Filipino mountaineer Mapalad conquers Europe’s highest peak

Filipino mountaineer Miguel Angelo Mapalad has reached the summit of Mt. Elbrus in Russia — the…

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Filipino mountaineer Miguel Angelo Mapalad has reached the summit of Mt. Elbrus in Russia — the…

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The Saudi Aramco-approved Filipino engineer keeping mega-projects up to standard

Quality control work gets little glory. There are no ribbon-cuttings for the engineer who said no…

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Quality control work gets little glory. There are no ribbon-cuttings for the engineer who said no…

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From a small Tarlac town to one of Saudi’s most prestigious hospitals — this Filipino took the long road

The thing about failing a board examination is that it doesn’t announce itself as a turning…

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The thing about failing a board examination is that it doesn’t announce itself as a turning…

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From Pasay to palace: The Filipino designer dressing Hollywood and Gulf royalty

Some designers find their muse in Paris. Some in Milan. Ezra Santos found his in Dubai…

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Some designers find their muse in Paris. Some in Milan. Ezra Santos found his in Dubai…

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He once worked as a Barney mascot — now he’s among Dubai’s top personal trainers

Not every fitness career begins on a treadmill. Michael “Coach Mike” Timagos Orosca spent his first…

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Not every fitness career begins on a treadmill. Michael “Coach Mike” Timagos Orosca spent his first…

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Meet Marites, the Filipino nurse raising 25 abandoned children in Dubai

She did not apply for the job of mother. Nobody does, technically — but hers came…

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She did not apply for the job of mother. Nobody does, technically — but hers came…

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He moved to the UAE partly to put his siblings through college. Sixteen years later, he’s a nurse leader.

The elevator doors open onto the Medical High Dependency Unit and the first thing that hits…

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The elevator doors open onto the Medical High Dependency Unit and the first thing that hits…

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Meet the Filipino architect who helped shape some of Dubai’s most visited malls

Most people walk into a mall and think about where to eat. They scan the directory,…

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Most people walk into a mall and think about where to eat. They scan the directory,…

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He walked through mud to reach school. Now he teaches in the snow of Alaska.

Galena, Alaska sits so far from the rest of the world that you can only reach…

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Galena, Alaska sits so far from the rest of the world that you can only reach…

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Meet the Filipino professor who built award-winning construction programs at four different U.S. colleges

There is a particular kind of teacher who does not just explain what something is but…

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There is a particular kind of teacher who does not just explain what something is but…

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