Hey Pretty Founder & CEO Anne Barretto: Hailed Among Top 50 “Rising Tigers: Nation Builders”

 

Anne Barretto, President and CEO of Hey Pretty Aesthetic Center—a 16-branch strong super affordable beauty transformation hub—will be honored during the launch of business and lifestyle magazine Rising Tigers: Nation Builders as one of the Top 50 Rising Tigers in the Asia Pacific.

This latest publication will feature the best and the brightest in the Philippines and Southeast Asia who never fail to balance commitment to growth with corporate social responsibility, even during the most trying times.

“Asia Leaders Awards Presents the Top 50 Rising Tigers in the Asia Pacific to motivate us all that, in spite of the challenges, we will emerge triumphant. These are the top leaders with the very new vision of the world now,” shared billionaire Robert Laurel Yupangco, an esteemed member of the ALA Board.

Inspiring Rags to Riches Story for All

Anne Barretto, at only 31 years old, is a role model for Filipinos as that leader of the future who emerged triumphant amid challenges, transforming herself, her social status, and her company into her vision of the future.

“Motivated by two cans of sardines for dinner after my father got sick and was laid off from work, I strove harder to give my family a comfortable life,” she recalled. 

What began as P200-P300 from doing her classmates makeup for on- and off-campus events, she was able to save enough and dream big enough to pursue cosmetology and become an aesthetician, an expert on cosmetic skin treatments.

Rising to the challenge of financial insecurity, she emerges triumphant motivated by the familiar hardships of poverty to open Hey Pretty Aesthetic Clinic in 2018, which likewise rose from the pandemic as a thriving business.

“Because my business is my passion, not one of my clinics closed during the lockdowns. By opening mobile clinics to continue serving my growing clientele, helping others, I prospered with my efforts backed up by God,” she related.

It was during the pandemic that her Hey Pretty Skin line was born, a success story that mass media picked up quickly landing her life story on Korina’s Rated K show!

“Never give up on your dreams. If you can start it, as I did, you can also do it. Follow your passion. Love what you really love doing and success will follow,” she said.

Making Beauty Affordable to Everyone

She established her own company, empowering women to empower themselves, and advocating for personal aesthetic transformation.

“My appreciation for beauty and wellness has led me to build one of the fastest growing aesthetic clinics in the Philippines,” shared Barretto.

Hey Pretty Aesthetic Center, an immensely popular and affordable aesthetic clinic founded in 2018, has grown so fast that it already has 16 branches nationwide in just three years!

“Hey Pretty Aesthetic Center, however, is not your typical beauty and wellness center,” she revealed. 

“It is the start of people’s transformation into better versions of themselves, transforming them into a more confident new you.”

Hence, Barretto did not stop with a one-stop beauty transformation shop.  

She wanted to grant women’s wishes for more opportunity to reach their potential led her to found Hey Pretty Skin.

“We want women entrepreneurs to start their own business, so we help them from the start and continuously support them along the way,” she explained.  

Hey Pretty Skin is her flagship company’s direct marketing arm for beauty and skin regimen.

Know more about Hey Pretty Aesthetic Center on http://heyprettyaestheticcenter.com/about-us/. 

Recognizing the Leaders of Tomorrow

This milestone, another brainchild of the Asia Leaders Awards (ALA) Committee, will be held on March 22, 2022, at the Grand Hyatt Manila at the Bonifacio Global City in Taguig.

Asia Leaders Awards is only the recognition giving body whose awards committee is composed of respected leaders from different chambers, organizations, and embassies like the Embassy of Singapore, the Embassy of Poland, and the Korean Council among others. 

 

ALA’s main objective is to promote the Philippines as a premier business hub and destination in Asia.

 

DAVID D’ANGELO AIMS TO BE “BOSES NG KALIKASAN SA SENADO”

 

David D’Angelo, a long time environmental advocate, cosplayer and National President of the Green Party of the Philippines is running for Senator in the 2022 elections.  He says he wants to be the voice for the environment in the senate, hence his tagline, “Boses ng Kalikasan sa Senado.”

D’Angelo had filed his Certificate of Candidacy for Senator under the Partido Lakas ng Masa (PLM), a registered political party that is part of the Kalikasan Muna (Nature First) Coalition.

“We are running under PLM because they are the only registered political party who wholeheartedly and holistically supported our green agenda even before we discussed it with them. We are part of the slate of candidates that are both progressive and green and is pursuing the Kalikasan Muna or Nature First agenda,” said D’Angelo.

Declaration of a National Climate Emergency, moratorium on mining, food sovereignty, green education, green communes, push for renewable energy, use of blockchain and smart contracts in governance, and criminalization of environmental offenses are some of the key agenda under the platform spearheaded by David D’Angelo in his run for the senate.

