Innholdsfortegnelse for TGFM Issue 26 - June 2022 i The Global Filipino Magazine

She doesn’t use social media to impress people; she uses it to impact people. Kristine Escano, who goes by Bengs Hyu on social media, has been making waves in the social media world for years now. Her far-reaching presence touches millions of lives online–from creating engaging content to guiding her fellow Filipinos abroad who intend to travel. Bengs, who rose to fame by creating funny and relatable skits, is also an instrument for small and medium businesses in Dubai to prosper. Either she makes funny or customized videos for them, she is always on the go. “Sobrang saya ko ngayon sa work ko kasi ginagawa ko ang passion ko, nakakatulong din sa mga companies, nag-earn ako ng pera. Dahil dito, nakakapag-provide ako ng pang gastos sa family ko and pang…

As Filipinos, we are always there for our kababayan in whatever manner we can, especially when they succeed in a particular sector. And at this time, let us shine a light on a 43-year-old Project Gateway Managing Partner who has been cultivating love and generosity in an international community. Glorainne Montefrio has lived overseas for nearly two decades and worked in various industries and businesses. She is the Project Gateway’s Innovation and Sustainability Community creator. Glorainne has received several awards. She was one of the top ten Filipino human resources (HR) professionals that attended the IHRC at the Armani Hotel. This talented woman has also received the UAE Kabayan Award for Job Moderator, Toastmaster, ACES Nomination for Promising Startups in Asia, and Community Segment. In addition, she was named HR…

True humility is staying teachable, regardless of how much you already know. Abu Dhabibased officer-stock control and returns Marlon G. Dalgo lives with this anecdote. He has always been described as the hardest worker in the room. Marlon, now 39 years old, looked back on how his life was before achieving his current state. Being the ninth among 10 siblings and coming from a poverty-stricken family, he had to support himself in college. He recalled working as student aid, construction worker, school guard, and other odd work he could find just to support his schooling. While juggling school and work, he also a scholar of their Local Government Unity (LGU) in Quezon, Palawan. “I was determined to complete my studies against all the negative expectations that go from being from…

Filipinos throughout the world are thriving in a variety of disciplines. Studies show Filipinos are the finest caregivers, nurses, and skilled workers globally. It is most visible in Middle Eastern nations, particularly the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which has over 600,000 Filipinos. Ofelia Zabala Untalan, a 37-year-old businesswoman and owner of Laundry Heroes and Ofelia Untalan Ladies Salon LLC, is one of these talented and accomplished kababayans. This woman has been in the Middle East for over a decade, pursuing her goals. In 2010, she began her career as a nurse in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). She created a modest company providing prepared meals, mobile loads, face care items, and operating a salon in addition to being a nurse. Ofelia was eventually promoted to Head Nurse, but this…

Grace Gaviola, a 38-year-old assistant teacher at the Falcon British Nursery, has spent a decade pursuing her ambitions and objectives in Abu Dhabi, serving multicultural entities in the teaching sector. Grace’s zeal for working and helping people never stops conquering the world. She is doing everything she can to provide a comfortable life for her family back home in the Philippines, even though living overseas has never been easy. One of the joys of her career was discovering the concept of independence on her own. Like any other Filipino, being independent is one of the most challenging aspects of living overseas. On the other hand, Grace overcame it thanks to her friends, who became her family, and her self-motivation, which keeps her striving for her goals. She considers herself fortunate…

One of the most brilliant Filipinos in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is Bethoven M. Filomeno, a professional photographer and Media Studies Instructor at one of Dubai’s top universities. He began his journey and life in the Emirates eight years ago and has had a wonderful experience with the city since then. His first job was as the Department Head for Music, Arts, Physical Education, and Health at the Philippine School Dubai. He is currently employed as a Media Studies Instructor at Amity University Dubai, where he teaches journalism, mass communication, film, and television production, fine arts in animation, and a few creative and communication-based courses in the Fashion Design Department. His educational interests stem from his enthusiasm for fashion photography, creative media production, and design-related industry-based activities, which he…

A registered nurse for 12 years with licenses in the Philippines, Qatar, and the UK, Jonalyn L. Castro proves that one can achieve his or her dreams with full determination and dedication. Having worked in the Philippines from 2010 to 2015 as a registered nurse, she advocated for health promotion, educated the public and patients on preventing injury and illnesses, participated in rehabilitation, and provided care and support. She also worked in the operating theatre, specializing in general surgery, ENT, ophthalmology, plastic, and orthopedics while playing the role of scrub nurse, circulating nurse, and oftentimes recovery nurse. In 2015, Jonalyn thought that her income in the Philippines every month was way too low compared to nurses working overseas. Equipped with the proper knowledge and skills, she took a leap of…

A man like Kim Karl Dalariarte Enal would be the ideal person to approach regarding workplace leniency and seamless supply transactions. Karl, the Logistics and Supply Chain Manager of Maimoon Papers Industry LLC, is 33 years old. He’s been in the UAE for 10 years. And he’s always chasing his aspirations for the future and his family. He arrived in the UAE in 2012 and began as a warehouse worker. After a year, he was promoted to warehouse manager and logistics operations executive after two years of hard work. After gaining expertise at his first firm, he was hired as a logistics manager by a multinational supply chain organization in 2015. He became a logistics and supply chain manager after seven years of pure effort, and he regarded it as…