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MA. CLARA T. KRAMERGENERAL MANAGER

Let us look back on some of the club events this 2015; at One Tree at a Time we planted 150 trees totaling to 485,340, bring us much closer to our 500,000 in just 20 years. This year, we renewed our partnership with the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity who have supported us for 6 years running. The Philippine Horticultural Society had their exhibit at the Highlands Golf Club, showcasing some of the rare and beautiful plants from around the world. We also played host to some of the car clubs here in the Philippines, bringing along with them some of the best luxury cars in the world. And there are also the various golf tournaments held here sush as the 3rd Member’s Quarterly Challenge, the SM Invitational Golf Tournament, and the seventh leg of the WGAP Circuit. The year is about to end but there are more events and promos still happening at the Club. So bring your families and friends here over for the holidays. Celebrate with us the end and coming of another great year!

Christmas is here and the Club is lively as ever with its holiday events happening this month of December. The Highlands String Festival is here to serenade you with classic Christmas songs performed by different musical ensembles. Bring your kids along and let them have a blast at the Christmas Party for Kids. Join us as we welcome the coming of a new year at our rocking New Years Countdown party. Feast on gourmet and premium selections this holiday season at the Highlander Steakhouse. Sample the best Filipino favorites like our famous Bulalo, Crispy Pata, and Jumbo Bangus at the Golfers Lounges. Have a taste of fine Chinese cuisine at the Highlands China Palace. And to make your stay here more fun, try our new activities and newly refurbished facilities at the Sports Center. There’s always something happening at Tagaytay Highlands so be sure to get updated with and be part of the latest, greatest, and biggest events and activities here in the Club!

Editorial Board

Willy N. OcierTAGAYTAY HIGHLANDS FOUNDER

Jerry C. TiuCLUB PRESIDENT

Ma. Clara T. KramerGENERAL MANAGER

Phillip N.A.L. MedinaMARKETING & EVENTS DIRECTOR

Noel A. CasubhaMARKETING COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER

Marlone T. VidaCREATIVE OFFICER

Josiah B. TeofiloGRAPHIC ARTIST

Joshua VidalEDITORIAL ASSISTANT

Contributors

Chleobel D. BirginiasRhea S. BulactialAlfred T. LabadanGeorge Ramil RamosViktor Toledo

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ON THE COVER

HIGHLANDSTHE LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE OF TAGAYTAY HIGHLANDS

JERRY C. TIUCLUB PRESIDENT

Photography Marlone VidaArt direction CTKramer & PLMedina

Club Members Xander Henson and Uona Villanueva with Santa Claus

the lifestyle magazine of tagaytay highlands | vol xx no. 2

TNF 100Run the Race to Win!

Reasons to go up this Holiday Season

Yuletide Getaway

LamborghiniClub Philippines

Premium Steaks and more

In this Issue

4 CHRISTMAS EVENTS 2015

6 HIGHLANDS ART CALENDARCoffee Art | Alambre Art

7 THE SPA & LODGEA Soothing Escape this Christmas

8 NATURESCAPESPicturesque | A Landscape Mastery | Signature Sites |Geographical Wonder | A day of Snapshots

12 YULETIDE GETAWAY

16 SPORTS CENTER: HOLIDAY FUN

18 RENOVATIONS

21 DININGSavory Heirloom Dishes at the Lounge | Premium Steaks and more |We have the Best in Tagaytay | Have a taste of Oriental Heritage

26 GOLFSM Invitational Golf Tournament | 3rd Quarterly Golf Challenge |ADB China Bank | WCK Founder’s Cup | 2015 WGAP Circuit’s 7th Leg |IEE Mitsubishi Golf Tournament

27 MOTORINGLambhorgini | Navara Fun Run | BMW-PLDT Nation Fun Ride

28 DEVOTIONHoly Week 2015 | Mother’s Day | Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion | Marian Exhibit | Youth Mass | Visit of Our Lady of Fatima

30 HIGHLANDS NEWSOne Tree at a Time 2015 | Highlands in Bloom | Easter Egg Hunt |TNF 100 | Adventure Based Team Building with WU

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2016December 31, 2015 | Sports Center Hall | 8:00pm

For inquiries, please call (0917) 563-4849.

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The Club always brings the most exciting events all year round and this month, we have something special prepared for our members and guests, something magical, with our Christmas events.

Head over to the Highlands Golf Club as it fills with sweet symphonies from the familiar tunes of classic Christmas songs, performed by different musical ensembles such as the Manila Philharmonic Orchestra and Manila Symphony Orchestra. At the Holy Family Chapel, voice choirs will serenade mass attendees with their rendition of different Christmas carols. Let the line up of holiday masses reinvigorate our spirits. We have lots of fun and games and cool prizes in store for the children at the Christmas Party for Kids. Why not have Old Saint Nick visit your humble abodes and surprise your families with Bring Santa To Your Home. And as we end this year, party the night away with us at the Club’s rocking New Year’s Countdown featuring the Route 70 band.

Stay at the Club this holiday season and join us on our Christmas events and you and your family are sure to have a great and magical time, only here at Tagaytay Highlands.

