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                    [ArticleID] => 2325056
                    [Title] => Phone brand teams up with local artisans for recycled bags
                    [Summary] => As with any R2R product, the bags are made from pre-production deadstock fabric and other sustainable material cast out in the middle of a supply chain.
                    [DatePublished] => 2024-01-11 13:37:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1806731
                    [AuthorName] => Kristofer Purnell
                    [SectionName] => Fashion and Beauty
                    [SectionUrl] => fashion-and-beauty
                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2024/01/11/oppo-rags2riches-r2r_2024-01-11_13-12-39411_thumbnail.jpg
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                    [ArticleID] => 1519078
                    [Title] => Kudos and applause for MLTV season finale
                    [Summary] => 

Modern Living TV (MLTV) presents its season ender ala Cinderella replete with drama and denouement.

[DatePublished] => 2015-11-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Entertainment [SectionUrl] => entertainment [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1342840 [Title] => Trash talk & treasures • Reese Fernandez-Ruiz [Summary] =>

As the good old saying goes, “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure.” In the Philippines, one woman made it her business to make sure that trash is, indeed, turned to treasure. Rags are sewn into riches and a people’s culture of poverty is transformed into one of hard work — and hope.

[DatePublished] => 2014-07-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1417789 [AuthorName] => Jose Paolo S. dela Cruz [SectionName] => Allure [SectionUrl] => allure [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/lifestyle/allure/20140706/Reese-Fernandez-Ruiz-5.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 962723 [Title] => AirAsia partners with Rags2Riches [Summary] =>

AirAsia Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Air Asia Group, which operates the largest low-cost airline in Asia, has named a Manila-based craft group as recipient of its $13,275- grant to train 100 craftsmen in the production of eco-friendly fashion and home accessories.

[DatePublished] => 2013-07-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097368 [AuthorName] => Mike Frialde [SectionName] => The Good News [SectionUrl] => the-good-news [URL] => http://imageshack.us/a/img694/4857/7zf1.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 961190 [Title] => Manila-based group gets AirAsia grant [Summary] =>

AirAsia Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Air Asia Group which operates the largest low-cost airline in Asia, on Wednesday recognized a Manila-based craft group as recipient of its US$13,275 grant to train 100 craftsmen in the production of eco-friendly fashion and home accessories.

[DatePublished] => 2013-07-03 17:17:39 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 598461 [Title] => Filipino retailers pave the way for socially-responsible business [Summary] =>

Housewives and other women artisans who join bag-making company Rags2Riches get a good dose of business education through a mini-MBA program.

[DatePublished] => 2010-08-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business As Usual [SectionUrl] => business-as-usual [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 507892 [Title] => MasterCard supports Rags2Riches [Summary] =>

MasterCard invites all its cardholders to support Rags2Riches through the RIIR by Aranaz fall-holiday collection exhibit on Sept. 29 at the North Court, The Power Plant Mall, Rockwell Center Makati City.

[DatePublished] => 2009-09-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Young Star [SectionUrl] => young-star [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 423290 [Title] => The Rags They Weave [Summary] =>

They have been weaving rags for years, and can’t recall now when, or how it started, who originally thought of braiding fabric scraps from factories into a patchwork to become functional doormats found in most Filipino homes.

[DatePublished] => 2008-12-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1288953 [AuthorName] => Eden E. Estopace [SectionName] => Starweek Magazine [SectionUrl] => starweek-magazine [URL] => ) ) )
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