Overseas Filipino Achievers, Part 7

Overseas Filipino Achievers, Part 7

In keeping with Positively Filipino’s goal of celebrating the 13-million-strong (and counting) Filipino diaspora, we are launching a new series titled Overseas Filipino Achievers. The series recognizes outstanding Filipinos making their mark in various countries around the world. It builds on our popular and long-running feature, “FilAms Among the Remarkable and Famous.”

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When the AFAM Was Me

When the AFAM Was Me

There’s a deeply entrenched, systemic assumption that a marriage between a Filipino and a citizen of a wealthier nation must inherently serve as an escape hatch or a one-way ticket out of the Philippines.

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Riding to Save: An OFW’s Scooter Life in Dubai

Riding to Save: An OFW’s Scooter Life in Dubai

For many Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in Dubai, a two-wheeled ride is not just a commute. It is a daily act of survival, focus, and quiet joy.

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From Small-Town Rotunda to Big-Time Rialto

From Small-Town Rotunda to Big-Time Rialto

Star of Broadway musicals Joan Almedilla’s knack for entertaining goes back decades and across more than 8,000 miles away.

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Honoring Our Manongs and Manangs 2026

Honoring Our Manongs and Manangs 2026

A packed Koret Auditorium at the San Francisco Public Library served as the backdrop on Saturday, August 8, 2026, for a moving three-hour afternoon program honoring 12 Filipino American leaders.

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The Only Unhappy Aquino in America

The Only Unhappy Aquino in America

While the rest of the Aquino family became comfortable in America, there was one member who felt out of place during their exile, and that was Noynoy.

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A Childhood My Children Will Never Fully Know

A Childhood My Children Will Never Fully Know

For an expat, family life in the UK can feel smaller and more self-contained. Beautiful in its own way, but different.

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Adoring the Philippines from Afar

Adoring the Philippines from Afar

GMA Pinoy TV’s popular series “Make Your Marc” could be called Filipino Diaspora 101 for discovering Fil-Am communities.

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When the Youngest Manong Becomes the Elder

When the Youngest Manong Becomes the Elder

One day we look around and discover that the people being honored as elders are younger than we are.

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Trans Man and Trans Woman Tie Knot in PH Catholic Church

Trans Man and Trans Woman Tie Knot in PH Catholic Church

A first in the Philippines: Transgender man marries transgender woman in a Catholic church.

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