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Wearing their togas, the little graduates of the School of Creative Beginners in Bacolod showcased their talents, as proud parents watched during their recognition and graduation day, recently.

Awards were given to those who excelled. Nina Isabel Marchadesch, daughter of Drs. Mario and Peachy Marchadesch, received the "Outstanding Multiple Intelligence Award," the highest award given by the school. Christian Louis Caram was the "most enthusiastic and gentle-hearted."

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Generali Pilipinas showed confidence in the local economy by investing in a multi-million, state-of-the-art office recently inaugurated at Robinson's Metro.

Generali Pilipinas is with Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A. of Italy, the Kuok Group of Malaysia and the SM Group of Companies of the Philippines. Some of its top officials jetted in from Mania and Cebu. Among them were Joe Ferreria, BJ Legaspi, Michael Perez, and Chito Paras.

Their Bacolod office will be managed by Rodrigo Legaspi with Jessric Naria as business development manager.

A motorcade and Thanksgiving Mass were also held.

The company, in cooperation with the Department of Social Welfare and Development and the Office of Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia, hosted a party for 100 street children on the theme "Handog sg Generali Pilipinas sa Kabataan sg Bacolod."*