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The company became a real family business and grew into a chain of bookstores with branches throughout the country. In the 1990s, the chain had about 50 branches. Twenty years later, there were 145. The National Book Store became the largest bookstore chain in the Philippines and one of the largest companies in the Philippine retail industry. [3]
Tan Caktiong was born on January 5, 1953 in the then-undivided province of Davao (in now Davao del Sur) to Chinese immigrant parents from Fujian. [6] His father worked in a restaurant in China and as a cook in a Buddhist monastery in Manila before setting up his restaurant in Davao City. [7]
Benedicto Cabrera, Filipino painter, was awarded National Artist of the Philippines for Visual Arts; Iza Calzado, actress, model; Antonio Carpio, lawyer; Levi Celerio, artistic outstanding national artist of The Philippines for music & literature; Tia Carrere, actress; Carlos Celdran, artist, tour guide and cultural activist
Latina entrepreneurs discuss how they have successfully scaled up their companies though Latina business founders receive less than 2% of venture capital funds.
Miguel Lino de Ezpeleta: Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines. Benito Legarda (1853–1915): Filipino legislator and Philippine Commission member. Bongbong Marcos (1957): 17th president of the Philippines. Imelda Marcos (1929): former first lady of the Philippines and governor of Metro Manila.
A typical Aling Lucing outlet. Lucia Cunanan was born in Tarlac on February 27, 1928. She settled in Pampanga after her marriage to Victorino F. Cunanan.. In 1974, she established Aling Lucing's, a restaurant in Angeles City. [4]
From Dolores del Río, who put Latina actresses on the map with her first roles in 1920s silent films, to Jenna Ortega, the Disney actress turned scream queen, there's always been a Latina and/or ...
Tolentino is the first nominee of the Ahon Mahirap Partylist and has used his platform to champion small businesses and advocate for various social causes. Ahon Mahirap Partylist’s mission is to uplift the lives of Filipinos and centers around the following initiatives: financial literacy in elementary schools, social justice and access to all government services, and economic empowerment ...