Arnel Pineda, the voice behind international rock band JOURNEY, gives in to fans and supporters’ clamor for a solo concert in Manila. On September 11, 2010, at the Metro Concert Bar, Arnel will perform his first ever solo concert which will benefit the many projects and activities of the Arnel Pineda Foundation, Inc. (APFI).

APFI is Arnel’s way of giving back to his fellowmen. APFI is a non-stock, non-profit, and independent Philippine foundation. It is committed to the pursuit of knowledge and believes that a child’s opportunity to learn should not be limited by economic classifications, social status, physical challenges, or geographical boundaries. APFI is deeply committed to support a broad base of children’s programs that promote learning through creative education, by inspiring them to embrace the richness of education. It also believes in providing underprivileged children equal access to quality education, health services, and medical attention. As entertaining as it will surely be, the concert will give tribute to the many children that APFI has helped and is continuously helping.

See posters for details. You can also call our office at Telephone number 951-0156 for tickets. Look for Ms Lanie Paz.

March 2010 marks the end of  the schoolyear for the scholars of  One Philippine Silver Corporation (OPSC).  The 10 students are under the protective and social services program of the Northern Luzon-based Child and Family Service Philippines (CSFPI).  Enrolled at the Systems Technology Institute (STI) Baguio, the students are taking up courses such as Hospitality and Restaurant Services, Diploma in Information Technology and  Diploma in Computer Electronics and Technology, all of which are practical in nature and could be finished in two years time.

CSFPI’s Program Director Millie Juloya, shares that the 10 individuals aged 17-21, initially received services as youth at risk, teenage mothers or survivors of abuse.   One Philippine Silver Corporation,  which owns  FILIGRENASIA and GAEACRAFTS,  shares the same vision with CFSPI, that of empowering the young individuals through education, skills building, and gainful work.

Visit www.cfspi.org.ph for more information about this program.

New store design was created for people who are modern and optimistic about  tomorrow but who value ageless design. They are comfortable enough with themselves to be both trendy and classic, strong and soft, funky and sophisticated, but always with their own personal style.

The design concept of the new Filigrenasia stores is inspired by this, and features a play of harmonious contrasts. Stark white geometric forms with clean lines are complemented by panels of stained open-grain wood and the dark flooring alluding to rough stone. The display shelves were made to look like cut-outs in solid masses to emphasize the lightness of the glass enclosures and the intricacy of the silver pieces. The contrast of dark and white is softened by warm white covelights and idiosyncratic touches,  such as the crystal chandelier,  plush seating and backlit colored glass panel.

Visit one of our stores today and just feel at home.

… Says the gift tag you receive, when you visit one of our stores.

One Philippine Silver Corporation, with Tradenames FILIGRENASIA the silver gallery and GAEACRAFTS, does away with its traditional giveaways for its valued customers this Christmas season.   Instead, it has given a share of its blessings to the victims of the recent calamities that struck the country these past months, through a partnership with the National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP).

Shoe Designer Brian Tenorio designs in Silver for Filigrenasia—the Silver Gallery

The PILAK-PILIPINAS Collection — PRESS RELEASE DECEMBER 8, 2009

(contact Brian Tenorio at +63 908 3070438, or via info@briantenorio.com)

New York-based Filipino Shoe Designer Brian Tenorio is launching a new collection of absolutely-inspired silver jewelry for Filigrenasia–the largest retailer of fine silver Jewelry in the Philippines.

“I’ve been based in New York now for almost two years and I miss my hometown Manila/Marikina at every turn. Sure, some of the best shops and museums and places in the world can be found in New York, but the best times of my life (so far) happened in the Philippines. I feel that somehow, every Filipino living overseas wants to go home,” says the designer.

The pieces are sleek and subtle handcrafted pieces in premium silver. According to Tenorio, the designs seek to fulfill a very personal need. “It’s really cool that the Philippine map, for example, is visible everywhere—on shirts, polos, accessories, BRILLIANT WORK!—but I’ve always wanted to have it on me but it has got to match certain more-urban looks whenever I am in the city. When dressed up for cocktails or for work, I’d like to have smaller details that would express who I am and where I am from so that was when I thought that it definitely has got to be jewelry.”

The Pilak-Pilipinas Collection by Brian Tenorio is exclusively available at Filigrenasia stores (SM Megamall, SM MOA, SM Cebu, SM Davao, SM Clark, Ayala Center Cebu, and Boracay) and two Gaeacraft branches (Shangri-La Mall and Alabang Town Center). The pieces are priced from Php 1190 to Php 6980 (US$25 to 150). Tenorio made sure that the pieces will be accessibly priced (especially in Dollars) as the styles are also targeted to sell to visiting balikbayans coming home for the holidays. These pieces make the perfect gift for our foreigner friends as well! For more inquiries, contact Filigrenasia at telephone numbers 6341681 or 9510156 or the designer via info@briantenorio.com. Shop for these pieces at the Filigrenasia stores as soon as possible as there is already an order queue for some of the more popular pieces. Visit http://silver.briantenorio.com online for more details.

Tenorio is the first Filipino to be part of the Design Management Program of Pratt Institute in New York – recently cited as one of the best design programs in the world by Businessweek in 2009. He has also recently exhibited his designer casket collection, Lux Mortem last November and will be launching his new designer shoe line at the Philippine Consulate on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan this May 2010.

About the Designer, Brian Tenorio

Tehran-born Filipino-American Brian Tenorio is a New York-based design and communications consultant and also the first Filipino in Pratt Institute’s Design Management Program (launched 1995 in United States).

He is also one of the most widely-publicized designers in the Philippines. His design company, Tenorio Manila (www.tenorio.asia), won the Battle of the Business Plans competition in the country, and was a semi-finalist in the Harvard Business School 2005 Entrepreneurial Idol in Boston, Massachusetts. He is a winner of the 2007 Dutch-sponsored Philippine Bid Challenge (a satellite search of the International Business in Development Network Foundation) and also the Philippine Junior Chamber International’s Creative Young Entrepreneur for 2007. Tenorio’s shoes have been shown in art exhibitions in New York and in Manila and were also included in the book 50 Must-Buys from Manila launched December 2008.

Before launching his product design business, Tenorio worked as a graphic designer and communications consultant for multi-nationals, design firms, and corporations in the Philippines, Europe, and the United States. He has won design awards in Asia, including the Asian Printing Press Awards in Singapore and the Philippine National Book Awards (2008 Best Designer). He also worked as a correspondent for Benetton’s COLORS Magazine.

He finished the Managing the Arts Program at the Asian Institute of Management (2002), after graduating a few years prior at the Ateneo de Manila University (2000). He also taught design and aesthetics in the Philippines at Manila’s School of Fashion and the Arts and Introduction to Design at the Communications Department of the Ateneo de Manila University.

BRIAN TENORIO’s Pilak-Pilipinas Collection for Filigrenasia

• All designed by Brian Tenorio http://pilak.tumblr.com