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Jonathan Allen Yabut, one of two Filipino contestants in “The Apprentice Asia” won in the show’s debut season. A former Globe Telecom management trainee and most recently a senior product manager at GlaxoSmithKline Philippines, Yabut won over 11 other contenders coming from 7 countries. He becomes a top-salaried apprentice of the show’s host, Malaysian businessman and AirAsia group chief executive officer Tony Fernandes. Yabut’s victory came 11 weeks since the May 22 debut of “Apprentice Asia” and after a gruelling succession of group tasks that required sharp busines instincts, as well as passion and persistence. The show’s final task required organizing a charity black-tie fundraiser for AirAsia Foundation in Kuala Lumpur. “This is not about me. This is about my country, about proving to the world that a Filipino can make it internationally,” Yabut said of his win.
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