The Global Filipino Magazine

After taking the basic and advanced make-up classes at the Filipino Institute, Jessie Magcamit Balodong has finally found more stable and secure employment as a regular make-up artist and hairstylist for a local TV show based at Dubai’s Media City. I

Julius Ray Palma Inso initially started working as a general nurse before becoming a Wound Care Nurse Specialist in Healthpoint, a specialty hospital in Abu Dhabi with world-leading medical experts. His previous employer offered him to study Internat

Abu Dhabi-based emerging Filipino artist Roberto Aytona has recently secured the UAE government’s golden visa, a long-term residence visa exclusively given to investors, entrepreneurs, and those with specialized talents and researchers in various fie

Filipino digital entrepreneur Russel Baquial said that to become truly great in business, one has to take risks. A risk-taker, the Covid19-pandemic has propelled her into the digital economy which has allowed her to help her fellows by providing them

Christine Joy Yap Ta-ay decided to work overseas nine years ago with a goal to provide her family back home with a comfortable life and make them proud. One of the reasons why she opted to work in the UAE is due to its top-notch healthcare system. Ta

Filipina medical doctor in the UAE Dr. Daffodils Guevarra is among the expatriates in the country granted the −10 year residence visa, a type of visa exclusively given by the UAE government to investors, entrepreneurs, and those with specialized tale

Most Filipinos venture abroad for the same reason--a brighter future. Cashmer Buenafe has been living in UAE for 12 years now. She is a food blogger, a company founder, and a family supporter. She embarked on an overseas job to save money to fund the

Remegio “Adel” J. Merino has been working and living in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the last 27 years now. Currently, he is assigned to the Information Technology department of Marafiq Company Jubail Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The-59-year-old commu

For the last eight years, Julie May Gancayco De Guzman has been working as expediting and inspection officer for SAIPEM Contracting Netherlands BV, a world leader in engineering and drilling activities. Here, she enjoys the challenge of coming in eve

Filipina domestic worker Rodelia Villar has been staying in Hong Kong for nearly two decades now. She founded a group called Domestic Workers Corner in an effort to help her fellow domestic workers who were victims of romance scams, sexual harassment

A graduate of Manila Central University in the Philippines and a school dentist for 12 years, Dr. Marvin Adame Felix is among the latest Filipinos to secure the −10year golden visa, a long-term type of residency visa recently introduced by the UAE go

Christine Joy Agonos Albaniel decided to work abroad when she was only 22 years old as she believed there are not many opportunities for young individuals in the Philippines. She believes that some companies back home tend to favor those with years o

Donna Carpio came to Dubai with an ultimate goal to support her family in the Philippines and be responsible for her whilst exploring and living in the host country. She has long admired the diversity in the UAE and the endless opportunities it gives

Geoffrey Salatan earned his degree in Tourism at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines. Right after graduating from college, he started working as a passenger sales executive for Cebu Pacific Air in Manila and eventually joined Thomas Cook Ph

Ruby Jane Giagonia-Caspe is described as an outgoing person, easy to be with, and a fun and loving individual. A graduate of Bachelor of Science in Accountancy from the University of Mindanao in Davao City, she arrived in Abu Dhabi in 2018, and in a

Imelda Santos Capuchino landed her first job in Singapore, where she worked as a nanny and housekeeper for two years from 2015 to 2017 for an Indian family. Her main reason why she opted to work abroad is to enhance the living condition of her family

Mathew Munoz, a chartered financial modeller, is the senior manager at Hitachi Rail, heading its global bid financial modeling team. The company he currently belongs to provides end-to-end rail transport solutions around the globe. His team is respon

A cashier for five years in a hypermarket in Abu Dhabi, Cherish Coton Sergantes works hard to fulfill her multiple dreams for her family in the Philippines. As a cashier, she is responsible for scanning items purchased by customers, received payments

Dr. Ian Victor M. Aquino, a dentist and medical director in a Dubai-based private clinic, is among the latest individuals who were granted the UAE’s −10year golden visa, a long-term residence visa given to special categories in the country. Aquino jo

Under the Department of Education (DepEd) curriculum, the Filipino Institute offers three learning methods: Regular Online Class (5 times a week), Alternating Online Class (3 times a week), Home-based Online Class (Teacher meets up with students once