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Ysabel Ortega, Ella Villanueva, and Sophia Senoron are now franchise owners of a nail salon brand

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Tommy Peñaflor

Dabarkad Tommy Peñaflor used the money he earned in showbiz to open his own business. One year after being part of 'Eat Bulaga,' Tommy decided to put up a water-refilling station and an LPG refilling store in his hometown, Bataan.

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VJ Chino

Former MYX VJ and host Chino Lui Pio achieved his dream project when he established 'Alpas Agos,' a cozy hostel in the surfing capital of the Philippines, Siargao.

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Michael V

Multi-awarded comedian and content producer Michael V. and his wife Carol Bunagan founded the production company Mic Test Entertainment. Carol serves as its executive producer. The company's maiden project is the family drama movie 'Family History,'which was co-produced by GMA Pictures.

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Bea Binene

Bea Binene set up Mix & Brew Coffee late 2018 and officially opened her first stall at SM Megamall this June 2019.

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ValeenChaGa

The trio of Valeen Montenegro, Chariz Solomon, and Lovely Abella is now selling caps with the portmanteau of their names, ValeenChaGa.

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Anne and Karylle

Actresses Anne Curtis and Karylle co-own Rockstar KTV.

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JC Intal

Phoenix Fuel Masters forward JC Intal ventured into the world of business by establishing his very own gas station. The PBA cager opened an outlet of Phoenix Petroleum along Belfast Avenue, Quezon City.

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Dingdong Dantes

Dingdong Dantes owns AgostoDos Pictures, an independent film production company. It has co-produced 'Tiktik: the Aswang Chronicles,' 'Kubot: The Aswang Chronicles 2,' and 'Segunda Mano.'

He also launched the delivery app 'DingDong PH,' which aims to help displaced workers from the entertainment industry as riders. He partnered with fellow stars Rico Blanco, Matteo Guidicelli, Drew Arellano, and Nico Bolzico.

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Marvin Agustin

Actor Marvin Agustin co-founded his food empire Sumosam Group of Restaurants. The company so far operates at least 11 restaurants and 47 branches.

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Tim Yap

Tim Yap is a co-owner of a number of clubs in the metro. Some of these include Xylo, The Island, and Revel in Taguig.

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Piolo Pascual

Matinee idol Piolo Pascual is one of the owners of the movie production outfit named ‘Spring Films.’ One of its movies is the blockbuster film, ‘Kimmy Dora: Kambal sa Kiyeme.’  

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Lovi Poe

Lovi Poe is one of the owners of Cable Car, a sports bar in Taguig.

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Shaina Magdayao

Pretty actress Shaina Magdayao together with her business partners opened a franchise called ‘Engineering for Kids.’ The said educational program introduces kids aged four to 14 to Engineering, Science and Technology and Math

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Kim Chiu

Fashionable Kim Chiu established a bridal boutique, Adorata Weddings + located in Cubao, Quezon City.

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Benjamin Alves

Benjamin Alves co-owns the very cozy Books and Border Cafe. Ben trained as a barista to prepare for this business. 

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Angel Locsin

Former Kapuso talent Angel Locsin opened her KTV business, Fuel Up Bar and KTV, in 2010.

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Willie Revillame

'Wowowin' host Willie Revillame owns WBR Entertainment Productions and a five-star hotel in Tagaytay.

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Vice Ganda

TV host and comedian Vice Ganda has a successful makeup brand, Vice Cosmetics.

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Ryza Cenon and LJ Reyes 

'StarStruck' alumni Ryza Cenon and LJ Reyes co-own Paburitto, a line of burittos with a Pinoy twist.

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Coleen Perez

Coleen Perez looks as sweet as the pastries she bakes for her business, Euphoria Cupcakes. 

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Anne Curtis

Anne Curtis has her own brand of cosmetics called BLK.

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Bettinna Carlos

Bettinna Carlos owns Baked Bites by ABC. She also opened CKitchenry Culinary Studio at The Grove in Rockwell.

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JC De Vera

Hunk and model JC De Vera owns a burger restaurant named ‘The Burgery.’

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Jake Cuenca

Mr. Hottie Jake Cuenca decided to put up his business, Proof Eyewear, since he loves wearing shades. These sunglasses are eco-friendly and made from plants.

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Jennylyn Mercado

Jennylyn Mercado launched an online cookie business called Chunky Dough.

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Fabio Ide

Brazilian actor/host Fabio Ide is one of the owners of 71 Gramercy.

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Gabby and Geoff Eigenmann

Eigenmann boys Gabby and Geoff opened The Stockpile All Day Diner and Bar located in Ortigas.

