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Converge under his watch also pursued a bid to become the third major telecommunications provider in the Philippines in 2018 after Globe and PLDT, but lost to Dito Telecommunity associated with his namesake Dennis Ang Uy. [3] Globe acknowledge Converge as a bigger competitor than Dito despite Converge losing the bid. [8]
These galleries collectively narrate the evolution of the Philippine economy, highlighting significant industries and historical developments. [ 6 ] The ground level features exhibits on the history of the building itself, Iloilo's role as an economic center, and an overview of the country's economic history.
The economy saw continuous real GDP growth of at least 5% since 2012. The Philippine Stock Exchange index ended 2012 with 5,812.73 points a 32.95% growth from the 4,371.96-finish in 2011. [91] The Philippines achieved an investment grade rating for the first time in the first quarter of 2013.
Antonio Floirendo, Sr. (November 20, 1915 – June 29, 2012) was a Filipino entrepreneur and landowner whose main business was his 6000-hectare banana plantation in Panabo, Davao del Norte, Philippines, earning him the title as the "banana king" during the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos.
Henry Sy, also known as Sy Chi Sieng in Philippine Hokkien (Shī Zhìchéng in Mandarin), [3] was born in Jinjiang in Fujian, [7] then still under the Republic of China (ROC), on October 15, 1924. [ 8 ] [ 6 ] At age 12, he and his family moved to the Philippines during the Commonwealth Era under American colonial period , where his father set ...
Based on the Rules of the Senate, the Senate Committee on Trade, Commerce and Entrepreneurship has 9 members. The President Pro Tempore, the Majority Floor Leader, and the Minority Floor Leader are ex officio members.
Robert La Rue Stewart [1] (November 19, 1918 – April 6, 2006), popularly known in the Philippines as "Uncle Bob", was an American entrepreneur, TV personality, radio and TV producer in the Philippines. He founded GMA Network Inc. on June 14, 1950. Stewart came to the Philippines in 1943 as a war correspondent for United Press (UP). He fell in ...
Entrepreneurship is the creation or extraction of economic value in ways that generally entail beyond the minimal amount of risk (assumed by a traditional business), ...