Jay aldeguer biography go negosyo
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Sunday Drives: Philippines
Where:
Bohol, Philippines
Length:
Approx. 275 km
Type:
Long straights and wooded mountain roads with breath-taking views towards crystal clear waters and of ‘chocolate hills'.
Some 500 kilometres southeast of Manila lies Cebu, the second city of the Philippines and lifelong home to Jay Aldeguer, entrepreneur and serial Porsche collector. A small island in the Western Pacific might seem like a strange place to amass a garage of coveted classic sports cars, but as Aldeguer reveals, with a little imagination and the help of a local ferry, you can unearth some of finest driving roads in Asia.
Aldeguer was born and raised in Cebu, a small but cosmopolitan community between white sand beaches to the south and lush, tree-covered mountains to the north. After studying at University in Manila, he returned to Cebu city and set up a business at the age of just 22 selling souvenir t-shirts to tourists. Thirty years later, Aldeguer’s business has grown into a modest empire, his ‘Islands Group’ now incorporating numerous retail chains, budget hotels and tour companies. Such success has allowed the hard-working father to indulge a passion that arrived relatively late in life.
“Growing up, I never really liked cars,
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Thank you
Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year to all the Filipinos who have contributed to a more optimistic environment in 2007. To those who have been sowing fear and pessimism that the Philippines is a basket case, there is still time to change your view and reap the rewards of investing in our country.
It’s been two years since Go Negosyo was born out of a way to bring back hope and fight the pessimism that was prevailing at that time. Peso was at a high of P56 (per US Dollar), the stock market index was below 2,000 level, inflation rate hit a high of 7.6 percent and interest rates hovering over 12 percent.
Today, we see our peso strengthened to a level of P41, the stock index soaring beyond 3,600 levels, inflation rate below three percent and interest rates around nine percent. Countless of Filipinos are starting their own businesses and investing in the country. The success of Go Negosyo has been brought about by the entrepreneurs who have started to give back in helping this advocacy become today a battlecry or a brand that has motivated the people to take control of their own destiny.
2008 will be another great year for the Philippines. While a lot of banks have predicted the Philippine peso to appreciate even more, this will depend on the dollars strength or
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By Lynda C. Corpuz
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