By Jeno Pineda Photos courtesy of Ryan Arbilo If you told Ryan Arbilo 20 years ago that he would become a famous photographer in France, he would have said you were living a fantasy. And if you told him then that he would be an owner of a contemporary gallery in the city of lights, he would have...
Catherine Valdez is no ordinary beauty queen Jennifer Leu-Yong In her early school years, Catherine Valdez runs with the neighborhood boys playing basketball, wearing oversized clothes. “I was called an ugly duckling because I had dark complexion, I am tall, and too thin. I was bullied,” says...
Kay Misis ang hanapbuhay; Si Mister sa bahay In the first and second parts of this article, we examined the socio-economic milieu surrounding the concept of a trailing husband through the perspective of the husband and the wife. In this final piece to our three-part maiden feature for the Global...
Kay Misis ang hanapbuhay; Si Mister sa bahay The Filipino family at their home in Switzerland In the first part of this feature, we looked into the personal circumstances and motivations that led a Filipino couple to decide to leave everything behind, move their family abroad, following greener...
Paris-based Filipino Chef Erica Paredes promises to spice up the City of Lights with Reyna Restaurant—a love letter to the women who made a mark in her life. We, Filipinos, certainly do love our beauty queens. From local barangay pageants to the whole of the universe, Filipina women have won and...
No pets left behind Text and photos by Joe Ilaog DUTCH CATS -- (From left) Eggsy, Coco, and Torren It would probably have been more stressful adjusting to my life in a new country if my cats weren’t here with me in the Netherlands. Even before I got my resident permit to live in the Netherlands,...
Kay Misis ang hanapbuhay, si Mister sa bahay In the highly patriarchal society we live in—where husbands are generally regarded as the pillars of the home (" haligi ng tahanan "), a recognition of strength to keep a roof over the family, while the wives are depicted as the light of the home ("...
There are important factors that must be taken into account when growing crops. This includes responsible use of fertilizer and resources, prevention of landscape pollution, waste reduction, and protection of wildlife. However, it is the basic requirements that are sometimes overlooked by...
Losing a loved one may take years or even a lifetime of recovery from grief. Marissa “Marz” Ebarle Middleton, 42, a homecare therapist, knows this feeling as she suffered from her baby’s loss seven years ago. Marissa “Marz” Ebarle Middleton, 42, a homecare therapist, with her fur...
The Global Filipino Investors Inc. (TGFI), a group led by entrepreneur and housing tycoon Januario Jesus Atencio, is helping Filipinos take advantage of the capital market rut due to the pandemic in anticipation of an economic recovery. Januario Jesus Atencio TGFI is bringing together powerhouse...
