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Ambassador Pedro “Junie” Laylo, Jr. on weekends, karaoke nights, and motorbikes

We are used to seeing them in their formal suits, working hard serving the Filipino communities in different parts of the world as members of the diplomatic corps. But what do our…

Community of Filipinos in Raval Barcelona
Barna Feels: Living within the Filipino community in Raval, Barcelona

What a visitng Filipino researcher learned while living with Filipinos in Raval, Barcelona, often referred to as the “silent community”. It was a cold autumn night in Raval, Barcelona. I was walking…

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Filipino Christmas away from home

Filipino Christmas abroad can be lonely, when you are away from family. But for various reasons, some of us are left without a choice, stuck somewhere cold and far.  Seven kababayans share…

Writing in Filipino language while in disapora
Column: Ulila sa Wika

Poet and writer Karessa Ramos examines our longing for speaking and hearing our mother-tongue while living abroad, our speechless way of communicating with one another, and how our Filipino identity is connected…

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