Gold, concerts, and community: The rise of a Filipina entrepreneur in the UAE

There is a version of this story where Donna Carillo-Hajjar stays quiet about what she has…

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There is a version of this story where Donna Carillo-Hajjar stays quiet about what she has…

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From caregiver to CEO: How one OFW built an empire from a SR3,000 salary

She arrived in Saudi Arabia the way most overseas Filipino workers do — with a bag,…

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She arrived in Saudi Arabia the way most overseas Filipino workers do — with a bag,…

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This Filipina went from executive assistant to running six companies in Bahrain

Most Filipinos who leave for work abroad carry the same quiet calculation in their heads: how…

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Most Filipinos who leave for work abroad carry the same quiet calculation in their heads: how…

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Teaching, podcasting, and reporting — this Filipino in Arizona does it all

Thirty years away from home, and the longing never really goes away. John Saavedra knows that…

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Thirty years away from home, and the longing never really goes away. John Saavedra knows that…

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Meet the Filipina who walked into Dubai with zero local experience and left with a senior accountant title

There’s a particular kind of quiet confidence that comes not from never having struggled, but from…

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There’s a particular kind of quiet confidence that comes not from never having struggled, but from…

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Filipino teacher named best in entire Illinois school district

A Filipino educator serving students with diverse learning needs in Peoria, Illinois has earned two of…

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A Filipino educator serving students with diverse learning needs in Peoria, Illinois has earned two of…

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How one Filipino in Oman became the person others call in a crisis

When most professionals measure success by how far they’ve climbed, one Filipino in Oman measures his…

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When most professionals measure success by how far they’ve climbed, one Filipino in Oman measures his…

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Meet the Filipino engineer in Bangladesh who holds four professional licences — and is not done yet

Benigno Yebes spent nearly two decades building petrochemical plants across eight countries. Then he went back…

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Benigno Yebes spent nearly two decades building petrochemical plants across eight countries. Then he went back…

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She once worked a factory job at 17 — now she transforms lives in a California school

How Joana Bundoc turned sacrifice into a calling — and brought it all the way to…

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How Joana Bundoc turned sacrifice into a calling — and brought it all the way to…

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She was the family’s black sheep. Now this Filipina nurse performs on stages across Germany that presidents attend.

She grew up being told she would amount to nothing. Jacquiliene Javellana — known across Filipino…

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She grew up being told she would amount to nothing. Jacquiliene Javellana — known across Filipino…

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