Mapping our future: The panels and workshops you can’t miss at Sandigan 2026
As the Filipino diaspora in the UK rapidly expands its influence from essential services into business, politics, and the arts, the need for a space
PH’s entry to Oscars 2027 Filipiñana in UK, Ireland cinemas in November
Filipiñana by Filipino director Rafael Manuel is the Philippines’ official entry to the 2027 Oscars for the Best International Feature Film category, and will be in cinemas in the UK and Ireland on 20 November. It has its UK premiere at the BFI London Film Festival on 17 October.
Celebrating ESEA Heritage Month: Events and organisations to know
As we celebrate the ESEA Heritage Month with events that are threaded neatly together, we highlight two ESEA organisations: besea.n and esea contemporary, two organisations dedicated to amplifying East and Southeast Asian voices in Britain.
What will being Filipino mean to our children?
Britain doesn’t need much help introducing itself to my children. They live here. English is everywhere. The Filipino side? That’s different. That has to travel through us somehow.
SALO SALO: Exhibit explores Filipino British history and identities at Oxo Gallery
Dive into 200 years of Filipino British history at Voice ESEA’s SALO SALO exhibit, showcasing talks, workshops, performances and films.
Filipino: A living language
Filipino, the Philippines’ national language, remains the language of the common people despite the predominance of English, even in Philippine courts. Filipino is constantly evolving and an intellectualised language, a former Court of Appeals Judge and the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino Commissioner said.
PH officials vow overseas voting reforms for 2028 elections, urge UK Filipinos to register
Amid questions about the 2025 overseas digital voting, the Philippines Commission on Elections (Comelec) is set to implement changes for the 2028 national elections, urging UK Filipinos to register to vote.
2026 Tinig UK Survey: Filipinos want more content on culture and belonging
Discover what matters most to our community — from cultural connection to wellbeing support —in the key findings of the Tinig UK 2026 Readers’ Survey and interviews with Filcom leaders.
Balik Bayan – a festival of longing
The next generation of Filipino British artists are speaking out, confronting their past and discovering joy and meaning in the complex stories of their parents — and of themselves, according to Filipino author Candy Gourlay in her review of Balik Bayan, a cultural festival focusing on the UK Filipino diaspora.
Sandigan 2026: Summit to gather Filipino British community leaders for the first time
To mark its 6th anniversary, Tinig UK is hosting Sandigan 2026: 1st Filipino Community Leaders’ Summit, taking place on Saturday, 10 October 2026. This landmark
Am I Filipino enough? How young Filipino British are reclaiming their identities
How do you navigate your identities when you exist between two or even three worlds? Dianna Bautista explores how young Filipino British are turning to
The Beatles, Imelda Marcos and the untold stories from Manila
For decades, the story of the Beatles’ disastrous 1966 visit to Manila has been told from the band’s perspective. As David Guerrero prepares to launch his new book in Liverpool, he revisits one of pop culture’s most enduring myths — and asks what happens when history is written by only one side.