Success Stories

GMA 7 may exceed this year's growth expectations

GMA Network Inc., the Philippines’ leading broadcast company, may exceed growth expectations this year, its president and chief executive said, a day before its Wednesday stockholder’s meeting. Expansion is expected to come from the continued high ratings of its television programs, subscriber growth in its international TV channels, improved revenues from DZBB, its radio business, and QTV, its sister TV chan read more...

Philippines contributes to Asian monetary fund

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines has allotted a portion of its foreign exchange reserves to a special regional fund, allowing it to withdraw two and a half times its contribution should the need arise in the future. Estimated at $3.68 billion or about a tenth of the country’s dollar reserves, the country’s contribution represents its participation in the $120 billion Asian Monetary Fund (AMF), the read more...

Two Pinoys in World's Top 100 ClubFitters

Filipinos Francis Go and Jake Ong from Custom Clubmakers International have been honored as members of the elite World’s Top 100 ClubFitters for 2009, according to KZG. The honor is the third successive award  for Go and the fourth for Ong. They are the only Filipinos to have ever received the prestigious industry award. Read more… Incoming search terms:custom clubmakerscustom clubmakers intl philip read more...

Living his dream in the States

Many Filipino professionals in the United States often end up working outside their field of expertise. Engineers become cable television men and doctors end up nurses. Few are lucky enough to land the job they trained for and the financial rewards they expect. One of these lucky few is Val Oliva, 43. His climb up the corporate ladder of an American Internet protocol (IP) company is an inspiring success story. Toda read more...