18/09/2026
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Lessons on Responsibility, Purpose, and Building a Business That Matters
On September 18, 2026, ABM students of Liceo de Cagayan University had the opportunity to listen to Rodfranco C. Caballero, LPT, MPSM, Chief Executive Officer of Hamugaway Chain of Restaurant, as he shared his experiences and lessons on entrepreneurship, business management, and leadership during โ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌโ
Rather than presenting entrepreneurship as simply a journey toward profit and success, the talk focused on the responsibility that comes with building and managing a business.
Caballero shared how his experiences in the public market, local government, and different business ventures shaped the way he approaches leadership. From the lessons of his early work to the systems and standards needed to manage a growing restaurant, he emphasized that every experience can become a lesson when it is reflected upon and applied.
One of the central ideas of the talk was stewardship. Being a business leader is not only about having a title or authority. It means being entrusted with resources, people, customer trust, supplier relationships, and the livelihood of employees and their families.
โ๐ ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ง๐ถ๐ญ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ช๐ต ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ถ๐ด๐ฆ๐ง๐ถ๐ญ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ.โ
For customers, this means providing a dependable place worth returning to. For employees, it means creating opportunities to work, learn, develop confidence, and grow. For suppliers and local producers, it means creating relationships and demand. For the community, it means contributing something that people can value and recommend with pride.
The discussion also highlighted the importance of systems and consistency in business. As an organization grows, experience must be transformed into procedures, standards, training, and consistent ex*****on.
For the ABM students, the message went beyond starting a business. It was about developing the habits, responsibility, and character needed to become future professionals and business leaders.
The talk left students with an important reflection:
โ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ณ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ช๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐บ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ช๐ต?โ
A reminder that business is not only about what we build, but also about the value we create for others and the responsibility we carry along the way.
ABM Meets the Boss
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Chief Executive Officer, Hamugaway Chain of Restaurant
Liceo de Cagayan University