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From Tondo streets to global stage: How a Filipino engineer defied the odds
I wasn’t an honor student. I faced failures that made me question my path, but I found joy and pride…
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From a simple dream to leading large projects: How a UAE-based Filipino engineer is making a name on the international stage
Built on a simple dream as a child in Antipolo City, Joel Barrogo Peñaflor only wanted to succeed enough to…
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Rome witnesses historic canonization of Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati
History unfolded in St. Peter’s Square as Pope Leo XIV canonized Blessed Carlo Acutis and Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, formally…
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Once an average student in Pagadian City, this OFW is now a respected mentor and top engineer in the UAE
Hailing from Pagadian City, Blesil Diez Apduhan has spent over three decades carving his mark in the construction and quality…
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‘Panakip-Tayo’ is the winning entry in The Filipino Times’ Tagalog spoken word poetry contest
The Filipino Times proudly announced Rosemari Roman as the winner of the Tagalog Spoken Word Poetry Contest, part of this…
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From Pampanga to Dubai: How an OFW’s second attempt abroad made him one of the top Filipino engineers in UAE
Commitment to family, groundedness, and determination—these are the values Randy Piniera Cocjin has carried as he rose through the ranks…
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She once slept under a table — now she runs a design business in Abu Dhabi and owns homes in Manila
The first thing you notice about Leonila Virginia Robledo is not her portfolio of landmark projects or the string of…
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Filipina moved by generosity of Dubai Police officer who gave her AED 100 to buy food at the airport
An overseas Filipino worker (OFW) in Dubai was touched by the kindness of a Dubai Police officer who offered her…
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Sacrificing for family, chasing a dream: The journey of one of Abu Dhabi’s top Filipino architects
Today, Paul Peter Son Rico Rigor stands as a successful architect in the United Arab Emirates, with more than a…
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UAE-based Filipino creatives take center stage at Sulyap 2.0
Filipino creativity took center stage at the Theatre of Digital Art in Dubai on 31 August 2025, as Sulyap 2.0:…
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