David D’Angelo is a longtime youth advocate for the environment dating back 1995.  He has been a member of the Youth for Sustainable Development Assembly, the Asia-Europe Youth Network for Sustainable Development, and Sustainability Watch Network.  Currently he is a member of various organizations including Aksyon Kalikasan (Eco Actions PH), Bayanihan para sa Kalikasan Movement, Inc., Rotary Club of Alabang Madrigal Business Park, Upper Marikina Watershed Coalition, the Climate Reality Project Philippines, Lupang Arienda Multi-Purpose Cooperative (LAMCO), Naruto Cosplayers PH (NCPH) and Brotherhood of Destiny (BROOD).

He is also well-known in the cosplay community as Master Pogi owing to his nearly perfect cosplay of Master Hercule from Dragonball Z. In 2010, he co-founded Naruto Cosplayers PH (NCPH) which is one of the first cosplay for cause oriented organizations in the Philippines. Their cosplay for a cause includes helping young children with cancer, disaster assistance, environmental response, charity events, and more.

Other candidates under Partido Lakas ng Masa (PLM) include Leody De Guzman for President, Walden Bello for Vice President, Atty. Luke Espiritu for Senator, and Roy Cabonegro for Senator.

You can follow David D’Angelo through his social media channels on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @daviddangeloph and @dangelo4senator.  Follow the hashtag #dangelo4senator online or visit the website www.dangelodavid.com for more details.

A Taipan Grand Daughter-Nothing to do but to be successful. Carol Lee Tan.

 

Most successful entrepreneurs especially in the Philippines must know Tan Yu and was a Chinese Filipino philanthropist and businessman who founded the Asiaworld Internationale Group and established the KTTI Foundation, which provided scholarships to and supported the education of thousands of young students. In 1997, Forbes listed Tan Yu as the 7th wealthiest person in the world, estimating his net worth to be about $7 billion. He was placed amongst the top 10 in the world on the Forbes List of World Billionaires 1997, making him wealthiest man in the Philippines.

The equally determined grand daughter

Another empowered woman, Carel Lee Tan, joins the roster of the Top 50 Rising Tigers in the Asia Pacific in the pilot issue of the new Business and Lifestyle magazine “Rising Tigers: Nation Builders.”

Carel Lee Tan, grand daughter of Tan Yu is the young CEO of Yes Carel, a Health platform and Beauty specializing in manufacturing and importing skincare and cosmetics K-Beauty products. Carel W International Corporation officially signed the contract with Dr. Elton See Tan, Chairman, President & CEO of The E-Hotels, Resorts & Residences Suites giving their Hotel Gift Shops the sole distributorship of all YesCarel imported products.

Carel Tan graduated from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) with Bachelor of Architecture. She also studied at Harvard University, the Graduate School of Design (GSD), with a Concentration in Architecture. She was in the Honor society throughout her college career and was awarded Presidential Service award by His Excellency President Barack Obama. After graduating, she worked at JERDE, top architectural firm in Los Angeles, and eventually became the Consultant of the Jerde Partnership, Singapore. 

With her family background, successful entrepreneurs  and as an architectural designer, having grit is in her blood—she was able to compare and formulate a structure for true beauty. Design and beauty follow a simple rule: they must be achieved by taking the right steps. And YesCarel took this core philosophy that, instead of covering up their differences that make them who they are, they need to accentuate it and understand how to utilize their foundation - to build themselves better.

She is by the way the daughter of a beauty icon and former Miss Korea, Carolyn Lee Tan.

“We are proud to launch our high-quality skincare line as well as bring in authentic top tier Korean beauty products for our valued customers. We always promise the best shopping experience for a community that admires Korean skincare and cosmetics.” – says Carel

“It’s about providing the “Yes!” experience. We believe that selfcare is not selfish; it is an important part of living a healthy and happy lifestyle.” she added 

Know more about YesCarel on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yescarel and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/yescarel/

Recognizing the Leaders of Tomorrow

“With 2022—The Year of the Water Tiger promising 365 days of positive changes, business must be stable, and finances will flow smoothly throughout the year with grit on its side.” – shared Engr. Grace Bondad Nicolas, Founder and CEO of Tag Media Group. 

Asia Leaders Awards take the opportunity to recognize Miss Carel Lee Tan among the Top 50 Rising Tigers in the Asia Pacific both in person and tribute through the launching of the Rising Tigers: Nation Builders Magazine. Carel also is the current President of Kiwanis Club of Makati with monthly projects to help the indigents nationwide. 

