Grace Bondad Nicolas as Event Director of the Kiwanis Asia Pacific Convention 2022

 

The woman behind successful shows, events and programs, Engr. Grace Bondad Nicolas has been appointed as Kiwanis International Events Director of the upcoming Asia Pacific Convention coming April 1 and 2, 2022. The said convention is an annual event of Kiwanis International held on different parts of the Asia Pacific region. This year,  Philippines will be hosting, and thousands of registrants are expected to join. 

 

Engr.  Grace Bondad Nicolas long list of successful shows, gatherings and charity events produced and initiated makes her a perfect choice for the Kiwanis task at hand. She knows the A to Z of event production, onstage and behind. From event preparation to actual event to wrapping up, she knows every detail. It is her forte dealing with business people, the administrators and the sponsors alike, including the media people.

“I actually accepted it with the request of Governor Raymund Yap telling me that most in the organizing committee suggested for me to manage the event. It’s a pleasure since among so many talented in the organization, they wanted me to handle the program.” - Grace Bondad Nicolas

Past president to Kiwanis Club of Makati for 3 consecutive terms, she is now concurrently the Lieutenant Governor Elect of Division 3A (Metro Manila) of the Kiwanis Philippine Luzon District, Vice President for External Affairs by the Los Baños Chamber of Commerce & Industries (LBCCI), Vice President of the Makati Tourism Foundation, and a certified mentor of “Go Negosyo” under the Philippine Center for Entrepreneurship.

Engineer Grace Bondad Nicolas has indeed emerged triumphant amidst the limitations of the lockdown, proving that no challenge is big enough to dampen her spirit of achievement, tireless action, and continuous inspiration to all her constituents as a civic leader and her partners as a business leader.

Kiwanis International was established in 1915 at Detroit, Michigan. Kiwanis International is a global community of clubs, members and partners dedicated to improving the lives of children one community at a time. Through service projects and fundraisers, Kiwanis members improve their communities, make lifelong friendships and, most importantly, help children reach their full potential.

With more than 600,000 members in more than 80 countries, Kiwanis clubs host nearly 150,000 service projects each year.

Rising Tiger: Entrepreneur and Kiwanis Philippines Luzon District Treasurer Glenda HUfano to be acknowledged under Asia Leaders Awards 2022

An extraordinary leader who have the heart, as well as the strength to take swift action, armed with integrity, genuine care and solid determination, Ms. Glenda Hufano, has been cited and will be featured as one of the  Top 50 Rising Tigers in the Asia Pacific in the newest business and lifestyle magazine, Rising Tigers: Nation Builders.

Ms. Hufano, is the current Kiwanis Philippine Luzon District (PLD) Treasurer. She has been a Kiwanis Club President for 4 consecutive years and a Lieutenant Governor for 2019-2020. 

Making things happen 

She helped and support most of Kiwanis organizations in different clubs in the Philippines as one of the key partaker during outreach programs. You’ll see her everywhere, doing projects nationwide

“The most important quality of a great leader is integrity and compassion for what you do and for the people around you. Your success is the success of the whole organization” shared Ms. Hufano

Indeed, she helps other people not just because she can but because she cares! For her selfless initiatives and many accomplished projects, she got several awards and citations from different organizations here and abroad.

Genuine, Dynamic & Reliable

Ms Hufano is a very active Kiwanian. She always sees to it that needs are given not just the attention, but quick action. Kiwanis PLD initiated various donation drives for typhoon Odette victims.  She even shells out from her own pocket to contribute further. Her genuine care to help and her always can-do attitude makes her excel among the rest, juggling her time between taking care of her own family and helping other people thru Kiwanis. 

Check out on KC PLD initiatives on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KiwanisPLD

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 this focused and respectable lady leader from Kiwanis PLD, Ms. Glenda Hufano, among the Top 50 Rising Tigers in the Asia Pacific on the launching of the Rising Tigers: Nation Builders Magazine. 

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 individuals in the Philippines and Southeast Asia who never fail to balance commitment to growth with corporate social responsibility, even during the most trying times.

Billionaire Robert Laurel Yupangco, one of the ALA board said, “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,” 

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

Plantpreneur: Grace Bondad Nicolas with the rarest Monstera

Engr. Grace Bondad Nicolas known to many as consultant to billionaires, first ever woman President of the American Association of the Philippines, Kiwanis Lieutenant Governor Elect, Top Events organizer, Businesswoman, Go Negosyo speaker, writer and influencer is now as certified “Plantita Plantpreneur.”

Why the Sudden shift?

Actually, it’s not a shift, on top of all the above-mentioned credentials, she still finds time to commune with her plants, at Hidden Hills Farm by Josefino.

