Dubai

All visitors coming to the United Arab Emirates are now required to have health insurance as new visit visa rules are enforced from August 1, according to a senior official. An AED1,000 deposit shall be collected by the Naturalisation…
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Many Filipino tourists arriving in Dubai to apply for jobs are ending up seeking help from the Philippine Consulate Gneral after falling victims of contract substitution or illegal recruitment, an official said. Philippine Consul-General…
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A Filipina in the United Arab Emirates is set to file a case against a fellow Filipina after she was allegedly punched and bit while they were at their employer's home in Dubai. Chris Jean de Leon, 30, accused Aiza Arca Claudio of beating…
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Two Pakistani men who was charged in court for kidnapping and molesting a Filipina after posing as prospective employers were sentenced to life imprisonment by a Dubai court. The Dubai Criminal Court of First Instance ordered the sentence…
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According to Dubai Police, it is illegal to carry cash or other expensive items valued at AED60,000 or above, a news report by Emirates247 said. Lt. Col. Mohammed Al Bastaki, Head of Transport Security Department at Dubai Police…
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A 40-year-old Filipina house cleaner in the United Arab Emirates is facing charges after she was accused of stealing a piece of jewelry worth AED 120,000 in a flat she was asked to clean. According to court records, a female Canadian…
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A number of Filipinos based in the United Arab Emirates are contesting the online passport appointment fee imposed by a private typing center at the Philippine Consulate-General in Dubai. Consular officials, however, are quick to clarify…
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General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA) has introduced the Domestic Help Department (DHD) to assist distressed domestic helpers in Dubai. GDRFA Director Gen., Major-General Mohammed Ahmed Al Marri said the DHD also…
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An Indian security guard in Dubai has been sentenced to a year in prison after being convicted of sexual assault against a Filipina housekeeper. The Indian man, AA, 31, denied a charge of rape before the Dubai Criminal Court in April and…
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For some Filipinos still hanging on to their jobs in the Philippines, it could have been impossible that they would never think of going abroad at one point in their lives, knowing that their friends, former colleagues, and relatives have…
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