newsbarbers

newsbarbers marquee mall

noreply@blogger.com (brodkaster43) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:47:00 +0000

angeles city, pampanga

pix taken during the construction of the shop

Not just your ordinary barbershop

noreply@blogger.com (brodkaster43) — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 02:55:00 +0000

By Iris Gonzales (The Philippine Star) August 31, 2009

MANILA, Philippines - It’s not business as usual for this group of journalists. While newsmen would normally be in front of their computers chasing deadlines or out searching for stories, this particular bunch also chose to do business on the side.

Indeed, the story behind Newsbarbers is an interesting one.

Dennis Gadil, a veteran journalist for the Malaya newspaper and one of the pioneering investors behind Newsbarbers wanted to bring back the traditional idea of a barbershop.

He said that in the old days, when someone is lost or new in a community, the first thing that they go to is the neighborhood barbershop where information about a home address or a person could be had. You can even get the latest gossip from there.

“That’s what we want to recapture — the era when barbershops played a unique role in the community and not as a mere place of ‘kwentong barbero,’ he told The Star.

With this vision, Gadil invited fellow journalists to invest in the business.

It’s been a long time since the first branch opened in 2003. Newsbarbers now has another home – the IL Terrazzo Mall along Tomas Morato, Gadil said.

The IL Terrazzo branch is Newsbarber’s biggest in terms of area and the most expensive investment at almost P2.4 million.

“We used electric or automated barber chairs for this branch,” he said.

Gadil and business partner Zaldy de Layola , ex-reporter of People’s Journal and now working for Senator Noynoy Aquino, started the business. They opened the first branch at Ever Gotesco mall along Commonwealth Avenue.

“We invited Era Prado of Abante as our first partner or financial investor. Every branch costs P900,000 to build from an original capital of P500,000. We have to borrow from our friends and relatives to finish the project,” Gadil said.

At that time, Zaldy was already in talks with the crew of an existing barbershop who was willing to join him.

Zaldy came to the House of Representatives and floated the idea.

“We immediately applied for a space at the Ever mall but was only able to get feedback after almost a year. The rest is history. Newsbarbers was born!” Gadil said.

Aside from Ever, Circle C and Morato branches, Newsbarbers is also in SM Fairview, SM Pasig and SM Taytay.

The second branch, the one in Circle C Mall along Congressional came almost three months after the first branch opened.

Along the way, for the other branches, Gadil tapped other partners. These include Ryan Pacpaco of Taliba/People’s Journal, Fidel Jimenez of GMAnews.tv, TJ Burgonio and Norman Bordadora of The Philippine Daily Inquirer, Jess Diaz, Delon Porcalla and Kaye Adraneda of The Philippine Star, Gerry Baldo of The Daily Tribune, JP Lopez and Wendell Vigilia of Malaya and Edmer Panesa of Bulletin.

Non-media friends also became partners, namely Bong Arrezza, Mario de Layola, Jun Tatoy, Ana Ng, Nestor Ng and Orlan Maningas, Gadil said.

“The minimum investment is P100,000,” Gadil noted.

Gadil said Newsbabers is not your ordinary barbershop. Newsbarbers is people-oriented.

“The subtle difference is how we treat our workers. We treat them as co-partners in the business, as co-equals. If you know what I mean,” he said. The market response so far is encouraging.

“The way we treat and care for our people have been reaching the ears of our customers and other barbers from other salon have pending applications for us. Price-wise, they still see our prices competitive with the other leading barbershops,” Gadil said.

Newsbarbers was just in time when there was a major shift in the taste of macho men who were fed-up with beauty parlors manned by gay hair stylists. The exodus to barbershops was just beginning when Newsbabers entered the business.

The macho men and their kids never looked back, Gadil said.

“Aside from death and taxes, I think one regular occurrence in our life is that we grow hair and we ought to cut them,” Gadil said.

some comments from satisfied customers

noreply@blogger.com (newsbarbers) — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:12:00 +0000

newsbarbers franchise

noreply@blogger.com (newsbarbers) — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:16:00 +0000

GET A NEWSBARBERS FRANCHISE TODAY!