Rising Tigers: Nation Builders

Launching on March 22, 2022, at the Grand Hyatt Manila at the BGC in Taguig, “Rising Tigers: Nation Builders” is another brainchild of Asia Leaders Awards (ALA) Committee.

This new publication will feature the best and the brightest in the Philippines and Southeast Asia who never fail to balance commitment to growth with corporate social responsibility, even during the most trying times.

“Asia Leaders Awards Presents the Top 50 Rising Tigers in the Asia Pacific to motivate us all that despite all the challenges, we will emerge triumphant. These are the top leaders with the very new vision of the world now,” shared Robert Laurel Yupangco, one of the ALA Board.

Asia Leaders Awards is only the recognition giving body whose awards committee is composed of respected leaders from different chambers, organizations, and embassies such as Embassy of Singapore, Embassy of Poland, and Korean Council among others. It’s main objective is to promote the Philippines as a premier business hub and destination in Asia.

To know more about Rising Tigers: Nation Builders and Asia Leaders Awards, visit https://www.facebook.com/AsiaLeadersAwards.

Mondelēz Philippines Is Among Asia Leaders Awards’ Top 50 “Rising Tigers: Nation Builders”

 

Mondelēz Philippines joins Asia Leaders Awards—the Philippines and Southeast Asia’s largest business awards event—during the launch of business and lifestyle magazine “Rising Tigers: Nation Builders” as one of the Top 50 Rising Tigers in the Asia Pacific.

This milestone, another brainchild of ALA committee, will be held on March 22, 2022, at the Grand Hyatt Manila at the Bonifacio Global City in Taguig.

Bannering Mondelēz International in Southeast Asia

Mondelēz Philippines—Employer of Choice and one of the Best Places to Work in 2021 by the Best Places to Work Certification —is among parent company Mondelēz International’s biggest business in Southeast Asia and is a major growth driver for their global business unit. 

“It’s about how people feel about the workplace, how we are able to play to our potential while at the same time getting a good balance between work and personal lives, especially during these times,” shared Mondelēz Philippines Country Director Ashish Pisharodi.

On top of this, the multinational brand has instituted exemplary pandemic response actions for its employees, such as: flexible work arrangements to give way to personal and learning needs, “Meet-Less” Fridays to avoid meetings after 1 p.m. before weekends to give more time to personal affairs and learning, and creating platforms for discussions and debates about company policies through Coffee Chat, Balitaktakan, and e-tambayan, and Purpose day walk, run, and bike challenge to achieve 5 million steps collectively during the lockdown.

“Throughout the years, Mondelēz Philippines has established a winning growth culture by leading with an agile and growth mindset, fostering engagement, strengthening diversity and inclusion, building careers, and prioritizing employee well-being.”

Employees, who possess a strong sense of volunteerism, regularly join the companies community activities.

Previously known as Kraft Philippines, the multinational corporation has brought the consumer market their brands like BelVita, Cadbury Dairy Milk, Calumet Baking Powder, Cheez Whiz, Chips Ahoy!, Eden Cheese/Mayo/Sandwich Spread, Halls Candies, Magic Whirl, Oreo, Tang, Tiger Energy Biscuits, and Toblerone.

Find out more by visiting Mondelēz Philippines website https://www.mondelezinternational.com/Philippines.

Succeeding with Toby Gatchalian at the Helm of Marketing

With Toby Gatchalian as Head of Marketing the Mondelēz Philippines benefited from his extensive international strategic and commercial marketing and sales background in FMCG and Banking, holding leadership roles in global and local marketing, regional product innovation and digital transformation in the personal care, home care, oral care and banking industries. 

Gatchalian has also worked in different countries, having held senior roles in the Philippines, Hong Kong, Thailand, Vietnam, and the United States, enabling him to steer the company to greater heights despite the pandemic situation.

Bringing his expertise in the field, he is currently focused on supporting elevated strategic thinking, establishing a “Why Not?” culture, and a sharp and effective integrated marketing communications discipline among his team.

Recognizing the Leaders of Tomorrow

With 2022—The Year of the Water Tiger promising 365 days of positive changes, “business will be stable  and finances will flow smoothly throughout the year with grit in its side.” 

Hence, Asia Leaders Awards take the opportunity to recognize Mondelez Philippines among the Top 50 Rising Tigers in the Asia Pacific as tribute through the launching of the Rising Tigers: Nation Builders Magazine.

This latest publication will feature the best and the brightest in the Philippines and Southeast Asia who never fail to balance commitment to growth with corporate social responsibility, even during the most trying times.

