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27 June 2008, NBC Tent at the Fort, Metro Manila. Dressed up like an airport terminal, the entrance of the venue welcomed in more than 700 people. Further augmenting the excitement and the significance of the event is the presence of one of the country's foremost business luminaries: Kapitan himself, Dr. Lucio Tan, together with the top brass of three major institutions: Philippine Airlines Deputy CEO and EVP Commercial Group, Mr. Henry So Uy; Philippine Airlines President and COO, Mr. Jaime Bautista; MasterCard Vice President and Country Manager, Mr. Poch Villa-Real; President of Allied Bank, Atty. Reynaldo Maclang; Allied Bank's Executive Vice President and Retail Banking Group Head, Mr. Peter N. Yap; Allied Bank Card Center Head and First Vice President, Mr. Fol Rana, Jr.; Philippine Airlines' Vice President-Marketing Support, Mr. Felix Cruz and Philippine Airlines' Assistant Vice-President - Product Loyalty Marketing, Ms. Barbara Aragon, to name a few.

Along with the aforementioned leaders came celebrities like Edu Manzano, who helmed the evening's special show; Martin Nievera, who lent his talent serenading the crowd with the accompaniment of songwriter and music director, Mr. Louie Ocampo. Other special guests and representatives of more than 20 news and magazine companies also attended.

The evening's highlight was the unveiling of the newest and most prestigious credit card that outweighs the ranks of Gold, Titanium and Platinum: the new Mabuhay Miles World MasterCard. It offers outstanding features that prevail over its competition; having the lowest point to mile conversion of Php 38.00 makes it the fastest-earning card towards getting free Philippine Airline tickets; it also offers separate Peso-Dollar billings and high credit limit, an exclusive access to a worldwide concierge service, and a comprehensive International SOS coverage to ensure the well-being and peace of mind of its users.

Below are some of the photos taken during the event.