PHILIPPINES, APRIL 2011 – The Manila Bulletin Thanksgiving Party held recently at A-Venue in Makati City for the broadsheet’s advertisers and their ad agencies.
More than 800 guests packed the A-venue for an evening of British rock, 111 raffle prizes (in echo of the 111th anniversary of MB) and the once-in-a lifetime chance to win the evening’s grand object of desire: a brand new Mini Cooper S from British United Automobiles.
“The Manila Bulletin’s party was organized in gratitude for the support of the agencies and clients through the years, as well as to mark the 111th year of the iconic broadsheet newspaper,” EVP Paciencia Pinda explained to the highly animated audience.
A highlight of the event was the to live “ Rockeoke” British pop/rock performances from Maxus, Globe, Starcom, CEU, Maverick, Zenith Optimedia, Corplan and Digitel- Sun Cellular.
When the smoke cleared, the sexy trio from the Digitel- Sun Cellular group took home the grand prize of P50,000.00 for their engaging version of Queen’s iconic rock ballad , “Bohemian Rhapsody”. Not to be outdone, the Manila Bulletin’s Display advertising account executives also rocked the evening with their own special medley.
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Cheryl Solis, a marketing officer from Digitel-Sun Cellular won the grand prize – the power-packed Sparkling Silver Mini Cooper S.
While the event was certainly an evening of good cheer and stellar group musical performances, the evening was also the Manila Bulletin’s way of saying a heartfelt thank you to its valued clients and their agencies.
