BUSINESS

Companies in the Philippines

Rising truck sales, better drivers, and a new way at looking at sales. That’s what we learned from Isuzu Philippines Corporation’s President Hajime Koso.

Housal – Connecting dots in Real Estate!

Eric Dee is the President and Chief Operating Officer of Foodee Global Concepts. He manages the day-to-day operations of their different brands: Mesa, Todd English Food Hall, Tim Ho Wan, Sunnie’s Cafe, Pound, Hook, Llao Llao, FOO’D (fú-dō) by Davide Oldani, a Michelin-starred Italian restaurant from Milan at Shangri-La, Tsuta, and, more recently, Bench Cafe, […]

Tomoyuki Okagawa was born in Tokyo in 1964. He graduated from Sophia University in 1986 and began his career as a salesperson in a major Japanese company. He then transferred to JTB where he was first assigned to deal with overseas trips. He was assigned to Frankfurt in 2001 and Singapore in 2009. He came to the […]

In this edition of Business Talk, we sat down with the half-Filipino, half-Swiss VP to know the ins and outs of the hotel industry as well as Solaire’s push towards the future.

The Philippine real estate market has changed a lot in 20 years, and one man has been there for all 20: Leechiu Property Consultant’s CEO David Leechiu. He started his career during the country’s real estate bubble, landed two of the biggest deals in Philippine real estate, and now runs one of the top property […]

Get to know the General Manager of Philippine Branch of Hitachi Asia Ltd.

Dani Aliaga, Marketing and Strategy Director for Bistronomia, talks about their brand, being the “makulit” boss, and what sets Bistronomia restaurants apart from the rest of the Spanish restaurant field.

Learn why BENCH/ remains the country’s most successful brands, and how it has stood the test of time from the man himself: Ben Chan.

Here’s what you need to know about Filipino animation writer Ronnie del Carmen.

In this edition of Business Talk, we get Mr. Hayashi to tell us more about Panasonic’s line of beauty products, as well as his plans for taking Panasonic Home Appliance to the next level.

Get to know the company that brought Marugame Udon to the Philippines!

“Only eat food that’s worth eating.” Wise words to live by from Chef J Gamboa.

A full-on promdi or from the province is the country’s youngest billionaire.

Dra. Vicki Belo is one of the renowned dermatologists in the Philippines. Get to know her more through her story.

Bryan Tiu is the President and CEO of IFoods Group, Inc. He has over 30 years of experience in the food industry, and is at the helm of popular Japanese brands such as Tokyo Cafe, LeTAO, Tokyo Milk Cheese Factory, and Ichiba, and the brains behind Peri Peri Charcoal Chicken.

Get to know the man who propelled the success of the radio and TV giant, GMA Network.

When you hear the name Alfredo Yao and you’re of a certain age, you tend to only think of one thing and one thing alone: Zest-O. It’s the country’s largest juice brand, and can be found in almost every lunchbox of every kid that goes to school.

The tech world has him to thank for two things that can be found in every PC you see today: the PC chip set and the Windows Graphics accelerator chip for PCs.

Businessmen are usually driven by one of two things: make a profit, or affect social change. Mark Kooijman, Founder and CEO of Philippines Urban Living Solutions, is driven by both.

Meet the man behind one of the Philippines’ biggest e-commerce platforms, Lazada.

None of the success ABS-CBN has today would be possible without the leadership of Eugenio Lopez III.

The Cos may be low-profile, but they are quite good at what they do.

From P100 and a bottle of a wonder drug to the most recognized pharmacy in the country, Mariano Que made sure Filipinos had access to quality medicine at affordable prices… and then some.

His road to success may not be a rags-to-riches one, but Alfonso Yuchengco’s story is something that would inspire someone to never stop improving and striving for more success. He took care of the family business, and he let it grow, making it known to be one of the most prominent corporations in the country.

David M. Consunji is proof that nice guys can finish first.

Before she became the CEO of a renowned company, she was a vendor and a domestic helper who struggled and strived hard in order to fend for her family.

We sat down with JAL Philippines’ GM Kazuhiro Ishida to know more about JAL in the Philippines, as well as an unlikely tidbit of history.

In a country surrounded by water, having knowledge and control of where to put a port is both a form of public service and a key to becoming one of the country’s richest business tycoons. Take the man known as “Ports King”, Enrique Razon Jr.

When it comes to furniture and home decorations, there are only a few shops to consider when it comes to quality and unique pieces; one of which is Crate and Barrel.