The Global Filipino Magazine

World-renowned Filipino fashion icon Michael Cinco emerged as 2021 Dakilang Bayani Awardee, the highest and most prestigious award given to overseas Filipinos by the office of the Philippine Consulate in Dubai and the Northern Emirates. He was chosen

Hailing from the town of Camiling, Tarlac, Romeo Duque Jr. studied Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering at the prestigious University of Santo Tomas. A licensed engineer in the Philippines and one of the top-notchers in the 2004 Civil Engineer Li

Before working as the Office Manager of MENA Consultancy, an innovative business solutions in UAE, Elaine Kristine Madugay was just a timid and shy lady. Comparing how she was when she first started, she said he never would have thought that she woul

Grace Banghal-Callister describes herself as a ‘go-getter’ who is very passionate about her dreams. Regardless of how the hurdles may appear to be before she started, she sets out to achieve them. Owner and director of iQuBETS, a training and profess

A 10-year-old Filipino based in Abu Dhabi is all set to conquer the sixteenth season of the esteemed Americas Got Talent. Known as ‘a small boy with a big voice’, Peter Anthony Rosalita’s first performance and appearance went on air last June 1, duri

Chad Elegado, for the last five years, has been working as the video editor of Mohamed Beiraghdary, popularly known as Mo Vlogs on social media, after failing to secure a job in Singapore. Elegado, who is also the social media manager of the social m

Ester Mercado has been working as a household service worker (HSW) for 20 years now in the same employer in Malaysia. She grew up in a less fortunate family, her parents died when she was only one year old. Merca, along with her three siblings, had n

A native Ilongga with a heart of Batangueña, Bevily Ardina Villeza, fondly called ‘Chef B’ is making waves abroad through being a full-time gym trainer and receptionist in Supergym. Apart from having arduous work, she is also a trainer volunteer in F

Francis Crisologo is currently working as a Senior Corporate Bank Manager at the National Bank of Fujairah (NBF). Part of his work is to manage and grow the business of multinational companies with AED400 million annual turnover. With this role, he t

Arcel Pablo Manalo, at the age of 23, came to work as a sales associate in a retail company in Fujairah with a starting salary of AED1,000. She was directly hired through an agency and was part of the first employees of the retail store, and tasked t

A widower with two children, Genevieve Regato Soliven has been working as a domestic worker in Malaysia. She works abroad to support his kids’ education so that they become ‘better persons.’ She recalled working at 12 years old to help her parents ea

Out of his work as the assistant supervisor in Al Ahsa Hospital in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Home R. Impas plays a vital role in the Filipino community in the host country. The -51year-old achiever and inspiration is a volunteer and one of the fou

Kristine Liday-Tabita is saddled with dozens of tasks as she plays the role of being the Deputy General Manager of MAD Middle East, a business consultancy firm that assists entrepreneurs who intend to invest in the UAE and the rest of GCC, for the la

Michael Salazar Gulapa visited UAE in 1986 when he was only 10 years old. He lived and went to school in the country for a time when his parents brought their whole family overseas so that they could all be together. His two older brothers came a few

Being a strong team player, communicator, leader, problem-solver, and decision-maker with excellent ability to bridge the gap between technical and non-technical persons are just some of the words that best describe Jonald A. Roxas, a civil engineer

Christopher Marasigan is a work-in-progress self-though entrepreneur with an ENTJ personality, a person who loves momentum and accomplishment. A kung fu practitioner since 1998, Marasigan did not finish his visual communication course at the Universi

It is a common notion that if one works overseas, he or she seeks better job opportunities. True enough, this was Julius Cabrera Espinosa’s goal when he embarked on an overseas journey some over a decade ago. A fifth child among eight children, he is

When Engr. Rafael Lontoc arrived in the UAE in 2006 after his brother invited him to work overseas. However, the latter warned him about the gamble that he will take and may end up working on a job that is not related to his profession as an engineer

Throughout history, nurses have been playing major roles in stepping into times of crisis and providing care. Krizzel Dayne Ong Macaraig, a registered nurse by profession studied and finished Medical Coding in 2019 and recently passed the Nursing Lic

Dubai-based bartender Erick John Dizon is FIdol winner Erick John Dizon, 35, won the first-ever FIdol–The Search for the Next Singing Idol, a singing competition organized by the Filipino Institute. Dizon, a bartender and mixologist, battled it out w

As Philippine Consul General Paul Raymund Cortes prepares to leave his post at the Philippine Consulate General in Dubai and the Northern Emirates, overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) pen note to the outgoing Philippine’s top government official in the

The Filipino Institute has partnered with the Lyceum of the Philippines University-Batangas Inc. to offer Expanded Tertiary Education Equivalency and Accreditation Program (ETEEAP), which is a comprehensive educational assessment program at the terti

UAE-based training centre Filipino Institute has recently teamed up with Cyprus Institute of Marketing to offer three-year Bachelor programs with separate certificates and diplomas each year. Cyprus Institute of Marketing is a pioneer and world-leade