Hidden Hills Farm by Josefino is a 2-hectare farmland nurtured by his late father, Josefino Velasco Bondad. When he passed away, Engr. Grace took over it and promised to cultivate and enhance it so as how his father does. 

“It’s my fathers legacy……initially, my objective is just to assist my mom to be busy for the death of my father so we both went to planting to make the farm that he left colorful and for us to be busy. It helped us also convert our loneliness and depression to positive energies, nurturing the plants and taking care of the environment.”  shared Engr. Grace

Hidden Hills Farm is full of fruit bearing trees like Avocado, Mulberry, Golden Caimito, Cashew, Lipote, Mangoes, Daranghita, Chico, Coconuts, Bananas, Jackfruit, Lansones, Rambutan, Durian, Bignay, Abiu, and Santol,. It has some ornamentals before but not to the category of the high-priced rare ones. 

During the pandemic, when almost everybody at home wants to have something productive to do... when plantitas and plantitos are flooding all social media platforms, and a fad for collecting ornamentals is at the helm, she thought of getting a caladium. She started with one pot but was able to propagate 5 more and sell.   

“So I got an opportunity to earn because of planting which makes me relax then at the same time, earning”

From there, she became interested on the rare species of ornamentals and started collecting, propagating and “earning”. As of this writing, Engr. Grace has completed the Top 10 rare in demand houseplant in the world on her wishlist, including 6-figure priced varieties; 

1. Variegated Monsteras

2. Philodendron White Princess

3. Philodendron Melanochrysum

4. Philodendron Gloriosum

5. Anthurium Veitchii

6. Anthurium Warocqueanum

7. Monstera Adansonii Variegata 

8. Monstera Obliqua Peruvian Form

9. Philodendron Pink Princess

10. Variegated Syngonium

She’s very delighted with the rarest of all monstera, Obliqua according to many is the one from Peru, often described as being "more holes than leaf". Another reason why this plant is so difficult to sell and grow is that it grows extremely slowly. ... only after several years will an obliqua produce those characteristic, highly fenestrated, barely-there leaves. From one celebrity article before with few leaves already cost for Php 250K with 4 leaves while Engr. Grace has 12 leaves already as of this moment and trailing. There are some die hard Plantitas already waiting for her to propagate and sell to them. What a fulfilling passion. Green minded indeed. 

Monstera Obliqua is one of the rarest varieties, and it is often confused with Monstera Adansonii. While both of these Monsteras have lots of holes in their leaves, there are a couple of key differences. Visually, Obliqua looks like it is more hole than leaf. 

Earning 6 digits a month for what started as a diversion activity is fulfilling! Unexpected but it happened to Plantitapreneur Grace. 

"I found joy, happiness and financial abundance in my garden, this is so unexpected...and so rewarding!" - she concluded.

To visit the plant collection and the 3 IG friendly villas; 

https://www.facebook.com/HiddenHillsByJosefino/

PT&T President James Velasquez: One of the Top 50 “Rising Tigers: Nation Builders” in the Asia Pacific

Mr. James Velasquez, President & CEO of PT&T— a telecommunications services provider in the Philippines catering to corporate, small/medium business, and residential segments across the country, will be honored during the launch of business and lifestyle magazine Rising Tigers: Nation Builders as one of its Top 50 Rising Tigers in the Asia Pacific.

Rising Tigers: Nation Builders is a new publication that 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.

Reinventing the Old ways

Philippine Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (PT&T), is one of the major telecommunications services provider in the Philippines since its founding in 1962. The company caters to corporate, small/medium business, and residential segments across the country.   

Mr. Velasquez’ joining PT&T has led the company to reinvent itself,  evolving from telegram and pager company they are known for, to providing superior connectivity to businesses now thru hi speed broadband, fiber internet and VSAT services. 

“We are here to connect everyone thru hi speed broadband and fiber internet. Today across the Pilippines, we have over 18000 km and still counting…fiber optic cables reaching speed of up to 1 gigabit per second.” Velasquez shared when asked on what clients can expect from them.

Carrying the tagline, “Beyond Connectivity,” PT&T’s business activities are categorized into two major businesses: Connectivity and IT Services.

“We know that high speed connectivity is just one piece of the puzzle, for businesses to succeed in today’s world, they must transform, transform digitally when things can be done quicker, better and more securely,” he added.

Decades of Experience

Mr. Velasquez has been in the IT industry for over 30 years. He joined PT&T in 2018 as Director and President, with the goal of enabling SMEs access to enterprise-grade solutions, on top of his large enterprise focus. He is currently a board member of MRC Allied, 5GS Security and DRI Philippines.

