Front Row: The New Breed of Entrepreneurs

"We are in the business of changing lives."

Driven to dominate on a multiple level platform, Front Row enterprise elevates a new breed of entrepreneurs for the challenges of self-growth and financial freedom.  Especially that its logo resembles the flag of Yemen, all of its products are approved by Muslims.  The southern portion of this Islamic country celebrates their independence on my birthday, every November 30.

I became a Front Row entrepreneur on April 20, 2015.  On this night, "Nathaniel" started to show up on ABS-CBN.  This Catholic TV show is about an angel whose plan is to restore humanity on earth by putting people's faith to God.  It has been inspired from the Protestant movie "Heaven is for Real" because of the story that describes the near-death experience of a little boy named Colton Burpo.

My girlfriend, Hannah Cagwin, studied biology in Cebu Doctors' University.  Because she is in the health industry, I feel inspired to be in a pro-health company.  My long-term goal of investing in Front Row enterprise is to purchase a real estate in Andermatt Swiss Alps.  Its location is strategic because of being neighbored by 2 countries with their enclaves inside Switzerland: Busingen am Hochrhein to the north and Campione d'Italia to the south.  Respectively, Germany and Italy have their own celebrations on my birthday: Saint Andrew and Cities for Life.

If Front Row were a nation, it would have used the Swiss franc as its currency.  One of the founders is Raymond Francisco.  With his family name stylized to Francis Co., it would refer to the company of the Pope.  In addition, franc is an informal name for Francis.  FR is also short for Front Row.  Before France changed its currency to euro, franc was its form of money.

With Front Row enterprise, I live in liberation like a missionary because of its travel incentives.  One of the boys in the Libera choir is Joshua Nathan Madine.  He is a multiracial Briton of Indian, Hawaiian, Peruvian ancestry.  He just looks like the Filipinos.  Wearing a white robe, he acts like the Statue of Liberty in New York.

Switzerland: A Vatican-like Nation

Filipinos do not have to be naturalized Swiss citizens in order to have a similar travel freedom with Pope Francis.  They just have to qualify for the Swiss Residency Program.  Being residents of Switzerland, Filipinos can now travel around the Schengen Area in Europe without a visa!

Schengen Area in E.U. and E.F.T.A.

Using only his Argentine passport, Pope Francis can still travel to Europe visa-free.  The currency of Vatican City is euro.

Swiss francs are as colorful as euros.  They are associated with the pope's name.

Just like the euros, the currency in Switzerland has religious symbols: crosses (addition symbols) and halos (laurel or floral wreaths).  Their national anthem originated as a church hymn.

Missionary Visit in Ormoc

Ormoc is one of the cities in Leyte that was stricken by a typhoon.  Eight weeks later after the papal visit of Pope Francis in Tacloban and Palo on January 17, 2015, I personally visited one of the churches in Leyte in order to see the actual devastation of the calamity.  Saint Peter's Parish was the church that I have visited on March 14.  It is near the city's seaport.

Community Outreach to an Indigenous Tribe

According to Pope Francis, 2015 is the "Year of the Poor."  Therefore, this year should be focused on serving the poor by helping them.  "Make Me a Servant" was the theme song of the entire event because our activity was all about serving the poor.

At 8 in the morning of March 3, I attended a holy mass for children at Lourdes Parish in Punta Princesa.  Coincidentally, there was also a celebration of the 200th birthday of John Bosco.  The kindergarten pupils dressed up like servants.  They sang and danced Salve Regina.

Two hours later, we rode a 6-wheel drive bus going to Naga from Cebu City.  We had a comfortable ride in a way that sudden movements are suppressed.  We thanked the sponsor for allowing the use of this government vehicle in a community outreach as part of their mission.

March is Fire Prevention Month.  Fires are just 1 of the possible disasters that could happen.  As a group of college students from Engineering Management, we were able to educate the poor on how to survive in a calamity through a seminar.  The theme was "Disaster Risk Reduction."  Calamities could happen anytime.  There could be earthquakes, typhoons, or tsunamis.

