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PUBLISHER’S NOTE
As 2023 comes to an end, new horizons lie in wait for the year ahead, for our multi-award-winning magazine
based in Los Angeles, Manila Up! International Magazine. This is the mother publication from where our other
successful magazines and creative ventures have sprung: EXQUISITE International Magazine, Style LA Magazine,
and our newest edition founded this year, Asian Fashion Magazine. Yet another milestone as we celebrate our 8th
anniversary.
We have solidified our brand as a woman-owned, LA-based yet internationally-recognized, read, and received
magazine that – despite traditional media dwindling – continues to thrive through the years. I attribute this to
our primary objective: that we serve as a conduit from which “Kababayans” around the world can keep abreast
on what is happening elsewhere within our community around the globe. We continue to draw new readership as
well as columnists, as we welcome one of our newest writers Michael Knulst, hailing from Belgium.
Alongside him, we warmly welcome the addition of Jan Edwards and Don Ward to our staff, and thank them for
their inaugural articles with us in this holiday issue.
Our team is so grateful for the ever-growing long list of sponsors, supporters, friends, families, volunteers, and
those who continue to pray for our success. Not to mention you, for continuing to turn the page and fill your time
with the knowledge, news, and entertainment we offer.
We wish you all a “Maligayang Pasko at Manigong Bagong Taon 2024!”
Here’s to what the new year may bring. Thank you very much and God be with you!
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