#taasnoofilipino How does an OF adjust to life back home in the Philippines and achieve the dream of setting up a business? Read on as Bel Ramirez shares her insight through personal tips we can all learn from. #illustradomagazine

Mary Jane’s name is a fixture in any conversation about Filipino workplace excellence in the UAE. Through her exemplary hard work and discipline, she has carved a reputation as a true benchmark of what Filipinos can accomplish abroad, an icon of female empowerment.

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

Bethoven Filomeno Educator & Photographer  Rising photographer, Bethoven Filomeno is a fervent creative media educator who equips his students with the knowledge and practical expertise to be instruments of change. Teaching for the last 15 years, he shares that the most significant part of his job is empowering those under his tutelage: “As an educator, …

Trailblazer – Carla Bygrave Social Entrepreneur – Community Advocate Co-founder of social enterprise SKILLS3, whose mission is to improve and enhance the lives of marginalized communities through sewing –– Carla Bygrave designs and delivers home-craft programs as a sustainable solution to livelihood for disadvantaged women. Skills3, which Carla co-founded with Therese Tsui in 2016, has …