2022: Making a difference in the Filipino community
By Liezel Longboan As we usher in 2023 and bid farewell to 2022, we thank you, all, for supporting our work in bringing you authoritative,
Art competition launched to tell the stories of Filipino nurses
Filipino Nurses Association UK (FNAUK) is running an art competition that aims to tell the stories of Filipino nurses in the UK. Supported by the
Filipino Mothers UK celebrates Christmas with online party
Filipino Mothers UK (FMUK), the UK’s largest Filipino mothers’ group, and Talking ng Ina Mo, a weekly talk show focusing on topics relevant for mums,
Filipino nurses join UK’s largest NHS strike
Some Filipino nurses are joining thousands of their colleagues today for the biggest nursing strike in NHS history. The 19% pay rise demanded by the Royal
A Day in the Life: Filipino children’s author Candy Gourlay
By Liezel Longboan Candy Gourlay is a London-based Filipino children’s author with a serious mission: to share her Philippine heritage to young readers across the
Filipino children write about Philippine sounds, tastes and love of family in their essays
Twelve Filipino children aged 5 to 10 joined Tinig UK’s first essay writing competition to mark World Children’s Day. Many of them wrote about their
Winners announced for first Tinig UK essay writing competition for children
Six children between the ages of 5 and 10 are the winners of Tinig UK’s first essay writing competition for Filipino children in the UK.
Maria Ressa’s message to UK Filipinos: “Be a pillar of your community”
The Philippines’ first Nobel Prize winner, Maria Ressa, met a small group of Filipino artists, writers, activists and academics in London on Saturday, 19 November,
Inequalities at the core of Philippine migrant woes
by Mari-An C. Santos with interviews by Liezel Longboan At the age of 38, *Emma left the Philippines thinking she would work in Qatar for
Why I launched an online bookshop for Philippine children’s books in the UK
By Katrina Macapagal Six months into my maternity leave I was googling “Philippine children’s books in the UK” and was coming up with nothing. I
Nine years after #HaiyanPH: Reflections of a disaster survivor
Leo Christian V. Lauzon This year marks nine years since super Typhoon Haiyan, locally known as Yolanda, brought unparalleled destruction to the lives of the
Philippines ready to receive more tourists with new policies- Tourism Secretary
LONDON, United Kingdom – Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco assured Filipinos and tourists alike that the Philippines’ top priority at the moment “is to welcome