The Philippine Madrigal Singers

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DECEMBER 19CHRISTMAS PARTY FOR KIDSMarbella, Highlands GolfTheme: Candyland3Pm - 5pm

DECEMBER 05Lighting of the Giant Christmas Tree Manila Symphony OrchestraThe Gardens | 6pm-8pm

DECEMBER 06Ateneo Chamber Singers

DECEMBER 13Anima Choir

DECEMBER 20UPLB Choral Ensemble

DECEMBER 12Manila Philharmonic OrchestraHighlands Golfer’s Lounge | 12nn-2pm

DECEMBER 19Leggiero StringsHighlands Golfer’s Lounge | 12nn-2pm

DECEMBER 08Feast of the ImmaculateConcepcionHoly Family Chapel | 11am

DECEMBER 24Christmas Eve Concert by the UP Singing Ambassadors and Holy MassHoly Family Chapel7pm (Concert), 8pm (Mass)

DECEMBER 25Christmas Day MassesHimig AgustinoHoly Family Chapel | 11am & 4pm

DECEMBER 27Feast of the Holy Family Chapel with Bishop Rey Evangelista and the Philippine Madrigal SingersHoly Family Chapel | 11am & 4pm

DECEMBER 31New Year’s Eve Mass with the San Guillermo Parish ChoirHoly Family Chapel | 7pm

JANUARY 01Feast of the Madre de Dios ChapelMadre de Dios Chapel | 10am

New Year’s Day MassesHoly Family Chapel | 11am & 4pm

DECEMBER 26Red Pencil StringsHighlands Golfer’s Lounge | 12nn-2pm

DECEMBER 27Sisters of Mary HandbellHighlands Golfer’s Lounge | 12nn-2pm

DECEMBER 24-25BRING SANTA TO YOUR HOME11am - 1pm7Pm - 11pm

DECEMBER 31NEW YEAR’S COUNTDOWNRoute 70 BandSports Center Multi-Purpose Hall7pm onwards

Ticket Price:Php 1,500nett | AdultsPhp 1,125nett | Kids (4-12yrs old)Php 500 nett | Show only

DECEMBER 28Manila String MachineHighlands Golfer’s Lounge | 12nn-2pm

DECEMBER 29Libante StringsHighlands Golfer’s Lounge | 12nn-2pm

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For inquiries and reservations, please call the Marketing and Events Department at (0917) 325-8513/(0917) 563-4849. Prices and details are subject to change without prior notice.

For inquiries, please call at (0917) 563-4817.Schedules and details are subject to change without prior notice.

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THE SPA & LODGE:A SOOTHING ESCAPE THIS CHRISTMAS

Situated on one of the highest points of Tagaytay Highlands, The Spa and Lodge offers its members the best accommodations and the ultimate in relaxation therapy and beauty treatments. Made entirely of Western Red Cedar logs, the two-level structure offers 25 well-appointed, tastefully-furnished suites with exhilarating views of Mt. Makiling, Laguna de Bay, Taal Lake and Tagaytay Highlands Golf Course; a whole wing of treatment rooms-including a his and hers salon; and a health bar at the Great Room Lobby Lounge offering the finest and healthiest dishes.

Accommodations at the Lodge is available via a separate membership which is open exclusively to members of the Clubs, while all Clubs members may enjoy the facilities the Spa has to offer.

Currently under the services of Asmara Inc. Spa Consulting and Management, members and their guests may choose from the following treatments: Combination massage, Aromatherapy massage, Signature massage, Warm and cold stone massage, Hilot (Filipino massage), Ventosa, Swedish massage, Shiatsu massage, Salt and aloe vera scrub, Organic red rice scrub, Barako coffee scrub, Foot massage and reflexology, Spa Facials by BiodrogaTM, Anti-Aging Apple Stem Cell Facial, Men’s Refreshing and Protective Facial, Golden Caviar Facial, special massage and facial treatment packages.

The Spa & LodgeTel. (046) 483-0383/37Mobile No.: (0917) 501-0772

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With every twist and turn, Kish Javier transforms an ordinary wire into forms of societal tableau based on his imaginary and real life experiences. His household alambre, a chosen medium, explores the material’s malleability in transfiguring straight lines into curves, patterns of weaving and an array of techniques in coiling. His works convey messages of innate joy, love and labor and the transmogrified simplicity of life. His collection will be at The Gallery from February 6 to March 22, 2016.

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AN IMITATION OF REALITY | 12.19.15Somnia Collective comes to Tagaytay Highlands with “Mimesis”, an exhibition that provides an imitation of the various concepts of the patterns of play with the purpose to establish a form of connection between the artists and the viewers’ perception and experiences by projecting the exhibition as a creative play similar to that of a science museum. Featuring the works of Austin Suarez, May Caras, Ivy Sinugbuhan, Ian Marinda, Shintaro Lopez, and Martin Yambao, the exhibit runs from December 19 until January 25, 2016 at The Gallery.

