Canon President and CEO Alan Chng hands over camera to Raph Torralba, hard of hearing member of 鈥淰isual Shot Club鈥�, a group of deaf photographers, who recently teamed up with Canon and SM Supermalls on the 鈥淧hotography with a Difference鈥�. Mr. Torralba, Resource Coordinator of the Institute of Health and Wellness Philippines, will compete in the 鈥溾�� Photography Contest, Seoul, Korea on September 25-30, 2011. Canon shared willingness to provide the official camera for future International Abilympics Photography competitors. Leading the Philippine team to Korea is Abilympics Philippines Chairperson Mons T. Romulo. -TCD Chief Nelia R. de Jesus (extreme left) and Canon鈥檚 Corporate Communications Manager Margie Escueta, (extreme right), witnessed the July 6 turnover.
Ms. Escueta shows President Chng the聽聽聽聽 麻豆传媒 Magazine 鈥淛ourney Beyond disABILITY鈥� featuring Cebu deaf lensman Alnoe Paler,聽聽 another 鈥淎bilympics national champion鈥� – recipient 聽of a Canon camera, 聽who she personally assisted way back 2007.
Alnoe in action with his Canon camera at the “7th聽 International Abilympics” in Shizuoka, Japan