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The needle in the calling card haystack is not that hard to find
Every once in a while having too many choices means no choice at all. Take international calling, for instance: hundreds of companies with thousands of products all lined up waiting to be purchased. On the street, in shops or online, technology has advanced so much so fast that you sometimes miss the old corded landline […]
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A prepaid calling solution tailored for Filipinos in the U.S.
Retired chemist Necitas Golecruz of Ohio is what one would call the ‘as the need arises’ phone card user. She calls the Philippines only when there are urgent family matters – a medical emergency, maybe, or house repairs after a strong typhoon — that need quick response and decision-making. Matters that cannot wait for an […]
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Maynilad CEO gushes about water ‘renaissance’ in the PH
By Cristina DC Pastor President and CEO Ricky Vargas was at the Philippine Center last week to talk about the “renaissance” that is the Maynilad Water Services, Inc. He was a guest speaker of the Philippine-American Chamber of Commerce’s “Conversation with leaders,” where business executives discuss the growth of their companies. Maynilad was one of […]
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Lisa Esperame-Nohs lifts shroud over fabled Diamond District
By Cristina DC Pastor Antwerp, Tel-Aviv and New York City are the world’s diamond capitals. Lisa Esperame-Nohs’s work as a jewelry manager makes her an important member of the elite world of Manhattan’s fabled Diamond District. It is a world Lisa knows intimately. She is the manager of the Jewelry Department at William Goldberg, one […]
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Businessman vents spleen at 5-star Makati hotel
By Jun Ilagan If you’re a businessman frequently traveling to the Philippines and staying nowhere else but at the 5-star Makati Shangri-La Hotel since it opened in the ’90s, how would you feel about being contacted by the hotel informing you that after you paid nearly Php600,000 in total hotel charges for your 12-day stay, […]
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Conquering NYC one temp job at a time
By Richard Momar Yapo Cuanang The year was 2002. It was a bumpy ride from Atlantic City in New Jersey up to the unruly Hudson River. I was in New York for the first time on board the Irish Mist. The vessel was hitting the poles, but through the effective maneuvering of the captain, we […]
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On ‘coming off the bench’ a la Pau Gasol
By Cecile Caguingin-Ochoa My budding interest in sports perked up lately with the drama involving the NBA play-offs by realizing how this impacts real-life work. It started with the injuries. So it is — the L.A. Lakers were scheduled to meet with the Brooklyn Nets Tuesday February 5 at the Barclay Center with injured players […]
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Boss lady at the Blakely
By Elton Lugay When superstorm Sandy battered the New York region in October, Charice Pempengco found herself stranded at The Blakely Hotel on West 55th. Managing director of sales and marketing Theresa Gonzales made sure the “Glee” singer-actress felt at home and comfortable while waiting for her canceled flight to Los Angeles to resume. Theresa […]
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Essay contest on the life of Reginald F. Lewis offering $5K in grants; deadline is Jan 11
Five scholarship grants of $5,000 each are being offered to New York City high school seniors through an essay contest on the life of Reginald F. Lewis, the late CEO and chairman of TLC Beatrice International with the deadline for submission on January 11. Students in their senior year at a New York City public […]