Instructed by Philippines Red Cross: Cebu Chapter, we demonstrated the Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation to the tribe to teach them on how to save someone in an emergency.  Only the hands can be used in CPR operation.  The feet cannot be used in this operation because they might just end the life of someone instead of saving someone. "Cares Chorus" was the theme song of this specific activity because at first, beginners have no idea on how to save someone in an emergency.

As a 'missionary', I showed the children of the tribe a 1-hour, 2-episode T.V. show called "Hide Them In Your Heart."  While they listened to the gospel of Steve Green, this show made them think that Steve Green is Pope Francis due to his White race.  It's like Pope Francis preaching directly to the children!

As we gave survival kits to the adults of the tribes, we helped them survive especially in times of disaster.  During the closing remarks, we gave the speakers in the seminar certificates about disaster preparedness.

Pope Mobile

Do Cebuanos have to come to Tacloban in Leyte in order to see Pope Francis during his papal visit in January 2015?  No.  They don't have to meet the Catholic leader in order to be blessed.  If Pope Francis will not come to Cebu for the 51st International Eucharistic Congress in 2016, Cebuanos can locally improvise their own Pope Mobile.

It's quite simple and easy to satisfy that dream of meeting Pope Francis.  A 4-wheel driven Mitsubishi Pajero can tow a chariot.  The chauffeur drives the Pajero.  He has 2 special guests: his 50-year old parents riding at the back of the driver.  It's a special treat for these parents to be invited to the Eucharistic Congress as VIPs.  The towed chariot is full of priests and brothers from an Italian missionary: Societas Verbi Divini.  1 of these priests is standing and his name is Francis.

Francis and Frances

A 'Francis' is a male follower of Pope Francis.  A 'Frances' is a female follower.  The boy in this picture is called a 'Francis'.  The girl is called a 'Frances'.  Notice that the children are wearing their birth colors: blue for boys and red for girls.  Pope Francis wears a white robe.  The arrangement of these 3 colors resemble the flag of France.  This country is associated with the name 'Francis'.

Aside from speaking English and Spanish, Pope Francis also speaks the 3 languages of Switzerland: French, German, and Italian.  French was a universal European language.  English is a language of German origin.  Italian is the language of Roman Catholicism.  From its literal name, Roman refers to anything that originated from Rome (the capital of Italy).

Filipinos can be Like Pope Francis

Pope Francis was born in Argentina of Italian immigrant parents.  He lives austerely and humbly.  But can Filipinos be like him?  Yes.  Here are 4 ways to be like Pope Francis:

1.) Speak Spanish and English like an American.

The Philippines was a Spanish colony for 333 years.  Even if it feels lonely of not having a land border and the same religion with its neighboring Asian nations, it is not really isolated because it has neighboring Christian territories in the Pacific Ocean that were also colonized by Spain.  These are the Mariana Islands, Guam (a U.S. territory), and Palau (Belau).  This Asian country was also occupied by the United States for 48 years.  It was formerly a U.S. state.

2.) Live simply.

Jesus Christ lived simply to help other people.  If cars are necessary, choose the more humble car.  For personal use, the mini-Pajero is ideal because it's an economy car with a 4WD system like the Pope mobile.  4-wheel drive acts as a safety feature to maintain stability and makes climbing uphill to retreat houses easier.  Safety is not a luxury.  Wheel slippage wastes fuel.  According to Subaru, front-wheel drive cars often turn insufficiently while rear-wheel drive cars often turn excessively.

3.) Join a religious ministry as a missionary 'sibling'.

A sibling can refer to a brother or a sister.  Many Filipinos want to be like Pope Francis, but they do not want to be single forever.  Even if Bo Sanchez is married, he is still joining the "Light of Jesus" ministry.  Both boys and girls have different ministries to join: SVD for brothers and SSpS for sisters.

4.) Acquire a 2nd citizenship like Pope Francis.

For Filipinos, Switzerland is the ideal 2nd country to reside because its languages are spoken by the pope: French, German, and Italian.  The 3 languages of this European country are just inherited from its neighboring nations: France to the West, Germany to the North, and Italy to the South.  Swiss Psalm, its national anthem is like a Christian hymn.  Most Christians in this country are Catholics.  Pope Francis has a dual citizenship because he is the Catholic leader in Vatican City and he retained his Argentinian nationality.