Filipino Community & Lifestyle News
Guest columnist Anton Dvoryadkin shares his first impressions of the Barong Tagalog and terno, and the moments that changed the way he saw Filipino fashion. I grew up in Siberia and moved to the Philippines in 2022. It was the right decision for me, and I have never regretted it. Before that, I didn’t even […]
First part of the series “Reconnection”: Reviews of children’s literature spotlighting Filipino culture by Kimberly Lopez Written by Sophia N. Lee, a Filipina author who grew up in the Philippines, “Lolo’s Sari-Sari Store” is a warm, memory-rich picture book. This book features a child and their lolo (grandfather), and heart-warming memories of tending to their […]
A family vacation in the Philippines sparked an idea for Cambio & Co. co-founder Gelaine Santiago: open a business that shares Filipino products with the rest of the world. “That trip was really eye-opening because it (showed me that) there’s so much I didn’t know about the Philippines,” she said. Santiago was born in Bulacan […]
On Thursday, March 12, 2026, The Tita Collective—an all-Filipina sketch comedy group—once again proved that they have what it takes to make the audience lol in tandem as they delivered fresh takes on their comedic routines. The five-member group composed of AP Bautista, Belinda Corpuz, Ellie Posadas, Alia Rasul, and Maricris Rivera performed at The […]
A viral makeup trend called “Bebot” (“beh-boht”) is taking over TikTok and Instagram, and it’s a moment for Filipina/x beauty. Creators of Filipino and non-Filipino descent are embracing the look: sparkly silver-gray eyeshadow, softly smudged dark liner, defined eyebrows, bronzed temples and cheekbones, and a frosty baby-pink gloss edged with a darker-toned lip liner. The […]
Emmy-nominated series ‘How I Got Here’ is featuring a Filipino mother and daughter duo travelling back to the Philippines, connecting with the past and with one another. Hailing from Brampton, Ont., Nelia Ibasco, 56, and her daughter Angeline Pink, 24, journeyed to the Philippines in April 2025 to star in Season 3, Episode 6 of […]
For many small, emerging Filipino food entrepreneurs, attending major Filipino festivals can be impossible: vendor booths usually start at $1000, and can go upwards of $3000 for multi-day events. That’s exactly the gap Kainan Na Inc. set out to close, by building a community-first model where vendors can show up together, share resources (such as […]
When you’re Filipino in the GTA, food isn’t just about food: it’s about memory, comfort, and community. For Shine Asuncion, founder of ‘Kain Tayo’ (meaning “let’s eat”), it became the spark for building something on Facebook that thousands of kababayans now rely on. Asuncion started the group in the middle of 2020, right when the […]
If you’ve ever found yourself wishing, “I just need one tiny thing from the Philippines,” Toronto’s Little Manila has your back. Located along the intersection of Bathurst and Wilson, where the neighbourhood feels like a warm, chaotic hug (even in Canadian weather), Little Manila is every Filipino-Canadian’s “home away from home”. This corner of Toronto […]
Filipina author Clarissa Trinidad Gonzalez was at work when the email arrived from her publicist at Dundurn Press: her debut novel “Celestina’s House” had been named to the 2026 CBC Reads Longlist. “It was a pleasant surprise,” Gonzalez told Mabuhay Canada, still sounding stunned as she recalled the moment. She’s quick to clarify the mechanics: […]
