THE CATHOLIC Women’s Club (CWC) recently held their first tribute to the women of Asia.

At their Annual Tea 2009 called Women of Asia: Celebrating Timeless Traditions held at Manila Polo Club, CWC members and their invitees breezed in garbed in colorful Asian costumes, palanggas. The hugely successful event, chaired by Sol Tan-Gatue with co-chairs Kim Bernardo-Lokin and Maritess Mendoza Pineda, featured a program highlighting the club’s tea ceremony “as a symbol of unity in helping the less fortunate.”
Meanwhile, CWC 2009 president Nonie Basilio announced her new pet project, Vocational Scholarship Program, for the poorest of the poor, in partnership with the Don Bosco School, dahlings.

Other program highlights included an outstanding member award to Ambassador Nida Vera, induction of 16 members, Balinese wedding dance, spectacular performance by soprano Rachelle Gerodias to the delight of guests. CWC’s Limited-Edition Plates, which are on sale, feature “Madonna & Child” by artist José Blanco.

“Now on its 88th year, the Makati-based Catholic Women’s Club is one of the country’s oldest charity organizations with a mission of helping the needy and less fortunate. It currently supports more than 100 charities all over the Philippines,” said die-hard, dedicated civic leader Nene Leonor.

Samsung phone launch

Wow! Samsung has been in almost all launch events, they sure are making waves, dahlings. Samsung recently launched its sleek Ultra Touch S8300 which has several powerful features. It’s the perfect combination of style and substance, palanggas.

Months ago, Samsung invited fashion denizens and avid readers of the country’s top fashion magazines, Metro, Mega and Preview, to log on to the Samsung Ultra Touch microsite and vote for their favorite Style Icons.

Metro listed goddess Anne Curtis, heartthrob Sam Milby and retail princess Suyen Lim.
Preview’s list included TV host Daphne-Oseña Paez, fashion devotee Ingrid Chua-Go and writer Cecile Zamora-Van Straten. Mega’s nominees were athlete Chris Tiu, fashion photographer Paolo Pineda and real-estate maven Divine Lee.

Party central Embassy SuperClub at The Fort was packed with our town’s fashionable set with host Bianca Gonzales welcoming us to this hip happening, palanggas. Samsung Electronics marketing and communications dynamic head for HHP and IT, brilliant Coco Domingo, said in a short speech, “We celebrate, together with our partners from the top fashion magazines Mega, Metro and Preview, a new definition of style as we reveal three unique individuals who have brought style to a whole new level. They are what Samsung espouse, the perfect combination of style and substance.”

Voted Metro’s Style Icon was the gorgeous and stylish Curtis; Mega’s Style Icon was handsome, rich and absolutely charming athlete Tiu; and Preview’s Style Icon was the hip and talented trendsetter Van Straten. They went onstage full with confidence, style and elegance, dahlings.

Style icons Anne, Chris and Cecile definitely have substance. That’s why “Samsung urges you to choose to stand out and be a style icon yourself with the Samsung Ultra Touch,” dahlings.

World-class jewlry

Do you know that world-class fine jewelry Roberto Coin has positioned itself as the seventh best-known jewelry brands in the United States? Well, I didn’t till I was invited to the month-long celebration of the Italian Festival, where Metrobank Card Corp. together with Rustan Commercial Corp. brought in the latest from Roberto Coin, dahlings.

Some of the invitees bought jewelry pieces while others nibbled on hors d’oeuvres and sipped white wine.

Welcoming us was the sales director of Roberto Coin for Asia-Pacific Philip Grima while Manila Paris Confidential performed.

“Roberto Coin is incorporating in each piece the concept of youth, novelty and happiness. Those who wear it express the true and deep meaning of life,” Grima explained, palanggas.

Other guests were the mega movers and shakers of Metrobank Card Corp.

Check this out. Metrobank cardholders will get triple rewards points when you purchase Roberto Coin jewelry at Rustan’s Department Stores from July 1 to September 30, palanggas.