Philippine Economy Talk

**uls** · August 14th, 2020 11:31 AM

7-Eleven

like most businesses (that are still alive) 2020 has been written off

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3 to 5 years impact

customers down by half

**Monseratto** · August 14th, 2020 11:36 AM

To all the places in Katipunan I’ve loved before

When students graduate from college, it is often with goodbyes full of celebration. For Ateneans, it's through annual events like Pabaon, Blue Roast, and graduation. But this year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Batch of 2020 left without really saying goodbye, thinking they still had a chance to return to the vibrant neighborhood of Katipunan.

After more than four months in quarantine, the home of Iskos, Knollers, and Blue Eagles has changed dramatically, with one business after another closing shop.

It's a difficult reality to face for many students. Establishments around schools like UP, Ateneo, and Miriam College are what create the ecosystem that make life so dynamic and exciting for students in the area. The crowded little cafes and bars in the area are the extensions of these schools in everything but name.

As both alumni and current students mourn over the Katipunan they knew, they are also faced with the truth that the place that they once knew will never be the same.

**baludoy** · August 14th, 2020 11:58 AM

^ baka mas malala sa u-belt. i reckon the population of students there are twice or thrice more than that of katipunan's.

**uls** · August 14th, 2020 04:10 PM

Andrew Tan's holding company

subsidiaries that did good:

Emperador

Megaworld nakakabenta parin kahit lockdown

bad: RWM and Mcdo

**uls** · August 14th, 2020 05:15 PM

kawawa NCR

**Ry_Tower** · August 14th, 2020 06:28 PM

Originally Posted by uls

Andrew Tan's holding company

subsidiaries that did good:

Emperador

Megaworld nakakabenta parin kahit lockdown

bad: RWM and Mcdo

Jobee open nga dito, malls and even those outside, pero McDo sa SM never did tried to open.

**dr. d** · August 14th, 2020 06:51 PM

dito samin, baliktad.
bubuyog closed, payaso open.

**shadow** · August 14th, 2020 09:24 PM

Depende siguro saan yun branch whether Jollibee or Mcdo. They're just rationalizing kung ano ang worth open na branches and close muna to save on cost.

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**dr. d** · August 14th, 2020 09:26 PM

Originally Posted by shadow

Depende siguro saan yun branch whether Jollibee or Mcdo. They're just rationalizing kung ano ang worth open na branches and close muna to save on cost.

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but if they are magkalapit,
pipiliting mag-open, dahil to close would be to admit defeat.