Seven Dubai-based Filipinos were awarded with the prestigious Dakilang Bayani award last Friday at the Philippine Consulate in Dubai as part of the 123rd Philippine Independence Day celebrations. Dakilang Bayani (translated to Noble Hero) is the highest award given to Overseas Filipinos by the Office of the Philippine Consulate General in the UAE. It honors …

Formerly Dubai-based Pinoy Melchor Saribay has been living in Shanghai since 2010. Here, he shares about his Pinoy life in China’s most cosmopolitan city and talks about the 3,000 FIlipinos living there. (Filipino China)

  Lifestyle products crafted from natural and eco-sustainable materials will be the focus of this year’s Philippine participation at INDEX Dubai, the biggest design event in the Middle East and North African (MENA) region, which opens this 17-19 September 2019 at the Dubai World Trade Centre, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Organized by the Center for …

Filipino travel bug Al Manlangit tells us about his grueling pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela, Spain, where he biked the whole 750km route from Pamplona close to the French border. With just a backpack filled with some clothes, a camera, some Granola bars and a bottle of water, he pedaled away and headed to where St. James – one of Christ’s first disciples, was believed to be buried. #illustradomagazine #taasnofilipino