Miss Universe Pia’s beauty secrets are!
OmehraFilipina Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach Miss Universe 2015 gave away her beauty secrets. And they weren’t about skin products or makeup! Pia was speaking at the International Language Academy (ILAC) in Canada on cyberbullying, and during the question and answer portion, was asked by a male in the audience, “Would you share some (more…)Read More
Discovering the Babaylan in Me
EuniceBarbaraBabaylanism is a form of organic feminism. I was raised by women. Even as a child, I know that Filipinas are powerful. They have their own voices but they could do immense sacrifices for the sake of their loved ones. The photo was taken in 1925. My grandmother Lorena was (more…)Read More
When Indigenous Peoples Are Evicted or Displaced, We Are All Culpable
kathangpinayThe last time Leny wrote for me and my online publications was in 1999 when she wrote about pagbabalikloob. This week she writes about Bai Bibyaon, indigenous Filipinos, their plight and how they are our kapwa. At our essence, we “modernized” and global Filipinos are still connected to them, despite the differences (more…)Read More
7 Sparkling Tips to a Long Distance Relationship
M.T. Vallarta 1I am in a long distance relationship. Yes, I know it’s difficult. Yes, I know a startling number of long distance relationships don’t last. But that does not stop my partner and me from trying. We have been in a long distance relationship and our love has not dwindled at (more…)Read More
7 Sparkling Ways to Look Beautiful
Tish Leizens 1We want to help Pinays sparkle and shine in every way possible. Our mission is to help you be beautiful inside and out. So, we asked Sari Campos, an accomplished makeup artist based in Manila to help us navigate the world of beauty, and she indulged us with her expertise and (more…)Read More
Time to End Divisiveness
Omehra 1A post from the series Pinay, Shine! 15 Ways to Connect to Liwanag and Shine. Available exclusively to Pinay.com. …what we need is not division, but it’s love and wisdom and compassion toward one another. — Robert Kennedy Unsubscribe from divisiveness. – Pinay.com…What we need is not division, but it’s love and wisdom (more…)Read More
10 positive ways to say “Bahala na” in English.
Omehra 6Let’s bring the old sayings of Bahala na (or Bathala na) into the 21st century by uplifting and shifting the meanings to higher consciousness. These 10 translations enlighten situations and deepen our understanding of the hidden wisdom of saying “Bahala na” that many times is translated as flippant fatalism or (more…)Read More
What You Should Know About Dating a Filipina
Ana Viajera 5Once, when my husband had revealed to his Vietnamese barber that he’s married to a Filipina, the excited barber exclaimed, “You married Asian, now you sit back and relax.” My husband almost fell off his chair. It was the furthest from the truth. When he married me he had these (more…)Read More
Blog Count: (6) Meet Jenny’s Serendipity
Tish LeizensBlogging was just a hobby at first till it became an obsession, a good obsession, actually. It all worked out for Jenny Serendipity. Today, she has over 89,700 plus views on her home page and she is making a living out of blogging. Jenny Bichara, her real name, is from (more…)Read More
10 Ways You Too Can Shine with Life Coaching
OmehraPinay.com publisher Omehra Sigahne (aka Inday Perla) is bringing life coaching services to you this 2016. Pinay.com now offers one-on-one life coaching services to help all you beautiful Pinays shine brighter, create success, live happier. Click here to schedule your complimentary initial session. After years of featuring pinays who shine online and in (more…)Read More
The Art of Loving Oneself
Dr. Joy 1This is a 2-part article from Dr. Joy Barredo of Coachcom Little girls raised in today’s more enlightened world are very fortunate in that they value themselves, for more of them are brought up to believe that they matter, as much as men and other people. For those of us (more…)Read More
7 Sparkling Tips to Turning Your Life Around
Kach MedinaWe all reach crossroads where we have to decide which direction our life is headed. For some it’s easy; they have clear goals and objectives and they know how to achieve them. I thought I was one of them, until a sudden realization changed my life forever. Against all advice, (more…)Read More
Blog Count: (1) Meet Dutched Pinay Travels
Tish Leizens 3At Pinay.com we are always fascinated by bloggers and what they have to say. We scour the world to look for interesting Pinays and Pinay-loving bloggers to feature. We want to be inspired and serve as the venue to inspire others. This week starts our new blog series we call (more…)Read More
Pinay Fame, and Fortune: From the Nipa Hut to Owning a BPO
Mona Sabalones GonzalezBDJ Summit Overview After attending the Belle de Jour BDJ Summit Women Help Women I felt inspired and proud to be Pinay. I discovered so many wonderful Filipina women leaders who articulately imparted their experience as leaders who overcame difficult obstacles moving forward. The event, emceed by ABS-CBN’s Atom Araullo, featured these (more…)Read More