JENNILYN ANTONIO:
Spreading Her Peanut Butter’s Sweet Success
Mrs. Jennilyn Antonio may be at the right place at the right time when her idea fairy experienced a spark of insight. It was one of those ordinary days at the grocery store when she laid her eyes on some dried peanuts for kare-kare (a Filipino dish) on display. She thought, “If I added some sugar and salt to these, would I get peanut butter? What if I do try it?” READ MORE
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ANUNCIACION SANTILLAN:
A Downpour of Blessings from Dry Goods Retailing
In 1999, Anunciacion Santillan used a mere folding bed along the sidewalk as display area for the dry goods she sold. Back then, life was not easy – she and her husband worked hard but still earned barely enough for themselves. Less than a decade after, she now owns six merchandize stalls in the Bantayan public market in Bantayan Island, Cebu. The change for the better was borne of hard work, perseverance, financial discipline, and a little outside help. READ MORE
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ESTELA LAGUNZAD:
Making the World Go Round thru Caps, Food, and Music
What would a mother give to feed her family’s hunger for food, knowledge, and music?
Estela Lagunzad and her family have taken root in Tacloban City, Leyte, very near the Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center where her husband used to work as a minimum-waged security guard. Besides personally taking care of the family, she had to man their sari-sari (retail) store and, on the side, had sold Natasha, Tupperware, and Avon products. Mindful of their children’s future, she had to find ways to augment her husband’s low income so they can better provide for their children’s needs. READ MORE
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ELINO ANDRES:
Will on Wheels
Looking at him with his sunny outlook and bubbly mood, you would think that he has never had a bumpy ride nor traveled a difficult crossroad in his life. Yet in reality, his life is like a road trip to an underdeveloped territory, rough and a bit uncertain just like the far places he goes to. But he has the right tools for the journey: a fair grip on faith, a customer-driven sense of innovation, and a steadfast will to make his life better. READ MORE
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