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PH CONGLOMERATES SIMPLY THRIVE

July 16, 2021 Comments Off

Five families or groups own the ten largest public corporations in the Philippines—Ramon S. Ang (RSA), the family of the late Henry Sy Sr., the group of Manuel V. Pangilinan of First Pacific Ltd Hongkong, […]

THE LOOMING ENERGY CRISIS: WHO IS TO BLAME?

July 14, 2021 Comments Off

Is there a looming electricity shortage, what experts call an energy crisis? Well, it seems. The brownouts that swept the main island of Luzon on May 31 to June 2 are the precursor of things […]

NOYNOY AQUINO, 61

July 2, 2021 Comments Off

Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III died in his sleep slouched in his LazyBoy at the family’s Times Street residence in suburban Quezon City early morning of June 24, 2021. He was 61. He apparently died […]

BREAKTHROUGH

June 25, 2021 Comments Off

The chief of the Philippines’ economic team Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has told business journalists that while the Philippines may be behind other regional economies at this time in bouncing back from the malaise […]

DESPITE DOUBTS

June 25, 2021 Comments Off

ECONOMIC RECOVERY BEGINS AUGUST

June 18, 2021 Comments Off

August 2021. That is how early Albay 2nd District Rep. Joey Salceda sees the beginning of an uptick in the Philippine economy. It is also the month when the global economy begins to shift its […]

PSE’s largest IPO raises P48.6B for Monde Nissin and values the noodles and biscuits company at P242B

June 11, 2021 Comments Off

Instant noodles to instant billions Did you know that Lucky Me instant noodles beat McDonald’s and Jollibee burgers by a mile —in sales, profits, and market value? An 80-gram packet of Lucky Me Instant Pancit […]

BOOK TRENDS 2021

July 16, 2021 Comments Off

While the 2020 pandemic raged around the world, racists raged against Asians. Amid the abuse, Asian books surged in popularity. The book-into-movie “Crazy Rich Asians” in 2018 signaled the worldwide bankability of Asians in movies […]

MIXED PLATE—CHRONICLES OF AN ALL-AMERICAN COMBO

July 2, 2021 Comments Off

By Jo Koy Hardcover, 305 pages, 2021 Dey St (William Morrow) If you have a dream, you have to read this book for inspiration. Since he was a kid, Joseph knew he wanted to be […]

AWESOME ASIAN AMERICANS—20 STARS WHO MADE AMERICA AMAZING

July 2, 2021 Comments Off

By Phil Amara & Oliver Chin Illustrated by Juan Calle Flexibound, 122 pages, 2020 Immedium “Immigrants and their children continue to enrich our nation’s culture. Discover important chapters of American history and the marvelous accomplishments […]

THE COMMITTED — A NOVEL

June 18, 2021 Comments Off

By Viet Thanh Nguyễn Pulitzer winner of The Sympathizer Hardcover, 345 pages, 2021. Grove Press (Grove Atlantic) I didn’t read The Sympathizer (2015) which won a Pulitzer, so I was curious to read this sequel. […]

WHERE THE PAST BEGINS – A WRITER’S MEMOIR

June 18, 2021 Comments Off

Heart-wrenching memoir by longtime bestseller and awarded author Amy Tan of “The Joy Luck Club”, “The Valley of Amazement”, and “The Hundred Secret Senses”. “Joy Luck Club” was a year-long NYT bestseller which gained many […]

BETTER STRETCHING

May 31, 2021 Comments Off

By Joe Yoon Hardcover, 198 pages, 2020. St. Martin’s Essentials Joe Yoon is a certified personal trainer, licensed massage therapist, and founder of the fitness training JoeTherapy. He helps Olympic gold medalists, professional athletes, champion […]