Last February 3, industry leaders from ABS - CBN Corporation, First Philippine Holdings (FPH) and the Technological Institute of the Philippines (TIP) gathered to participate in the ceremonious signing of the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA), which was held at the Bolinao Room of 9501 Restaurant.

The objective of the activity was to solidify the partnership of ABS - CBN and FPH with TIP through cooperation activities such as job fairs, internship programs, resource sharing, research and curriculum development.

 The MOA signing was graced by our very own President and CEO, Mr. Carlo L. Katigbak and Executive Adviser to the Chairman, Chief Content Officer and President of ABS - CBN University, Ms. Charo Santos - Concio. They were joined by Mr. Mark Nepomuceno, Head of CSG 1, Mr. Philbert Berba, Head of HROD, Ms. Arlyn Fausto, Head of Corporate Recruitment, Mr. Gabriel Orendain, Head of ABS -CBN University and Ms. Cedie Vargas, Head of Logistics.

 The delegation of FPH was headed by none other than Mr. Francis Giles Puno, President and COO. Together with him were Mr. Jajo Quinto, Sr. Vice President and, Ms. Anna Karina Gerochi, Vice President of HR. Dr. Elizabeth Lahoz, President of TIP, also came with the rest of TIP's executive committee members. She was joined by Mr. Dyke Lahoz, External Vice President, Mr. Angelo Lahoz, Associate Vice President, Dr. Cynthia Llanes, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. Frank Alejandrino, Director of Career Center and Mr. Deoji Villadolid, Consultant.

 The MOA signing also served as a platform for each organization to share their insights about the partnership and to verbalize their commitment in developing a generation of highly capable and efficient workforce through cooperation activities. This intimate gathering ended with a brief networking and socialization among the executives.