Roger Florete is the Mediaman of Bombo Radyo Philippines. “We could have built a box,” exclaims Roger Florete. “A box would have meant more space for revenue generation, easier electrical and plumbing installation, and faster construction. Most malls in the Philippines are boxes. But we didn’t want a box. Instead, […]
Banker-agriculturist Don Ramón Javellana built a house on Sta. Isabel Street in Jaro some 200 years back. Today it is better known as Casa Mariquit, after Doña Mariquita Javellana, Don Ramón’s granddaughter. She was born and raised in Casa Mariquit until at the tender age of 16, she eloped with […]
The house of Don Eugenio López and Doña Pacita Moreno in Jaro is better known as the Boat House on account of its nautical Art Moderne style. It was created by Architect Fernando H. Ocampo in 1935. The house features round, porthole-style windows and an expansive upper story deck like […]
When Te Otong passed away, his many business ventures were divided among his children. Seven-Seven Trading, his first business interest was passed on to Enrique “Ike” Te, the third of his five kids. Established in 1945, Seven-Seven Trading is a testament to Ike’s parents’ hard work and perseverance. “Kuwento ng […]
The appointment began with a father’s call for moral support and was sealed with a personal note written on a small piece of paper, “Mary Lou,” it said, “For as long as I live, I want you to be president of the school.” The year was 1972. Master Mariner John […]
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Great Britain was the first country to establish a vice-consulate in Iloilo. The first vice-consul, Nicholas Loney, arrived in Iloilo on July 31, 1856. Through his firm, Loney, Ker & Company, he financed sugar production. He was responsible for introducing sugar cane seeds from Sumatra and sugar machinery from England […]
Vicente “Dako” Yap, the eldest of 11 children from naturalized Filipino parents, had known dire straits. The Yap’s first business, a bazaar went bankrupt. “It was hard, the reversal of fortune that happened.” It is a tribute to Dako’s father’s ingenuity that armed with culinary skills, he put up a […]
Sen Rafael Ill is the Bricklayer of A.M. Builders’ Depot. Everyone loves a success story. Epic tales of conquering seemingly insurmountable odds and the sweet taste of victory that follows have been countlessly retold in literature and the media, leaving indelible images both awe-inspiring and familiar to be one for […]
Ian Pama’s journey home took a slightly different turn. He had barely trod the boards as a graduate of De La Salle University in 1997 when he was transplanted right into the thick of managing the newly-established Valiant Bank that the family-owned. “Talk about on-the-job training,” he laughs. This was […]
Fronting the Iloilo River, La Paz was once known as llawhod, It was a barrio of Jaro until 1865 when it became an independent municipality. Since 1937, it has been a district of Iloilo City. The Jaleco family, owning substantial tracts of swamplands and grasslands in the district, are among the principal families […]