<p>MANILA, Philippines - It is difficult to imagine a more cosmopolitan scene anywhere in the country. Kris Aquino, comedienne Pokwang and the actor/model Daniel Matsunaga are mingling with a group of students and young professionals from countries as far and wide as France, Canada, Spain and Taiwan. Alongside them, and perhaps the real stars of the moment, are the members of a community of relocated informal squatters who proudly show their visitors around their transformed community. Meanwhile, one man looks slightly more nervous than the rest: Alvie Benitez, a young, local entrepreneur, is eagerly awaiting Kris's reaction to his most recent innovation: the pato puto (duck egg rice cake).</p><p>If the circumstances are unusual, then the venue is as well. After all, this varied array of individuals have gathered not in a smart Metro Manila conference center, nor at one of the Philippines' more iconic destinations, but on a farm in the unassuming province of Bulacan. However, if farming conjures up images of muddy boots and smelly pigsties to some, then a visit to the GK Enchanted Farm in Angat (Bulacan) may just change those perceptions.</p><p>For it is in off-the-beaten-track Angat (an hour from Manila on a good day), that the first-ever Farm Village hub for social innovators has been established. Young entrepreneurs and students from both the Philippines and many other parts of the world have travelled thousands of kilometers to learn about the Enchanted Farm's vision for social entrepreneurship within the agricultural sector. These entrepreneurs are eager to tap into the region's rich and varied resources not only to create sustainable businesses but also to become part of the solution to their country's biggest challenges.</p><p>Today Bulacan is the beacon for a region brimming with agricultural potential. It demonstrates how a growing number of change-makers glimpse here the possibility of both being successful and doing good in the Philippines. The Enchanted Farm is also designed to be a template for dealing with the country's most pressing challenge: how to create sustainable employment opportunities for the relocated informal settlers and improve the productivity of agrarian reform beneficiaries a massive challenge for government and NGOs to mitigate urban migration and congestion.</p><p><a href="http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2013/09/15/1211981/social-business-summit-2013-all-roads-lead-bulacan">Keep reading...</a></p>