Before the Spanish arrived. Before colonisation rewrote our history. Before we were taught to write in any alphabet other than our own — there was Baybayin. This issue, we are proud to feature two remarkable perspectives on this ancient yet enduring Filipino script. They come from two different voices, two different experiences, and two different parts of the world — and yet they arrive at the same powerful truth: Baybayin is not a relic. It is a living, breathing act of identity. In our...

FAITH & CULTURE · SPECIAL FEATURE Filipinos Across Europe Keep One of the World's Oldest Devotions Gloriously, Joyfully Alive In 1521, Ferdinand Magellan gifted a small wooden statue of the Holy Child Jesus — the Santo Niño — to Queen Juana of Cebu upon her baptism, marking the arrival of Christianity in the Philippines. When Miguel López de Legazpi rediscovered that same image in 1565, it became the founding miracle of the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño  — the oldest Christian relic in the...

Across every generation. Every field of human endeavour. Filipino women who lead, create, serve, and shine — at home and across the world.  And because inspiration should never stop at three — here is a Wall of Honour. A celebration of Filipinas across generations and every field of human endeavour who gave freely, led boldly, and made the Philippines shine simply by showing up. These are the women who inspire us. This wall belongs to all of them — and to every woman in our lives.