Scholar Spotlight: Sonia Segovia
Sonia grew up in Pulupundan, Negros Occidental with two siblings. Her father managed his own general store and, at the same time, operated two passenger jeepneys. Her mother worked as a government employee.
At a young age, she had already set her goals. Coming from a working class family, education was given the utmost priority. Sonia knew that to achieve her dreams for herself and her family, she had to work hard.
She was able to enter college at St. La Salle Bacolod in 1984. Sonia de la Torre, as she was known back then, pursued a Bachelor of Science in Commerce, with a major in Accounting. As she pursued her major, her dedication to her studies was recognized as she was chosen as one of SGV Foundation’s scholars for the SY 1986-1987 up to SY 1987-1988… read more »
The finalists and winners of the Entrepreneur Of The Year Philippines 2011
The search for the Entrepreneur Of The Year Philippines 2011 culminated with an awards banquet last 12 October at the Rizal Ballroom of Makati Shangri-la Hotel. The highly anticipated evening was welcomed by SGV & Co. Chairman and Managing partner, Vic Noel with a toast to the entrepreneurs. Following dinner was a performance by Asia’s premiere vocal harmony act, The CompanY. Opening the Awarding ceremonies was Chairman and President of Planters Development Bank and Entrepreneur of the Year Philippines 2009 Ambassador Jesus P. Tambunting… read more »
Entrepreneur of the Year Philippines 2011 Search Kicks Off
The SGV Foundation launched the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Philippines 2011 (EOYP) program on March 1, 2011 on the ABS-CBN News Channel (ANC) cable television show On The Scene.
Prior to the launch, a Memorandum of Agreement was signed between the SGV Foundation and its co-presenters, namely: De La Salle University, the Department of Trade and Industry, the Development Bank of the Philippines, the Philippine Business for Social Progress, the Philippine Stock Exchange and the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship… read more »
14th FVR book in the works
21 January 2011
SGV Chairman and Managing Partner Vic Noel together with Deputy Managing Partner Itos Cruz and Marketing and Communications senior director Marlu Balmaceda paid a courtesy call on former President Fidel V. Ramos (FVR) to discuss FVR’s upcoming book titled Best Practices: Teamwork in Nation Building.
Co-published by SGV Foundation and RPDEV, this book is volume 14 of the series of selected speeches, lectures, articles, letters and anecdotes of FVR.
SGVF holds annual meeting for FY 2010-2011
October 2010
The members of the Board of Trustees and Committees of the SGV Foundation (SGVF) held their Annual Meeting at the Shang Grand Tower Penthouse. Elected to the FY 2010-2011 Board of Trustees were Cirilo P. Noel as Chairman and President and J. Carlitos G. Cruz as Vice Chairman and Executive Vice President. The Board also welcomed its new members Wilson P. Tan, SGV Partner, and Milwida M. Guevara, President and Chief Executive Officer of Synergeia Foundation.
Presenting the Foundation’s significant achievements in the past year, Vic reported that SGVF has continued to support social development through various projects such as:… read more »
SyCip biography wins book award
19 November 2010
Wash: Only a Bookkeeper joins the roster of the most outstanding Philippine books written, designed and published in 2009. It was presented with the National Book Award (NBA) for Nonfiction Prose at the Metropolitan Museum on November 13, 2010. The NBA was established in 1982 and presented annually by the National Book Development Board and the Manila Critics Circle.
Author Dr. Jose Y. Dalisay received the award with equal recognition given to the publishers SGV Foundation and the AIM Scientific Research Foundation. The book was published in 2009 on the occasion of Mr. Washington SyCip’s 88th birthday… read more »
