Month-long birthdays

Minerva Tanseco’s birthday is almost always a month-long celebration. Her  roster of friends is quite an assortment — politicians, entrepreneurs and ladies who lunch — and all coordinated with each other to host a succession of birthday celebrations for the gracious lady.

Several gatherings were held for Minerva: a birthday lunch with her “Friday dancing” group, a special lunch buffet at the Hyatt City of Dreams Manila, and a joint grand asalto with Sen. Cynthia Villar hosted by the endearing Alice Briones at Fairmont Makati’s Spectrum restaurant.  

Celebrations like these certainly provide the opportunity to renew old friendships and strengthen new ones. 

Here’s to another year of blessings, Minerva!

A place to rest & bond

One of the widely popular tourist destinations in Cebu is Plantation Bay Resort and Spa. 

The resort offers one of the largest privately-owned waterways in the world with the clean elegance of colonial-plantation architecture. General manager Efren Belarmino also counts the resort’s themed dinner buffet and extravaganza (starring Plantation Bay’s ultra-talented staff) by the beach as a proven crowd drawer. 

The sprawling world-class resort in Mactan island, Cebu always gets a good mix of celebrities all year-round who want to feel “away from it all.” 

(For inquiries and reservations, call the Cebu office at 32-5059800 or the Manila office at 2-8445024 to 25.)

Charity begets charity

The lovely socialite and active philanthropist Tessie Amparo recently hosted a luncheon for her friends who have been supporting her advocacies. Leave it to Tessie to make a thoughtful gesture of thanks to those who extended their help at her charitable events.

By the way, Tessie,  the Inner Wheel Club of Manila (IWCM) president, received the Outstanding Leadership and Community Service award recently. She also received, on behalf of her club, the much-coveted Hall of Fame and International awards.

Congratulations, Tessie!