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• Ben Chan, also known as Chan Tian Su, started his T-shirt store in 1987.
• The family business of Ben Chan is managed under the family-owned Suyen Corporation.
• Bench is a contraction of Ben Chan.
• In 2014, Ben Chan won the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award.
• Socorro Ramos worked as a salesgirl at a bookstore and opened the National Book Store in Escolta with her husband during the Japanese occupation in the Philippines.
• Socorro Ramos designed her company’s logo herself.
• Tony Tan Caktiong used to be an ice cream parlor and started a branch in Cubao and Quiapo with his two friends.
• Tony Tan Caktiong decided to serve hamburgers, fried chicken, and spaghetti to customers when they thought of looking for something else other than the usual ice cream.
• Jollibee managed to be a fast food powerhouse in the Philippines.
• Edgar Sia dropped out of college to pursue his own laundry and photo-developing business at the age of 19.
• In 2006, Edgar decided to open a barbeque fast food in Iloilo named first as “Mr. Barbeque” which was built first at a mall parking lot.
• Edgar Sia’s thriving business was bought by Caktiong at a total of Php 5 billion.
• Joe Magsaysay left school to bust tables, wash plates, and work on the cash register.
• Joe Magsaysay was encouraged by his friends to handle Potato Corner of which he is a co-founder.
• There are a total of 550 Potato Corners in the Philippines and around the world.
• Henry Sy, known as the "father of modern Philippine retail", developed ShoeMart into SM Investments, one of the largest malls in the Philippines.
• Henry Sy also founded BDO Unibank and real estate.
• For eleven straight years until his death, Henry Sy was named by Forbes as the richest person in the Philippines.
• In 1958, Henry Sy opened his first Shoe Mart store in Manila, which marked the beginning of his retail empire.
• John Gokongwei Jr, also known as "Big John” and he was a prominent businessman and philanthropist who founded J.G. Holdings, a conglomerate that has diverse business interests in industries such as food, retail, real estate, aviation, telecommunications, and more.
• Cecilio Kwok Pedro is the founder of the Lamoiyan Corporation, a successful personal care products company in the Philippines.
• Cresida Tueres is the driving force behind Greenwich Pizza, a popular fast-food chain that has become a household name in the Philippines.
• Cresida Tueres, affectionately known as "Cressy," is a Filipino businesswoman who has taken the food industry by storm with her brilliant entrepreneurship skills.
• With a strong sense of determination and a passion for providing quality healthcare, Mariano Que went on to establish Mercury Drug in 1945.
• Gregorio G Sanchez Jr, also known as "Mr Dairyman," is a renowned entrepreneur and the founder of LactoPAFI, a successful dairy farming and processing company in the Philippines.
• John Gokongwei Jr was born in Fujian, China, and came to the Philippines at the age of 13 to start a new life with his family.
• Mariano Que, the founder of Mercury Drug, is the country's leading pharmacy chain.
• Alfredo Yao was the first to introduce the concept of aseptic packaging in the Philippines, which extended the shelf life of fruit juices and gave Zest-O a competitive edge in the market.
• Alfredo M Yao, also known as the "Juice King of the Philippines," is a highly successful entrepreneur and the founder of Zest-O Corporation.
• Lucio Co and his wife Susan control and run Puregold Price Club, a chain of hypermarkets and supermarkets they cofounded in 1998.
• Alfredo Yao started his journey by selling fruit juices on the streets of Manila, Philippines.
• Mariano Que's entrepreneurial spirit was ignited during World War II when he started selling medicines from a pushcart to help his family make ends meet.
• Puregold Price Club started with a location in Mandaluyong City, the chain now boasts more than 500 stores across the Philippines.
• Zest-O is one of the leading fruit juice manufacturers in the country, with a wide range of products and a strong presence both locally and internationally.
• Cecilio Kwok Pedro is a visionary entrepreneur who has made a significant impact in the personal care industry.
• Gregorio Sanchez Jr's journey to success started with a small farm and a few cows, but through hard work, perseverance, and innovation, he transformed LactoPAFI into a leading player in the dairy industry.
• Psalm 96:11-12: 'Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad; let the sea resound, and all that is in it. Let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them; let all the trees of the forest sing for joy'
• The text describes various contemporary art forms and their practices from the various regions
• The text discusses various art forms found in the Philippines
• The text evaluates contemporary art forms based on the elements and principles