Auction for a cause

It was a night of beauty and elegance as a grand auction night was recently held at Subic through the sponsorship of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) with the help of Wildlife-In-Need (WIN) Foundation. Participated by the altruistic business community in Subic and the lovely candidates to the 39th Mutya ng Pilipinas National Pageant, the event championed an important cause: the protection and preservation of Philippine wildlife as well as the restoration of Our Lady of Ina Poon Bato, the revered and miraculous patron of Zambales.

The dazzling candidates were a sight to behold as they presented the items for auction. SBMA’s administrator Armand Arrez, deputy administrator for tourism Raul Marcelo, pageant operations head Nilo Agustin, pageant director Knette Fernando, MPI president Roberto De Venecia, treasurer Larry Amante and pageant director Ramona Ty made sure everyone was having fun while WIN’s VP for cultural affairs Emiliana Quinto and VP for zoological operations Wayne Philips helped with the auction. All of the proceeds of the enchanting night went to the foundation for their vision of preservation and reservation, which is truly a noble endeavor.

Congratulations!

Glimpses of Heritage: A photography exhibit

The Heritage Park, the country’s premiere and most modern memorial park and mortuary, gathered more than 200 professional and amateur photographers for an on-the-spot photography contest. Glimpses of Heritage: A photography exhibit showed the beauty of Heritage Park through the eyes of photographers.

More than 800 photos were submitted and screened by the judges — Rosehills Memorial Management Phils., Inc. president Jack Kidwiler, multi-awarded cinematographer Romy Vitug, professional photographer John Chua, FPPF chairperson Eduviges Huang, David Charlton of David’s Salon, Taguig Councilor A.P. Bartolome and interior designer Lory Cua.

Winners of the photo contest are Lloyd Jumpay for the first prize, Dennis Navarro for the second prize and Arnold Jumpay for the third prize.

(For inquiries, please call Heritage Park, Fort Bonifacio

at 845-2341 or 845-2334 to 38 loc. 109.)