theMAGAZINE and affiliate or subsidiary network of publications under theMAGAZINE Philippines Inc uphold the noble democratic principles of "right to information," "freedom of the press," "freedom of expression," and related civil liberties of and in the Free World inspired by the United Nations System to which The Philippines is a first charter member, but with responsibility and responsiveness to the call of the times... "Creative and compassionate journalism" is theMAGAZINE's distinct brand of good-old fair, balanced and just journalism that is in synergy with "Truth in Advertising," "Advocacy in Public Relations," and "Free and Fair Marketing communications practices"... theMAGAZINE journalism is distinctive Filipino journalism.
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theMAGAZINE on tourism>>health>>entrepreneurship, Creating Wealth. Sustaining Health.
(Philippine and World Copyright 2006. All rights reserved.) is an emerging “sourcebook” on,
for and about anything and everything health & wellness, produced and published by a dynamic
visionary and missionary bloc of responsive medical health, responsible tourism and practical
entrepreneurship experts, and specialist institutions. theMAGAZINE of Manila, The Philippines,
is the official publication and media partner of the definitive Medical Tourism Asia 2007 Singapore
event organized by IBC Asia SG of the Informa Group of UK. Soon, theMAGAZINE as OPD Inc’s
flagship health media communications program shall also carry the pharmaceutical firm-supported
Diyaryo Clinica newspaper on jobs>careers>business>opportunities, then another title of
magazine for 50 years old and up, and then some. Such small-bite media initiatives shall culminate
in the publication of the ultimate annual sourcebook on health and happiness that will be
inaugurated in a health and wellness summit at the biggest shopping mall of Asia.

ABOUT OPD INC.
OUTPATIENT DIGEST INC is the publishing company behind theMAGAZINE and other allmedia
publications and productions of OPD Inc concerning health and wellness. It was duly incorporated
on the 31st of May 2007 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) at Mandaluyong City,
Metro Manila, The Philippines, under company registration No CS200708484, whose Certificate of
Incorporation was signed by SEC Director Benito A Cataran.

ABOUT OUR ENTREPRENEURSHIP
MEDIA ENTREPRENEURSHIP here, defined by theMAGAZINE founding publishers and editors
as “a sound media business sense with social conscience,” is how our past, present and future
allmedia ventures for passion for life, enhanced by transformative technologies are seeing the light
of days, weeks and years.

THE HEALTH COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA TEAM
theMAGAZINE Philippines Inc. A Filipino citizens of the world Publishers and Editors collective in
Manila, Cebu, Davao, Baguio, Subic and Clark, with proactive partners, cooperators, affiliates and
subsidiaries in the United States & the Americas, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Switzerland &
the European Union, Canada, Australia, the Middle East, Africa, and pan-Asia where there are
affluently vibrant Filipino communities. The Filipino publishing corporation’s principal expertise
and experience cover a multidisciplinary bandwealth of health and wellness ideas & ideals,
knowledge & knowhow, wisdom, insights & perceptions, and ethics, values & standards that utilize
allmedia of communications and transformative technologies to the optimum realization of its
ultimate aim: “Health for all Filipinos, health and wellbeing for all humans.”
TEAM STEWARDS
Carlito Balita ,  theMAGAZINE First Associate Publisher,
President of the Quezon City Chamber of Commerce and
Industry (QCCCI). Renaissance gent Carl Balita is a writingest
registered nurse (RN) with a Nursing master’s degree who
runs a reliable review school. He hosts an entrepreneurship
program, RadyoNegosyo, over ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corp’s
dzMM AM station. This Pinoy ubersexual who is married to a
doctor both of whom have got good genes that procreated
four beautiful children is a potential leader of the capital region
and national chambers of commerce and industry.>>
more
Marc Guerrero, theMAGAZINE Editor in Chief and Managing
Director of theMAGAZINE Philippines Inc  Isang karaniwang
manunulat sa lansangan ng Maynila (“Just another writer,” or
so the song Sometimes When We Touch by Cleo Laine has been
saying since 1980) who is now head over heels with the new
passion called health and wellness. That’s the chief imagineer’s
most sterling credentials! >>more
Luis Ramon Rodriguez, MD, theMAGAZINE Second Associate
Publisher. A practising ENT - head and neck surgeon, a
Homeopathic Medicine professional, an entrepreneur
(Zamboanga City Chamber of Commerce) who pioneered the
mobile medical business in Zamboanga. An active civic leader
involved in human rights (Movement for Better Zamboanga),
housing program for the poor (Habitat for Humanity),
dialogue for peace with Christians and Muslims
(Silsilah Dialogue Movement), a barangay kagawad
(Febarkaza), drug distribution {Drug Stores Association of
The Philippines (DSAP)}, among others. But most specially, a
God-fearing person and a family man (with five children), Dr
Rodriguez believes that his rewards in life is the legacy that he
will leave behind. He is theMAGAZINE key point man in the
Visayas and Mindanao.>>more
Miguel Cortez, theMAGAZINE Photo Editor founding chair
of Philippine Center for Photojournalism (PCP). Mel Cortez
started out with BusinessWorld 25 years ago. He went the
rounds as contributing photographer of the papers before he
tried “circumnavigating” the world. When he came back
home, lensman Cortez as a photopreneur put up
decisiveMoments, a wedding destinations photo- and
videojournalism outfit; then annexed another venture,
OneWeddingGallery at Shangrila EDSA Plaza Hotel. He is
wearing additional hat or cap at theMAG: that of The
Philippines’ first spa photojournalist, or medical tourism
photojournalist, to be known otherwise as the first Filipino
health & wellness photojournalist. Miguel Cortez hosted the
young lensman-documentarists of World Press Photographers’
brief coverage of Manila as a choice destination.>>
more
Hernando Delizo, MD, theMAGAZINE Executive Publisher.
First Filipino health retailer in the private sector, Internal
Medicine Dr Delizo, a cum laude at the University of Santo
Tomas (UST) College of Medicine who specialized in
Endocrinology, Metabolism and Geriatrics, is the first person
of the health media entrepreneurs bloc with theMAG as the
flagship program. He was a high school campus journalist.
The good doctor resolves to synergize the diverse medical
tourism (MT) programs of The Philippines’ Department of
Health (DOH), Department of Tourism (DOT), Department of
Trade & Industry (DTI) and the retirement service business, so
with the big and small players in the emerging Philippine MT
industry that is just a parcel of the macro world health and
wellness mega-industry. >>more
Marvin Santos, theMAGAZINE Design and Photography
Associate. A University of Santo Tomas (UST) Fine Arts &
Design major in Advertising, the young Pinoy gent Bambino
grew up in the mainstream newspaper and magazine environs
within and without Manila. He is building up – with lots of
help from his artistic elders – the design and photography
infrastructure of the emerging health media conglomerate.
>>more

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Is The Philippines ready for medical tourism (MT), or are her Asian neighbors ready to embrace her as friendly competitor in best MT destination?
Yes, The Philippines is ready. Oo. Opo. Handang-handa na ang Pilipinas.
No, The Philippines is not ready. Hindi pa handa ang Pilipinas.
Maybe Yes, Maybe No. Siguro? Marahil?
Health, Tourism, Trade and Industry programs for MT are yet to synchronize. Watak ang mga programa.
Synergy of purpose and action by big and small MT players is the way to go. Magkaisa na.
Neighboring Asia is ready to embrace The Philippines as friendly competitor in MT. Ok lang.
Who cares (Care bears)? Malay namin; pakialam namin.
Let's pray for the "dot-com in the worldwideweb map" fondly called The Philippines. Manalangin tayo.
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