Archive for October 12th, 2006

Export Biz helps Tisa Folks earn Income

Thursday, October 12th, 2006

A group of families in Sitio Tambisan, Barangay Tisa in Cebu City is able to make ends meet, and more, by supplying exporters and local stores jewelry made of shells.

Her family started a business making jewelry and fashion accessory components out of shells in 1986.

Nelia said the idea for the business came from her husband, Uldarico, who was a shellcraft worker during his student days. More…

Inventor of Paperless Carbon to speak at forum

Thursday, October 12th, 2006

MANY have probably lamented over the hassle of using carbon paper to duplicate documents.

Then came “carbonless duplicating paper;” and those who have used them were not only amazed but thankful the thing was invented. But who to thank?

The man is Johnson W. Fong.

Fong is an innovator, inventor and owner of several patents for office supplies, more specifically in relation to paper. He is well known among Filipino inventors as the inventor of the “carbonless duplicating paper.” More…