LPU-Manila students off to Thailand for practicum

MANILA, Philippines - Twenty-four students of Lyceum of the Philippines University’s (LPU) College of International Tourism and Hospitality Management are leaving for Thailand next week to complete their practicum requirements prior to graduation. These students have been accepted by the school’s practicum partner in Thailand, Pullman Hotels, which has given them complimentary round-trip air transportation, and will provide them complimentary accommodations, duty meals, uniforms and a substantial monthly stipend. Eighteen of the students will be working at the Pullman Pattaya, while six will be at the Pullman Bangkok. Photo shows the students prior to their departure for Thailand, together with Pullman Hotels’ human resource director Surirat Trakulcharoenpol (standing, second from left), general manager Sophon Vongchatchainont (standing, center, in suit), assistant quality manager Tiffany Claire Medalla (standing, second from right) and LPU-Manila’s practicum chairperson Rovena Dellova (standing, right): (front row, from left) Kelvin Joseph Barroso, Oscar Lingad, Michael Guting, Juan Miguel Santos, John Paul Domingo, Jay Albert Agapay (seated, from left) Deonna Mantes, Kaye Ann Lara, Camille Yvette Ting, Shirley Perena, Ednalyn Toroba, (standing, from left) Alvin Argamaso, Gelyn Giron, Angelica Turbela, Janna de Luna, Marie Therese Olaguer, Adria May Doria, Karyl-Faye Dahan, Marlyn Balete, Angeli Briongos, Elizabeth Santos, Ma. Cristina Galman, Jericho Nucup, and Ruel Kenneth Saltoc. More information on LPU-Manila’s practicum program, which also includes other foreign destinations like the US, Malaysia, New Zealand, Korea, France, Guam, and China, may be obtained from the school’s College of International Tourism and Hospitality Management office at 527-2744.