Posted on August 3, 2022 Standing firmly and with determination is what makes Joffre Tayco successful in his tailoring business. From working with mainstream brands, Joffre Tayco created his own brand of quality tailoring founded on his passion for entrepreneurship and his devotion to providing a brighter future for his five children. He started working […]
Posted on August 1, 2022 Merlita found herself at the best place to pursue her goal. Merlita K. Gille’s story speaks of moving from one place to another in search of a better tomorrow. Merlita has always longed to leave her hometown in Southern Leyte due to the hardships of life. She wanted to change […]
Posted on July 15, 2022 Cherry Pasco find herself a real survivor as she stood up for her family. A volcanic eruption is a natural calamity that is hard to predict. The Taal Volcano, which has been inactive for the longest time, caught communities living near it by surprise when it suddenly erupted in 2020. […]
Posted on July 7, 2022 Some people may think of junk as something worthless and trivial, but surely, it is a gem to Perla Boniao. Junkshops are usually one of those underrated buy and sell businesses. This may be because people think of it as dealing with trash, so they tend to underestimate its true […]
One can say that Leovina Dinglasan, resident of Bay, Laguna and proprietor of Bine’s Catering Services, is fortunate. She is the sole provider of breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks at the CARD Training Center in the same town, where all its members who attend seminars on running a business, congregate. Leovina is not […]
Teodora Moster looks as cool as a cucumber. One cannot tell that she almost did not make the interview because of hypertension. She arrived, nonetheless, with her daughter to keep her company. On this particular afternoon, she came all the way from Lipa, Batangas after finishing deliveries. This is quintessential Teodora — tough and […]
Nolie and Rogelio Estocado’s eldest child was seriously ill. The couple did not know where they could get the money to bring the child to a doctor — much less buy medicines. They were both low wage blue-collar workers, barely meeting the family’s daily needs even with their combined income. The eventually […]
Many years ago, spouses Myrna and Joselito Frago resorted to tending plants to shake off the stress brought about by their first business ventures in trading coal and multi-level marketing. Joselito was always interested in plants, but his wife, an architect by training, soon shared this hobby. “Plants were our therapy to keep from […]
Floro Salinas runs FNDG Shells and handicrafts with his wife Gemma. Together they face the challenges and reap the benefits of their hard work. They also learn business — and life — lessons in their daily operations. Floro worked for a software company in Manila until one day, he woke up feeling that […]
Nobody would have thought that Casimira paro’s son and daughter-in-law had lost their house to a fire the day before the interview. She strolls into the room wearing a bright blouse and a big smile. She retouches her face powder and puts on some red lipstick. She wears hoop earrings, a ring and an […]