SCA Batch 1969 reunion: 50 years in the making
FOR the first time in 50 years, my high-school classmates and I met in our hometown in Bangar, La Union, to celebrate our golden jubilee.
DTI celebrates National Exporters’ Week, honors top PHL exporters
EVERY year, during the first week of December, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) leads in celebrating National Exporters’ Week to honor the country’s homegrown manufacturers of export goods and providers of services that have helped place the Philippines on the world map.
6th edition of Dangal Awards shines a light on the life and works of the Filipino elderly
This article was revised to reflect the corrections on the background of finalist Atty. Almaria
Retired soldier, 88, visits Singapore
THE aging soldier was gung ho. He was ready to fly to Singapore where one of his nieces lives with her expatriate husband.
20 local companies showcase products at DTI-EMB bazaar
By Efleda P. Campos / Senior Editor
Proudly IP, export-quality creations displayed at Sikat Pinoy
Story and photos by Efleda P. Campos / Senior Editor
Taiwan revisited, 31 years later
TAIWAN, the Philippines’s immediate neighbor to the north, has been on a forward trend to technological advancement for years.
Taipei City library fosters love-for-reading atmosphere even for kids too young to read
TAIWAN, the Philippines’s island-neighbor to the north, has grown by leaps and bounds compared with many of its neighbors in Asean.
AboitizLand launches first project in Luzon
By Efleda P. Campos / Senior Editor
Sonny Camarillo’s photo exhibits remind Filipinos ‘to never forget’
By Efleda P. Campos | Senior Editor
Robinsons, Roxaco-Vanguard to build 20 Go Hotels by 2021
By May this year, five Go Hotels will operate from five city centers in Metro Manila, marking the expansion of this hotel brand in the country under a new partnership.
Datem president was an up-and-coming project manager at DM Consunji
LEVY V. Espiritu, president of Datem, one of the country’s leading homegrown construction companies, was an aggressive project manager of DM Consunji Inc. when he was 25.
Cebu Landmasters eyes expansion in VisMin areas, to issue IPO in March or April 2017
Story & photo by Efleda P. Campos / Senior Editor
A short trip to wellness at St. Michael’s in Antipolo
Story and photos by Efleda P. Campos | Senior Editor
Philab working on 17 low-cost, self-test kits to detect diseases early
By Efleda P. Campos / Senior Editor
Tech company enhances buying experience by adding product smell to pioneering service
By Efleda P. Campos / Senior Editor
Burgoo restaurant chain looking at south of Manila for expansion
By Efleda P. Campos
Ferry company expands fleet, allots P300-million capex this year
By Efleda P. Campos
MCIA is fast evolving into ‘the gateway to the Visayas and Mindanao’
By Efleda P. Campos
PCSO gives funds to group homes for the elderly
THE Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) was created in 1934 as the government institution mandated to provide funds for health programs and other charities to serve the disadvantaged sectors of Philippine society. Among these disadvantaged sectors are the nation’s elderly.
JASMS pupils fear their school will be gone after the holidays
A BOUT 3,800 graduates and former students of the 62-year-old Jose Abad Santos Memorial School (JASMS), the preschool, elementary and high-school department of the Philippine Women’s University (PWU) in Quezon City, are today united by a single cause: To save their alma mater and maintain its legacy of producing decent, nature-loving human beings. Their collective Facebook account serves as an active platform for news, developments and issues regarding JASMS.
Las Piñas IT school fetes 1,263 graduates
ANOTHER batch of Las Piñas youth, this time numbering 1,263 who graduated from Dr. Filemon C. Aguilar Information Technology Training Institute (DFCAITTI), were feted recently and urged to take the national certificate (NC) assessment test for better employment opportunities. Mayor Vergel “Nene” Aguilar congratulated this year’s IT scholars composed of 747 who completed Computer Programming and Hardware Servicing course; and 516 who finished Visual Graphics and 3D Animation.
1st SM Senior Hub opens in Makati
A FEW years back, the SM Foundation bought an old five-story building at 56 Jupiter Street in Makati City. It used to house small offices, including a photocopy service, a dental clinic and an ancillary permit-issuing section of the Department of Trade and Industry whose international unit is located across the street.
The will
“WHERE there’s a will, there’s a way.” This is an old English proverb meaning a person with determination will find a way of doing something.
Health advocate creates product line to boost longevity among Filipinos
ALBERT MG GARCIA, 66, has always led an active lifestyle. He has been into sports since he was in grade school. As a college student at the De La Salle University (DLSU) in the late 1960s, he excelled in sports, running track and playing varsity football. At one time, he represented the country as a member of the Philippine football team.
Doctor couple weathers war and politics together
AT 101 years of age, Dr. Luz Gacula is still amazingly mentally sharp, remembering with accuracy dates of events that took place 80 or so years ago. She spoke to the BusinessMirror in impeccable English.