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The Family behind Florentino's

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Credit goes to the owner of this amazing photo.  More photos can be viewed in Florentino's Facebook Page. 2 - 3 minute read Cebu City, Philippines Written By: April May Ramos This pandemic is an irony of sorts.   It is terrible yes!  And yet wonderful things are sprouting up from it. I for one have discovered my inner plantita , let out the closet baker in me and was blessed by a new and amazing online business with an awesome community of mentors. This family behind the famed Florentino's Eco Park lifted God-given gifts to higher heights. The Leader of the Pack So who's Florentino?  Nope, he's not talking Italian.  He's a true blue Filipino, and a renowned fine art painter at that. I met Jun Impas years ago when I wrote about art in Cebu.  Little did I know then his wife is Nina Wenceslao, my batchmate in UP High.  It just amazes me where fate can lead us. I remember going with a large group of Cebu artists to Luzon, led by artist  exceptionnel  Celso Pepito.  W