Category: ALS

Tiger Resort supports global cause

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In photo (L-R foreground): Adrian Ort, SVP and General Manager – Hotel and F&B Operations, Kenji Sugiyama, President, and Matt Hurst, Executive Vice President – Casino Operations and Marketing.

Okada-led Tiger Resort, Leisure and Entertainment Inc. extends its reach to help those in need and takes on the ice bucket challenge to help spread awareness for the fatal Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. “Our focus at Tiger is supporting the people and communities in the Philippines. However as part of Universal Group, we also have a global outlook to worthwhile causes and supporting the quest to find a cure for ALS is one of those,” said Kenji Sugiyama, Tiger Resort president. In response to the ice bucket challenge from PAGCOR, Tiger executives and employees gathered in front of the construction site of Manila Bay Resort, and doused themselves with ice-cold water. To further spread ALS awareness, Sugiyama challenged Miurashin Architect + Associates and Hanmi Global.

Property tycoon Andrew Tan takes the “ALS Ice Bucket Challenge”

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Heeding the worldwide call to raise funds in the fight against ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), or commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, Megaworld chair Dr. Andrew L. Tan becomes the first Filipino tycoon to take part in the Ice Bucket Challenge phenomenon that aims to spread ALS awareness around the world.

Dr. Tan’s participation in the challenge was proactive and voluntary on his part.

“I support the important cause of the ALS Association to promote awareness about Lou Gehrig’s Disease that is a threat to humanity. That is why I’m here to take this Ice Bucket Challenge, and at the same time, I will make a donation to the movement,” he said on video recorded in his house on August 25.

As a tradition to the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, Dr. Tan nominates three personalities from the business community to do the same: Dr. Steven DeKrey, president of Asian Institute of Management; Mr. Manolito Tayag, country head of Accenture Philippines; and Kenneth Yang, president of Golden Arches Development Corporation (McDonald’s Philippines).

Dr. Tan is the chairman and CEO of Megaworld, one of the Philippines’ largest real estate developers and the country’s leader in business process outsourcing (BPO) office developments.

SoftBank’s Japanese style ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

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ALS Ice Bucket Challenge’s popularity is really on its peak. Famous personalities in show business, tech industry, and more are into it. We even have phones doing the challenge. What’s next? Robots!

Before we get too excited, let’s first make it clear that the robots did not get wet. Instead, the robots helped in doing the challenge. A group of Pepper, SoftBank’s humanoid customer relation machine, was programmed to commence and pull the strings of the hanged ice bucket. What a fun way to play with these machines.

Without any further ado, watch the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge of the SoftBank team below.

Keep in mind that the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge is done to raise awareness and collect funds for additional research aimed to cure Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or Lou Gehrig’s disease.

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