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About
Aratilis.Net

By the
way, what the heck is an aratilis?
An aratilis is a small cherry-like fruit that is found and unique
only to the Philippine Islands [see logo].
Filipinos reminisce climbing aratilis trees as little kids,
picking and eating them, throwing the seeds into the soil,
which in turns helps the earth become fertile.
So,
why name your company aratilis? It's hard to pronounce.
Why not?
Aratilis.net was founded and launched during the last
innocent Summer of 2001 by Paul Policarpio, founder of
goppo digital,
and his crew. The first installment was a filipino-american
business directory, one of those dot coms.
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Aratilis "Portal" semifinalist in the
Philippine
Web Awards! |
2003
Street Fair Booth |
It was pretty
successful to the community, everyone praised the intuitive
clean design and usefulness as a web resource and biz directory.
But then Web
2.0 came along, so things changed. If you are looking for a filipino
american business or organization, you can always
google
it! Or, visit a couple of quality filipino directories out there like
yehey.com, filipinolinks.com, or thepinoy.com. However, we
listened to the community, so we might just have some sizzling plans for aratilis 2.0 aka
[
filampages.com ].
So, where
are we getting at
here?
Paul's vision is simple, since he pretty much believes
that most Filipinos mean well, and when they become successful
in America, they are willing to give and help others. When
Filipino American businesses and organizations are empowered,
they will give back,
whether directly or indirectly, to impoverished communities
and families in
the Motherland (The Philippines).
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Successful Fil-Am businesses and individuals =
social aid + tourism + education + investments + stronger communities
= social + economic growth to the Motherland. |
So,
you
guys are a not-for-profit org?
Hmm...not-for-profit. Well, maybe eventually,
that's the ideal. We love technology and innovation too
much, and our electric bill and coffee beans needs to be paid
for, so we are here to profit and keep moving forward with
innovative services and creative solutions.

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