Institutional Partners

PHILIPPINE BUSINESS FOR SOCIAL PROGRESS (PBSP) The Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) is the first of its kind in Southeast Asia being the only non-profit consortium of corporations leading the advocacy on and the practice of corporate social responsibility, (CSR) and corporate, citizenship. The PBSP awards grants to businesses and social enterprises like Rags2Riches, Inc. The amount of grant given is based on the immediate business need of the receiving organization. MEGAWORLD CORPORATION - EASTWOOD CITY MALL Eastwood City Mall is a project of Megaworld Corporation, a Philippines-based company. The Company is engaged in engaged in real estate development, leasing and marketing. The Company has three primary business segments: real estate sales of residential and office developments, leasing of office space, primarily

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Event Partners

BusinessWorld BusinessWorld is the Philippines' leading business newspaper. It represents four decades of professional economic journalism. BusinessWorld also ventured into on-line publishing -- the first in the Philippines and one of the first in East Asia. Codex, its electronic archives, is one of the Philippines’ most extensive banks of the country’s business news and information, published since 1994. Today, it also publishes the award-winning luxury consumer monthly magazine, BusinessWorld High Life. BusinessWorld in partnership with Rags2Riches, Inc. has been sharing stories of Positive Change since 2008. BusinessWorld has provided a platform for a small thriving community from Payatas to be heard globally. SCHOOL OF FASHION AND THE ARTS (SoFA) The School of Fashion and the Arts is the Philippine's first specialized

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Individual Partners and Advocacies

Rajo LaurelPartner-designer The name Rajo Laurel is synonymous with a sense of romance and femininity, with fashion that’s always contemporary and yet classic in its elegance. Rajo’s love for fashion is rooted in his early years, but it was in his young adulthood when his talent became truly apparent. Armed with a management degree from De La Salle University in Manila and design training from New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology and Central Saint Martin’s in London, Rajo Laurel has made his mark on the landscape of Philippine fashion. Fifteen years into his career, he has received several awards for fashion design and entrepreneurship.  Along with many major fashion shows (both in the Philippines and abroad) under his proverbial belt, Rajo is also an active participant in the Philippine arts and culture scene.

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