Book Melancholy of the Tongue Genevieve Asenjo

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“The school fees of our elementary kids is equivalent to college tuition in the Philippines”

In Filipino Expat Budget, we ask our kababayans about their income and expenses. *Charles (45) and *Chloe (40) work and live in Saudi Arabia together with their two children aged 9 and 6. Charles…

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Love Through the Eyes of Filipino Expat Mothers

For Filipino expats mothers, love is rarely simple. It’s in the in-between moments, such as sending money back home after a long shift, checking homework over video calls, choosing education while raising…

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Bridge of time: Letters from Belmonte

Through a letter exchange that spans more than a century, a Filipino Spanish family was able to maintain their ties. Writer and anthropologist Antonio Montalván traces his family lineage from Mindanao to…

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Teresita Marques: A life of music

Her love for music took Teresita Marques to Lisbon but she never imagined that she will founding one of the country’s oldest chamber choirs, becoming one of the most prominent Filipinos in…

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Book Melancholy of the Tongue Genevieve Asenjo

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