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Philippines Entertainment specialists set their sights on UK Football
The Hong Kong-listed International Entertainment Corporation, the leasing company behind some of the Philippines’ top entertainment properties, is looking to diversify its portfolio after announcing losses from the last financial year. IEC primarily operates within the Asian casino gaming and entertainment industries, leasing out some of the Philippines’ most well-known casino and entertainment resorts to […]
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Hudson Yards pioneer Romel Canete: ‘Never thought I’d see this in my lifetime’
By Cristina DC Pastor Romel Canete could not believe that Hudson Yards, an ambitious real estate project on Manhattan’s West Side, is nearing completion and currently almost 80 percent leased. He was part of the project from Day One. In 2004, the Cebu-born Canete, then a consultant at real estate firm Newmark Knight Frank, represented […]
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A taste of Maryland Chickan in Makati
By Wendell Gaa With his trademark grin, cap and sci-fi T-shirt, Washington D.C. native Fred Corder — affectionately known as “That Guy” — was more than delighted to share with me the mouthwatering taste of ‘Maryland Chickan.’ It is chicken the way his grandma would make it: fresh, fried, with no MSG or extenders. The […]
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Filipino ambition, talent on spotlight in June 9 mentoring summit
Filipino leaders and innovators are getting together for the first-ever PH Time Is Now: A Networking and Mentoring Event on June 9, Saturday, at the Harvard Club. The ticketed event will take place from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. PH Time Is Now aims to create a platform for Filipinos to share their personal stories […]
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The fragrance of home in Ysabel Potenciano-Cottrell’s candles
By Cristina DC Pastor She lived in Forbes Park, was chauffeured to and from Assumption with her Shih-Tzu and bodyguard. Until one day, a suspicious fire razed the family’s transportation business. Everything went up in flames – wealth, security, status, and over time, relationships. Ysabel Potenciano-Cottrell, who was 13 then, remembered distinctly how her family […]
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Guess who came to Explore the islands
By Cristina DC Pastor “The Philippines is not like a city like New York, it is like a jungle.” Whoa! Direct from the mouth of a third-grader! Students from Success Academy on the Upper West Side shared their impression of the Philippines when they checked out Explore Islands Philippines on May 10 at the Grand […]
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Flight uninterrupted: PAL’s NYC-Manila direct starts Oct 30
By Cristina DC Pastor & Rene Pastor On its 77th year, Philippine Airlines will open direct flights from New York to Manila starting October 30. The announcement was made by Josh Vasquez, PAL area manager for New York, during a press conference with Tourism Attaché Susan del Mundo and members of the FilAm media at […]
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Why invest in the Philippines? Find out at May 9-12 Grand Central expo
A panel on “Why Invest in the Philippines” will open the Explore Islands Philippines Expo on May 9, 2018 at 1:30 p.m. at the Vanderbilt Hall of the Grand Central Terminal on 42nd Street and Park Avenue in New York City. The panelists include Manuel A.J. Teehankee, Undersecretary for International Economic Relations, Department of Foreign […]
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Taxwoman Margaux Advincula on leaving NYC: Mission accomplished
By Wendell Gaa After almost two years in New York, senior manager Margaux Advincula of EY/SGV & Co. is back in Manila glowing with a sense of professional fulfillment: She has re-established the Philippines Tax Desk in the Ernst & Young New York office in 2016. The tax desk provides advisory services to multinational companies […]