2023: Filipinos have a stronger voice in the UK
Liezel Longboan As we leave 2023 behind, I’m reminded of the power of bayanihan – the Filipino sense of community spirit that helped us break
Making space for Raging Grace
Carla Montemayor What makes for “horror” in a horror film? Typically, it’s a monster or supernatural creature, agonising methods to kill and die, malevolent magic
Raging Grace: First Filipino-British film out in cinemas today
Raging Grace, the award-winning feature film by Filipino-British director Paris Zarcilla, is being shown in selected cinemas today, 29 December. It is the first Filipino-British
Christmas at home
Nelson Turgo The morning had broken and with much anticipation I opened the door. It was December 25, 2006, my first Christmas in the UK.
Christmas Reflection: Be a good shepherd by being a good Samaritan
Fr Herbert Fadriquela For many Filipinos at home and abroad, Christmas is already in the air even if in the Christian liturgical calendar, it is
I Mean Business: Pamela Picondo, owner of Pamsmixx by Pamcakes
Payal Tyagi There are a few Filipino nurses in the UK who left nursing to run their businesses. One of them is Pamela Picondo, the
Filipino Mothers UK hold their first Christmas party
It was a foggy and frosty December morning but families travelled from different parts of England to attend Filipino Mothers UK’s (FMUK) first in-person Christmas
UK Filipinos awarded by an international nonprofit
Seven Filipinos in the UK were recently awarded by the Ladies of All Nations International (LOANI), a nonprofit organisation based in Britain at their world
New immigration rules: What do they mean for Filipinos in the UK?
Liezel Longboan The UK government has announced a five-point plan to reduce legal migration. Home Secretary James Cleverly said that the changes will take effect
Filipino performances to watch
For the Love of Spam So what does a delicious can of SPAM have to do with colonialism and Asian identity? Guamanian artist, Sierra Sevilla,
Big Giving Week: Sponsor needy children in Manila
Children of the Dump is a prominent UK-based children’s charity which offers people a unique opportunity to make a lasting impact by sponsoring a child’s education in
Earn today, how about tomorrow?
Jeremaiah Opiniano, OFW Journalism Consortium The number of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who save amounts from their foreign remittance incomes has been plummeting for the