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UPS riding global e-commerce boom

by Maricor Zapata - October 11, 2015 - 10:00am

UPS driver Felipe Valenzuela reports for work at around 11 a.m. at the UPS Operations Center near the Ninoy Aquino International Airport.

Landco Pacific setting its sights on rich and successful

by Maricor Zapata - January 12, 2015 - 12:00am

There’s one thing that Alfred “Alby” Xerez-Burgos III believes in, it’s that every person should have the time to spend with their families, enjoy activities together while appreciating God’s...

The Medical City’s Dr. Alfredo Bengzon: The game changer

by Maricor Zapata - November 10, 2014 - 12:00am

Dr. Alfredo Rafael Antonio Bengzon has always been a game changer. At least, that’s how his proud alma mater – the Ateneo Alumni Association, in particular – describes him.

Globe Business fetes female executives

by Maricor Zapata - August 18, 2014 - 12:00am

Eat, pray, love. The concept was so feminine. A number of female mid-level managers from various industries gathered in a one-day meeting at Crimson Hotel in Alabang.

Cignal seen to dominate local cable TV industry

by Maricor Zapata - July 7, 2014 - 12:00am

Cignal TV Inc. is in a fighting stance. Early this year, the country’s fastest growing subscriber-based TV firm formed an alliance with international TV giant, Walt Disney Company Southeast Asia.

SL Agritech: Sowing the seeds of prosperity

by Maricor Zapata - May 26, 2014 - 12:00am

Exactly a week before he died of cardiac arrest in April, former Food Ministry chief Jesus Tanchanco was in a harvest festival in Talavera, Nueva Ecija.

Philips makes Visayas calamity-ready with improvised solar night lights

by Maricor Zapata - April 14, 2014 - 12:00am

Recycled plastic soda bottles plus water plus simple circuit board plus sunlight.

A liter of light

by Maricor Zapata - June 10, 2013 - 12:00am

A hole-in-the-wall establishment in coastal Dumaguete City has a new come-on for its local and foreign tourist-diners, aside from food and brightly colored seats.

Snack maker wants bite of RTD juice market

by Maricor Zapata - November 19, 2012 - 12:00am

Kindergarten student Anton loves juice drinks, and he has a new favorite — Smart C — which his school canteen has been selling lately. His folks approve of it. Why not? The drink’s plastic...

Newly opened school aims to bridge industry-academe gap

by Maricor Zapata - June 11, 2012 - 12:00am

Back when everybody was skeptical about the Fort Bonifacio area in Taguig City, finance and IT executive Ramon Garcia Jr. and his business associates put up a tertiary school there, foreseeing the development that...

IT firm gives back through community service

by Maricor Zapata - May 28, 2012 - 12:00am

They call it “Volunteer for the Community Day.”

World's largest direct seller sees rosy prospects

by Maricor Zapata - January 23, 2012 - 12:00am

The cash register at the counter rings.

Seaoil sees itself as 'Jollibee' of oil industry

by Maricor Zapata - October 3, 2011 - 12:00am

Seaoil Philippines Inc., the country’s first oil firm to compete with the big-three (Petron, Shell and Caltex/Chevron) since the oil deregulation law opened the downstream oil industry to other market players...

Going natural means lush business for Nutramedica

by Maricor Zapata - April 4, 2011 - 12:00am

A pioneer in commercializing VCO, the all-Filipino firm is poised to grab the global market with its all-natural hairgrowing products.

Pioneer Life: Insurance and savings for every Juan

by Maricor Zapata - March 7, 2011 - 12:00am

For a struggling worker who barely makes ends meet, the idea of getting a life insurance or having savings may be far off.

Slow but sure

by Maricor Zapata - May 6, 2002 - 12:00am

Although he continues to sit as chairman and chief executive officer of Concepcion Industries Group, 70-year old Raul Concepcion has already delegated most of the responsibility of running the businesses to his sons...

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