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OEC REQUIREMENT FOR VACATIONING OFWs
Apr 23rd
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OEC REQUIREMENT FOR VACATIONING OFWs
The Labor Office of the Philippine Consulate General in Dubai reminds Overseas Filipinos Workers (OFWs), who are vacationing in the Philippines and returning to the same employer in the UAE, to secure a POEA travel exit clearance in order to be allowed to leave the Philippines.
This advisory is issued amidst reports that a number of OFWs going back to the UAE experienced problems at the Philippine Airport during the exit procedures, with some being offloaded when they failed to More >
Majority of Filipinas feel financially insecure as providing for families is a top priority, survey says
Mar 21st
As per recent survey report conducted by leading Dubai-based Filipino lifestyle magazine Illustrado, 65% of Filipina respondents feel financially insecure with 45% as the sole source of income for their families
To help Filipinas improve their personal finance management skills and improve their investment know-how Illustrado Magazine’s Women of Substance event partnered with Philippine-based Ayala Land Corporation
Dubai, UAE – For the very first time, Ayala Land Incorporated, the real estate arm of the 175-year old Ayala Corporation in the Philippines, is to collaborate with Illustrado’s Women of Substance 2012, an annual celebration of Filipina empowerment hosted by leading Dubai-based Filipino lifestyle More >
Dove encourages Filipinas to be confident of their natural beauty
Mar 9th
To help in promoting Filipina’s innate beauty and encourage self-confidence, Dove partners once more with Illustrado Magazine’s Women of Substance event
The Dove Real Beauty Runway Show helps Filipinas embrace their natural beauty
Dubai, UAE – Dove, one of Unilever’s premium skincare brands, remains true to its advocacy in supporting the empowerment of women in the UAE, and partners for the third consecutive year with leading Filipino lifestyle magazine Illustrado’s annual Women of Substance event to reaffirm its commitment to supporting and furthering women’s causes in the region.
photo by:Cristina Linaza
Illustrado’s Women of Substance is a celebration of Filipina empowerment, achievement and contribution More >
Desperate plea: ‘Our parents are in jail, please help’
Dec 22nd
Posted by Buddy in Announcement
DUBAI: Two illegally overstaying youngsters whose parents were jailed in November over unpaid debts say their only wish is to spend Christmas with them and to be given another chance.
The Dubai-based Filipino parents were arrested on the night of November 16 after being on the run from creditors, said their 21-year-old son Lendell B.
Both Lendell, and his sister Lara, 16, whose residence visas expired in May 2009, following the expiry of their father’s residence visa, completed their grade school years at St. Mary’s Catholic High School in Dubai.
The siblings have not gone back home since 2006.
Read more one Gulfnews.com
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All star cast of Showtime for Dubai Show
Dec 1st
Posted by Buddy in Pinoy Events
Known as the resident judge of “Showtime”, the unparalleled comedian Vice Ganda is set to put the biggest grin on the faces of Filipinos in the Middle East along with other members of the wacky troop: reigning box office star Anne Curtis, prince of comedy Vhong Navarro, international R&B pop sensation Billy Crawford, king of trivia and weather reports Kuya Kim Atienza, dynamic duoJugs Jugueta of Itchyworms and Teddy Corpuz of Rocksteddy, The Kitchen Musical lead star Karylle and the fearless DJ MOD, also together with heart throb Jon Avila.
1st Philippine Film Festival in the UAE
Nov 25th
Filipino Films to wow the UAE
In celebration of Filipino culture and artistry, Amber Clinics and The Kitsch Company present four award-winning Filipino films to be screened during the first ever Philippine Film Festival in the UAE (PFF-UAE) on November 25-26, 2011.
“Rosario”, starring popular actress Jennylyn Mercado, follows the travails of a woman whose only sin is to follow her heart, and “Ded na si Lolo” (Grandpa is Dead), whose veteran cast includes Gina Alajar, Roderick Paulate and Elizabeth Oropesa, brings to the big screen a contemporary and comic take on a family’s way of dealing with their loss and grief. More >
Filipinos eagerly await “Showtime” in Dubai
Nov 15th
Filipinos eagerly await “Showtime” in Dubai
Filipinos in the UAE and in the Middle East mark their calendars – December 2, 2011 – as TFC brings “Showtime” in Dubai!
Known as the resident judge of “Showtime”, the unparalleled comedian Vice Ganda is set to put the biggest grin on the faces of Filipinos in the Middle East along with other members of the wacky troop: reigning box office star Anne Curtis, prince of comedy Vhong Navarro, international R&B pop sensation Billy Crawford, king of trivia and weather reports Kuya Kim Atienza, dynamic duo Jugs Jugueta of Itchyworms and Teddy Corpuz of Rocksteddy, The Kitchen More >