{"id":584347,"date":"2014-03-11T12:56:59","date_gmt":"2014-03-11T04:56:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/?p=584347"},"modified":"2014-03-11T13:33:50","modified_gmt":"2014-03-11T05:33:50","slug":"aim-high-think-big-aquino-urges-entrepreneurs-at-fast-food-restaurants-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/584347\/aim-high-think-big-aquino-urges-entrepreneurs-at-fast-food-restaurants-celebration","title":{"rendered":"Aim high, think big, Aquino urges entrepreneurs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jollibee. FILE PHOTO<\/p><\/div>\n

MANILA, Philippines \u2013 Aim high. That was President Benigno Aquino III\u2019s message during a milestone celebration of a fast-food chain Tuesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cTulad po ng ehemplo ng Jollibee\u2014huwag na tayong mangarap nang patingi-tingi (Like the example of Jollibee \u2013 we should not dream of small things),\u201d Aquino said Tuesday during the company\u2019 twin celebration held at the Heroes Hall in Malaca\u00f1ang Palace.<\/p>\n

Jollibee Foods Corporation celebrated the opening of its 800th<\/sup> local store in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon last Oct. 8, 2013 and its 100th<\/sup> international store in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia last Feb. 19, 2014.<\/p>\n

\u201cSa loob po ng 36 na taon, naging bahagi na ang Jollibee ng kuwento at kulturang Pilipino. Kabilang ka man sa isang pamilyang nagsasalo pagkatapos magsimba; ikaw man ay isang OFW na nami-miss ang sariling bansa\u2014talaga naman at home ang Pilipino sa Jollibee,\u201d the President said in his endorsement-like speech.<\/p>\n

(For the last 36 years, Jollibee has been a part of the culture and story of the Filipino people. May you be part of a family gathering for a meal after mass; may you be an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) missing your country \u2013 surely, Filipinos are at home at Jollibee.)<\/p>\n

Aquino praised the fast food giant for its ability to expand from 100 branches in 1991 to more than 900 in 2014 in the Philippine and other parts of the world.<\/p>\n

Also lauded was the company\u2019s contribution to society. After the onslaught of Super Typhoon \u201cYolanda,\u201d Aquino said Jollibee served 68,000 congee meals, 12,00 hot meals, and more than 16,000 relief packs to 160,000 individuals affected by the disaster.<\/p>\n

The President discussed lengthily the company\u2019s Farmer Entrepreneurship Program, which allows local farmers to become direct suppliers to Jollibee stores. Among the products sold by local farmers are onions, bell pepper, cacao and kalamansi.<\/p>\n

\u201cAng bunga nito: mas malaking kita para sa ating mga magsasaka sa iba\u2019t ibang lalawigan ng bansa, tulad ng Nueva Ecija, Pangasinan, Quezon, Ilocos Sur, Agusan del Sur, Davao Oriental, at Bukidnon,\u201d he said, adding that perhaps the same could happen inn Tarlac and Capiz.<\/p>\n

(The result is larger revenues for our farmers in different provinces in the country like in Nueva Ecija, Pangasinan, Quezon, Ilocos Sur, Agusan del Sur, Davao Oriental, and Bukidnon.)<\/p>\n

Aquino revealed that the Department of Agriculture has been working with the company through offering agricultural training. For 2013 alone, a budget of P8.1 million was set aside to increase the production and income of farmers.<\/p>\n

\u201cSa pag-asenso ng inyong negosyo, umuunlad rin ang lokal at pambansang ekonomiya, kasabay pa ng paglago ng oportunidad para sa ating mga magsasaka. Lahat umaangat, at sa huli, Pilipino ang panalo,\u201d he told the company\u2019s officers.<\/p>\n

(With the growth of your business, the local and national economy progresses, together with the increasing opportunity for our farmers. Everyone prospers, and in the end, Filipinos win.)<\/p>\n

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