The Filipino Expat Magazine

08/06/2025

TFEM together with leadership coach Judy Anne Santos-Sierszuła, Grupo Kudyapi and Kalayaan Barcelona organized the first Hear Your Voice empowerment workshops on May 30 and 31.

Hear Your Voice hopes to encourage Filipino expats re-examine our values, beliefs, and purpose and prosper a renewed sense of pride and dignity in ourselves and our abilities.

27/05/2025

Buying a house, sending your children to school, living comfortably, retiring early.

For Filipinos, this all means financial well-being. Dutch-Filipino financial and mortgage expert Rayon Aquino shares how the right financial decisions can help you create the life you want.

Buying a house, sending your children to school, living comfortable, retiring early. For Filipinos, these all means financial well-being. Dutch-Filipino financial and mortgage expert Rayon Aquino shares how the right financial decisions can help you create the life you want.

25/05/2025

Book launch of Pinoy author Jerihco Decano's Liame
May 24, 2025
Philippines Club
Barcelona, Spain
Organized by TFEM AND Kalayaan Barcelona

24/05/2025

Book launching of Liame in Barcelona

"...there’s very little representation of Filipinos. We’re often cast in stereotypical roles. We deserve more than the margins. We deserve to be at the center of the story. I want to create Filipino characters who are complex, vibrant, and fully human." - Jerihco Decano on what inspired him to write his first novel, Liame.

The Filipino Expat Magazine and Kalayaan Barcelona are organizing the book launching of Liame today at 5:30pm at Philippines Club, Barcelona, Spain.

Read the complete interview with Jerihco Cabanting:

Barcelona-based Pinoy writer Jerihco Decano shares with TFEM his thoughts on his new book and how his life in Spain inspired him to write his first novel, Liame. TFEM: What inspired you to write Liame? JD: We, humans are narrative creatures. We love listening, reading, and crafting stories. It’s w...

23/05/2025

Hear Your Voice, Barcelona, May 30 and 31, 2025 ! A free workshop on self-empowerment with transformational coach Judy Anne Santos-Sierzula. Get in-touch with our EIC Nats Sisma Villaluna to reserve your slot.

22/05/2025

Have you seen our latest issue? Rhea Topacio is Europe's Ube Queen. The founder of Pamana World, makers of Luneta Ice Cream, Ubeness, Manong Sorbetero, Guapito Premium Beer and Terifico, talks candidly about success, curveballs and the true measure of a good life.

Photography: Leemar Hernandez-Ritual
Hair and make-up: Edson Gonzales

Available in print and online. For more info, visit www.thefilipinoexpat.com/magazine.

19/05/2025

Filipino Pride Forum 2025

Following the successful launch of the inaugural Filipino-European LGBTQIA+ Advocates Forum in Amsterdam (2023) and its second edition in Vienna (2024), Filipino LGBT Europe is proud to announce that the 2025 Forum will be held at Centro Filipinas in Madrid, Spain, in collaboration with the Philippine Embassy Madrid.

Save the Date: July 4–5, 2025 | Madrid, Spain

Be part of this growing movement of unity, advocacy, and pride.

Register now and learn more at:
https://www.filipinolgbt.eu/forum2025/

13/05/2025

Pangaral ng Pawikan

Filipina poet KM Ramos graced the stage at Casa Asia Madrid, Spain, sharing her evocative verses about the majestic Pawikan (sea turtle) and her own poignant journey as a Pinay navigating life in Spain.

It was followed by an insightful and lively discussion on the Filipino diaspora with Mae Tolentino of Museyong Buhay , Karessa herself, and Nats Sisma, editor-in-chief of TFEM.

This enriching event, brought together by Casa Asia, Museyong Buhay, Migrant Voices, Samahang Kayumannggi and The Filipino Expat Magazine, offered a unique window into cultural identity, artistic expression, and the experiences of Filipinos abroad.

05/05/2025

Kababayans in Barcelona,

The Filipino Expat Magazine and Kalayaan Barcelona are inviting you to celebrate the launch of "Liame," a novel by Barcelona-based Filipino writer Jerihco Decano.

Join us for an afternoon of literature, conversation, and community as we welcome this exciting addition to the voice of the Filipino diaspora in Spain.

May 24, 2025
5:30 P:M.
The Philippines Club
Passatge Madoz 5 (Plaza Real)
Barcelona

ABOUT THE BOOK

Meet Liame, an interesting Filipino guy in his twenties who's done something pretty unique – he's written down two completely different versions of his life. Both stories feel so real, so convincing, but obviously, only one can be the actual truth. Which story is the real deal? What's driving him to create this whole other version of his reality?

Is Liame's way of telling his story a kind of brave rebellion? Maybe it's how he's dealing with something tough from his past? Or could there be something else going on, something beyond his control?

Through Jerihco Decano's beautiful writing, this book takes you on a captivating journey into who Liame really is, the choices he makes, and the things that happen to him. Are we shaped by the stories we live, or the ones we wish were true? Come along and figure it out!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jerihco Decano was 13 when he came to Barcelona after being petitioned by his parents.

He finished his BA in Filologia Anglesa (English studies) in 2021 and his Masters in Teacher Training in Obligatory Secondary and Upper Secondary School Education, Vocational Training and Languages in 2022, both at the Universitat de Barcelona.

Currently a Secondary and Upper Secondary English Teacher at Col.legi Pineda, Jerihco published a poetry book, He Through The Seasons in 2023.

Jerihco Cabanting
See you there!

28/04/2025

She broke glass ceilings as the first and only Filipina to sing major roles at the Metropolitan Opera. Evelyn Mandac or "La Mandac" the Philippine’s greatest diva has shown that humility is class.

Evelyn Mandac remains unrivaled as the Philippines greatest Filipina opera diva.