In this modern Middle Eastern city, fashion designer Furne One is living his dream and is proudly carrying the Philippine flag.
This Cebuano has surely made every Filipino proud with his creations being worn by A-list international stars—Heidi Klum, Katy Perry, Jennifer Lopez, Shakira, and soon, Lady Gaga.
Michael Cinco, another Dubai-based Filipino fashion designer, was featured twice on the popular America’s Next Top Model (ANTM) last year—as guest designer in Cycle 16 early in the year, and as finale designer in the last quarter’s Cycle 17 ANTM All-Stars. After about a decade in the Gulf, Samar-born Michael, a fine arts scholar of [...]
How was it to celebrate the holiday season in the old way, growing up in the Philippines, and how they observe it now in their adopted country? I posed this question to some friends and relatives abroad, who have been absent from the homeland for many years. Here are some responses: Hermie Garcia, publisher and [...]
The year 2012 is going to be filled with preparations and projects for the Puerto Princesa Underground River’s emergence as an international tourism star.
With a day to go before his expected departure, Philippine Overseas Employment Administration chief Carlos Cao Jr. said Saturday he had yet to receive any official word about his removal from office.
Laos has joined the international community in giving aid to families displaced by Tropical Storm “Sendong” in the Visayas and Mindanao.
Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario will fly to Syria to help speed up the repatriation of Filipinos from the strife-torn country, a statement said Saturday.
A Vietnamese seaman survived five days floating in open ocean with only a life jacket for protection after his cargo ship sank and all his 22 crew mates died, before he was rescued Friday, officials said.
The House of Representatives commended two Filipino-Americans who are Papal Benemerenti Award honorees, the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco, California reported.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester has asked the Vatican to defrock a Filipino priest who is facing charges of possessing child pornography and stealing from his parish in the US.
A Vietnamese cargo boat that vanished near the Philippines on Christmas Day has sunk, killing 22 of its 23 crew members, Vietnam state shipping firm Vinalines said Friday.
Donations and pledges, including aid from Filipino communities, continue to pour in from all over the world for the victims of Tropical Storm “Sendong.”
