For the betterment of Filipino Opera

THE FILIPINAS OPERA SOCIETY Foundation, Inc. and the Philippine Opera Company presented an opera concert entitled Totally Tinio held at Bonifacio Global City. Headed by noted tenor Frankie Aseniero – who was also one of the performers – the concert consisted of wellknown arias translated into Tagalog by the late National Artist Rolando Tinio whose body of work covered the stage, cinema, television, print media and the academe. Featured artists in the said concert were sopranos Jade Riccio and Myramae Meneses as well as tenors Christian Nagaño and Nohmer Nival. Seen at the event were Best Dressed Women of the Philippines event chairperson and Angola consul Helen Ong, Togo consul Evie Costa and former Australian consul Hugh Wilson and wife Georgette. The Filipinas Opera Society was founded in 2014 by opera lovers headed by the late Imelda Ongsiako-Cojuangco to encourage the appreciation of classical and Filipino opera and to help in the training of young opera singers. The organization’s present trustees are Fredesvinda Consunji, Marietta Santos, Ma. Cristina Turalba, Danilo Dolor and Dr. Jaime Laya. Cheers and more power to Filipinas Opera Society Foundation Inc.!

The Radiance Manila Bay tops off North Tower

ROBINSONS LAND Corp (RLC), the country’s leading property developer under the leadership of president Frederick Go, held the topping off ceremony of the North Tower of The Radiance Manila Bay, the first residential building of the top-notch condominium development. Located along Roxas Boulevard in Manila and one of RLC’s prime projects under its urban lifestyle brand Robinsons Residences, the two tower enclave is set to bring peaceful and charming homes that will allow busy urbanites to relax amidst a cozy view of the famous Manila Bay sunset every day. The Radiance Manila Bay affi rms its developer’s promise of City Living Done Right, having been named as this year’s Best High Rise Residential Development in the Philippines, a coveted recognition conferred by the International Property Awards. In photo during the topping off ceremony are (from left) D.M. Consunji Building Division vice president Gerry Punzal, ASYA Design Associates princi-pal architect Geoffrey Yu, D.M. Consunji Inc. senior vice president Luis Pastor, Robinsons Residences and Robinsons Luxuria vice president for Sales and Marketing May Lopez, May Ann Espina, RLC vice president for Project Management Emmanuel Arce, Joubert Construction Inc. vice president and assistant general manager Fidel Villacrusis, Air Movement Advance System, Inc. operations manager Mariano Cano, Sy2 + Associates Inc. vice president Arnulfo Estrabinio, Sincere Construction & Development Corp. vice president Cristina Co Ban Kiat and Constech Management Group vice president for Operations Benjamin Cabral. Congratulations to the entire Robinsons Land Corp. team for this notable project!