2023 marked a year of significant achievements for Filipino businesses, with extraordinary stories of innovation, sustainability, and global recognition. This series, “2023 Year in Review: 100 Inspiring Stories of Filipino Pride,” kicks off with a focus on ‘Good Business.’ We showcase the Top 10 business stories that reflect the outstanding practices and progress of companies and entrepreneurs connected to the Philippines.
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MEET: Anne Barretto, inspiring CEO of Hey Pretty Aesthetics
Young Filipino businesswoman Anne Barretto of Hey Pretty Aesthetics is living proof that passion, hard work, and determination lead to success.
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Philippine fintech offers revolving credit for 10,000 MSMEs’ pandemic recovery
Philippine fintech First Circle is offering a revolving credit for 10,000 MSMEs’ recovery efforts amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Young entrepreneur Raya Buensuceso gives over 70 bikes to female frontliners
Young entrepreneur Raya Buensuceso’s bike fundraiser has managed to procure and donate 73 mountain bikes to female frontliners who struggle at work due to the lack of public transportation amid the ongoing pandemic.
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Dimples Romana champions Philippine-weave reusable face masks
Popular actress and celebrity endorser Dimples Romana has promoted the wearing of Philippine-made reusable face masks on her social media.
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DOST Itik Pinas eggs and ducklings distributed to regions for family livelihood
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is providing its “Itik Pinas” eggs and ducklings for its family food source and livelihood program implemented during the COVID 19 pandemic.
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13-year-old Fil-Kiwi entrepreneur “Slime Princess” inspires Filipino youth
A thirteen-year-old entrepreneur dubbed the Filipina-Kiwi “Slime Princess” is currently in the Philippines to conduct a slime-making workshop for Filipino kids and inspire them with her success story. Katharina Weischede, in cooperation with Creatively Studio, brought her New Zealand-based Slime Princess Workshop to teach Filipino kids how to make and play slime. The young entrepreneur […]
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Filipino-Canadian entrepreneur Gelaine Santiago is Top 25 Immigrants awardee in Canada
Filipino-Canadian entrepreneur Gelaine Santiago was awarded one of the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) Top 25 Immigrants in Canada. Gelaine Santiago, the co-founder with her husband Jerome of the social enterprise Cambio & Co., was awarded for her brand which showcases contemporary, conscious fashion made with Filipino soul designs and handcrafted in the Philippines by […]
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Iza Calzado, Joanna Ampil, Trixie Esguerra, and more! | GoodNewsPilipinas! TV Filipino Pride Advocates
What do award-winning actresses Iza Calzado and Joanna Ampil, Positivitrix coach Trixie Esguerra, Lobien Realty Group CEO Sheila Lobien, Love Bohol entrepreneur Terrie Yu, SPACES community manager Patricia Reposo, and Culture Group’s Twila Bergania have in common? They are all positivity-empowered women who are featured in the inaugural Good News Pilipinas! TV Filipino Pride Advocates […]
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An Entrepreneur’s Goal To Innovate and Move On to the Next Level
I am very thankful for the New Year. It means having another shot at whatever we may have missed the previous year. We cannot always be on top no matter how much we put all our efforts into something. We just need to be patient and wait for the perfect time for our plans to […]
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W Group Seaweed brings livelihood and peace
“The problem with seaweed farming was that the selling price was low due to the intense competition from other places that were able to harvest a lot because they had bigger areas. Our area was just too small,” said Nestor Acosta. Acosta is one of the seaweed farmers in far-flung areas of Sulu, among the […]
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VMV Hypoallergenics looks to farmers for Yolanda’s valuable lesson
Typhoon Yolanda devastated lives and destroyed livelihoods and businesses. Among those that suffered greatly was the now international “cosmeceutical” company VMV Hypoallergenics. Almost all VMV cosmeceutical (cosmetics that are supposed to have medicinal properties) products use virgin coconut oil (VCO) as their main ingredient. Prior to Yolanda, the company got almost all of its VCO […]
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