Media Wise Communications Inc. / MUSE Books is recognized for its expertise and professionalism in creating interesting products and offering creative services for others. Visual artist Ramoncito Ocampo Cruz, now the president and CEO, founded the company in 1993.
Their current achievements include a sweep of the 2019 awards for publications for one of its most recent works: On the March: The Jesuits in the Philippines Since the Restoration. On the March chronicled the journey of the Jesuits as they brought Catholicism to the most remote corners of the Philippines. It has now won at the 54th Anvil Awards, the 2019 IABC Gold Quill Awards in Vancouver, and the 2019 IABC Philippine Quill Awards.
They published their first coffee table book, 150: The Ateneo Way, in 2009. The book quickly gained the attention of many and won both the Philippine Quill and Anvil Merit Awards in 2009 and 2011, respectively.
They have since released fourteen more coffee table books, along with books such as Rizal: A Tribute, and The Formation of Philippine Society.
Their past projects also include the following:
- MUSE Magazine is an arts, culture and travel magazine published from 2006-2009. It won a special citation from the Catholic Mass Media Awards in 2008 for its content and design.
- Pursuits is a magazine created for the Insular Life Group of Companies. This also won a Philippine Quill Award of Merit in the Publications category in 2008.
- They also worked on the logo design and application of Zest Airways.
- The Department of Tourism’s Biyaheng Sinko-Sinko, which the Anvil in 2005.
With several projects under its belt, Media Wise aims to bring out the best in your product.
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