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.
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.
During the six-month program, they will work alongside RHR’s hospitality professionals and apply what they have learned in the classroom in a professional hotel environment. The training will help them develop technical capabilities as well as workplace skills such as communication, teamwork, adaptability, and guest service. They will also receive an allowance throughout the program.
The partnership forms part of RHR’s continuing corporate social responsibility efforts through RLove, Robinsons Land’s corporate social responsibility program, particularly its education-focused R Eskwela initiative. It also reflects RHR’s Hospitality by Heart commitment, extending its culture of care beyond guests and into the communities it serves.