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.

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).

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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