He was once a Senior Executive for IBM Global Technology Services – Asia Pacific, where he played a hand in the digital transformation journeys of dozens of large enterprises in the Philippines and in Asia, helping harden their IT infrastructure, as well as optimize and scale their businesses. 

Under his leadership, PT&T gained recognition from several Technology award giving bodies. They bagged two prestigious titles at The Global Economic Awards 2021. PT&T was recognized for its client innovation, as well as its drive for customer-centricity while being agile in our response to the pandemic. They were also named the Most Innovative Telecom Services Provider and the Best CSR Initiatives – Philippines. PT&T also won the Learning & Development (L&D) Organization of the Year for Private Sector at the recently concluded 5th Gawad Maestro Awards 2021.

When asked how can PT&T help elevate businesses, he answered: “We know the pace of change will only become quicker and we also know the transformative power of IT and innovation by heart. Let our experience and expertise guide your business grow, no matter how big or small the requirement, together let’s go beyond connectivity.” Mr. Velasquez concluded

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. 

For leading the re-invention and evolution of PT&T, Asia Leaders Awards take the opportunity to recognize Mr. James Velasquez as among the Top 50 Rising Tigers in the Asia Pacific through the launching of the Rising Tigers: Nation Builders Magazine. 

To know more about PT&T and its services, visit www.ptt.com.ph, or https://www.facebook.com/PTTFiberInternet/

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.

Billionaire Robert Laurel Yupangco, one of the ALA board said, “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,” 

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

Philippines #1 rotisserie chicken company President Ronald Daniel Mascariñas at Asia Leaders Awards

Bounty Agro Ventures, Inc. (BAVI) , the Philippines’ largest rotisserie chicken company, with almost 2,000 stores across the country with its President Ronald Daniel Mascariñas joins Asia Leaders Awards once again this year of the Tiger, as one of the distinguished honorees.

Under the efficient and compassionate leadership of Mr. Ronald, the company continuously shines and blessed with good sales and continuous growth despite the pandemic. 

Just recently, Chooks-to-Go, the rotisserie chicken chain of BAVI, ranked #63 in the World’s Most Popular Fast Food Chains list. The iconic roasted chicken store is “one of only two” Philippines-based brands that made it to the global list, as posted by an international app for fast food, delivery, and take-out. 

It’s because BAVI cares!

True to their #PusoParaSaPinas tagline, BAVI has begun the year with a series of donation activities, feeding programs and outreach works on communities affected by natural calamities, including that of Odette. 

“We want to express our closeness to our kababayans in the Visayas and Mindanao, where our business originated,” said Mascariñas. “They can trust that our teams in their communities will continue to serve them and do business with them. It is through cooperation that we can overcome any adversity we face.”

BAVI is also a regular donor to orphanages and indigenous communities nationwide. THey also give food assistance among vulnerable communities severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, including the frontliners.

“Especially now that we are facing uncertainty due to new COVID variants, living out our purpose of loving our country becomes paramount,” added Mascariñas. 

Check out BAVI's FB page https://www.facebook.com/bountybavi, to know more about them. 

Continuing the Asia Leaders Awards Legacy

Asia Leaders Awards continues to be an avenue where companies and business  leaders are recognized for their outstanding achievements and efforts to make their companies shine not only by providing efficient and excellent services to the people but also through their corporate social responsibility. 

Bounty Agro Ventures Inc and Mr. Ronald Mascariñas rightfully deserve to be recognized, they not only offers excellent quality products, but they indeed have a big #PusoParaSaPINAS. 

About Asia Leaders Awards

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.

About BAVI

Bounty Agro Ventures, Inc. (BAVI) is the Philippines’ largest rotisserie chicken company, with almost 2,000 stores across the country.

The home of renowned brands such as Chooks-to-Go, Uling Roasters, Bounty Fresh, Adobo Connection, and HeiHei, it also forms part of the country’s second largest poultry integrator. Through its pioneering Zero Antibiotics Chicken program, BAVI leads the local poultry industry in fighting the global menace of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

For more information about BAVI, visit https://bavi.com.ph

Asia Leaders Awards presents BEAUTY INDUSTRY AWARDS

 

6-22-22

Grand Hyatt Hotel 

Fort Bonifacio, Taguig 

www.asialeadersawards.asia

Beauty industry leaders will be in one roof for the first time under the largest recognition organization in Asia, Asia Leaders Awards. Beauty Industry Awards (BIA) is the grandest health and wellness event that will be at the posh Grand Hyatt Hotel in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig in collaboration with the biggest brands in Asia Pacific.  

CATEGORIES

•Woman of the year 

•Man of the year 

•Innovative Company of the year 

•SME Company of the year 

•Company of the year 

•Influencer of the year 

•CSR Company of the year 

•Health & Wellness Company of the year 

•Social Media Campaign of the Year 

•Product of the year 

The only beauty awards voted on by the experts themselves. No other organization offers such a significant platform to honor beauty’s most accomplished women and men leaders for their achievement and leadership. BIA identifies the next generation of leaders who excel in their positions and contribute to company-wide initiatives and reaching out to others. 

THE LOGO 

The Tiger as the lucky animal of the year as associated with bravery, confidence and strength while the Saxifrage flower symbolizes devotion, affection and passion. Same as these leaders in the beauty industry. 

BIA is to motivate and influence up and coming beauty entrepreneurs to do more not just for their own organizations but also to help out those who are need. To serve as an example for companies to do the same. These leaders are innovators and with grit to succeed. To acknowledged these leaders in Asia Pacific for their unwavering commitment for their peers. 

FASHION SHOW 

The finalist will have a chance to wear the awarding committees gowns and suits via the events Fashion show to showcase also their very own brands. Part of the awarding committees are our international fashion designers; Happy Andrada and Pablo Cabahug. 

The BIA is focused purely on the talent, dedication and commitment of these global entrepreneurs. 

Nomination will start on February 1, 2022 at www.asialeadersawards.asia 

#BeautyIndustryAwards

#ALA2022

#AsiaLeadersAwards2022

#AsiaLeadersAwards

Alfamart Philippines COO Harvey Ong: One of the Top 50 “Rising Tigers: Nation Builders” in the Asia Pacific

Harvey Ong, Chief Operations Officer of Alfamart Trading Philippines—the first and only Super Minimart in the Philippines—will be honored during the launch of business and lifestyle magazine Rising Tigers: Nation Builders as one of its 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 ALA Board Member Robert Laurel Yupangco, grandson of former President Jose P. Laurel and owner of 36 businesses worldwide.

Recognizing Good Work, Giving Customers Their Needs

Harvey Ong, the brains and brawn behind the operations of Alfamart Philippines’ amazing success and unprecedented growth, is the epitome of a leader emerging triumphant triumph from the restrictions of the pandemic, shaping the future of retail in the Philippines toward his vision of collaboration and appreciation.

“The most important thing about a company during times of crisis is its culture. If we take care of our people during good times, our people will take care of our company during bad times,” Ong shared, asked about the biggest lesson the pandemic taught him. 

Thus, Alfamart Philippines—a joint venture between Alfamart Indonesia and SM Retail—continues to help uplift communities by giving Filipino families not only access and convenience to basic grocery but also employment for locals and business opportunities for MSMEs business by being Alfamart partners whether as a lessor, tenant, or contractor.

More than this, his brand of leadership is one that is focused on his people’s success, just as he is in his element doing his job making the rounds of Alfamart branches making sure each store upholds consistent standards of excellence.

“Before the pandemic, store staff are simply tinderos and tinderas, but now with all the effort that they put in braving the restrictions, they’re our economic frontliners. So, it’s important to appreciate them more, for being able to contribute more and having a bigger purpose,” Ong said.

His track record in building brands and organizations spans being Metro Retail Stores Group Inc.’s Chief Merchandising & Marketing Officer, Jollibee’s Vice-President for Marketing, Fonterra Brands Philippines’ Marketing Director, Diageo’s Marketing Director (Taiwan) and Scotch Portfolio Brands Director (Asia Pacific), to being Procter & Gamble’s Regional Marketing Director (ASEAN/Australia/India).

In all these, one thing remains constant: Customers will get what they want.

Raising Retail Standards, Uplifting Communities

Alfamart raised Philippine retail store standards by offering customers a wider assortment of necessities at great value in a convenient setting.

On top of basic groceries, Alfamart offers frozen meat and fish products, select SM Bonus products, fresh fruits and vegetables, ready-to-eat snacks, personal care products, over-the-counter medicines, and wellness products at affordable prices.

Bigger Alfamart branches even house prepaid loading stations, bills payment kiosks, ATMs, food kiosks, laundry shops, and other local businesses, offering not only products but services to shoppers.

“Our customers have come to rely on us for their daily and weekly essentials. As such, we felt the best way we could give back to the communities during this pandemic was to find ways to keep all our stores operating and to continue with our store expansion,” shared Ong, an Asia Leaders Awards 2021 honoree.

In 2000, his able leadership saw 250 new Alfamart branches—the most they were able to achieve in a year!—opening nationwide at the height of the pandemic.

For more about Alfamart Philippines, visit https://www.facebook.com/AlfamartPHOfficial/.  

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.

 

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