ABOUT US
Kurb’Atin is an informative website that seeks to serve as a comprehensive hub and safe space for the Filipino plus-sized community by: featuring a body positivity campaign that highlights and celebrates a diverse range of plus-sized body shapes and sizes; providing essential consumer education, focused on rights against deceptive marketing practices and offering guidance on how to recognize and avoid exploitation; and establishing a community where individuals can share their personal stories and experiences, with trusted local brands and shops catering to their needs.
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Our Mission
To empower the Filipino plus-sized community by promoting body positivity, educating consumers on their rights, and fostering an inclusive space where stories, experiences, and trusted fashion resources come together.
Our Vision
A Philippines where plus-sized individuals are empowered, confidently represented, protected from unfair marketing, and supported by a vibrant, inclusive community and ethical local brands that celebrate every body.
Meet the Kurba-Team!
Leads the magazine’s creative and editorial direction. With a hand in everything from visuals to words to website code, Sam ensures each piece is polished, purposeful, and platform-ready.
Content Editor / Web Developer
Meet our Contributors!
Avie Elysia
Leanne Angedel A. Hinojales, known by her pen name Avie Elysian, is a Subject Teacher/Librarian at EC Montessori and a registered author under the National Book Development Board. She has published Kintsugi: A Woman's Way of Overcoming, the novella Operation DeCa: Pipiliin (8Letters), and contributed to the anthology Things I Wrote Under the Bright Stars. Her upcoming book, Nocturne's Umbra, will be self-published under Bibliotheque. Through writing, Leanne aims to make people feel seen, heard, valued, loved, and understood.
Huniyango
Huniyango, from the Tagalog word for chameleon, reflects a personality that shifts across hobbies—writing, drawing, music, baking, and programming. While most projects remain unfinished, their sci-fi/action novel Quintessence Nightmare just hit a milestone: Volume 1 is ready for print! Socially adaptive yet still figuring things out, writing remains Huniyango’s anchor.
The Owl
The Owl was born on October 26, 1999. As a child, he loved writing letters to his future self and telling—then retelling—stories to his friends, not realizing his journey as a writer had already begun long before he ever picked up a pen. Fast forward to his college and teaching days (yes, this bird’s an LPT!), he finally had the opportunity to publish his works.
Markie Orpiano
Sir Markie Orpiano is a Licensed Professional Teacher, a freelance proofreader, and a textbook author for Rex Bookstore. His experience in handling a diverse range of students and faculty members along with expertise in writing helps him become a qualified contributor for any publication.
Danica Amahan
Danica Amahan is a Fine Arts student from Far Eastern University. In her department, she is not only a member of One Day Plate -- their dance organization -- but she is also their former Captain, and current Co-Captain. Her passion for a wide range of art (from drawing, to painting, to dancing, to photography), helps her understand her environment and the people around her and influences her writing when needed. The experiences she has for photography and videography also allows her to contribute to other media-related outputs.
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