DUBAI: Efren “Bong” Mendoza credits his lucky stars for landing a job — and being the only Filipino at that — at the office of a high-profile government entity in Abu Dhabi as I.T. operations engineer in 2008. The Oriental Mindoro, Philippines native has always been a...

"There is no one else who can speak up for what you want in your career, but yourself." Do you think you're ready to take that next step to rise up your own career ladder? Are you having some doubts that your company might decline? Are you willing to take the risk to...

DUBAI: Women have come a long way ghting for legitimacy and equality, having won their right of su rage and gained foothold of the corporate and political world – to nally break the glass ceiling and stake a claim on their rightful place in what has for ages been...

Ricardo, 40, shared the story of his family to The Filipino Times on how his wife Mercy, 38, has been their provider, having left their family to work in Dubai at 28 in 2007 to work as a domestic helper. "Noong una, ayaw ko kasi siyempre ako ang padre de pamilya, ako...

Photo Caption: Queennie Jayne Zerrudo is flanked by her brothers, Jeckson Sigfred Jan (right) and Jornaly Jan (left). This is the story of Pinay breadwinner Queennie Jayne Zerrudo, who hails from Tacurong City, Sultan Kudarat. "It was in 2014 nung nagdecide akong...

1. Naunahan ako sa CR (Race to bathroom access) Yadz Pedral, 32, tells a story of how his stay in his former flat had almost cost him his job. "When I first arrived in Dubai back in 2009," he says, "I went for a bedspace in a four-bedroom flat in Satwa. The flat only...

Location and room conditions When finding a new place to stay at, most Filipinos look at the location as their first consideration, only after which they will check everything else. Once they visit the place, Filipinos usually check the amount of space that they will...