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A Taste of the Philippines in the Heart of Europe
Pinoys opens a new branch and bistro in Prague’s historic Wenceslas Square By Andy Peñafuerte III Pinoys Bistro features Filipino merienda favorites such as empanada, banana cue, and ube biko The Philippine diaspora in the Czech Republic is celebrating the opening of Pinoys’ new bistro, just steps away from the historic Václavské Náměstí or Wenceslas Square. What began as a modest brick-and-mortar store has now become a touchstone for the Filipino community in the Czech Repub

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Berlin Boodle Fights and Mother-Daughter Bonds
How one Filipino restaurant is rewriting the immigrant story By Kermit Tesoro, Berlin “Where was I born in Manila?” Rosaline turns to her mother, Rosalinda, mid-interview; a simple, unassuming question. And yet, like so many family stories, it had never been asked aloud. It's funny how the most basic details of our lives wait for the most unexpected settings to emerge, in this case, over a late-lunch-early-dinner boodle fight, with bare hands reaching into mounds of freshly c

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Jan 124 min read


‘Once We Had a Dream’
When theatre becomes a voice for change By Lisa Ante Pangan, Austria Photos by Peter Seipel In autumn 2025, theatre director Daryl Jade P. Abaya toured with Vincent V. Arada, Daniel Kaen Camacho, Princess Ann Camacho, Michaela B. Canillo, Patricia Ann D. Ecalnir and William Guarino, fellows from the PREDA Youth Group across Germany, Italy and Austria. With their musical drama “Once We Had a Dream,” these young performers have been raising global awareness for years about the

Community
Jan 123 min read


The Filipino Diaspora in Northern Ireland
An introduction to some of the micro-communities that make up this vibrant community Over the last three decades, Filipino legal migrants from all walks of life have progressively and contentedly settled in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. A picturesque and beautiful country, Northern Ireland has a population of 1.93 million. Filipinos have emerged to become a significant part of the National Health Service work force, private hospitals, community and home care entities, hos

Feds Infante Murray
Jan 126 min read
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When the Archipelago Spoke
The Philippines as guest of honour at the Frankfurter Buchmesse 2025 There are moments in a nation’s history when it steps beyond its borders and encounters itself anew through the eyes of the world. In October 2025, the Philippines experienced such a moment as Guest of Honour at the Frankfurter Buchmesse—the world’s most influential book fair. For one luminous week, the archipelago stood at the centre of global imagination. The Philippine presence in Frankfurt was more than

Cipriano De Guzman Jr. – The Filipino Baritone®
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Philippine Books to Take World Stage at 2025 Frankfurt Book Fair
by Commission on Filipinos Overseas The Frankfurt Book Fair is the world’s leading publishing event. (Photo by Lawija via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-4.0) Filipino literature is about to make its grandest entrance yet on the global stage. The Philippines is set to become the Guest of Honor at the 2025 Frankfurt Book Fair, the largest and most influential publishing event in the world. In an episode of The Chairman’s Report aired on Friday, Commission on Filipinos

Roots and Wings
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BOOKlatin sa Oodi
Philippine Embassy holds book reading at Oodi Library by Anne Tafalla, Helsinki, Finland The Philippine Embassy in Helsinki, in partnership with Oodi Library, held a book reading session on 22 August 2025 as part of “BOOKlatin sa Oodi,” in celebration of Buwan ng Wika (National Language Month). Children listened to the Filipino story “Alamat ng Palay” (The Legend of Rice), read by Ambassador Domingo Nolasco and teacher Ricca Carsula from Espoo Multicultural Education Service.

Roots and Wings
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From Iloilo to the Stars
How MRenkerBooks is championing Filipino voices in Europe What happens when two dreamers meet on a university campus in Iloilo and share...

Maria Renker
Jun 6, 20252 min read


THRIVING ABROAD
Let this award-winning book guide you Words by Ieth Inolino-Idzerda Photos courtesy of The Philippine Embassy in The Netherlands If...

Ieth Inolino Idzerda
May 1, 20242 min read


My Graduation Week in Oxford
Text by Donna Künzler, Images from Donna Künzler and Tom Weller Photography I officially earned my Postgraduate Diploma in Strategy and...

Donna Künzler
Oct 9, 20234 min read


SKETCHES AND SNIPPETS
A Conversation with watercolourist Glensie Hombrebueno Text by Chad Osorio, NL Photos and illustrations courtesy of Glensie “Babaeng...

Chad Osorio
Jun 3, 20233 min read


50 DAYS OF EASTER
Covid Reflections Text & images by Hyacinth Reguindin I had forgotten that the Easter season, like Lent and Advent, lasts for 50 days...
Elizabeth von Atzigen
Apr 4, 20233 min read


Erlita Terte - The Overseas Fabulous Pinay Winemaker
Donna Künzler, Switzerland Erlita Terte is the co-owner of Weingärtli winery, nestled in Ennetbürgen in the Swiss Canton of Nidwalden....

Donna Künzler
Nov 9, 20224 min read


Why is autumn so beautiful?
Poetry by Betsy von Atzigen Image by Fredi Brunner I murmured to myself as I sat next to a stretched glass window, watching yellowing...
Elizabeth von Atzigen
Oct 26, 20221 min read
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