Highlands Art CalendarEXPLORING CREATIVITY ON ALTERNATIVE ART MEDIA

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When the late National Artist Arch. IP Santos designed the gardens of Tagaytay Highlands, he maintained the natural forms and elements of the surrounding. From large imposing boulders to the delightful mix of flora, indigenous ferns and grass, these were his indelible signature to his tropical designs. Members and guests will truly delight on the perennial blooms of the Club. With the perfect balance of sun, humidity and moisture, every shrub, bush or flower is a visual excitement to behold. Let us have a walk as we explore the beauty of Tagaytay Highlands.

A LANDSCAPE MASTERY

The estate is a sprawling 1,290 hectares. It offers vegetal menagerie of both endemic and rare species. Horticulture enthusiasts will truly find the Club one of a kind. Stroll around the Highlands Golf Club and see the blooms. Jog down the Belle View Drive and witness the assortment of trees, vines and vegetation. Enjoy the lushness of The Gardens after a weekend mass. And if these are not enough, be mesmerized with the organic form of the Country Club Gardens, a spatial continuum perfect for meditation and leisure walks designed by a National Artist.

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Idyllic spots, secluded vistas, and the overwhelming vastness,

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SIGNATURE SITES

One can have the best views via the Club’s iconic amenity, the Cable Car system. This Swiss-made passenger cable car is the country’s first and only cable car system. It provides its passengers magnificent views of the Highlands golf course and the countryside. Taking 7 minutes to finish a ride, it transports golfers and their caddies from the 9th hole to the 10th hole and vice versa. One ride can accommodate 12 passengers at 4 passengers per car/cabin. Non-golfers can also take the cable car to go sightseeing and go between the Highlands Golf Club and Country Club.

Or in the afternoon, take the scenic route down to Midlands or up to Highlands by riding the Funicular. Unique to the location, the 48-passenger Swiss- made tram connects the Midlands and Highlands clubhouses with a 4-minute ride along the side of the mountain ridge. It is a slow descent of 250 meters offering a spectacular view of the Lake and Volcano, the Batangas Countryside, and the Midlands and Greenlands surrounded by a dense forest.

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A joint project between Tagaytay Highlands

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GEOGRAPHICAL WONDER

With constant tree planting efforts and maintenance of the flora, the Club, with the help of the Wild Bird Club of the Philippines, has launched the Bird Watching Program to spread the awareness of balancing the ecosystem. Birds play a major role in propagating seeds the natural way. Their existence is a testament of a rich food source, undisturbed habitat and a well-preserved ecology. The recently released Field Guide features 21 of the 84 species of bird that were spotted, and identified, residing inside the Club. On its cover is an amazing photograph of not just one but several Philippine (Luzon) Hornbill taken from the ravine behind the Animal Farm.

A DAY OF SNAPSHOTS

Having such picturesque views, GetCre8ive, in cooperation with Tagaytay Highlands, held a photo contest in Tagaytay Highlands entitled “Snapshots”. Contestants spent a day at the Club taking landscape and portrait photos. The photos were then uploaded to GetCre8ive’s Facebook page so that people can “like” the photos and the photos with the most likes wins. There were many contenders, but only a few were strong enough to make it to the top. Out of the numerous entries submitted, 20 of the the best and most liked photos were selected, which came from Christopher Sambo, Kathleen Lungub, and Alan Logina. Ultimately, it was Kathleen Lungub who was declared the winner.

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Yuletide GetawayThe holiday season is the best time to relax and spend lots of quality time with loved ones. Why not spend those moments at Tagaytay Highlands. At Tagaytay Highlands, we have a lot of fun activities and exciting events that you and your family will definitely enjoy and remember.

Have a day of complete pampering over at The Spa & Lodge through its various massages available and the salon. Go out on a dinner date with your significant other at the Highlander Steakhouse and experience fine-dining at its best with its prime selection of gourmet meats. Then cap the dinner off sampling the best, imported wines at the Steakhouse Terrace as you gaze upon the night sky and the city below or have a warm cup of coffee over at your balcony, or go for the more romantic option—cozy up in front of the fireplace at home just enjoying the presence of each other.

Wake up to the sight of the hauntingly beautiful fog as it envelops the entire Club. Start the morning right with a cool, early morning jog around the Club, maybe a few laps at the Country Club pool, or perhaps a more intense workout with a friendly game of tennis. Challenge your friends and go on a flight at the Midlands golf course or if you guys feel lucky enough, brave the

ever-so-challenging Highlands golf course. All those activities would have surely made you and your family famished so engorge yourselves on exquisite Asian fare at the Highlands China Palace. For a laidback afternoon, take a scenic ride at the Cable Car and marvel at the spectacular view of the Highlands golf course and the countryside or listen to the performances of different string ensembles at the Highlands Golf Club. Come evening, why not invite Santa over and surprise your family with gifts and treats. When Christmas finally arrives, head over to the Holy Family Chapel with your family and together offer up a prayer of thanksgiving for the year that has passed. And just hours before the year ends, join the rest of the members at the Club’s hip and swinging New Years Countdown party as we dance to the music by Route 70 band, feast on international cuisine, and get mesmerized by the awesome fireworks display.

