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New PRSP President is a proud PUPian

Jan Vincent Lanuza, News, Communication Management Office

Ma. Luisa P. Sebastian, Managing Director of advertising and public relations agency Brown Bag Communications (BBComm) of PAGEONE Group has also earned the distinction of becoming the new president of the Public Relations Society of the Philippines (PRSP).

PRSP is the largest and premier organization and alliance of public relations (PR) professionals in the Philippines. Its serves as an avenue to further the professional development of PR practitioners, help uphold professional integrity and ethical standards of the industry, provide a platform for its members to connect with other people to share insights, and collaborate on the industry trends, organize prestigious PR awards such as the annual Anvil Awards and Gawad Panday, promote the role of public relations to societal development, and build partnerships with different institutions to strengthen the profession.

Sebastian is a proud alum of the Sintang Paaralan, finishing Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication in 1994. Aside from her current position, she boasts more than 25 years of combined exposure in corporate communications, integrated marketing, crisis and risk communications, media relations, and communication research, having worked as an executive in both the public and private sectors. She was Vice President for Public Affairs of the Social Security System (SSS) from 2014 to 2019. Her term as PRSP president commenced on February 1, 2023, and will run through to the end of 2026.

The University has once again shown the effectiveness of its student and career development programs which promote employability and enabled its alumni to become industry-ready and more than capable of being designated into leadership positions.

_{Photo from PAGEONE Group’s Facebook Page}