Filipinos working abroad have reached more than 11 million mark, and every day their number is increasing in an unprecedented rate. The services and programs of the government aimed at their protection seemed to lag behind. An avenue by which all these are amplified is the missing link that this magazine wants to fill in. Over the next couple of years, BAGONG BAYANI (MODERN-DAY HERO) MAGAZINE shal
l serve as the mouthpiece of OFWs worldwide. Initially, it will cater to the Filipino Community in Singapore comprising 200,000 more or less, contract workers including permanent residents and eventually, we will conquer other parts of the world as long as there is a selfless, dedicated Filipino worker. The maiden issue of BAGONG BAYANI (MODERN-DAY HERO) MAGAZINE contained the messages of support from President Benigno Aquino, Vice-President Jejomar Binay, Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile, Senator Loren Legarda, Senator Jinggoy Estrada, Speaker Feliciano Belmonte, Congressman Walden Bello, DFA Secretary Alberto Romulo, Ambassador Minda Cruz, POEA Administrator Carlos Cao, Jr., and Commission on Filipinos Overseas Chairperson Imelda Nicolas. Interestingly, the first cover story of the magazine featured Marcelina Abalos Angeles, an outstanding Filipina Domestic Worker in Singapore. As a subject for cover story, it was aimed at raising the status of the Filipina domestic helpers worldwide, upholding the dignity of a Filipino worker and instilling in the minds of every one that the ascribed status of OFW applies to every Filipino working in a foreign land irrespective of line of work or profession. After only a year in operation beginning with an outstanding Filipino Domestic Helper (Marcelina Abalos Angeles) on the cover to ending the year with a Filipino Par Excellence (Atty. Loida Nicolas Lewis), in between we had Philippines' Iconic Broadcast Journalist (Rico Hizon), Filipino Missionary and Master Keeper of Christian Faith in Singapore (Fr. Angel Luciano), Philippines' Pride in the High Octane World of Digital Technology (Ramon Padiernos), Sesquicentennial (Dr. Jose Rizal), A DH Now But Not Forever ( Group of Filipino Maids who graduated from NUS), Filipino Excellence in Singapore, Then and Now (Perlita Gabriel Tiro), Filipino Versatility Redefined (Pamela Wildheart Pilapil), Filipino Talents Beyond Borders (Group of Filipino talents working in industries not usually available to them) and Boxer Extraordinaire, Public Servant, Living Legend (Hon. Pacquiao), supporting us for our cause and advocacy, BAGONG BAYANI magazine did not only raise the bar in promoting Filipino excellence but cemented its status as the market leader in raising Filipino pride in Singapore. A feat that every Filipino can be proud of. Interestingly, Engr.Diosdado Banatao, the Filipino Bill Gates and is arguably considered the richest Filipino Overseas Talent in the world, have agreed to be on the cover of BAGONG BAYANI Magazine Anniversary Special Issue,direct from Silicon Valley in San Jose, California, USA. The above initiative of getting Exceptional and Outstanding Filipino Personalities outside of Singapore starting with Congressman Emmanuel Pacquiao in our November 2011 issue is a testament to our growing influence borne out of our tireless effort and unquestioned passion to provide a beacon of hope and inspiration to our fellow OFWs, not only in Singapore but around the world. In other words, it is our way of expanding our reach to conquer not only the Singapore market but in other parts of the globe. BAGONG BAYANI (Modern-Day Hero) magazine is published monthly, in English and Filipino. It is published, printed and distributed in Singapore by Salomon Publishing Singapore Pte. This 52-page, glossy and laminated, perfect bound magazine is distributed for FREE, at the Philippine Embassy, Filipino stores and Restaurants, Remittance Centres, Churches, MRT stations amongst its distribution points, in order to ensure that every Overseas Filipino Worker will not be deprived of the opportunity to have a copy of the magazine and get him/herself involved in a noble and worthy cause. We are the FIRST and the ONLY magazine for the Filipino community in Singapore with an E-magazine in our website www.iambagongbayani.com and in the next months to come more and more high technology inspired improvements will be introduced for and in the service of our readers worldwide. We are also the FIRST and the ONLY upscale Filipino magazine with substantial content and is given for FREE from the heart. Furthermore, BAGONG BAYANI magazine holds the distinction as the ONLY Filipino publication in Singapore tapped by the Singapore Police Force to publish its official announcements to the public.
