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The Museo del Galeon, which focuses on the hulking Espiritu Santo, aims to tell the story of Spain's 250-year-long Pacific galleon trade from the perspective of the Filipinos who built and crewed the towering vessels.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

Some Filipinos who had been working in the Middle East are returning home because of the fighting, meaning the loss of remittance money for their families.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

“It’s our first time here, it’s a much bigger audience, so we want to make an impression and prove that Filipinos deserve to be on that stage.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

The Middle East is home to roughly half of the more than two million Filipinos working overseas, and their remittances account for 10% of the economy.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

More than 1,000 American troops, 16,600 Japanese troops, and 100,000 Filipinos were killed.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly