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Outstanding Professional Award 2014

In 2013, he met a fellow Filipino Canadian looking to also in 2013, rommel became one of the first accredited
start an investment group with a new and unique product from Professional Partners for Paradigm global Investment
Canada. as faith would have it, the global Director for Fortress Management, Inc. based out of Bonifacio global City. This
Mortgage Professionals went to the same Chicago high school company came to the Philippines to help Filipino businesses
rommel did. Fortress was a 12-year old company that was not secure Private Equity to use for their growth and possibly
hurt by the financial crisis of 2008 and 2009. rommel joined assist in becoming a publicly listed company. Negotiations are
the team as the asia region’s Business Development Manager. currently in place for a Power Company, a Tele Communication
Fortress allows for a group of people around the world to combine Company, and large land development for tourism use. rommel
their funds to produce a mortgage against a major development is hoping to assist many infrastructure and service companies
in Canada. They essentially become a 2nd bank that a developer to prepare for the competition that will arise from the aSEaN
can use to purchase soft cost services such architectural design, Free Trade agreement. He hopes to create a strong Philippines
model homes, marketing agents, and offices. None of which can through strong businesses.
be spent by the first bank due to strict regulations in Canada. He
is projecting that the Philippines will soon be a hub in aSEa for
Fortress Mortgage Professionals.

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