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“Most of us would rather forego health insurance and job security than lose our toiletries – in other words, it’s perfectly fine to be in the dirt, as long as our dirt doesn’t stink.” Here are some few working theories on why Filipinos smell good by Nicholo Jallores.
She started her business alone, doing everything from business plan to developing her website. Her perseverance paid off and now her business has branched out to other countries as well. Learn more about Jennifer Ebrada’s life as a Pinoy Entrepreneur here in Dubai.
Over 600 Filipinas gathered at the Day of Sisterhood last Friday, April 12, 2013, in no-holds barred discussions of women’s issues.
Angelita Castro-Kelly took the road less traveled. And as poet Robert Frost put it perfectly, that has made all the difference.
Toastmaster Middle East Champion Rowena Gungon Niduaza’s life is a moving testament that joy and gratitude can be found even in the face of life’s toughest challenges.
Not one to be hampered by circumstances, Marietta Morada used her knowledge to serve and give back to the Philippine government and Filipino community here in the UAE, proving very well that other than being gifted with superior intellect, she is also blessed with a good heart.
At just 34 years old, Engr. Emelyn Martinez has managed to excel in a highly competitive business area which, at times is “color and gender sensitive.”
There are events in life that mark one’s character. For some it is a time of crisis, for others it is a time of great opportunity. For nurse Mary Jane Tupas, it was the prospect of a baby being born in an airplane and the ironic life and death situation that came with it that marked her innate nature to help others.
Woman of Substance 2012: HILDE CAPANANG – Like so many of our unsung heroes, nanny Hilde Capanang, who is referred to by the lady she has taken cared of for 27 years as “Nannay,” is a shining example that even in the humblest of professions, a Filipina’s love and care are simply priceless.
Photographers Dionisar Baseleres (UAE), Arian Marcos (UAE) and Christopher Sanan (Kuwait) won first, second and 3rd prize at the recently concluded Nikon photo competition with the theme “I AM an Empowered Filipina” in conjunction with Illustrado’s Women of Substance 2012 Event
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