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Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Latest publication
Sep 30, 2026
Outlet visibility, for Positively Filipino | Online Magazine for Filipinos in the Diaspora
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Jul 15, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Rene Astudillo

    From Death Row to Freedom: Mary Jane Veloso’s Long Road Home — Positively Filipino | Online Magazine for Filipinos in the Diaspora (opens the original)

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    From being a Filipino migrant worker arrested in Indonesia, to becoming a death-row prisoner who came within hours of being executed by firing squad, Veloso has spent more than 15 years living under the shadow of a sentence that could have ended her life. Now, that chapter is finally coming to an end. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has signed an absolute pardon for Veloso, saying on September 25 that he had signed the pardon the previous day. The clemency gives her a clean slate and opens the wa

  2. Article · Sep 9, 2026 · Rene Astudillo

    Ube or Not Ube: The Philippines’ Next Big Export? — Positively Filipino | Online Magazine for Filipinos in the Diaspora (opens the original)

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    For generations, Filipinos have eaten it in halaya (curd), ice cream, cakes, pastries and countless other desserts. We never thought much about it. It was simply ube. But the rest of the world is beginning to discover what Filipinos have known all along. Walk into cafés and bakeries in the United States, Europe, Australia, Japan or South Korea and you are increasingly likely to find ube lattes, ube croissants, ube doughnuts, ube cheesecakes and ube ice cream. Social media has helped turn it into

  3. Article · Aug 5, 2026 · Rene Astudillo

    Trans Man and Trans Woman Tie Knot in PH Catholic Church — Positively Filipino | Online Magazine for Filipinos in the Diaspora (opens the original)

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    The ceremony was presided over by Rev. Msgr. John Warren B. Maratas, who expressed full support for the couple, stating that “love knows no boundaries.” The marriage process reportedly involved extensive consultations and compliance with both civil and ecclesiastical requirements before the wedding was approved and solemnized. Tisha explained that they went through the normal registration process and attended the required seminar at the local government office before their wedding. He said there

  4. Article · Jul 15, 2026 · Rene Astudillo

    What Osaka, Kyoto, and Tokyo Taught Me — Positively Filipino | Online Magazine for Filipinos in the Diaspora (opens the original)

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    Osaka was my introduction, and it came with noise, color, and appetite. Dotonbori assaulted the senses in the best possible way—neon lights reflecting on the canal, the smell of frying batter in the air, people laughing loudly without apology. Standing beneath the iconic Glico Man, arms raised eternally in victory, I couldn’t help but smile. I was even surprised to learn that the model for that iconic billboard was Filipino! It felt symbolic: Osaka celebrates effort, not perfection. The sign is

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