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VOLUME III NUMBER 1 FEBRUARY - MARCH 2012
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INSIDE ASIA’S SANTORINI
Patterned after Santorini in Greece, Marinduque’s
Bellarocca Island Resort and Spa is the perfect
romantic destination this February.
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MARINDUQUE
is February, we bring you to the “Heart
of the Philippines”—the island province of
Marinduque.
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Read about Bessie Badilla’s successful
campaign, “Come Visit My Philippines”
and the positive power of social media.
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30 THE BEAUTY OF
HOTEL PONTEFINO
Read about the wonderful
experience of the Miss Earth
2011 delegates at Hotel
Ponteno in Batangas.
46 REMEMBERING
EDSA I
In celebration of the 26th
anniversary of EDSA I,
we bring you back in time
through a Paulinian’s memoir.
52 MANILA IS ALIVE
WITH THE SOUND
OF MUSIC
Balikbayan Magazine’s
review of Resorts World
Manila’s e Sound of
Music.
54 “HERE’S JOHNNY!”
Do you know that the
creator of the iconic
Johnny Bravo character is
a Fil-Am? Read about
Van and Johnny here.
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58 DENTISTS TO
THE STARS
Discover what Dr. Nelda
Valencia Eufemio and her
partners have in store for you
at NU.U Asia Cosmetic
Dentistry.
60 IMELDIFIC!
Do you know how the rst
pair of Marikina shoes came
to be? Discover the story
here.
62 THE ROADS OF
MARILAQUE
A balikbayan’s essay about his
recent road trip via the roads of
Marikina-Rizal-Laguna-
Quezon.
64 MANILA THEN
AND NOW
A photo essay of Manila’s
once revered spots.
INSIDE MALACAÑAN PLACE
We take you on an inside tour of the
Philippines’ presidential home.
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Marionette Ocampo-Martinez
Victor Benedicto
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Rowena Diocton, Kristine Bernadeth Manaog
Oliver Bayani, Victor Benedicto
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