So plan your holiday vacation now and have it at Tagaytay Highlands where every event is fun and exciting, and any moment is every bit magical.

Reasons to go up this Holiday Season

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Tagaytay Highlands constantly provides new and exciting activities and world-class amenities that members and guests are sure to enjoy and love. The Sports Center at the Country Club provides adrenaline-pumping activities that are safe and fun for all ages.

Check out its three new outdoor recreational facilities: Pedal Go-kart, Sporting Arrow, and High Ropes Wall Climbing. Spend hours of exhilarating and healthy outdoor fun for kids as go-kart meets bicycle at Pedals Go-kart. Be like Hawkeye, Katniss, or Robin Hood for a day as you shoot down flying rubber discs with a bow and arrow at Sporting Arrow. Test your upper body strength and see how high you can climb at High Ropes Wall Climbing. For indoor entertainment, have at it at the newly renovated Game Room and play the latest games on Wii, Xbox, and Playstation 3. Members and guests can also enjoy the newly-refurbished lap pool, badminton court, and basketball court.

So come, stay for the weekend and have a blast because you can always find new and exciting things to do here at the Club.

Sports CenterTel. (046) 483-0848Mobile No.: (0917) 538-0848 | (0939) 915-7661

Sports Center:

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RENOVATIONS

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The Club is constantly revamping and updating its facilities in its never-ending desire to provide world-class amenities and services to its members and guests.

Early this year, The Spa & Lodge underwent renovations with the redesign of its suites and the Great Room, as well as minor exterior renovations. The Highlander Steakhouse also had minor renovation, mostly improving its aesthetics. At the Sports Center, part of the second phase of its remodeling operation is the renovation of the Sports Veranda, Fitness Gym, the gallery area, and the Bowling Alley, which were finished during the first half of this year. Also part of the operation is the newly-refurbished game room, lap pool, basketball court, and badminton court. The former Geraldine’s and the Cinema has been refurbished into the new Tagaytay Highlands Conference Center, which has a meeting room and a mini auditorium facility for small to medium size conferences.

The Club will continue to improve its amenities and service so that our members and guests will always get the best of luxury mountain resort living.

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Now Available:Lettuce | Carrots | Sweet Corn | Pechay | Radish | Pumpkin | Tarragon | Peppers | Tomatoes | Eggplant |Okra

Get the freshest produce from the organic farm at Bistro Saratoga.

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Families and friends gather every weekend at the Highlands Golfers Lounge to feast on these two club favorites. It is in the broth! The Classic Highlands Bulalo is filled with natural beefy goodness of shanks and marrow. A day in Tagaytay will not be complete without sipping this hot soup to match the cool weather. With the freshest greens, beans and corn, this makes the bulalo a power dish.

Another favorite is the hearty Kare-Kare. The rich peanut stew of ox tripe and tail has its origins in Pampanga but soon adopted into the compendium of Filipina Cocina. The thick nutty sauce envelops all its contents. Vigorous amount of veggies make the dish substantially filling and healthy. Watch out for the extra servings of rice. It can be tempting.

Highlands Golfers Lounge

The Highlands Golfers Lounge has a full-stock bar for signature club cocktails and beverages and serves a superb all-day breakfast selection, contemporary local cuisine and international fare. For reservations, please call Sales Office at (0917) 882-6885.

SAVORY HEIRLOOM DISHESAT THE LOUNGE

Kare-Kare

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DINING

We offer nothing but the best in western culinary fare. Before the boom of steak joints in the Metro, The Highlander Steakhouse has been a trailblazer in international cuisine. Choose from our range of authentic US Angus and Wagyu beef. Do try our special steaks whether prime rib or rib-eye along with a selection of superb seafood dishes. Finish the oh-so-tender baby back ribs to the bone. Test your skills with our Cowboy-style table cooking. It is surely enjoyable.

Every quarter our top-caliber chefs also prepare signature dishes to tease club member’s gastronomic desires. From October to December 2015, have a feast with our Chef ’s Recommendation featuring the Premium Duroc Pork Steak. Seared and glazed to perfection, enjoy it with grilled tomatoes and polenta.

PREMIUM STEAKS AND MORE

The Highlander Steakhouse

The Club’s premier restaurant offers the best steak right off the grill and wines from the finest vineyards. Have a superb dining experience inside the newly refurbished rustic log cabin or an aperitif at the terrace overlooking the Batangas countryside and lake view. For reservations, please call Sales Office at (0917) 882-6885.

Premium Duroc Pork Steak

Baby Back Rib

Chef Eduardo Piol

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Journey down to the Midlands Golfers Lounge and indulge in Tagaytay Highland’s best Jumbo Boneless Bangus and Crispy Pata. This giant milkfish can satisfy the comfort food cravings of up to six persons. Savory onion sauce makes the dish sizzle on a hot plate. Just a whiff will truly whet one’s appetite.

