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Multi-tasking is her middle name and she wears many hats. A loving wife and a doting mother to three, Agnes Stott-Briggs has a successful career in real estate, is a Certified Image and Style Consultant who helps empower Filipinas through grooming and styling, and the Chairman of the Philippine Business Council (PBC) – Abu Dhabi.
Michael Fillon, currently Creative Director at Leo Burnett ARC, is one Filipino ad man with amazingly enviable credentials. Joining the industry even before he graduated from university, he rose to the position of most senior copywriter at Leo Burnett creating campaigns for GM, Philip Morris and P&G barely after college.
Ronald Molit is the quintessential Champion, and he has the physique, the medals, and the leadership position to prove it. In April 2014, Ronald emerged victorious in the open men section in the sprint category of the Pearl-Qatar Triathlon
Most Influential Filipinos: If Filipino talents are a big thing in the many multinational, regional and local advertising agencies in the UAE right now, it’s because they were given a great head start by several creative geniuses who were the pioneers of the virtual “Filipino ad mafia” – a group exerting a huge influence on the industry, albeit not a sinister one, paving the way for the recognition of Filipino leadership on this front.
Behind the hardliner militant façade of Migrante UAE is a group of passionate volunteers who sacrifice their time and sometimes, their personal safety, to help compatriots who are stuck in the worst of conditions.
Creating positive buzz in Saudi Arabia is a group of Filipinas who won the Saudi Excellence in Tourism Awards 2014/15 for their work in the very successful blog – The Pink Tarha.
It isn’t easy to stand out among the millions of bloggers who are posting daily feeds online and on social media. In the UAE alone, hundreds of fashion and lifestyle bloggers hog for share of virtual voice. So, it is indeed an astounding feat for a few Filipinos – Mahryska Gaspacho, Cristina Linaza, Ushi Sato and Paul Ramos – to have captured the interest of the international mix of discerning fashion enthusiasts that thrive in the Middle East.
In March 2010, PR pro Jim Joquico and magazine editor Sherry Tenorio founded La Moda Dubai (www.lamodadubai.ae), an online magazine that was conceptualized to deliver breaking news and in-depth features covering the worlds of fashion, beauty and celebrity.
As Senior Advisor in the Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department of the Government of Dubai, Wafa Qasimieh plays a key role in strategizing and executing key educational and humanitarian initiatives. In many ways, she epitomizes the spirit of advocacy: passionate but deliberate, visionary but realistic,
If there is one thing unique about Ion Gonzaga, it’s being able to represent the realities, hopes and thoughts of the ‘typical Juan dela Cruz’ with his aptly named renowned blog – ‘Boy Dubai.’ The blog, which started making waves online in 2011, presents a slice of life in a Filipino expat’s life in the emirates with each post.
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