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Bankers to share insights on how to access capital
The Philippine Consulate will host the seminar Access to Capital on May 24 at the Kalayaan Hall from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. The event is geared towards owners of small and mid-sized businesses of all types, said Roy V. Lim, senior vice president for Commercial Banking of Citi, which is organizing the seminar. It […]
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N.Y. bank eyeing investments in PH mining
A Manhattan bank and advisory firm announced on February 3 plans to invest in Philippine mining and outsourcing and set up an office in Manila. Murdock Capital Partners, which has more than a decade of merchant banking and advisory experience in China and Australia, said it is “determined to commit significant resources to the Philippines.” […]
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‘The Philippines is oozing with money’
By Cristina DC Pastor If you heard Dr. Bernie Villegas grinning and raving about the economy during a January 26 investment roadshow at the Philippine Consulate, you’d pack your bags and take the first plane back to the Philippines. “The Philippines is oozing with money,” said the economist who’s been called “prophet of boom” for […]
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Sanitary inspection gets a ‘C’ from restaurant owners
By Cristina DC Pastor A toilet door not closing abruptly. Tongs for pulling hot trays hanging by the oven door. A variety of rice noodles. What do any of these have to do with a restaurant’s cleanliness? Restaurant owners are not sure, but they’ve been slapped fines for all sorts of alleged sanitation violations, prompting […]
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Park Avenue company expands in Manila
EXLService, a New York-based provider of outsourcing services for Fortune 1000 companies, is expanding its operations in the Philippines. From more than 1,500 professionals, the Park Avenue-headquartered company is expected to create an additional 1,000 “high-level jobs” in its pioneer site in Manila, according to a press statement. “(This) is a manifestation of the renewed […]
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Seminar on minority-owned businesses Oct. 6
The Philippine Consulate General and JCI Philippine-New York will host a free seminar on Establishing a Minority-Certified Company, Taking Advantage of Supply Diversity Program on October 6 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Kalayaan Hall of the Philippine Center. The seminar aims to help Filipino American businesses and individuals to take advantage of […]
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Clinton mourns passing of friend
Former President Bill Clinton mourned the passing of friend and former adviser Maria Haley, who died September 13 from a brain aneurysm. Haley, who was executive director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, was 70. She was appointed by Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe to AEDC, an agency with more than 100 employees. A statement said […]
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Maharlika’s popping up all over
A podcast interview with Nicole Ponseca is available courtesy of Feet in Two Worlds. By Cristina DC Pastor Pop-up restaurants are a relatively new dining concept, and Filipinos are curious about them. So when Maharlika Filipino Moderno opened its first pop-up on First Avenue and 12th Street early this year, the question after ‘what’s on […]
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Flower girls
From Cagayan Valley to Hawaii, Ivie Joy Agustin’s family has always been into farming: rice in Tuguegarao and macadamia nuts in the Big Island. As a floral designer in New York, she used her farming know-how and the diligence she learned from her plucky clan to run Celadon & Celery. Ivie Joy manages the Chelsea […]