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Acuba-Bailey is one of the lucky ones; she was able to quit her full-time job in January 2022 to focus on Telly香蕉视频直播檚 Manila Kitchen.

Her job with Sephora may be gone with the wind, but Acuba-Bailey uses her skills in cosmetics and salesmanship to advertise her product: adobo flakes.

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Acuba-Bailey sells both pork and chicken adobo flakes. After getting her food safety certificate, along with all other necessary paperwork, she purchased a commissary kitchen and began bringing Telly香蕉视频直播檚 Malina Kitchen to farmer香蕉视频直播檚 markets.

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Most recently, Acuba-Bailey participated in Philippines Independence Day celebrations in Vancouver.