Photo credits to Dhada Garcia SUGARLANDIA BARQUILLOS | BACOLOD CITY Have you tried Sugarlandia Barquillos Products? Sugarlandia Barquillos started in the early 30’s making it one of the first in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental to produce the best barquillos and piaya. Its beginnings could be traced back at the turn of […]
STORIES OF PINOY BISNIZMEN
AZATRI AND THE NEGROS SHOWROOM
AZATRI AND THE NEGROS SHOWROOM The Negros Show Showroom located the Central City walk at Robinsons, Bacolod is no doubt one of the best place to go when looking for Negrense products. Ranging from Furniture and Furnishing, Food, Fashion and Garments, Gifts, Decors, Housewares, Natural and Organic, Novelty and Pasalubong— […]
THE ROAD TO MAMABEL’S HOME GARDEN AND ORGANIC HERBS
Evelyn S. Bautista is the owner of mamabel’s Home Garden and Organic Herbs. She is also serves as VP-Natural and organics of the Association of Negros Producers. THE ROAD TO MAMABEL’S HOME GARDEN AND ORGANIC HERBS Recently,the Bislig Chamber of Commerce visited the association of Negros Producers (ANP) in Bacolod […]
BLESSED TO BE A BLESSING
BLESSED TO BE A BLESSING I never dreamt of becoming an entrepreneur. But exactly like the line in a song of the same title, I should say: “Angels brought me here.” My desire was to become a professional speaker and a consultant; to work in the corporate world. And I […]
INTRASPEC MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY: 20 Years of Excellence in Training
with my colleagues from the People Management Association of the Philippines during the 20th Anniversary celebration of INTRASPEC at Metro Inn INTRASPEC MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY: 20 Years of Excellence in Training Twenty years. It’s heartwarming to note that my Consultancy and Training Outfit, the INTRASPEC Management Consultancy has reached this […]
Opportunity in the Face of Adversity
Bgry. Agdaliran, San Dionisio, Iloilo after Yolanda… Opportunity in the Face of Adversity Hopeless, homeless. Maybe these words were not enough to describe Brgy. Agdaliran, San Dionisio a barangay in northern Iloilo the day after Typhoon Yolanda. Barangay Agdaliran’s landscape once dotted with coconut trees was flattened. While a few […]
Bantayan Tote
Like stone playfully skipping on the water surface, Typhoon Yolanda made landfall several times when she entered the country. One such landfall was in northern Cebu, which left Bantayan Island devastated and isolated. Almost all structures were flattened and industries came to a screeching halt. In the aftermath, […]
Light Through the Rubble
In creating unique lighting and furniture, Hacienda Crafts stays true to its mission as an envirosocial design company. Because of this, owners Joey Gaston and Christina Borromeo-Gaston always go beyond the limits of home, whether to find sustainable natural raw materials, regional and indigenous weavers, and enlightened designers to magically […]
Smiles Beyond Borders: 29TH Negros Trade Fair
Smiles Beyond Borders: 29TH Negros Trade Fair Smiles Beyond Borders, goes the theme of the 29th Negros Trade Fair scheduled for September 24-28, 2014 of the Association of Negros Producers (ANP) at the Glorietta Activity Center in Makati. ANP is a group of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in […]
Mask Maker
Reposted from: ENTREPRENEUR MAGAZINE http://www.entrepreneur.com.ph/money/mask-maker/page/2 Mask Maker By Mishell M. Malabaguio Bacolod producer of papier mache masks grows his business with help from the Association of Negros Producers Desperate to keep his floundering five-year-old printing press business in Bacolod City afloat, Marianito “Jojo” Vito Jr. tried to diversify into […]
35th PMAP Awards Winners
Institutionalized in 1977, the People Management Association of the Philippines Awards Program gives recognition to outstanding achievers whose leadership, dynamism and professionalism set apart some corporations and individuals as a breed all their own. Corporate and Individual Awards – the most coveted of which are the “Employer of the Year-Large […]
Crystal Jewelry by Eva Si-Coruna
Crystals are among the most preferred jewelry today . Aside from being beautiful, they can look very elegant. Crystals are not only good jewelry materials, they could also make good ornaments and at the same time accessories for clothes. Because of the beauty and charm of crystals, the number of […]
Art Pieces by Lourdes Valderrama
Lourdes Valderrama has been designing original beaded jewelry and elegant beaded gifts since 2000. Prior to this her family also underwent various business experiences which thought them valuable lessons and also made her wiser and more careful in her decision making. While Lourdes Valderrama also uses other beads and materials, […]
Tumandok!
Resin laminated vases, wall decors and other home furnishings with neo-tribal designs is probably one best description of any Tumandok products. Tumandok is a vernacular term which means “native inhabitant” . I’ve known Tumandok since the 1990’s because the owner Joji Locsin is a very good friend. I remember those […]
Clara’s Food Products: A Legacy of Good Taste
Putting up a business is not as easy as dancing and singing. It takes hard work and perseverance to succeed. One must create something different, something special. In the case of Mrs. Cecilia Fernandez-Plotena, a simple prayer made it all. Mrs. Plotena prayed to have a business that she can […]
Virgie’s Sweet Success
“Manga Pastillas… I want Manga Pastillas of Virgie’s !”…A group of ladies were standing at the showroom looking for Pastillas de Manga, made by Virgies…I was very happy hearing their conversation about their favorite delicacies and its maker. To my mind most of ANP’s food producers had already made a […]