Pair it up with the deep-fried leg-knuckles. It has been a club favorite since it opened its doors two decades ago. But what makes it so special? Start with the delectable crackling skin and savor every beautiful crunch. But note that beauty is only skin deep. Try the succulent meat and softened ligaments matched with the palate-tingling sauce of vinegar, soy, onion, and chili. Tendered through boiling, marinating and deep frying, secret natural flavors are added to lock in the goodness. For most of us, this is sheer joy and even heaven for the balikbayans.

WE HAVE THE BEST IN TAGAYTAY

Midlands Golfers Lounge

For dining pleasure after a game, the Midlands Golfers Lounge serves Asian and International cuisine along with regular golfer favorites. The air-conditioned

Midlands Veranda is surrounded with terrace overlooking Taal Lake and the golf course. It is open for private tournaments and corporate functions. For reservations,

please call Sales Office at (0917) 882-6885.

Chef Reynaldo Paz

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Crispy Pata

Jumbo Boneless Bangus

The Highlands China Palace is a destination for authentic Cantonese cuisine. Chef Wong recommends this season a few of his signature dishes at the Winter Garden. Soy Duck with Tofu is a perfect fare to celebrate any family luncheons. The quintessential duck prepared, marinated and served the traditional way, is always crisp to the skin and succulently flavored to the core. Tofu is an essential source of iron, calcium and amino acids highly beneficial in the diet. Also try the Three Kinds of Meat with Seaweeds or the Broccoli Flower with Two Kinds of Mushroom in Crab Meat Sauce where earthy and oceanic flavors come alive. This special vegetable dish of crisp broccoli heads mixed with fresh mushrooms are highlighted with light crab meat and essence flavors. Both dishes are rich in antioxidants and known to improve digestion and immune system, it is surely a new, healthier option to your imperial feast.

Highlands China Palace

From imperial banquets to private dinners fit for an emperor, this two-level, lavishly designed restaurant offers authentic Cantonese cuisine. For reservations, please call Sales Office at (0917) 882-6885.

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HAVE A TASTE OF ORIENTAL HERITAGE

Soy Duck with Tofu Three Kinds Meat with SeaweedsBrocolli Flower with Two Kinds Mushroom

in Crabmeat sauce

Chef Patrick Wong

Mr. Hans Sy and Dennis Huang with SM Cup’s car raffle winners

SM Invitational Golf Tournament

A Thrilling 3rd Quarter

Third Nine

For booking and inquiries, please call Golf Services at (0917) 886-5226.

Smashing its way into the Midlands Golf Course is the 2015 SM Invitational Golf Tournament, a one-day team golf competition participated by different SM-affiliated companies. Congratulations to the winners, Group C: Wind Residences, Group B: Chateau Residences, Group A: Grass PH 1 Residences, and Over-all Team Champion: SM Cyber West!

Mighty Corporation held its annual WCK Founder’s Cup for the eighth time at Tagaytay Highlands at the Midlands Golf Course. The invitational golf tournament was participated by partners of the company and friends of the Wongchuking family. Present at the event were brothers Alexander and Caesar Wongchuking, WCK Foundation (WCKF) Executive Director and Vice President, respectively, and the Wongchuking matriarch and WCKF Chairman, Mrs. Nelia Wongchuking.

Highlands Golf Course was the battleground in Asian Development Bank’s recent golf tournament. This friendship game aimed to strengthen the bond and working relationship of the company’s employees.

ADB China Cup

Our newest golf course, the Midlands Third Nine is now open! Third Nine is the latest nine-hole addition in the leisure haven. Keen golfers will love playing in the varied terrain that Third Nine possesses, offering the risk and reward strategy that makes it more challenging. Both man-made and natural obstacles, which include deep ravines and bunkers, grassy hollow, tree lines and formidable yet beautiful water features, keep the players on their toes and push them to focus on their game plans.

It was a tough day for the players who participated in the 3rd Members’ Quarterly Golf Challenge last August 8. The fog and rain brought the best out of the players. Bagging the Low Net Championship and the Low Gross Championship titles are the team of Vernon Tejada and Ace Garcia at 58 net, and Milo and Harold Fernandez at 73 gross, respectively.

It was an exciting game day for the participants of the IEE-Mitsubishi Golf Tournament as they took on the challenging Highlands Golf Course. The tournament served as a way for the company officers to take some time off from work as well as a bonding activity. After the game, participants had sumptuous lunch at the Highlands China Palace Winter Garden.

Tagaytay Highlands hosted the penultimate leg of the 2015 WGAP Circuit taking place at the Midlands Golf Course. The tournament is a team competition played using the Modified Stableford System. It has 8 legs, each taking place at different golf courses. WGAP Circuit is an annual golf tournament exclusive to WGAP members.

IEE Mitsubishi Golf Tournament

2015 WGAPCircuit’s 7th Leg

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Yoshio Amano Chairman of Mitsubishi Corporation Manila

Executive Director Alexander Wongchuking presenting an award

The tournament champion

Low Net Champions Ace Garcia and Vernon Tejada

MOTORING

With the distinct sound of its engine of a beast, people can recognize an oncoming sports car from afar and you are sure to see people looking towards when it passes by, marveling in all its automotive beauty. A single sports car can gain that much attention. Imagine what a fleet of sports cars can do especially if all of them are the different models of the Italian luxury sports car, Lamborghini. Last August 8, the Lamborghini Club Philippines traversed winding and steep roads as they drove up to Tagaytay for a breakfast meeting at Tagaytay Highlands. Thirteen different models, including the 2015 Aventador, came roaring down that foggy Saturday morning to the Montana parking lot where they parked the cars side-by-side. Members and guests alike could not help but take a closer look and take a picture or two of these fine pieces of Italian engineering.

