Read You, Wrote You: 8 Things I Learned from RuPaul’s Drag Race By Danabelle Gutierrez – I have bought everything RuPaul has sold me since I was eleven years old, when I saw her duet with Elton John on MTV and thought, “Wow.” She is so fierce and fabulous. I was later informed that “she” was in fact a “he.”

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. 

“Our country needs us. We have to play our role.” Wise words to be heeded from a man whose skills and diligence have brought honor and pride to his country. Dr. Abdul Hannan Tago is a veteran journalist who has not only covered the most pressing issues of our times but has also advocated for the rights of his fellow Filipinos in the Middle East.

On Keeping Up With The ConGen: Consul General Paul Raymund Cortes recalls some of his most treasured holiday memories, spending Christmas away from the Philippines and everything he grew up with. He shares his thoughts on not having “puto bumbong” and “bibingka” on a cold Christmas in Europe, constant longing for noisy clan reunions when they were in America and his family’s second Christmas in the Middle East in the region’s most vibrant and electrifying city, Dubai.