Combining Brave Strength and New Happiness

Thus, to open 2022—The Year of the Water Tiger, Asia Leaders Awards take on the theme of Very Peri, “the happiest and warmest of all the blue hues,” Pantone’s Color of the Year.

“This combination of bravery, strength and newness which you can see as characteristics of these leaders is what symbolizes the changes and the difference the world is experiencing as we look to move beyond the uncertainty of this global health crisis,” explained Engineer Grace Bondad Nicolas, who’s spearheading the ALA Board. 

Continuing the Asia Leaders Awards Legacy

Asia Leaders Awards is only the recognition giving body whose awards committee is composed of respected leaders from different chambers, organizations, and embassies such as Embassy of Singapore, Embassy of Poland, and Korean Council among others. 

 

Its main objective is to promote the Philippines as a premier business hub and destination in Asia.

 

For more information about Asia Leaders Awards, visit https://www.facebook.com/AsiaLeadersAwards.

2021 DOST-Elsevier Awards for Outstanding Research Institutes

 

The Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST-PCIEERD), in partnership with global scientific publisher Elsevier, has recognized outstanding research institutes in the 2021 DOST-Elsevier Awards.

The awardees were chosen among DOST Research, Development Institutes (RDIs) and Science and Technology (S&T) institutes and the 10 state universities and colleges (SUCs) who were given IP-based access to the subscription.

The winners for the Highest ScienceDirect Usage were:

· DOST-Forest Product Research and Development Institute (FPRDI) for the Highest ScienceDirect Usage this year under the RDI category;

· DOST-Science Education Institute (SEI) under the S&T institutes category; and

· DOST Regional Office No. 2 under the Regional Office (RO) category.

The Central Luzon State University bagged the remaining major awards Highest Publications Scopus and the Most Accepted Proposals, both under the State University and College (SUC) category. The Most Accepted Proposals award is given to the institution that got the most number of proposals submitted to DOST.

ScienceDirect is Elsevier’s leading information solution for researchers, teachers, students, healthcare professionals and information professionals. It offers millions of full-text publications, including journal articles and books chapters from Elsevier, its imprints and society partners.

From researchers pursuing scientific breakthroughs to academic institutions and government agencies evaluating research, Scopus is the abstract and indexing database of choice. Worldwide, Scopus is used by more than 3,000 academic, government and corporate institutions and is the main data source that supports the Elsevier Research Intelligence portfolio.

Certificates of Appreciation were also given to all participating institutions as well as to Elsevier Coordinators.

Dr. Enrico C. Paringit, Executive Director of DOST-PCIEERD underscored the importance of comprehensive scientific literature, thus his call to the scientific community to use the platform.

“Science-based researched and science-backed decisions are critical especially at these trying times. While we navigate our way through the new normal, we wish to increase the numbers of our partner intuitions who will use Elsevier in whatever science breakthroughs they will do in the future,” he said.

“Greater access to high-quality scientific literature is encouraged now that our way of lives has changed amid the pandemic. As we strive to find solutions, all these available resources will help us innovate more,” he added.

Elsevier is the world’s largest scientific publisher of peer-reviewed journals and articles. 

For the 4th time, the DOST revitalized its subscription to the scientific publishing giant’s online journals, citation index database, and capacity building of researchers on authorship to scientific journals which allows access of researchers to more than 3,000 journals and 25 million research articles across 26 subject areas and citation index database with over 5, 000 publishers and about 76 million articles.

At present, there are 667 higher education institutions (HEIs), R&D institutes, government agencies and DOST regional offices nationwide, that are utilizing the online journal articles acquired through Elsevier 

DOST Promotes Synchronizing PH Time

 

From January 1 to 7, 2022, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) leads in the observance of the 2022 National Time Consciousness Week with the theme, “Bangon Pinas para sa Bagong bukas: Sundin ang tamang oras” to synchronize all timepieces across the country. This advocacy to promote the new Pilipino time is in accordance to Republic Act No. 10535 or The Philippine Standard Time (PST) Act of 2013.

This year’s theme aims to advocate the use of the PST or the now called ORAS PINAS to help in nation-building and to support efforts to achieve sustainable development and inclusive growth by valuing time.

The main campaign launched last year, “ORAS PINAS” with the tagline “One Nation, One Time: Pilipinas ON TIME” promotes the use of PST nationwide and syncing of timepieces with the PST. The campaign also hopes to institutionalize the new Filipino culture of being always on time and having only one time as a nation.

The NTCW is observed during the first week of January of every year to instill the value of time and the need to respect the time of others, so that the people may realize the imperative of synchronizing the official time.

The ORAS PINAS is set by the DOST’s Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), the country’s official timekeeper since 1978 as mandated by Section 6 of Batas Pambansa Bldg. 8.

