ABM BAZAAR 2025: Embracing the Challenge, Becoming the Change

Written By: Jolie Lim

In a city where ideas break free, innovation is bound to emerge eventually. Last February 15 to 16, 2025, the Grade 12 Accounting and Business Management (ABM) students brought their Inquiries, Investigations, and Immersion (III) research-based businesses to Robinsons Galleria. Together, they have proven that passion, resilience, and teamwork become the strong foundations of success– surpassing difficulties with the drive to bring about change.

After a successful two-day onsite bazaar in the SPCP High School Tent last February 3 to 4, 2025, METROPOLIS: Where Ideas Break Free opened its doors in a mall selling environment.

This year’s ABM Bazaar presented a wide range of innovative products that ranged from enticing snacks to fashionable clothing and accessories.

• Food businesses such as STICK IT!, YOGII, Sip & Shake, and Egg-go introduced a fusion of concepts and ideas through their unique delicacies, offering enjoyable gastronomic delights and an experience you can’t get enough of.
• Viella brought forth a world of elegance, charm, and sophistication with the customizable accessories of their jewelry bar.
• STEEZ gave streetwear a one-of-a-kind creative twist through their chic and stylish shoe-inspired shirts, including limited designs only available through select pre-orders and onsite stocks.
• TOTEally Yours crafted not only quality eco-friendly tote bags, but an effortless way to support and empower sustainable fashion.

Interviews with different business owners attest to the obstacles that came with bringing these ideas to life. “Our literal blood, sweat, and tears are in this business, so to see it come to life, to see people enjoying our products, it’s super fulfilling,” Raia Carlos, one of the STEEZ business owners, recalled their journey to a growing sense of accomplishment upon completing the on-campus selling days and their first mall selling day. YOGII business owner, Jasmine Torres, described the challenge of thinking out of the box alongside bringing such creative concepts to life. Despite the limitations, she placed emphasis on having generated ideas that the world hasn’t seen yet–a sign of the growth and a priceless achievement.

Throughout the bazaar, the city was also graced by the forces of talented, skilled performers. Cinque and HRTS took the stage during the on-campus selling days, while Curvyspines, Aplianim, Marahuyo, and Beginning at 17 made their mark in the mall selling days through their entrancing melodies.

As the second mall selling day came to a close, a sense of fulfillment and accomplishment filled the Robinsons Entrep Corner. In an interview with the Grade 12 ABM Track Representative, Carmela Estrella, she describes the ABM Bazaar as innovative, “From food to personalized accessories, each business highlights the creativity and entrepreneurship spirit of ABM students.”

METROPOLIS: Where Ideas Break Free became a platform for our Paulinian talents to shine in their own unique ways. From the ABM students and business owners to their dedicated production team, months of rigorous planning manifested into a successful culminating event. This year’s ABM Bazaar became the foundation of a city bound to no limits, bringing change to the market one purchase at a time. Though it has officially come to a close, this has definitely made its mark as one bright beginning for the years to come.