Franklin Vios is a Project Engineer in Leyte, Philippines. He has served as Area Governor in Leyte Toastmasters. He discovered his love of writing when he was a little boy. He spends most of his time writing daily after his day job, for his blog, company newsletter and local newspaper. He writes about his personal views on various topics and the lessons he learned from his mentors and personal experiences. Being the eldest, Mr. Vios is a role model to his 10 siblings. He believes that words were invented for an important purpose – to give hope, to empower and to encourage people.