Providing a platform for Filipino creative talent. Illustrado features the works of Dubai-based professional photographer Chris Calumberan.

In the pulsating, Western culture-dominated club scene of the UAE, Soniq stands as a uniquely Filipino voice – a group of young, musically gifted DJ’s on a quest to infuse the Middle East’s audio landscape with Pinoy soul.

Photo by Alex Callueng; Photography Assistant – Bethoven Filomeno Special thanks to – Giordano, Nikon, Liali Jewellery, Lulu, Mitsubishi and Western Union.

There’s also that obsession of a curious but wholesome kind. Just like for these Filipinos who have found joy and passion in their hobby of collecting.

Tastemaker – Angel Villar De Jesus  Fashion Designer   Famed for his mastery of curves and the female silhouette fashion designer and entrepreneur Angel Villiar has been quietly working from strength to strength to establish his cachet in the highly competitive couture business in the UAE.  Managing Partner and Designer at Maro’Sha Ricci Fashion, which …