The Global Filipino Magazine TGFM Issue 7 - November 2020

Aiming high and dreaming big is always Engineer Brian Guingab Tiu’s mantra in life. While pursuing his dreams in the UAE, through his works, he is also proving that Filipinos are globally competitive. Moving to the UAE at the beginning of 2007, his first overseas job was as a civil engineer at a medium-scale architectural and engineering consultancy company. Speaking about the career path he has taken, Tiu said it formed his technical career to fully develop his skills and knowledge in architecture and engineering. As time went by, he gradually became technically proficient in his line of work. Rising through the ranks, his overseas work experiences are associated with various types of building structures, skyscrapers, towers, among others. At present, Tiu is working as the project control and cost…

If there is one thing that Engineer Leo Rodriguez Argoso Jr. learned from life it is to never stop learning and always move forward. Arriving in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia when he was only four, the 26-year-old is currently working as a sales and service engineer at Abdulrehman Algosaibi GTC handling Terufusion Advance Infusion System and medical equipment. Growing up with his parents in Saudi Arabia, Argoso has studied in the host country from preparatory up to high school. He went back to the Philippines to study for a Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineer for five years. After graduating from college, he was not supposed to come back to the Middle East as he had multiple job offers in Canada and the Netherlands, however, plans rarely come to…

For five years now, the Filipino Institute has been transforming many lives of overseas Filipinos abroad by offering affordable and quality education. True to its mantra, another Filipina in the UAE has expressed gratitude for the UAE-based educational institution for helping her to achieve a major breakthrough in her life. Jenny Lyn Compuesto Mata, 34, said she used to work as a cleaner before she enrolled in the Filipino Institute, however, she’d never expected a 360-degree turn in her life when she started to learn Caregiver and secure an international diploma that took her to greater heights. “Napakalaking tulong po sa akin ng pag-aaral ko po sa Filipino Institute dahil kung hindi po dahil sa kanila, hindi po naiba ang trabaho ko po ngayon at 100% po siguro hanggang ngayon…

A few months ago, UAE-based Annalyn Batallones Aguirre was working as a domestic helper, serving a family with a salary of AED1,500 or around P19,000 only. Today, for four months, Aguirre is now earning AED4,500 or P60,000 per month as a caregiver and a private nurse. The 40-year-old said she is grateful for the Filipino Institute for giving her a chance to change her career and earn more. “Malaking tulong po ang Filipino Institute sa paghahanap ko ng bagong work,” she said noting that during the interview with her new employer, she had presented the international diploma from the Filipino Institute which was also attested by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA). Before leaving the Philippines, she was already an NC2 holder with…

Arby Intal was a fresh graduate when he arrived in Dubai in 2007. Inexperienced, apart from his luggage from the Philippines, has nothing else but his degree of Bachelor of Science in Computer Science. He said that he had a hard time securing a job in his field which would preferably be an IT specialist or a computer or a computer programmer. However, Intal always believed that the best way to get past doubt and inexperience is through action. While looking for a job, like many Filipinos in the UAE, he had to go out of the host country for a visa run every after two months. While looking for a better job situation, his first overseas job was as a data encoder. Pursuing to obtain a better job, he…

He always believes that there is always a reason for everything. Videographer and editor Patrick Joseph Padua Garcia whose artist name is ‘PhatG’ proves that one can tackle two passions at once do things equally well. Garcia has been working in the UAE for nearly a decade now. Presently, he is working as a videographer and editor at BC MENA, allowing him to explore his artistry, share his ideas during brainstorming for content, and engage with clients from different companies. “The best part is seeing my work being published online,” he added. Despite having a busy full-time work, the Filipino is also a rap artist, taking over the local music industry. The early life of the artist Before coming to Dubai, it was difficult for him to start a life…