It takes a tough machine to endure long drives and climb great heights, and that is exactly what the Nissan Navara is. The Nissan U.N. Avenue, together with Team Navara Philippines, braved highways, the tough climb to Tagaytay, and the rough provincial roads to Cavinti, Laguna for their Navara Fun Run. in Tagaytay Highlands and Cavinti Laguna with Team Navara Philippines.Nissan U.N. Ave., Manila, under the leadership of its principal Mr. Leoncio Lei Yee Jr.,

They did not just arrived in style, they arrived in class, in German automotive-class. The PLDT SME Nation went out on a fun ride and headed off to Tagaytay Highlands for a breakfast meeting. But the fun was not in the drive they had but in the cars they drove. Nothing says style and class like driving a luxury car especially if it is the German-made luxury automobile, BMW.

Lamborghini Club Philippines

Nissan Navara Fun Run

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Faithful Servants Series

What makes the Holy Family Chapel so special?For Mrs. Billano…

Mrs. Chats Billano has been one of the very active parishioners of the Holy Family Chapel (HCF). Even though she lives in Manila, she always makes it a habit to go to Tagaytay Highlands, especially on Sundays to attend and help during the Sunday Mass. What she has come to love in attending Mass at HFC is how intimate the setting is. Mass celebrations seem like a small family worshipping together, with most attendees know everyone by name or face. The natural beauty that surrounds the chapel is, for her, very conducive to real worship during mass. As a regular parishioner, she always tries to encourage other people to also serve at the chapel, especially the youth. Like in her younger days, she hopes to instill that joy and yearning to serve the church to this generation’s youth. For her, that would be the greatest help she could give to the church, to inspire the young, to get them involved and actively participate in the church’s activities.

According to homeowners Elmer & Susie Saqui…

After living in the US for most of time together, couple Susie and Elmer Saqui returned to the Philippines in 2007 to retire and live at the Club. Since then, they have become grateful to be part of the Club and to have the gift that is the Holy Family Chapel right at their so-called “backyard”, and have devoted their time and effort to serving the chapel whenever they can.

One of the things they love about the HFC community is the

intimacy that a small but loving Catholic community offers each and every time they gather for worship. Also, they love that they get to meet and greet new faces every week. Devoting time to serve at the HFC has become part of their lifestyle as a couple and with each waking day, together, they continue to strive to make Christ the center of their lives and never forget to thank Him for all the countless blessings they receive every day.

It’s a Herrera Family tradition…

For Mrs. Delilah Herrera and her husband, it was one of the best decisions she made for our family when they purchased their vacation home in Tagaytay Highlands. Their children and grandchildren always have a blast every time they go to the Club because of the many activities their family can enjoy, one of which is going to Mass together and joining the activities of the HFC.

Raised in a traditional religious family, Mrs. Del would diligently attend the daily and Sunday Masses which she has come to enjoy doing at a young age. Going into adulthood and up to now, she tries her very best to strengthen her faith and that of her family’s.

For her, Tagaytay Highlands is not just for vacationing but a family tradition. “The Club and the HFC community are so welcoming to its members and parishioners. The regular Masses and year-round activities keep me grounded to the religious traditions that I grew up with, and happily shares these with her children and grandchildren.”

Chats Billano Elmer & Susie Saqui Toni & Dhel Herrera

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HOLY WEEK 2015

MOTHER’S DAY

YOUTH MASS 2015

VISIT OF OUR LADY OF FATIMAEXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION

VIRGINS OF CAVITE

It was a special day for all mothers all over the world as everyone celebrated Mother’s Day on May 10. At the Club, a mass was held with a special blessing for our dear mothers done afterwards. The day also marked the start of the Marian Exhibit, which featured different Marian images from Cavite and was displayed around the Holy family Chapel.

“Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” – Mark 10:14. Tagaytay Highlands celebrated the annual Youth Mass at the Holy Family Chapel to encourage the youth to be more active in serving the church and to remind everyone how precious the youths are. Special thanks to the volunteers who served in the mass: Gabriel Marie Munda, Grace Owen, Ryanne Rosales, Miggy Delfino, Donell Dimaunahan, and Derrico Dimaunahan.

On Maundy Thursday, Club members Frank Billano, Elmer Saqui, Cesar Lota, Mike Coo, Sesinando Singson, Cesar Ravanzo, Antonio Herrera, Elmer Lapeña, Greg Chan, Antonio Cuyegkeng, Popoy Del Rosario, and Michael Dwyer played this year’s Twelve Apostles. From Maundy Thursday to Black Saturday, Rev. Fr. Dave Concepcion gave recollections in the morning followed by a “kumpisalang bayan” and a Holy Mass in the afternoon presided by different priests. Club’s youth Bianca Casimiro and Gian Casimiro portrayed angels during the Salubong procession on Black Saturday.