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Alden Richards

Asia's Multimedia Star Alden Richards joins the list of celebrity entrepreneurs as he opens Concha's Garden Cafe in Cliffhouse, Tagaytay City. He also opened his own branch of fast food brand, McDonald's.

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Marian Rivera

Marian Rivera is the proud owner of the flower shop, Flora Vida by Marian.

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Heart Evangelista

Heart Evangelista paints on designer purses of the stars and other personalities.

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Kris Bernal

Kris Bernal opened Hosaku Asian Grill at SM North Edsa. Prior to Hosaku, she also opened House of Gogi restaurant which later on became Gogi Mart. She also used to own Meat Kris, a burger kiosk in Quezon City.

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Martin del Rosario

Kapuso actor Martin del Rosario opened a bar in Quezon City on May 2016 called The Armory.

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Arny Ross

Arny Ross joins the list of celebrities who own food businesses by opening a tea shop called Bon Appetea.

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Ara Mina

Ara Mina sells freshly baked goodies in Hazelberry Cafe.

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Toni Gonzaga-Soriano and Alex Gonzaga

Celebrity sisters, Toni and Alex, opened their own milk tea shop called Happy Cup in June 2017 which has branches all over the country.

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Maine Mendoza

Maine's family ventured into the food business with a branch of a popular fast food chain, McDonald's, opening on August 11 at Sta. Clara in Bulacan.

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Oyo Sotto and Kristine Hermosa

Husband and wife Oyo Sotto and Kristine Hermosa opened K's Cafe next to their bike shop Kona Bikes.

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Tuesday Vargas 

Comedienne Tuesday Vargas now owns a creative event solutions company called Weddings by TV. They specialized in wedding coordination and events styling. Tuesday is hands-on with her company. Here she is with the bride seconds before she walks down the aisle.

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Miguel Tanfelix

Miguel Tanfelix recently opened a milk tea shop in Cavite. He called it Original Pinoy Milk Tea as it combines his love of the trendy drink and of OPM or original Pinoy music.

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John Estrada and Derek Ramsay

Kapuso actors John Estrada and Derek Ramsay decided to establish an event and talent agency called DJRE Entertainment.

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Ervic Vijandre

Apart from managing his own gym he put up in 2009, actor Ervic Vijandre has partnered with Tipsy Pig owners to open in Taguig City.

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Judy Ann and Ryan Agoncillo

Judy Ann and Ryan Agoncillo owns Angrydobo, a restaurant located in Taft, in front of De La Salle University. The idea to open a restaurant was inspired by a love quarrel they had in 2005.

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Aiai Delas Alas

Comedy Queen Aiai Delas owns a casual restaurant called Aisian Fusion, which serves Chinese, Japanese, and Korean dishes.

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Teri Onor

Comedian Teri Onor recently launched his own production company called Teri Aunor Entertainment Services or TOES. He aims to produce movies and concerts thru this company. His first project is a concert that features singer-impersonator Anton Diva.

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Carla Abellana

Carla Abellana's cafeteria-style restaurant Holy Smokes in Poblacion, Makati has been closed down already. But, don't be sad, Carla's food business will be relocated in Katipunan Avenue, Quezon City.

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Harlene Bautista

Harlene Bautista owns a Filipino restaurant called Sulu, which has branches in Quezon City and Taguig.

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Martin Jickain

Martin Jickain owns a local pub in Boracay called Los Indios Bravos. He also owns a bakeshop called Martinapay in the resort island.

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Pauleen Luna

Pauleen Luna channeled her love for milk tea by opening her own business in Festival Mall in Alabang. Don't forget to visit Bestea Milktea!

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Anthony Rosaldo

Kapuso singer Anthony Rosaldo recently launched his newest food business, Bibi-Waf, co-owned by international chef JV Romero.

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Marco Gumabao

Actor Marco Gumabao is the co-owner of Tipsy Pig gastropub in Timog Avenue, Quezon City alongside fellow actor and best friend Pat Sugui.

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Gladys Reyes

Seasoned actress Gladys Reyes has a restaurant named Estela.

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Nico Bolzico and Erwan Heussaff

Brothers-in-law Nico Bolzico and Erwan Heussaff opened a new food business, Chingolo Deli, that offers Bolzico Beef.

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 Jillian Ward

Kapuso actress Jillian Ward owns a milk tea shop in Floridablanca, Pampanga called Wonder Tea Philippines.

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Gladys Reyes at Christopher Roxas

To mark their 16th wedding anniversary, Gladys Reyes and husband Christopher Roxas have decided to open their catering business, “Sommereux.” The name was based on Christopher's real last name.