Contact us at 952-78-79. Look for Mr. Buddy Gonzales.

After seven branches and growing, Newsbarbers Co. is finally embarking on its franchising program to bring the newsbarbers brand closer to more number of places and people.

We’re looking for entrepreneurs who want to start a business in the grooming industry and would like to bank on a tested brand...

Businessmen who want to expand to another field are also welcome.

Newsbarbers primarily caters to male clientele but has grown over the years to become a full service unisex salon.

Join us and become our first 5 franchisees this year.

newsbarbers franchise

noreply@blogger.com (newsbarbers) — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:13:00 +0000

Basic facts on Newsbarbers franchise

1. How do interested party/ies apply?

Interest parties are required to submit a formal letter of intent including information on their background and existing business/s if they have.

The franchise applicant is also requested to name at least two possible locations that they think would be suitable for a Newsbarbers branch.

The letter must be addressed to:

Newsbarbers Company

Lower Ground Floor, Ever Gotesco Commonwealth

Commonwealth Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City.

Contact Nos. 952-78-79

The letter could be hand-carried or sent via mail.

Note: The applicant must indicate his or her complete contact details in the letter. Other documents will later be requested depending on the status of the application.

2. What is the minimum area for a Newsbarbers shop?

The ideal area is between 40 to 55 square meters, preferably located inside a mall, which could accommodate seven to eight barbers chairs.

Prospective shops located outside the mall milieu could be between 30 to 45 square meters with parking provision for at least two cars.

3. How much is the franchise fee?

The franchise fee for a mall-based Newsbarbers shop is P500,000 for a five-year term. Outside the mall is P250,000 for three years. This is exclusive of the total cost of putting one Newsbarbers shop. The franchise contract is renewable upon expiration.

The fee covers the following:

- Use of Newsbarbers name and trademark

- Finding/securing a suitable location

- Recruitment and training of staff

- Managerial training and other assistance

- Construction assistance

4. How much capital is needed to put up a Newsbarbers shop?

The capitalization for one Newsbarbers shop is P2.5 million to P3 million when located inside the mall. When outside the mall, it is P1.5 million. The price may still vary depending on the size of the area.

This includes:

- Shop construction or improvement

- Construction/design management fee

- Advance rental/security deposits

- Licenses and permits

- Equipment and other effects (including barber chairs and fixtures)

- Initial stock/supply of service and office supplies

- Staff requirements

- Initial marketing and promotion

5. How much is the royalty fee?

The royalty fee is ten percent of the monthly gross sales.

6. Does Newsbarbers Co. provide possible locations or does the franchise applicant look for the site?

A. If a franchise applicant has a location or site in mind, Newsbarbers will evaluate its viability.

B. In the absence of a preferred available site, Newsbarbers will look for a prospective location on behalf of the franchise applicant.

7. What is the projected return on investment (ROI)?

ROI varies depending on the location and market. Rate of rental, operating costs and management policies are also key factors.

In some of our successful branches, the ROI is one and a half to two years.

8. How do you market/promote a franchise shop?

Advertising/promo costs for a particular Newsbarbers shop are jointly shouldered by the franchisees and the mother company.

The company, from time to time, may embark on its own advertising blitz for the benefit all of the branches (company owned or franchises) while a franchisee may do the same with the consent of the mother company.

mga bagong logo

noreply@blogger.com (brodkaster43) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:01:00 +0000

My Bohol

noreply@blogger.com (brodkaster43) — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 07:05:00 +0000

Bohol is an island province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region. Its capital is Tagbilaran City. It is the 10th largest island in the country, located in the heart of the Visayas. To the west of Bohol is Cebu, to the northeast is the island of Leyte and to the south, across the Bohol Sea is Mindanao.

Bohol is a popular tourist destination with its beaches and resorts. The Chocolate Hills, numerous mounds of limestone formation, is the most popular attraction. The island of Panglao, located just southwest of Tagbilaran City, is home to some of the finest beaches in the country. The Philippine tarsier, considered the second-smallest primate in the world, is indigenous to the island.

Boholanos refer to their island homeland as the 'Republic of Bohol' with both conviction and pride. A narrow strait separates the island of Cebu and Bohol and both share a common language, but the Boholanos retain a conscious distinction from the Cebuanos.

