Agri book launch

MANILA, Philippines - Go Negosyo, in partnership with the office of Sen. Francis ‘Kiko’ Pangilinan, launched last March 5 Joey Concepcion’s Go Negosyo 50 Inspiring Stories of Agri-Entrepreneurs at the Manila Polo Club. The book contains the stories of 50 entrepreneurs who have successfully established their enterprises in the agriculture sector. In the photo are (seated, 4th from left) Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion, Sen. Francis ‘Kiko’ Pangilinan; together with some of the agri-entrepreneurs featured in the book, namely: Vincent Garcia (Palm View Trade), Dustin Andaya (Island Rose), Rob Crisostomo & Bea Misa (Islands Cacao), Lyndon Tan (Basic Necessity), Charita Puentespina (Puentespina Orchids), Mylene Matti (GreenEarth Heritage Foundation), Ricardo Tolentino (LRE Enterprise), Philip Cruz (Herbanext), Salvacion Leuenberger (Sul Orchids), Rosalind Wee (PCI Worldwide), Michael Escaler (All Asian Countertrade), Danilo Fausto (DVF Farms), Martin & Pilamar Ozaeta (Gemsun Marketing), Peter Roland Petisme (MLGS Herb Products), Jeffrey Lim (JSJ Goat Farm), Avelino & Consolacion Lomboy (Lomboy Farms), Princess Kumalah Sug-Elardo (Sulu Royal Coffee), Justin Uy (Profood International Corp.), Henry Lim Bon Liong (SL Agritech), Fr. Columbiano Addag (Monastery Farms), Arestina Papillon (Pamora Farm), Rene Tayag (TGA Foods Corp.), Antuza Refada (Kalinga Brew), Ernest Escaler (Gourmet Fams), Senen Bacani (La Frutera), Tony & Beth De Castro (Earthworm Sancturary), Winston Uy (Universal Leaf Philippines), Ronald Costales (Costales Nature Farms), Edna Viterbo (Talon Integrated Farm), Arsenio Barcelona (Harbest Agricultural Corp.), Ramon Uy Jr. (Fresh Start Organics), Jose Mercado (Merlo Agricultural Corp.), Pecuaria Development Cooperative, Go Negosyo executive director Ramon Lopez, deputy executive director Michael Angelo Lobrin, and Vibal Publishing House Inc. founder Esther Vibal.