It’s been 9 years since we’ve launched Illustrado Magazine and it’s about time we’ve given it a brand spanking new sister (or brother for that matter!). So here’s Illustrado Go – for all of you Pinoys on-the-move out there. Available everywhere you are. It’s progressive > hip> Filipino. 

The Middle East will never lack for fantastic Filipino singers, but amongst their ranks stands Ivy Grace as one of the most exceptional. A seasoned vocalist who started her career in amateur singing competitions in the Philippines, Ivy is a “singer’s singer” – an artist of such prodigious skill that she has become a true benchmark in her field.

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

Our government treats its people as an export commodity and a means to earn foreign exchange, disregarding the social cost to Filipino families.

For a lot of companies in the UAE and the GCC, the economic downturn of recent years on the back of low oil prices, coupled with slow economic growth and low consumer spending was the ultimate test of survival and resilience.   While many companies buckled under immense financial pressures, however, the strongest, fittest and most …