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JAY DE LEON ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF TWO E-BOOKS

Jay de Leon recently announced the launch of two e-books, Mindanao
Jottings and Philippine Odyssey 2006.

A few years out of college, Jay de Leon traded a corporate job as a junior executive in an American pharmaceutical firm in Makati, the Philippine commercial district, for the rough-and–tumble life of road construction work in rebel-infested Mindanao in the southern Philippines.

In Mindanao Jottings, Jay gives us a historical as well as a personal glimpse of those turbulent times in the 70’s. Interspersed are well-known events in Philippine history such as the declaration of Martial Law and the Christian versus Moslem armed conflicts of the times, with institutional problems such as graft and corruption and political violence, along with religious and social mores of the times involving love, sex and relationships.

In July of 2006, Jay de Leon and his son Mitch attended the 3rd World FMA Festival 2006 and other martial events in the Philippines. Philippine Odyssey 2006 documents this trip, along with other events during the trip, with insightful articles and about 200 original pictures.

Currently, for a limited time, both e-books are on sale at the online store on the basis of a two-for-one pricing.