The Pinays Take Charge campaign is an advocacy project of Illustrado in line with the Women of Substance endeavor created to contribute to Filipina empowerment. The project seeks, not only to create a more positive image for Filipinas in the region, but also to assist in addressing problems and concerns relevant to Filipinas.

Bugan glides upon the rolling fog and gossamer mist where the earth rises to meet the sky.  It is here where goddesses descend to venture among the living;  where fashion is made only for the immortals. PHOTOGRAPHY: RXANDY CAPINPIN WITH ASSISTANT RED MIL STYLING: RYUJI SHIOMITSU WITH ASSISTANT JULIUS CARL GO MAKEUP: HANNA PECHON @ …

  Jasmine Torres Dubai – UAE About the model:  I’m Jasmin Torres, a 24 year old Pinay based in Dubai, currently working as an AR analyst. The most important thing in my life is to live happy and make people around me happier.   Photographer: Richelle David Dubai – UAE About the Photographer: I Richelle …

Tess Bautista Community Heroine A veritable community heroine, the work Tess Bautista has done to help distressed Filipinos, oftentimes putting her own safety on the line, is nothing short of admirable. Formerly Chief Clerk at the Ministry of Labor in Fujairah in the ‘90s, Tess has been assisting kababayans stricken with hardship in the emirate …