Robinsons Hotels and Resorts (RHR), the hospitality arm of Robinsons Land, has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with Punlaan School to provide scholars with practical hotel training and help prepare them for careers in the hospitality industry.

Robinsons Hotels and Resorts (RHR) and Punlaan School formalize a partnership that will provide two Punlaan scholars with six months of hands-on training across key hotel operations. From left: Rowena Bancoro, Vice Director of Punlaan School; Filipinas De Guzman, Director of Punlaan School; Barun Jolly, Senior Vice President and Business Unit General Manager of RHR; and Annalyn Yap, Vice President of RLC and Deputy General Manager of RHR.

Based in San Juan City, Punlaan School is a vocational-technical institution that provides hospitality and service-oriented education to young women from underprivileged backgrounds. Its curriculum combines six months of classroom-based theoretical learning with six months of practical training at partner institutions.

Under the partnership, RHR will host two Punlaan scholars for on-the-job training at its hotels in Metro Manila from August 2026 to February 2027. The scholars will rotate through key areas of hotel operations, including kitchen, housekeeping, food and beverage, and front office.