Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Other Emirates

Effective July 1, 2017, Philippine Airlines flights to and from the Middle East (except Dubai flights) will depart from and arrive in NAIA Terminal 1, Pasay City. PAL flights to the Middle East covered by this new terminal assignment…
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A Filipina on death row after she was meted the death sentence in the United Arab Emirates in 2015 still has time to appeal her case, the Department of Foreign Affairs confirmed Friday. "Mahaba pa yung legal process at patuloy pa rin…
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105 Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) have successfully finished an intensive six-month Leadership and Social Entrepreneurship (LSE) Program from the Ateneo School of Government (ASOG). Among them are six household service workers (HSWs).…
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Flat sharing, otherwise known as boarding house/room sharing in the Philippines, is not a new thing for Filipinos. So when I first arrived in the UAE in 2004, I was not surprised to adapt to such an arrangement as I temporarily stayed at my…
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Two men from Pakistan have been arrested for alleged assault and rape of a Filipina job applicant in Dubai. The Filipina, 35, filed a complaint at Al Raffa police station on June 5. She arrived in Dubai on a visit visa and put up an…
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An Indian watchman has been accused of forcing a Filipina cleaner to have sex with him while she was cleaning the man's sponsor's bedroom in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. In a report by Gulf News, the incident took place at the man's…
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A Filipino was convicted by a local court in Dubai for drug possession, according to Emirates247. RS, 38, was found guilty by the Dubai Criminal Court of First Instance. He will be serving jail time for 10 years and also ordered to pay AED…
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A Filipina suffered broken ribs as she escaped a rape try by jumping off the window of an apartment in Dubai. According to court records, the 21-year-old woman was invited by a Pakistani driver, I.W., 28, to an office near Global Village…
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A court in the United Arab Emirates sentenced a Filipina babysitter to three years in jail after she reportedly stole her American employer's paintings and other valuables. A report from the Gulf News said the accused, 33, claimed she took…
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A court in the U.S. state of Nevada has sentenced a Filipino couple to prison terms for mortgage lending fraud. According to authorities, Alex Soria and Sonia Rodis were engaged in a fraudulent mortgage and foreclosure scam where they…
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