About Us

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Hardcore Publishing House, Inc. is a private company based in Makati City, Philippines; organized by a group of highly-motivated individuals of diverse talents and expertise, all professionals in their respective fields, but with a common passion for writing, photography, art, and most of all, running.

Pure love for the sport spurred these hardcore runners to come up with frontRUNNER – a bi-monthly magazine for runners, by runners – a pioneer publication of its class in the Philippines.

HPHI’s mission is to celebrate the Filipino runner, to keep him informed, entertained, and inspired through an effective, lasting and affordable medium.

Our vision is to fuel the passion for running, and to sustain this head-long dash toward community wellness.

We take pride in our distinguished pool of writers, contributors and artists among whom are:

Constante Mendoza, Jr. Editor in Chief
Consuelo Mendoza Managing Editor
Celyn Trinidad Associate Editor
Jerry Manalili/Chili Dogs Art Director
Patricia Francine Concepcion Editorial Assistant
Ivy Macainan VP, Marketing & Business Development
Francis Ed Santa Maria Marketing Consultant
Carrey Reyno Media Consultant
Raymund Abenojar Advertising Consultant
Nino Manalili/Chili Dogs Graphic Artist

Contributors
Nana Arellano-Aoyong
Luis Arcangel
Jonathan Babsa-ay, MD
Bernadette Bathan
Jerome Cartailler
Michelle Estuar
Mary Jeanne Flordelis, MD
Joe Matias
Cecil Morella
Jovenal Narcise, MGen, AFP Ret
Enrique Pasion, MD
Carolyn Reyno
Jose AT Salazar
Saturnino Salazar, Jr.
Francis Sta. Maria
Daniel Tenefrancia
Blas Ople Tiangco
Enrico Tocol
Antonius Umali
Raffy Uytiepo

Photographers
John Jeffrey Avellanosa
Jovel Lorenzo
Joseph Manzano
Carlos Pineda
Salvador Quinto
Josef Alexis Yap