Peso Weekly

Tortang talong, lugaw, and kaldereta helped bring a Filipina chef to the top. Rhoda Magbitang won Top Chef Season 23 by turning cherished Filipino food memories into an award-winning finale menu that impressed judges and inspired aspiring chefs worldwide.

Owning or running a vehicle in the Philippines can feel like carrying a second job. The same thing that helps you get to work can slowly eat into what you earn. That is why models like Herio Green and Limo Green are being set up around more flexible paths to use, work, and eventually own. Visit your nearest VinFast showroom today.

Nutritionists just "discovered" what Lumad communities have known for centuries. Adlai, a grain native to the Philippines, is now classified as a superfood. Higher protein than rice. Lower glycemic index. It was never hidden. It just didn't have a label yet. The Philippines had it all along.

Vietnam was starving in 1987. Today they are selling us our rice. Thailand built farms that survive floods, droughts, and price crashes. The Philippines has better soil than both. We are not losing because we lack resources. We are losing because we keep treating farmers like a footnote.

Filipino architects are winning the world’s biggest design awards, and most of us can’t name a single one. From rice terraces reimagined as corporate towers to airports that beat Singapore’s best, this is Filipino genius built in concrete and glass. Swipe through, then share their names. They’ve earned it.

Ube’s global rise did not start with major brands. Filipinos helped build that visibility first by sharing it online, serving it in food spaces, and insisting on its roots.

Now that ube is mainstream, this carousel looks at who shaped that rise, and why its Filipino identity still matters.

A Filipina firefighter proved that courage has no borders. While visiting Japan, Fire Inspector Vijoan Yumul risked her own safety to rescue a toddler who had fallen onto train tracks, turning a terrifying moment into a life-saving act of heroism.