A premier address

Oakwood Premier found a new home in Joy~Nostalg Center in Ortigas. Guests experienced its luxurious surroundings, elevating modern serviced living to new heights. Proud property owner and chairman of Quantuvis Resources Corp. Jacinto Ng Sr. hosted a series of events to celebrate its grand opening. The ribbon-cutting ceremony was led by former President Joseph Estrada, Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez, San Miguel Corp. president and CEO Ramon Ang, Anita Ng, Hong Kuo director Eric Lin and Oakwood Asia Pacific managing director P.G. Mathew.

Guests enjoyed cocktails at the lobby followed by a lunch prepared by French executive chef Jerome Cartailler at the ballroom. The program was hosted by Toni Gonzaga and highlighted with speeches by Oakwood Premier Joy~Nostalg GM Brian Connelly, Quantuvis Resources COO Alfred Reyes and Quantuvis director Jacinto Ng Jr. 

The spacious residences are furnished with modern amenities — from steam showers and retractable LCD televisions in the bathrooms, to a gourmet kitchen fully-equipped with a set of home appliances and a 42-inch flat-screen home entertainment system that offers the finest audio-visual experience. The Presidential Suite boasts of a jacuzzi pool in the main foyer, a 12-seater dining area and a 55-inch top-of-the-line home cinema system. Oakwood Premier Joy~Nostalg Center Manila also features the chain’s signature restaurant, the Oakroom, an indoor pool with underwater music and jacuzzi, fitness center with spa services, as well as WiFi, videoconferencing and other business services.

Other events leading to the grand opening had Marc Nelson, Eric Santos and Star columnist Johnny Litton as hosts and with Kuh Ledesma performing for corporate clients. Raffled off in this series of events were trips to Bangkok, Seoul and Beijing with accommodations in Oakwood properties in these destinations, as well as complimentary stays in Oakwood Premier Joy~Nostalg Center Manila.

Others who attended were former Prime Minister Cesar Virata, Sen. Joker Arroyo, Rep. Teddyboy Locsin, Prospero Pichay, Gov. Ayong Maliksi, Gov. Juanito Remulla, former Gov. Casimiro Ynares, Gov. Casimiro Ynares Jr., Hans Sy, Jollibee’s Tony Tan Caktiong, McDonald’s George Yang, Jerry Tiu, lawyer Rene Puno, Jonvic Remulla, Asia United Bank president Abraham Co, Victor Manarang, Rebisco president Jonathan Ng and wife Cathy and Asia United Bank director Jacob Ng with wife Eileen.

This one is for the young ones

Samsung Electronics launched the Samsung Corby, a mobile phone designed to support the digitally connected lifestyles of today’s young mobile phone users.

The Corby is the first in a new range of full touch mobiles from the mobile company. It brings users at the center of the social media revolution. This phone is for those who value touch screen technology, ergonomic design and a full range of social networking capabilities.

Samsung Corby offers instant and easy access to Facebook, Twitter and MySpace. It boasts of a 2.8-inch touch screen and can be used as an MP3 player, video playback device and a digital camera with a two-megapixel sensor with smile detection.

Unveiled at the SM North Edsa Annex, the event dubbed Samsung Corby, My Color, My Life, the event had Carlo Tabije do a mural in front of guests as Top Suzara and DJ Mike serenaded the audience. Face painting was offered to kids and, of course, phones were raffled off.

The Corby is available in colors such as Jamaican Yellow, Cupid Pink, Minimal White and Festival Orange.

Green and sustainable

The Manilacon ’09 (Construction Show Manila) showcased new and innovative materials for the construction industry in the Philippines.

The move to be “green and sustainable in the built environment” was its major highlight and generated much attention. Highlighting the opening ceremonies was the Green Compact Toast — the voluntary alignment of the construction industry professionals, suppliers and stakeholders, leaders and representatives from government, private sector groups, media and the academe to promote “Green & Sustainable Built Environment” within their respective networks and workplace.

A major back-to-back event during the Manilacon ’09 was the Green Forum co-organized by Green AP and L.A. Ducut and Company, Inc. in partnership with the UK Trade and Investment. It was held for two days featuring 13 speakers and was attended by more than 300 participants. The first day featured the best practices in sustainable built environment and the second day featured the “Bolts & Nuts” of green building technology and construction industry. Manilacon is set to happen again on Sept. 2 to 5, 2010 at the SMX Convention Center.