Long queues, high prices, no assurance of availability – all of these prompted Zenaida B., a Filipina domestic helper in Hong Kong, to make her own reusable face masks not only for her but also for her employers.
The commodity has been a prized item in the city, where people lined up for hours to buy surgical face masks in a bid to protect the...
Filipinos who have relatives working abroad tend to depend heavily on remittances they send instead of looking for alternative sources of income, a study by a US-based money transfer processing company said.
The study “Both Sides of the Coin: Side One, The Receiver’s Story,” released by Uniteller on Dec.17, 2019, showed that 72 percent of ...
Graduating with honors, the CFC-FFL way They may not be the individuals with the summa cum laude honors but collectively they get the highest honor by finishing the Christian Life Seminar ( CLS) at the Epiphany Chapel in Muiwo, Lantau last February 24. Salute to the CLS graduates, - Baby, Lorna, Crizzy, Malou, Raquel, Tina, Aida, Purita, Tone...
LOVE IN TANDEM
In formal wear or in casual wear, this loving couple always shine not only because of their perfect combination wear but more because of the abounding love they have for each other. Whether they are in Hong Kong, Manila, Europe or America, there is always that loving care they exude in the air. And they are simple, humble and cari...
All in God's Hand
She enthralled the Christmas party crowd in December 2018 with her solo 'you light up my life' dance performance. So graceful and cool was her movement that even the young kids and the youth were in awe and surprised, just like the adults, that its a dance rendition coming from someone who is turning 90 this year. Yet even at...
IN June 2005, Ronald Rajesh Lewis originally from India, was first introduced by a common friend to the then-OFW Cathrina Buday (“Kathy”), a sweet 28-year old Visayan lady from Panitan, Capiz, at Starbucks in Tsim Sha Tsui. “It was love at first sight,” he said. “As we began talking about ourselves, about life and families and man...
Twenty-five years after they exchanged vows and said “`Till death do us part” to each other, this lovely couple again looked at each other’s eyes and said “The deeper we experience God’s love, the more we love each other unconditionally”. Indeed, with God’s graces, Pastor Deo Fermin and his wife, Grace, were meant to be for ea...
When David Chen, founder and chief executive officer of OWTEL, envisioned a company that would be a household name, he knew that to realize the vision, the company would have to expand its geographical reach.
And Chen and OWTEL have taken another step to make this vision come true.
OWTEL Store opened its first shop in Macau recently.
"Thro...
SHE was the answered prayer to her goodly parents, who wished for a baby girl. So, with joyful hearts, they named her DEO GRACE ( meaning “God’s Grace” ) to celebrate God’s providence. That time, they also prayed for their little baby girl to be a channel of God’s grace and love. This time, they are happy to say ‘it was another ...
OVERSEAS Filipino worker Emely Cabanas Balabis, 36 years old and from Leon, Iloilo, came to Hong Kong in June
2010 in order to support the family and help her four children—a son and three daughters---in their schooling. She is now into her 2nd contract with an American family, her fourth employer since coming here.
As a young girl of f...