DOST-PAGASA sets the timing system that consists of a rubidium atomic clock, a Global Positioning System receiver, a time interval counter, a distribution amplifier, and a computer.

The ORAS PINAS is set by the DOST’s Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), the country’s official timekeeper since 1978 as mandated by Section 6 of RA. 

To sync your timepieces, just visit the DOST-PAGASA website (http://bagong.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/) and get the official ORAS PINAS.

Skin Magical’s Ghie Pangilinan Is Among Asia Leaders Awards’ Top 50 “Rising Tigers: Nation Builders”

Skin Magical founder and CEO Ghie Pangilinan joins Asia Leaders Awards—the Philippines and Southeast Asia’s largest business awards event—during the launch of business and lifestyle magazine “Rising Tigers: Nation Builders” as one of the Top 50 Rising Tigers in the Asia Pacific.

This milestone, another brainchild of Asia Leaders Awards (ALA) Committee will be held on March 22, 2022, at the Grand Hyatt Manila at the BGC in Taguig.

“Asia Leaders Awards Presents the Top 50 Rising Tigers in the Asia Pacific to motivate us all that in spite of the challenges, we will emerge triumphant. These are the top leaders with the very new vision of the world now,” shared Robert Laurel Yupangco, one of the ALA Board. 

Empowered Woman Inspiring Women

Inspiring and triumphant are two words that describe young and youthful serial entrepreneur Ghie Pangilian. The woman behind the household name Skin Magical has continued to reap honors on top of profits even as the world yielded to a global pandemic. 

She proved to the world that women today are as empowered as they are inspirational. As she said in an interview:

“What could be more inspiring than being able to inspire others—that no big dreams are impossible if you have the heart for it. It doesn’t matter how many times you try or fail. What matters is you never give up, and you continue to achieve your dreams little by little.”

Starting as an online seller with a capital of P7,000, she ventured into building her own brand of high-quality skin care and beauty products for everyone to use, sell, and make a livelihood of. More than that, she was able to grow Skin Magical into the Skye Group of Companies, the umbrella company of brands like Speaks G, Cloud Face International, Magical Posh Cosmetics, and Artista Scent.

She didn’t go unnoticed for her inspiring rise as a beauty and wellness empress. She had branched out to food and beverages as well with Coffee Periodt and Tea Talk as well as construction with MagicalWorld Realty Corp.

For these, Pangilinan was named by the American Association of the Philippines as its Woman of the Year for the second year in a row. Likewise, she was ALA’s Influencer of the Year, also in a row from 2019 to 2020, as she catapulted her beauty and wellness empire, Skin Magical, to Startup of the Year. 

Recognizing the Leaders of Tomorrow

With 2022—The Year of the Water Tiger promising 365 days of positive changes, “business will be stable  and finances will flow smoothly throughout the year with grit in its side.” 

Hence, Asia Leaders Awards take the opportunity to recognize Miss Pangilinan among the Top 50 Rising Tigers in the Asia Pacific both in person and tribute through the launching of the Rising Tigers: Nation Builders Magazine.

“Ghie is a superwoman, having so much on her plate, and yet, still building and conceptualizing more projects and branches nationwide, helping the Filipino people to earn and succeed like her,” remarked Engineer Grace Bondad Nicolas, one of the ALA, about Skin Magical’s phenomenal woman.

This latest publication will feature the best and the brightest in the Philippines and Southeast Asia who never fail to balance commitment to growth with corporate social responsibility, even during the most trying times.

Combining Brave Strength and New Happiness

Thus, to open 2022—The Year of the Water Tiger, Asia Leaders Awards take on the theme of Very Peri, “the happiest and warmest of all the blue hues,” Pantone’s Color of the Year.

“This combination of bravery, strength, newness, and happiness is what symbolizes the changes and the difference the world is experiencing as we look to move beyond the isolation and uncertainty of the pandemic,” explained Engineer Nicolas. 

By taking on this “empowering mix of newness” with a “carefree confidence and a daring curiosity that animates the creative spirit that in result helps a bigger community or the world,” 2022 will be an auspicious year for both leaders and constituents, businesses and customers!

Continuing the Asia Leaders Awards Legacy

Asia Leaders Awards is only the recognition giving body whose awards committee is composed of respected leaders from different chambers, organizations, and embassies such as Embassy of Singapore, Embassy of Poland, and Korean Council among others. 

 

Its main objective is to promote the Philippines as a premier business hub and destination in

Asia.

 

For more information about Asia Leaders Awards, visit https://www.facebook.com/AsiaLeadersAwards.