ABOUT FILIPINA ON THE RISE

We are a global community passionate about furthering Filipinas in Excellence! We produce multi-media content, meetups, podcasts and educational resources to celebrate Filipina culture and empower Filipino women around the world! 

Our Mission & Vision: To Advance Filipina Excellence and to see a world where all Filipino Women are powerfully represented.

ABOUT OUR FOUNDER KRYSTL:

Krystl Fabella is a Founder, Podcaster, Speaker and Producer at the intersection of tech, community organizing and media.

“I’ve been invited to speak for Deloitte, Disney, Microsoft and several national events, but my favorite gigs are speaking for my community.

I was born in the Philippines and at a young age, immigrated to Canada and eventually to the Southern California, identifying as a 1.5th Generation Immigrant. Growing up, I always noticed the lack of Filipino women representation in different industries: from media, to finance, tech, as well as our missing education: on our history, contributions, our multi-faceted narratives. While doing my undergrad at UC San Diego, I became involved in activism after facing a sexual violence and began to fight for policy reform and justice for other survivors. This kicked off my love for advocacy and people’s movements. After college, I followed my curiosity around innovation and tech and moved to San Francisco, leading engineering recruiting for several tech companies. I still noticed a lack of diverse representation, and was inspired to begin a Podcast that spotlighted Filipino who were at the top of their fields, and how they got there. Filipina on the Rise began and more importantly, a global movement of elevating Filipino women around the world.” -Stay Rising, Krystl

OUR MISSION

Is to advance Filipina Excellence globally and to see a world where those who identify as Filipino Women are powerfully represented

WHY DID FILIPINA ON THE RISE START?

As an avid podcast listener, in January 2019, Krystl was desperately searching for Podcasts of Filipino women, a story she could resonate with. Finding none, instead of feeling disempowered, she saw this as her calling to start telling our stories on a Podcasts about Filipino women represented in the media, government, business, and other surprising industries. Her goal? To tell the world about these hidden stories: our histories, our impact, influence in society, our multi-faceted narratives.

“I’ll be honest and say I never felt “proud about being Pinay” growing up - and while late in my journey, I’m here to change that; for myself and for others. It is my mission to empower our community to see greatness in ourselves, educate the world who we are and celebrate what it means to be Filipina!” -Stay Rising, Krystl

Meet our Team

  • Krystl Fabella

    Founder & CEO

  • Katherine Bigay Parsons

    COO

  • Edline Salazar Cruz

    Podcast Coordinator

  • Alyza Garcia

    Graphic Design Coordinator

  • Stephanie Bautista

    Events Coordinator