Hills dominate the island of Bohol. Two ranges run roughly parallel on the northwest and the southeast. An interior plateau is dominated by limestone hills. In Carmen, Batuan and Sagbayan, these hills form near perfect cones in great numbers and are collectively referred to as the Chocolate Hills.

Bohol's climate is generally dry, with maximum rainfall between the months of June and October. The interior is cooler than the coast. Bohol is the home province of Carlos P. Garcia, the fourth president of the Republic of the Philippines (1957-1961) who was born in Talibon, Bohol.

GEOGRAPHY

Bohol is the perfect arena for scuba diving, kayaking, trekking and cave exploration. For the less adventurous, it offers leisurely pursuits like cruising, swimming, snorkeling or, simply, collecting seashells by the seashore.

The Island of Bohol is oval-shaped mainland surrounded with 73 smaller islands, having a gently rolling terrain, ideal for commercial and industrial site development. Bohol's mountainous interior is home to rare and endangered flora and fauna. At certain points, hills drop steeply to the coast from a maximum elevation of 870 meters above sea level. The interior uplands are fit for agro-forestry and high value agricultural production. The central and northern lowlands have also fertile grounds and abundant water supply. Over a hundred caves have been identified, the biggest of which is found in the eastern part which makes Bohol ideal for spelunking adventures. The Chocolate Hills in Carmen, Bohol are considered one of Philippine's natural wonders and Bohol is often referred to as the Jewel of the Philippines.

Most beaches are of white sand. The sand is often of such high quality that it is exported to other beaches in the world. The most well known of these beaches are in Panglao Island, and there, numerous islets have similar, yet untouched and pristine beaches.

The Loboc River is the most famous, running from the southeastern coast to the center of the island. It is famous for its River Cruise going up to its water source. The largest, Inabanga River, runs in the northern part of the province.

Numerous waterfalls and caves are scattered across the island, including the beautiful Mag-Aso falls in Antequera. Mag-Aso means smoke in the native tongue. The water is cool and often creates a mist in humid mornings which can hide the falls.

Newsbarbers Il Terrazzo

noreply@blogger.com (brodkaster43) — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 23:28:00 +0000

28 February 2009

Grand Opening, Inauguration and Blessing of

Newsbarbers Il Terrazzo Mall Branch

Morato Extension, Quezon City

Newsbarbers co-owner Terence Grana, QC Councilor Ariel Inton, Joy Belmonte, QC Rep. Nanette Castelo-Daza, co-owner Bong Arreza, and Rosel Mitra

The Guys with Joy Belmonte

Il Terrazzo administrators Irra and Kirk de Leon, Mira Ng-Gadil, Rosel Mitra, Dennis Gadil, Former Rep. Willie Villarama, Kaya Andrade and Zaldy de Layola

The Dona with The Bodyguard

Beloved Patron

Father Loi Divino Of The Diocese of Novaliches, Officiating

Councilor Inton, Andrade Sisters, Joy Belmonte, UP Barangay Chairperson Andrade and Congresswoman Nanette Castelo-Daza

Grand Opening of POrrESBaRBeRS UP

noreply@blogger.com (brodkaster43) — Mon, 12 May 2008 09:06:00 +0000

08 May 2008 (Thursday)

Grand Opening, Inauguration
and Blessing of
POrrESBaRBeRS UP
Maginhawa Corner Makisig Streets
Teachers Village, Quezon City

Grand Opening of POrrESBaRBeRS UST

noreply@blogger.com (brodkaster43) — Fri, 09 May 2008 14:12:00 +0000

08 April 2008 (Tuesday)

Grand Opening, Inauguration
and Blessing of
POrrESBaRBeRS UST
Piy Margal Corner Vicente Cruz Streets
Sampaloc, Manila

POrrESBaRBeRS

noreply@blogger.com (brodkaster43) — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:00:00 +0000

POrrESBaRBeRS
Piy Margal Corner Vicente Cruz Streets
(near University of Santo Tomas Hospital)
Manila

Wala Lang!

