{"id":436,"date":"2024-08-12T03:29:59","date_gmt":"2024-08-12T03:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phitopolis.com\/blog\/?p=436"},"modified":"2024-08-12T03:35:23","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T03:35:23","slug":"from-new-york-to-manila-toms-ph-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phitopolis.com\/blog\/index.php\/2024\/08\/12\/from-new-york-to-manila-toms-ph-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"From New York to Manila \u2014 Tom\u2019s PH Visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Last July, we had the very distinct pleasure of welcoming Tom Crimi \u2014 CTO of Quantbot \u2014 for his first visit to the Philippines. To make it memorable, the HPC team went with Tom to Bataan for a weekend getaway.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The trip began with a visit to the iconic Mt. Samat. As we hiked up to the large Memorial Cross, the team delighted in sharing stories about Philippines history, making the first leg of our journey both scenic and enriching.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-437\" src=\"https:\/\/phitopolis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/HPC-With-Tom_001.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phitopolis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/HPC-With-Tom_001.png 1920w, https:\/\/phitopolis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/HPC-With-Tom_001-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/phitopolis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/HPC-With-Tom_001-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/phitopolis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/HPC-With-Tom_001-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/phitopolis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/HPC-With-Tom_001-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We then went to Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar, a unique cultural heritage site that further transported us to the grandeur of local history.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-438\" src=\"https:\/\/phitopolis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/HPC-With-Tom_002.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phitopolis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/HPC-With-Tom_002.png 1920w, https:\/\/phitopolis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/HPC-With-Tom_002-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/phitopolis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/HPC-With-Tom_002-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/phitopolis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/HPC-With-Tom_002-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/phitopolis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/HPC-With-Tom_002-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As we strolled through the cobblestone streets, we couldn&#8217;t help but marvel at the architectural beauty of the old houses, leaving the team with plenty to ponder about \u2014 Tom seemed to be impressed by the colonial-era buildings, too, capturing the details in photos as he took in the historic sights.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In addition to the explorations we had, the team enjoyed a <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">kalesa<\/span><\/i> ride, immersing ourselves in a traditional Filipino experience. Tom was also entertained by an interactive play that vividly portrayed local history and culture. Watching and learning about these lively performances added another layer of enjoyment to the visit.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-439\" src=\"https:\/\/phitopolis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/HPC-With-Tom_003.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phitopolis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/HPC-With-Tom_003.png 1920w, https:\/\/phitopolis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/HPC-With-Tom_003-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/phitopolis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/HPC-With-Tom_003-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/phitopolis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/HPC-With-Tom_003-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/phitopolis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/HPC-With-Tom_003-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It was a very eventful Saturday, filled with rich cultural experiences and memorable activities. As Tom\u2019s PH trip progressed, he spent the next few days enjoying dinners with the team where discussions flowed naturally over delicious meals. These dinners provided a valuable opportunity to catch up on each other&#8217;s projects and share insights.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-440\" src=\"https:\/\/phitopolis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/HPC-With-Tom_004.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phitopolis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/HPC-With-Tom_004.png 1920w, https:\/\/phitopolis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/HPC-With-Tom_004-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/phitopolis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/HPC-With-Tom_004-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/phitopolis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/HPC-With-Tom_004-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/phitopolis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/HPC-With-Tom_004-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We hope that Tom thoroughly enjoyed the trip and the opportunity to meet our team in person and learn more about our projects. We\u2019re looking forward to the next visit!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last July, we had the very distinct pleasure of welcoming Tom Crimi \u2014 CTO of Quantbot \u2014 for his first visit to the Philippines. To make it memorable, the HPC team went with Tom to Bataan for a weekend getaway.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5,23],"tags":[48,18],"ppma_author":[80],"authors":[{"term_id":80,"user_id":0,"is_guest":1,"slug":"ayesha-santos","display_name":"Ayesha Santos","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/603bcbe1063fee8afda2fb243b1f09dd?s=96&d=mm&r=g","author_category":"","first_name":"Ayesha","last_name":"Santos","user_url":"","job_title":"","description":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/phitopolis.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/phitopolis.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/phitopolis.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phitopolis.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phitopolis.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=436"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/phitopolis.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":443,"href":"https:\/\/phitopolis.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436\/revisions\/443"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/phitopolis.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=436"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phitopolis.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=436"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phitopolis.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=436"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phitopolis.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=436"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}