Tagaytay Highlands held a procession in welcoming the National Pilgrim Image of Our Lady of Fatima from the National Shrine in Valenzuela, Manila. Joining the procession were volunteers, club members, and members of the World Association of Fatima from different dioceses. Also, in celebration of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary and before the return of the image to her home, the Club held a special mass, celebrated by Rev. Msgr. Bartolome Santos, the Parish Priest of the shrine.

Reverend Father Godwin Tatlonghari held a special seminar for Club members and staff willing to serve as lay ministers. The seminar was attended by Jerry Tiu, Cesar Lota, Phillip Medina, Melanio Estabillo, Marlon dela Cruz, Francis Floren Garcia, Da-nilo Calong, and Mar Dimapilis. Later, they were commissioned to be part of the Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion at a Mass presided by Rev. Fr. Mike Cron and con-celebrated by Rev. Fr. Tatlonghari.

Last Mother’s Day, the Club showcased 10 Marian images from Cavite as part of the Marian Exhibit with the theme: Virgins of Cavite. Also during the opening of the exhibit, Ms. Teresita Unabia and Mr. Bernardo Sepeda promoted their book “Virgins of Cavite”, published by Cavite Studies Center of the De La Salle University – Dasmariñas.

Salubong procession

Msgr. Bartolome Santos

Kissing of the cross

Our Lady of Fatima Fr. Randell Marero blessing the children

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Helping the world one tree at a time. Tagaytay Highlands, together with the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB), celebrated International Biodiversity Day with the Club’s annual tree planting activity on May 23 at The Gardens. TH Founder Willy Ocier led the activity where participants planted 150 fruit-bearing tree.

This endeavor is part of Mr. Ocier’s dream to plant one million trees within 50 years since the Club opened. 20 years into that dream, the Club has already planted 485,340. Joining Mr. Ocier are TH Club President Jerry Tiu and General Manager Claire Kramer; Scott Loh Chee Heong, Deputy Chief of Mission & Counselor from the Embassy of the Republic of Singapore; Aian A. Caringal, Office of ASEAN Affairs Director from the Department of Foreign Affairs; Clarissa Arida, Programme Development and Implementation Director from ACB; and Dr. Berthold Paul Seibert, Programme Director, and Dr. Hans-Juergen Wiemer, Project Director, from Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). Also present at the activity were club members, volunteers, and officers from ACB, Belle Corporation, and Highlands Prime, Inc.

Another highlight of the event is the signing of the Memorandum of Cooperation between Tagaytay Highlands and ACB, renewing and strengthening their partnership for six years running. Another is the soft launching of the Tagaytay Highlands Bird Watching Field Guide featuring 21 of the 84 birds spotted and identified at the Club, which was made possible with the help of the Wild Bird Club of the Philippines.

In just 20 years, the Club is already close to fulfilling the founder’s dream.

Dr. Berthold Paul Seibert

TH Founder Willy Ocier

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HIGHLANDS IN BLOOMby Philippine Horticultural Society Inc.

Last May 16, the Philippine Horticultural Society Inc. (PHSI) held an exhibit at the Highlands Club House entitled Highlands In Bloom which featured 5 sets of collections, landscape art, and floral arrangements. The 5 exhibitors were Myrna Magalong with her vertical garden consisting of bromeliads, cacti and other flowering plants; Norma Villanueva with her ornamental plants and herbs, and her main attraction called Meet Ester—a large female head with Buhok ni Ester air plant hanging as the female’s hair; Francis Gener of King Louis with his flowers and plants consisting of rare orchids and other ornamentals; Lino Rom with his wide collection of cacti and succulents, and; Boyet Ganigan with his collection of rare plants such as bromeliads, ferns, aglaonemas, and philodendrons. The exhibit was made possible with the help of PHSI President and Club member Adoracion “Dorie” Bernabe.

Club President Jerry Tiu with members of PHSI

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EASTER EGG HUNT

The Philippine Horticulural Society is a non-stock and non-profit organization of plant lovers interested in spreading their passion and enthusiasm for plants.For inquiries, please call (0916) 2299273 or email at dsblala@yahoo.com.

It wouldn’t Easter Sunday without the traditional Easter Egg Hunt. Kids of all ages participated on a fun race to collect as many Easter eggs as they could, with each egg having different points. It was Jessica Paul Magallona who was able to collect Easter eggs with the most points totaling to 9,300 points. Everyone went home happy, all thanks to the tasty treats and awesome prizes from the event’s sponsors: Universal Robina Corporation, Rebisco, Villa del Conte, Nestlé, Lotté, Toy Kingdom, Oishi, Trolli, and Tiny Buds.

...and the hunt begins

GM Kramer and Marketing & Events Department staff withwinner Jessica Paul and family

12 June 2015, Tagaytay City - It was 2:00am and the expressway leading to the south of Manila was damp, cold, dark, and almost empty. A few brave souls spent the holiday discovering the almost unexplored trails of Laguna, Tagaytay, and Batangas through The North Face 100 (TNF 100), an annual trail running event held across different countries in the Pacific, which includes the Philippines.