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Maggie Wilson

Sharing her passion for interior design, former VJ and model Maggie Consuji founded Casa Consuji, a furniture and interior design business based in Taguig City.

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Jennylyn Mercado and Dennis Trillo

Showbiz power couple Jennylyn Mercado and Dennis Trillo opened a cat café, 'Litterbucks,' in Maginhawa Street in Quezon City. Dropped in this amazing café to eat some delicious cookies or drinking your favorite tea, while cuddling with your adorable furbabies too!

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Vince Velasco

Vince Velasco might be busy hosting events or doing commercial shoots, but he still wanted to build his own business. He put up a group boxing studio called Flyweight for those who are into boxing.

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Kylie Padilla

Kylie Padilla is selling her own version of organic, vegan, and cruelty free beauty and bath essentials called Avalunabykylie.

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John Feir

John Feir is the man behind the mouthwatering dishes of The Backyard Grill N' Chill.

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Matt Lozano

Matt Lozano is selling homemade meals with recipes created by his family in Lozano's Kitchen.

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Winwyn Marquez

Winwyn Marquez took her love for bread to the next level by opening her online store, Bread Wynner.

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Mike Tan

Mike Tan owns the online bread store, Cinnamoans Manila. The store offers variants of the classic cinnamon bread roll.

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Steve Dailisan

Ex-GMA news reporter Steve Dailisan became a co-owner of the meat store, TASTEEEVE. He offers varied kinds of meat from German franks to corned beef.

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Neil Ryan Sese

Neil Ryan Sese opened his seafood business, K&G Seafood, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. His aim, aside from offering great food, is to help fellow cyclists earn money on the side.

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Gab Valenciano

'Wowowin' director Gab Valenciano opened his takoyaki business, Tako Bros. He shared that he has already opened two out of 10 branches in Metro Manila.

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Andrea Torres

Kapuso leading lady Andrea Torres officially opened her food delivery business called Family Favorites on June 12. Her business offers delectable snacks like polvoron, stuffed mushrooms, bread puddings, and so much more.

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Angelika and Mika Dela Cruz

Sisters Angelika and Mika Dela Cruz ventured into opening their photo studio business in Malabon.

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Jose Sarasola

Chef heartthrob Jose Sarasola has invested his money wisely by opening the Avenue 75, a sports bar in BF Homes in Parañaque city.

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Santino Rosales

Model Santino Rosales, son of actor-singer Jericho Rosales, braved the uncertainty brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic by opening his restaurant business, Kaisaint: Skews and Brews, in Parañaque City.

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Ara Mina

Former 'Bubble Gang' star Ara Mina is a proud owner of Hazel Berry Café, which has branches in Quezon City, Pasig City, Muntinlupa City, and Pampanga.

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David Licauco

Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, chinito actor and entrepreneur David Licauco still decided to open a new business in 2020. As Nature Intended (asnatureintended.ph), David's new business venture is an online one-stop shop for everything you need to sustain a holistic lifestyle.

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Bea Alonzo

Kapamilya actress Bea Alonzo and her business partners opened Dean and Deluca cafe in November 2019.

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Pauline Mendoza

Actress Pauline Mendoza wanted to expand her horizon and put up her own business at age 21. She is now a proud owner of a skin-care store in Alaminos, Pangasinan. Pauline told GMANetwork.com, “As a 21-year-old, ayaw ko lang umasa sa studies ko, ayaw ko lang umasa sa career ko as an actress. Gusto ko meron pa rin iba, as in lumawak talaga siya.”

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Pokwang

Comedienne Pokwang used her gift of making delicious foods to start her home-based business POKLEE food products.

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Dimples Romana

Soap opera actress Dimples Romana and her husband Boyet Ahmee own a posh restaurant in Singapore called Alegria. According to the celebrity mom, “Never in our wildest dreams did we ever imagine (@boyetahmee and I) will have a business venture outside the Philippines and a posh restaurant in Singapore at that,”

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Anjo Damiles

TV actor-model Anjo Damiles opened The Breakfast Menu in June 2020. He talked about his inspiration on Instagram, why he ventured into food business in the middle of the pandemic. Anjo explained, “The business started mid-June 2020 when it was pandemic. My friends and [I] thought of something that would sell and all that we could think [of] was food and nothing else. So we decided to open our food business, my friend selling burgers and me selling full meals!”

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Ken Chan

Kapuso heartthrob Ken Chan puts on his business sleeves and opened two branches of Cafe Claus restaurant, the "first Christmas cafe in the Philippines."

