What started as a small gathering of Cebu's brightest now emerged as an annual coming together of future leaders at a national scope.
Aboitiz Future Leaders Business Summit (AFLBS) is an annual gathering of about one hundred delegates among thousands of applicants across the Philippines to listen and learn straight from the executives of one of the country's best-managed companies and renowned resource speakers. The 8th Aboitiz Future Leaders Business Summit is held at Marco Polo Hotel Cebu City with this year's theme "Significantly Changing My Philippines." Delegates are varsity athletes, honor students and student leaders from all over the county.

Chief Human Resource and Quality Office of the Aboitiz Group, Xavier "Txabi" Aboitiz said "We all have a part to play in nation-building and it's very encouraging to see the youth aspiring to contribute to it. But for them to shape our nation towards a better future, we need to shape their mindsets first. This is what we wish to accomplish during the summit,"

The 8th Aboitiz Future Leaders Business Summit speakers were:

• Aboitiz Equity Ventures (AEV) President and CEO Erramon  Aboitiz
• Visayan Electric Co. COO Jim Aboitiz
• CitySavings Bank VP William Paradies
• AboitizLand President and CEO Andoni Aboitiz
• Hedcor President and COO Rene Ronquillo
• Union Bank of the Philippines Assistant Vice President Anna Aboitiz Delgado
• AEV SVP for Human Resources Txabi Aboitiz; AEV SVP
• CFO and CIO Steve Paradies
• Aboitiz Foundation EVP and COO Sonny Carpio
• AEV SVP and Chief Reputation and Risk Management Officer Susan Valdez.

One of the summit’s highlights was the Leadership Forum, which featured Aboitiz Foundation President Jon Ramon Aboitiz and Trustee Romy Ronquillo, and Aboitiz Power Corp. FVP for Mindanao Affairs Bobby Orig.

Also present were TV host and recognized voice of the youth, Bianca Gonzalez and Rappler.com CEO Maria Ressa to give aspirational talks.
The Summit talks about leadership and management concepts and shows how these are concretized in a corporate environment, providing opportunities for the student delegates to interact, network, and establish ties with CEOs, executives, team leaders, and team members of the Aboitiz Group, as well as with their fellow delegates. Through plenary discussions, teambuilding exercises, and team challenges, the Summit also aims to bring out the best from the student delegates, inspire them to develop a renewed hope in the country, and encourage them to strive for excellence in all things.

AFLBS delegates are treated with Pre-summit activities that includes an enjoyable roundabout of the Cebu Cty as well as a tour of Don Ramon Aboitiz’s home and the Children of Cebu Foundation, Inc., one of the beneficiaries of Aboitiz Foundation, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year.

To apply for the Aboitiz Future Leaders Business Summit, the applicant must:

• Be a Filipino citizen, 25 years old or younger at the time of the Summit
• Be a bonafide undergraduate student of a school / university
• Be a 3rd or 4th year student of a 4-year course; 4th or 5th year student of a 5-year course
• Be taking up any course in the following fields of study: Business Management, Accounting, Communications, Political Science, Information Technology, Marketing, Finance, Engineering, Psychology, Economics, and Law
• Be ranked in the top 20 of their college or department
• Be an active leader or officer of any student organization – student government, academic, cause-oriented, socio-civic or religious in nature
• Possesses excellent communication skills
• Not have any disciplinary case inside or outside campus

For update list of requirements and more information about the summit, visit www.facebook.com/AboitizLeaders, twitter.com/aboitizleaders, or www.careers.aboitiz.com

Aboitizland, a Cebuano homegrown Residential and Commercial Communities Developer will kick off next year HANAYA, an Aboitizland Resort-style Condominium Community  in Canduman Mandue City. Aboitizland's Hanaya is a mid-rise condominium community with a uniquely 70% Open space for occupants to play in which means, a huge space is given to families living in Hanaya. Hanaya Condominium is accessible from Talamban, Cebu City and Mandaue City. Hanaya of Aboitizland is a property with the ideal location to those families with children study at nearby schools, Ateneo de Cebu (Sacred Heart), Cebu International School and Maria Montessori International School.

