Dried mangoes, Marawi fundraisers: Filipinos’ K‑Pop craze

Kristine Joy V. Patag
The Filipino audience of K‑Pop is a niche—as much as K‑Pop’s global audience is still a niche—but it’s a niche that is highly profitable.

The benefits of working for a small company

JobStreet Philippines
Our data shows that Filipino applicants aim for big, renowned companies. However, it may be better to be big fish in a small pond than a small fish in a big pond.

City‑based surfers champion an online bus ticket booking platform

Lucia Edna P. de Guzman
Formed after a casual lunch, Biyaheroes is a centralized reservations platform inspired by the same process airlines use to reserve tickets.

The secret lives in pet cafés

Lucia Edna P. de Guzman
Bengal Brew Cat Café and Wolf & Bear owner keeps his large breeds healthy in the city.

Side hustle alert: Make money from giving advice

Clarissa Seriña‑de la Paz
& Sharon W. Que
Has it ever crossed your mind that giving advice allows you to both make a difference and make a fortune?

Silence engulfs Manila

Trisha Janine Y. Sanijon
The 11th International Silent Film Festival Manila will run from August 31 to September 3, 2017 at the Shangri‑La Plaza in Mandaluyong.

Ecological entrepreneurship through art in Mongolia

Francis Sollano
An installation at “Traces of Anthropocene or Life?” offers a new perspective on artistic expression, over-consumption and human behavior.

No screams for ice cream

Lucia Edna P. de Guzman
A 24‑year‑old guy is behind Elait, an ice cream stall in Makati City that serves artisanal rolled ice cream.

Inside the newest incubator co‑founded by a Silicon Valley alum

Robert A. Vergara Jr.
The incubator was built by a deep‑pocketed VC and an institute established in partnership with Harvard Business School.

Life hacks for the little extra $$$

Clarissa Seriña‑de la Paz
& Sharon W. Que
“The 4‑Hour Work Week” author Timothy Ferriss believes that it’s possible to gain much more by working much less.

Manila through the lens of artists

Lucia Edna P. de Guzman
The exhibit “Manila: Hidden in Plain Sight” at the Metropolitan Museum of Manila, which runs until August 26, features the infamous urban jungle.

Here’s what you need to know about a proposed law for innovative startups

Robert A. Vergara Jr.
The Innovative Startup Act filed by Sen. Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aquino IV on Aug. 1 may have an impact on more than 200,000 startups.
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