With hazy vision from sleep, I drove into the parking lot right across the TNF 100 base with a view of the towering Starting and Finish Line with three huge digital clocks, each for the 100km, 50km, and 22km categories, all at 00:00:00. We were around 161 individuals standing in the middle of a large football field waiting to be sent off into the dark to meet who-knows-what. At exactly 5:00 am the word “GO!” echoed from the speakers surrounding the crowd, which suddenly made my sleepy head jolt.

The race started more as a stroll along the hidden treasures of Laguna. The Race Director was indeed successful in making sure that the trails will burn our feet with blisters after they first get wet through rivers of mud and moss, not to mention being under the scorching heat of the sun. Hours passed and morning became noon, by this time the heat has become unbearable. I’ve met a few fellow runners in the Aid Station in Talisay, Batangas. Each of them has different stories of their experiences on the road and in the trail – rich tales fierily told like epics of both defeat and victory. As it turns out, beyond that aid station was the start of the ascent towards Tagaytay Highlands where the next aid station has been set up. After a few hours of traversing narrow pathways of covered forests, I realized that we were actually walking the trails below the Tagaytay Ridge and were on our way up to one of the highest points of the city. Streams of clear water gushed through my feet while being greeted by locals. Birds sang over our heads and lizards scampered across the path welcoming us into their hidden paradise. It was indeed more than a race – it was a once in a lifetime experience.

We found ourselves at the foot of a 100-meter steep wall of manicured bermuda grass glistening under the 3:00 pm sun. A blue rope was stretched down the almost 60-degree incline. It was a tug-of-war, one against gravity, as we one by one pulled ourselves up the wall to get to the top harnessing power from our arms and giving our legs a little break they badly needed. I reached the top of that long uphill slope, which was inside the Tagaytay Highlands compound - the 30th kilometer mark and where primary aid station is found.

words George Ramil Ramosphotographer Viktor Toledo

It was almost 5:00pm; it was getting dark when I entered the forest alone. I entered into a long trail covered with trees and grass. In the dark and a few kilometers to the finish line, after having run for 14 straight hours, I started doubting that I can still make it to the finish line within the 17-hour cut-off. I was already slowing down because of exhaustion, hunger, and thirst and could barely feel my legs. If there is one thing that I have learned in running, it is the attitude of making sure that nothing gets in the way of my journey towards my goal – not even my own self. Finally, after 16 hours from 5:00am, with cameras flashing and people applauding, I crossed the Finish Line of TNF 100 PH 2015, one of the biggest and toughest trail running events in Asia, with only my headlamp, my unbreakable spirit, and myself.

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You’re safe inside the Club!Lifeline Ambulance is the club’s provider of immediate medical assistance. It is a fully equipped state-of-the-art EMT unit which includes a dedicated standby on-site crew of two licensed nurses and an EMT driver, Emergency Medical Situation (EMS) basic medicines, equipment, and supplies, like a cardiac monitor and defibrillator, vital signs monitor, oxygen, suction machine apparatus, immobilization, and patient transport devices. With our 24/7 Emergency Response and First Aid Team, you are sure to have round-the clock medical service. Your health and safety is our concern.

For medical concerns and emergencies, call (046) 483-2185 or (0917) 563-4742 / (0917) 583-0848.Clinic also located at The Sports Center and is open 24 hours everyday.

Tagaytay HighlandsConvenience StorePaying your bills is now made faster and easier with just a press of a button. At the Tagaytay Highlands Convenience Store, you can pay your bills, be it utility bills, mobile plan bills, or life insurance. Just ask our friendly crew if you need some assistance.

The convenience store is located at the parking area in front of the Tagaytay Highlands Golf Clubhouse

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Once again, Western Union, one of the world’s biggest financial services company, has found its home in Tagaytay Highlands as it held its annual WU Lead Out activity for its C-level executives from around the globe. Now on their second year in the Club, the Western Union Talent Man-agement Team headed by VP for Talent Management and Acquisition Joshua Craver brings select C-level executives for a week long multifac-eted activity for both business and leisure for their high-performing and high-potential management team.

This year, Senior Manager Anil Santhapuri, who designs the training and organizational development program for Western Union princi-pals, developed the 6-day long Tagaytay Highlands experience with the Club’s Sports and Recreation Division Head, Alfred Labadan. Both Anil and Alfred are members of the International Coach Federation, the globally recognized organization for Organizational Development and Talent Management with 21,000 members in 110 countries worldwide. Their 6-day work and recreation schedule consisted of plenary sessions, adventure-based team building, group presentations, talks, sports, rec-reational and cultural activities jointly authored and facilitated by the Tagaytay Highlands team and the Western Union Talent Management Team.

Adventure-Based Team Buildingfor WU Executives

For inquiries on how we can customize team building packages for you, please contact 09175830848 or (046) 483 0848 and look for Senior Supervisor for Business Development Arthur Morales.

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