A continuation of Vladimir James "VJ" M. Manuel's speech during the first Global Summit on the Philippine Diaspora.

In this second and last installment, VJ continues on with his story as a professional Filipino-American migrant. He finds himself getting involved in activities related to helping Filipinos and the Philippines, which helped shaped his decision to return and continue being the best Filipino he can be, serving as an inspiration to many. 

From the outside, everything about Diosdado Banatao seems average: he wears no expensive designer suits, nor carry fancy, top-of-the-line gadgets. But to anyone with even a fraction of knowledge of Silicon Valley and computer technology history, nothing about Dado, who also considers himself with “just average” intelligence, is truly average. He, after all, pioneered the very first PC chip set when there was not yet a PC industry and he created the graphics acceleration technology that made Microsoft Windows a viable operating system. Dado has helped propel the computer industry into a global phenomenon.

Five years ago, when Mark Barachina first arrived in Singapore, he fell in love with the country. He successfully found employment there and was able to fulfill a dream for himself and his family to live and work abroad.