noreply@blogger.com (brodkaster43) — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 05:59:00 +0000

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OPINION

Cyber Prayer

SM City Taytay, Rizal Branch Grand Opening & Inauguration

noreply@blogger.com (brodkaster43) — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 10:31:00 +0000

SM City Taytay, Rizal Branch Grand Opening & Inauguration

noreply@blogger.com (brodkaster43) — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 10:09:00 +0000

more newsbarbers pix

noreply@blogger.com (brodkaster43) — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 14:33:00 +0000

Ads at Frontera Verde

noreply@blogger.com (brodkaster43) — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 07:05:00 +0000

barbering circa 1948; St. Martin de Porres

noreply@blogger.com (brodkaster43) — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 06:54:00 +0000

Terence Quotes

noreply@blogger.com (brodkaster43) — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 03:10:00 +0000

"As a person is so must you humor them."

"Children should be led into the right paths, not by severity, but by persuasion."

"Extreme law is often extreme injustice."

"For you to ask advice on the rules of love is no better than to ask advice on the rules of madness."

"Fortune favors the brave."

"He makes a great mistake... who supposes that authority is firmer or better established when it is founded by force than that which is welded by affection."

"How often things occur by mere chance which we dared not even hope for."

"How unfair the fate which ordains that those who have the least should be always adding to the treasury of the wealthy."

"Human nature is so constituted, that all see and judge better in the affairs of other men than in their own."

"I am a human being; nothing human can be alien to me."

"I am a man, and whatever concerns humanity is of interest to me."

"I am human and let nothing human be alien to me."

"I believe because it is impossible."

"I do not give money for just mere hopes."

"I hold this as a rule of life: too much of anything is bad."

"I take it to be a principle rule of life, not to be too much addicted to any one thing."

"In fact nothing is said that has not been said before."

"Lovers quarrels are the renewal of love."

"Many a time from a bad beginning great friendships have sprung up."

"Moderation in all things."

"Nothing is said that has not been said before."

"Nowadays those are rewarded who make right appear wrong."

"Of my friends I am the only one left."

"Perhaps believing in good design is like believing in God, it makes you an optimist."

"Riches get their value from the mind of the possessor; they are blessings to those who know how to use them, and curses to those who do not."

"She ne'er was really charming till she died."

"So many men, so many opinions; everyone his own way."

"So many men, so many opinions."

"The anger of lovers renews their love."

"Their silence is praise enough."

"There is a demand in these days for men who can make wrong appear right."

"They are so knowing, that they know nothing."

"They who love dancing too much seem to have more brains in their feet than in their head."

"This I consider to be a valuable principle in life: Do no thing in excess."

"To touch a sore is to renew one's grief."

"Too much liberty corrupts us all."

"We are all of us the worse for too much liberty."

"What a grand thing it is to be clever and have common sense."

"What harsh judges fathers are to all young men!"

"Where there's life, there's hope."

"While the mind is in doubt it is driven this way and that by a slight impulse."

"You believe easily that which you hope for earnestly."

"You can take a chance with any man who pays his bills on time."

"You're a wise person if you can easily direct your attention to what ever needs it."

Sir Terence's Macau Trip

noreply@blogger.com (brodkaster43) — Sun, 13 May 2007 10:33:00 +0000

Sir Terence's Hong Kong Trip

noreply@blogger.com (brodkaster43) — Sun, 13 May 2007 10:16:00 +0000

Family Party of Newsbarbers

noreply@blogger.com (brodkaster43) — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 01:14:00 +0000

Pictures taken during the Belated Christmas Fellowship cum Family Party of Newsbarbers Staff at Boyd's Resorts at Don Antonio Heights, Quezon City Philippines on January 4, 2007

baby client

noreply@blogger.com (newsbarbers) — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 02:31:00 +0000

newsbarbers basketball tourney

noreply@blogger.com (brodkaster43) — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 01:55:00 +0000

manny and friend

noreply@blogger.com (brodkaster43) — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 02:03:00 +0000

SM Pasig (Frontera Verde) Branch - Inauguration / Shop Blessings 10.08.2006

noreply@blogger.com (brodkaster43) — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 00:39:00 +0000