This paper explores the professional identities of four Filipino English teachers (FETs) who instruct international students at a language academy in Bonifacio Global City (BGC), a special district for the Philippines’ globalization. Employing a narrative inquiry approach, data was gathered through individual interviews, and subsequently analyzed using a thematic analysis framework. The findings indicate that the participants assume three distinct roles within the academy. As experts in English language teaching, they consider themselves the equal of, or even superior to, native English-speaking teachers, which they attribute to their language proficiency, pedagogical skills, and content-based teaching. In their role as educational caretakers, they prioritize their students’ well-being, providing motivation for English language learning, and offering emotional support. Furthermore, they identify themselves as international teachers, having deliberately chosen BGC as their career destination to foster multiculturalism and global citizenship. This study is of particular significance, as it scrutinizes the roles of FETs, frequently categorized as “non-native teachers,” within the context of globalization.

1. INTRODUCTION
2. LITERATURE REVIEW
    2.1. Professional (Teacher) Identity
    2.2. NNEST Identity and Native Speakerism
    2.3. Philippines as an ELL Destination and Filipino English (Teachers)
3. METHODOLOGY
    3.1. Narrative Inquiry
    3.2. Research Site and Participants
    3.3. Data Collection
    3.4. Data Analysis
4. FINDINGS
    4.1. ELT Experts
    4.2. Educational Caretakers
    4.3. International Teachers
5. DISCUSSION
6. CONCLUSION
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• Chulwon Jung(Doctoral student, Department of English Linguistics, Graduate School, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies; 107 Imun-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, 02450, South Korea)
• Hohsung Choe(Professor, Department of English Linguistics, Graduate School, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies; 107 Imun-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, 02450, South Korea) Corresponding author