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INTERNATIONAL
                                                                               MAGAZINE










               Happy New Year



                                    to all!




            F   irst, I would always like to thank the Lord for the wonderful,   hosts is Melody Garcia.
                                                                    Another one of our
                exciting year we had. 2018 was full of blessings.
                   Our opening salvo is none other than the amazing
            CORAZON UGALDE ARMENTA. She of the Barbie Doll fame is our   Not not only she was
                                                                 able to interview the
            first Cover Girl for 2019.                           famous TRENT SHELTON
               Our 3rd year anniversary celebration is now another peg as we   (with 7 million followers
            move forward to another year of excitement and awe. Manila Up!   on FaceBook) humbled
            International Magazine was recognized and accepted by the Miss  to be on our TV show.
               Universe organization and we are truly proud to cover the 67th   Melody was able to
            Miss Universe Pageant in Bangkok, Thailand. The coveted beauty   capture an interview
            pageant’s newly crowned queen is Miss Universe Philippines,   with the youngest
            Catriona Gray who joins three others as the fourth Filipina to win the   best selling author of
            crown.                                               “Be Amazing”, John
               Inside this issue, we present Anthony Francisco’s work which   Humphreys.
            have been featured in books and magazines around the world. His   Our magazine was diverse as we covered the Chairman of
            work on “Magic: The Gathering”, a card game has been one of the   Singpoli Group of Companies, the biggest Malaysian company
            favorites among fans. He recently won the silver award for best   involved in Real Estate as developers and as a financial group.
            concept art in “Spectrum 25: The best in contemporary Fantastic   These aside from their other businesses like hotels, restaurants and
            Art”, published by Flesk.                            different charities.
               And another Filipino Allanrey “Migz’ Salazar, who, after moving   We had the pleasure of interviewing the Princess of Malaysia,
            to Germany and Paris from Manila more than a decade ago, is   Tengku Chanela Jamidah, who graciously allowed us to be on
            among the few Filipino contemporary artists who live their passion   our cover as well. Not to mention our low profile, Filipina multi-
            for art in Paris. His recent body of works is a radical departure from   millionaire who owns acres and acres of land and the best selling
            abstract to cataclysmic biblical iconography with secular socio-  author of “Owning Land Made Easy” and the most down to earth
            religious and political narrative, a visual satire in his creative piece.  person we’ve met, Jet Sison.
               It has been one highlight after another as this past year Manila   So there we go again, and though we cannot mention all the
            Up! International Magazine expanded its coverage to include   other inspiring and interesting people who were our guests and who
            the medium of Television with the introduction of Manila Up! TV   graced the cover of our magazine, every one of them are worthy as
            Entertainment.                                       the substance of our material for MUIM.
               Our hosts include Marc Anthony Nicolas who interviewed   We are more excited than ever to welcome 2019 with a big bang!
            popular singers, bands, and, actors. With the likes of Tia Carrere,   More blessings and abundance to everyone!
            Stephen Bishops, Vivica Fox, Wilson Philipps, Margo Rey, the
            famous AGT Americas Got Talent, to name a few, Marc Anthony
            was also the 2018 recipient of the EMMY AWARD 2018 for BEST
            PRODUCER for the “The Talk” show. On top of that, he was received
            and recognized as one of the awardees of Top Outstanding Filipino in      www.manilaupmagazine.com        manilaup@gmail.com
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            America (TOFA), a very prestigious organization in New York.
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