@OP P ORTU N I T Y / PU BLISH ER S FORWARD
"THE PHILIPPINES IS IN A STATE OF REDISCOVERY
RIGHT NOW: A UNIQUE MOMENT IN TIME WHEN
THE LIMITS OF YESTERDAY NO LONGER APPLY..."
beauty, passion and entrepreneurship of today's Filipino
is truly unique to the Philippines.
That cover shoot
- and the shared opportunities for us in the Philippines,
inspired me; it fed our Mission and led us to Re-Discover
California and soon, worldwide. There is so much to be
Paradise with this issue.
Let's never forget where we
proud of in this issue of The Philippines Magazine, and it
came from, or compromise our unique values, but we
is just the beginning - we want to share everything we
must also celebrate who we are today. The world's best
discover and love about the Philippine Islands.
With
kept secret - and it's time to share our secret with the
Filipinos like Manny Pacquiao, Arnel Pineda of Journey
world.
and Charice Pempengco moving into the American main-
stream, it is an opportune time to leverage their success
Now imagine that you could be just as inspired and
to help bring the Philippines into the spotlight. By
awakened as I am, and more. You could harness that
rebranding the entire country as The World's Best Kept
inner pride, leverage the esteem and focus your own
Secret - we also celebrate the unsung heroes who exude
creative vision to achieve your own dreams by doing just
passion, and who are the life blood in this booming new
one simple thing: Read on.
economy of ours.
No other place on earth may be as beautiful and rich with
natural resources as our lush islands.
On our cover
Adam & Eve remind us of our humble beginnings. The
CHA IRM AN & EXECU TI V E PU BLISH ER
simple tropical beauty, love and provocative nature that
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