotel and Heritage Hotel.

Delta Air Lines is putting up a round-trip business class ticket prize to the US West Coast and Royal Caribbean’s Legend of the Seas offers a four-night Asian tour for aces on No. 17.

If nobody scores a hole-in-one, the Asian cruise prize will be raffled off among the participants, according to the THLC.