Don Jose Machuca y Romeo, the forefather of one of the Philippines? biggest and oldest cement-tile manufacturing companies, has successfully kept his business alive and kicking.
The family business under Machuca Baldozas Inc. has made it to the fourth generation.
Machuca Baldozas, a renowned maker of handmade cement tiles with Mediterranean designs, is currently being run by brothers Jaime, Luis and their mother Elvira Vivian.
Jaime, the company?s 23-year-old vice-president, emphasized that the business has established a strong name in the industry that allowed the tile maker to survive this long.