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Jeremiah Tiangco

Kapuso singer Jeremiah Tiangco welcomed a new chapter in his career and this time, as a business owner. 'The Clash' grand champion opened his Biyaya Café in Imus, Cavite in May 2022.

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Ruffa Gutierrez

Former beauty queen Ruffa Gutierrez was happy to announce her business venture, a beauty and lifestyle brand. Ruffa told Ogie in his interview, “Gutz and Glow is my new beauty and lifestyle brand that I'm launching before my birthday.

“I've always been an entrepreneur naman, pero it's always in showbiz 'di ba producing concerts, movies, TV shows, reality shows. So, this is my first venture na talagang all-out business na talaga.”

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Julie Anne San Jose

Asia's Limitless star Julie Anne San Jose tapped her creative mind to launch her own clothing brand together with her sister Joana. On May 28, 2022, the San Jose sisters opened their online clothing business Mundane Club.

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Rabiya Mateo

In an exclusive interview with PEP.Ph, Rabiya Mateo proudly shared that she's a businesswoman at the age of 25 after opening her beauty lounge business located at BF Homes, Parañaque in the early parts of June.

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Prince Clemente

In one of the episodes of "Bawal Judgemental" in 'Eat Bulaga,' Kapuso hunk actor Prince Clemente shared that he recently opened his first restaurant named Mangan-Tila that offers authentic Pangasinan delicacy known as pigar-pigar.

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Juancho Triviño

Celebrity dad Juancho Triviño launched his pandemic-proof business. It is an online fitness platform called Fit Crew that organizes fitness events for businesses and companies. He also has a food cart business named Tokyo Tempura.

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Yasser Marta 

Amid the pandemic, Yasser Marta opted for a buy and sell business of vintage cars. In an interview, Yasser revealed that he is really into cars and motorcycles, especially vintage ones. He is also the one who is responsible for the operations and communications of his business called YM Automart.

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Gabbi Garcia and Khalil Ramos

Gabbi Garcia and Khalil Ramos recently launched their food business Meat-Up bolstered by their love of steak.

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Neri Miranda

Wais na misis Neri Miranda ventured into a lot of businesses from something as simple as gourmet tuyo to restaurants and rest houses they rent out. Her newest venture is a salon she saved from being closed down.

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Aiai Delas Alas

Kapuso Comedy Queen Aiai Delas Alas also ventured into business when she started her own baking business in San Fransisco making Ube Pandesal and Milk Buns.

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Dianne Medina and Rodjun Cruz

Dianne Medina and Rodjun Cruz also shared a milestone they had when they started their house rental business. Dianne said that she was inspired by her grandparents and parents since it has been their family business for years.

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Jeremiaha Tiangco

The Clash season 2 grand winner Jeremiah Tiangco also opened a cafe in Cavite he calls Biyaya Cafe.

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Papa Dudut

Multi-awarded Barangay LS DJ Papa Dudut has been working hard since the grand opening of his two businesses in a popular mall in Antipolo city in November 2022.

The 'Barangay Love Stories' host is the owner of a coffee/milk tea shop called “The Brewed Buddies” and a chicken wings resto named “Wings Haven”.

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Mimiyuuuh

YouTuber Mimiyuuuh turned her love for fashion into another source of income, by relaunching her fashion brand “FANGS” early 2022.

The popular content creator told Preview Magazine, “And now na parang, 'yun nga po I have, nakaipon-ipon na po ako and feeling ko po, it's about time. So, nag-manage po talaga ako ng time ko, starting last year po, kasi parang I really want to start my 2022 with my brand.”

“Binigyan ko ng oras 'yung sketching, resourcing, ganyan and talking with suppliers. So, time management po 'yung masu-suggest ko on how I came up with [this]. Kasi ako, I'm super hands-on, so parang alam ko, I want to see kung pa'no niya ginawa. So, next time, I can also do it on my own parang ganoon.”

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Glaiza De Castro

Turning a dream into a reality! Sparkle primetime actress Glaiza De Castro is excited for her new business venture with husband David Rainey in Baler, Aurora.

Would you care for a cup of coffee at Breboxbaler? Glaiza talked about this special project saying, “We were just imagining this during the start of pandemic and now it's all coming together. It was a long and challenging process but equally exciting and satisfying. So proud of us, @david_rainey89.”

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Wendell Ramos

At the height of the pandemic in 2020, Wendell Ramos's wife, Kukai Guevarra, started a business. Now, the WenDeli Meat House is a growing frozen products business selling high-quality and ready-to-cook Filipino breakfast food like longganisa and beef tapa.

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