She Talks Asia [STA] hosted its 10th annual Summit, “Better Together,” co-presented by GCash, Cetaphil, and Creamsilk, and powered by Globe . The event gathered more than 300 attendees, eager to learn from a full day of talks, workshops, and panel discussions. In many ways, this year’s Summit marked both a return to form and a reinvention of its original format, as She Talks Asia, for the first time, introduced not one, but two Co-Chairs: creative and content creator Hannah Pangilinan, and...

For 14 years, Jopie has built a career through non-traditional paths. Her work as a hair and makeup artist has enabled her to learn from the best in the industry including from a BAFTA award–winning mentor behind her favorite Black Mirror episodes. Beyond the makeup chair, she also immerses in other creative pursuits like writing and film. According to Jopie, these projects may not always bring in high income, but they are essential to her sense of self-expression and growth. At 39, on the...

Interview and words by Guia Dionido After the EDSA Revolution in 1986, just a couple of years after she graduated from university, Nelly Dillera decided to enter government service. This was her promise as a young child in Mindanao then who used to ask herself, “kung may gobyerno, bakit may ganito? Hindi mo nakikita sa buhay ng mga tao,”  (if there’s a government, why are things like this? You cannot see in the lives of the people). She believed she could do something. Nelly started as an...