• Lobby area with landscaped garden atrium
• Elevators in all buildings
• Two open-type stairways
• Hybrid underground electricals
• Centralized garbage room at lower ground floor
• Low flow water fixtures (reduces water consumption by using pressurized/aerated water)
• Constant Pressure Pump (pressure is fair from the lower ground up to the roof deck)
• Fire alarm, fire hose cabinets and exits at both wings
• Heat and smoke detectors with centralized sprinkler system
• Standby power
• Covered parking & street parking
• Roof deck laundry area
• Single-loaded corridors
• CCTV

• Exhaust system per unit (Toilet & Bath)
• Telephone and cable provision
• Balcony in all units (2nd-6th floor)
• Patio or Balcony units at the Upper ground floor
• Window type aircon sleeve provision
• Standby power: 2 lights (master’s Bedroom & T&B, Ref and 1 convenience outlet

• Adult and kiddie pool
• Pavilion and Gazebos
• BBQ station
• Exercise station
• Jogging trail
• Basketball court with full benches
• Children's playground
• Clubhouse

Aboitizland Hanaya Condominium Green Environment Features

• Vertical Landscape
• Rainwater recovery
• Materials recovery facility (segregates market recyclable materials)
• Passive cooling (building is designed to be cooler without the need for power)
• CFL lighting
• Efficient use of sun shading

The Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) introduced the refreshed RAFI to its communication partners in a launching last Jan. 25 at Casino Español de Cebu.
The event was the first of the series of external brand launches that RAFI will hold this year after the Foundation launched its brand internally last Sept. 7, 2010. It was attended by RAFI’s communication partners, including media, suppliers, service providers, and academe, among others.
The refreshed identity of RAFI manifests the Foundation’s decision to upscale its core initiatives and ensure that its more than 160 employees have a uniform and comprehensive understanding in order to bring more impact in the communities where it works.
RAFI’s Vision is “Touching People, Shaping the Future.”
“Because so much time has past, it was a good time to revisit our core principles, philosophy and programs. A time to insure we have a uniform and comprehensive understanding of who we are and what our vision is. The ‘Branding Project’ we have been working on for one and half years is designed to secure this alignment. I think we now have a refreshed and powerful definition of our soul and purpose as an organization, and a clear understanding of what we want to achieve. Now we are in a position to bring this to the world,” RAFI President Roberto Aboitiz said during the launching.

RAFI’s vision and tagline is “Touching People, Shaping the Future.” RAFI’s brand idea defines the 44-year-old foundation as an “Architect of Change.” RAFI’s brand promise is “elevating lives through a comprehensive approach that champions best practices in community development.”
The Foundation’s brand attributes include collaborative as it continues to work with partners; holistic as it carries out multiple initiatives to address complex issues; and role model as it leads by example.
RAFI now have five key focus areas—Integrated Development, Micro-finance & Entrepreneurship, Culture & Heritage, Leadership & Citizenship, and Education.
RAFI has been Serving the people in the VisMin for 44 years.
To carry out the programs under these focus areas, RAFI will capitalize on its capabilities, which include Grants & Awards that provide opportunities for concepts to become effective interventions in uplifting human dignity and that recognize role models in the community, respectively; Institutional Development & Planning that help out partners and communities organize for sustained change; Knowledge Sharing & Advocacy that enables RAFI to share its best practices and equip individuals with knowledge to drive change; and Service & Facilities that allows the foundation to provide support for its communities and partners.
The new logo introduced the Foundation also as RAFI. The shield has been sustained as a reference back to the Aboitiz family. Visually, RAFI’s new identity had been given a modern three-dimension appearance and a professional sans-serif typographic treatment.
RAFI’s new colors—Steel Blue, Ice Blue, and Saffron Yellow—reflect the professional but still warm attitude that RAFI brings in its undertakings.
“In the past, we made use of different logos, colors of uniforms, so it is not surprising that RAFI may be known in different ways. Today, we will begin to change this. Today, we will discipline ourselves to use our logo, our colors and our visual material in a consistent way,” Aboitiz explained.
RAFI has been serving the people in the Visayas and Mindanao through Various Programs and Projects in Development work for the past 44 years.“Over time, we aim stand out even further as architects of change, as having touched people and shaped a better future. This is an exciting point in our history and a good time to position ourselves in the public eye and tell our story. Help us to bring our story—the RAFI Story—out to our recipients and partners. Be part of the RAFI Story!” Aboitiz addressed RAFI’s partners in communications.
RAMON ABOITIZ FOUNDATION INC. (RAFI) posted at Cebu Events Blog