By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
In the age of ukay-ukay, it doesn’t matter how expensive or how inexpensive your clothes and accessories are. What’s important is how you wear them.
‘Ukay-ukay’ and the democratization of fashion
Day: April 18, 2011
The Economics of Ukay-Ukay
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com There’s more to ukay-ukay than the democratization of fashion. The industry that sprouted out of second hand clothes generates millions in income for sellers, and saves millions more for the people who buy from them In a thesis titled Economics of Secondhand Retail Trade: An Analysis of the Market…
As Countdown to Earthday 2011 Begins: Environmentalists Decry the Aquino Government’s Lack of Concern for the Environment
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO and JONELLE MARIN
Environmental groups are set to commemorate International Earth Day on April 19 through various activities including rallies and fora. They say that Aquino government should stop sacrificing the environment and the people’s welfare on the altar of profit.