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ANTON DIAZ PROFILE Back when blogging was still unheard of, Anton Diaz started his blog, Our Awesome Planet (OAP). With his love for photography and technology, he started the site in January 2005 as a dedication to his sons. His objective was for OAP to be the documented history of his sons childhood and to share their family adventures to inspire Filipino families to live an awesome life. After 10 years, OAP now tops the Food and Travel Blog in the Philippines. It is now known as a top independent lifestyle blog that showcases the best of travel destinations in the Philippines, the ASEAN, and the world through their awesome family adventures. Antons blog was able to share the food and travel secrets of the Philippines. He is proud to have shared a lot of his discoveries and many firsts through his blog. He was fortunate to witness the early beginnings of Carlos Celdrans Intramuros Tour, Ivan Man Dys Chinatown Food Tour, and Tina Decals culinary tour of Quezon. Our Awesome Planet will always be remembered for its post on the virtual tour of the Mall of Asia and the opening of the first IMAX in the Philippines. Anton has already received various recognitions through his blog and contributions to the Food and Travel blogging in the Philippines. His and OAPs followers is also a noteworthy indication of how he has become a valuable asset in the industry. Currently, his blog is able to generate more than a total audience of 176,572, for all social media and email subscribers. Out of this number, OAP has more than 129,424 fans in Facebook while Anton has around 17,600 followers on Twitter. Anton aspires to be a respected food writer and historian like Doreen Fernandez, a National Geographic photographer like George Tapan, and a successful pro-blogger like Darren Rowse. Understanding that hes not there yet, he hopes that his journey will inspire at least one soul to strive hard and be the best person that he or she can be.

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