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UAE gives flu shots to residents, expats
The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention has launched the National Seasonal Flu Awareness campaign to inform residents to get their flu shots immediately. The initiative under the slogan 'Get The Vaccine, Not The Flu' hopes to raise awareness about the complications...
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Boy sells tinapa to help sick dad, support study
A boy's determination to study and help his ill father has captured the hearts of netizens. Lance Abarquez, a young boy, sells dried fish and tinapa in Pateros. A certain Jewel Rashia saw Lance in a fast food chain selling his products. When Lance went to their area,...
Stay-at-home Pinay mom launches successful online shop with only Dh 700
Majority of Filipinos come to the UAE in search for work that would provide them with the salary they need every month to provide for themselves and their family back home. However, for a few Filipinos who have jumped ship from being an employee to an entrepreneur,...
Cesarian babies have less of their mom’s gut bacteria
Experts have found significant differences between babies born through a cesarean procedure and those born the natural way, at least when it comes to a baby’s bacteria that colonize our gut and play a key role in keeping us healthy, CNN reported. In the largest study...
Discovering the science behind the Filipino Slang
The Filipinos are fond of creating their own slang wherever they are in the world. They have been doing so for as long as history can remember. These terms may have changed and evolved, but there is no indication that it will stop anytime soon. In fact, as time goes...
Pinoy Speak 101: Gen X and Millennials’ slang
Have you ever head of the words FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) or TBH (To Be Honest)? You may have encountered them when you were chatting with a younger friend. You may have also heard it being uttered by your children when they're exchanging SMS with you. The funny...
TFT Awards exemplifies Filipino role models through media
The Filipino Times Awards, since its inception in 2015, has been a platform for Filipino individuals to let their achievements shine, and this includes people who work in the media industry here in the UAE. As over a million Filipinos in the UAE work in their...
Youngest son brings out Mayor Isko’s softer side
Manila City Mayor Isko Moreno took a quick break from his capital report via Facebook live to answer a video call from his big boss--his youngest son Drake. He usually shows a tough demeanor towards law violators, but his youngest has brought out his softer side. The...
$96M lottery winner: My ‘endless lunch break’ starts now!
An Australian office worker is going on an “endless lunch break” after winning $96 million prize in the Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot. The Australian received the good news while at work and he said he’d quit his job, according to the Australian lottery website The...
Farmer couple uses cabbage as wedding decor
A couple, farmers based in Benguet province, got married in a church they decorated with cabbage, broccoli and cauliflower. Their wedding was held last July at the San Jose Parish Church in La Trinidad, Benguet. The altar was decorated with arrangements made of...
Pinay photographer in HK slams dependence of Philippine government to OFWs remittances
Award-winning photographer and former domestic helper in Hong Kong questioned the Philippine government’s economic system that relies heavily on the remittances of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs). Xyza Bacani, during the 2019 Mountain Echoes festival, said at that a...
INTELLIGENT, FAST, EASY: How DED’s Dubai Consumer app is revolutionizing the way consumers buy
How many of you have had failed purchases that were not solved, or at least not in the easiest and fastest way possible? Thanks to the Department of Economic Development (DED) in Dubai, gone are the days when you have to fall in line, call, or sometimes even physical...
Anne Curtis to visit fans in Dubai, Abu Dhabi for premiere of ‘Just a Stranger’
Filipino movies continue to take the UAE cinema screens by storm as this time, renowned Filipina celebrity and host Anne Curtis will be visiting her fans in Dubai and Abu Dhabi for the international screening of her latest movie, ‘Just a Stranger’. Screenings with the...
The best response to: “Why Do You Want to Work for Us?”
You have probably heard this question countless times if you are in the market for a new job in the Middle East. Why do employers ask this question? What information are they trying to obtain by asking it? Wouldn’t they know on their own if they should hire you or...
WATCH: Man on horseback in Tuguegarao City goes viral
A man who was arrested for wearing a cooking pot for a helmet is at it again with new antics. He was spotted in Tuguegarao City wearing a helmet but this time he was riding a horse, as per a report by GMA News. The motorists and residents were amused watching him...
Emirates Post issues 6,000 commemorative stamps of Mahatma Gandhi
The Emirates Post recently released the commemorative stamp of Mahatma Gandhi to mark the 150th anniversary of his birth and to honor the life and times of India's most influential leader. Acting Group of CEO of Emirates Post Group Abdulla Alshram said in a statement...
Three Zamboangeñas win ballet competition in Singapore
Three Filipinas from Zamboanga Del Norte brought victory to the country at the Asia Pacific Arts Festival in the ballet category in Singapore. Reyna May Venezuela won the gold medal for the senior category. Kaye Salcedo bagged the gold medal in the junior category...
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No change in policy regarding access to Qatar at UAE ports, says Federal Transport Authority – Land & Maritime
The UAE Federal Transport Authority – Land & Maritime has stressed in a circular that there is no change in its policy regarding access to Qatar at UAE ports and border crossings. The circular is one of the periodic ones issued from time to time in line with official...
Mandatory SSS for OFWs
'Hindi siya ganung kalaki – nag e-earn tayo ng dirhams dito so mas madaling mag-contribute compared sa mga nasa Pilipinas who are earning less' DUBAI: For the first time in years, overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) will be required to make regular payments to the...
American priest nabbed in PH for molestation of 50 people as young as 7 years old
A Franciscan priest, Father Kenneth Hendricks, was arrested by operatives of the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) over the molestation of at least 50 people, mostly altar boys as young as seven years old, while he was doing missionary work in the...
Filipinos now included in Argentina’s easy visa access system
The Argentine government has included the Philippines among a group of selected countries that may avail of easier access to Argentine visa, the Philippine Embassy in Buenos Aires said Wednesday. The South American nation released Resolution 33/2019 dated February 12,...
Duterte signs law creating Philippine Sports Training Center
President Rodrigo R. Duterte has signed a law establishing a state-of-the-art and highly-scientific sports complex to be known as the Philippine Sports Training Center (PSTC). Republic Act No. 11214 otherwise known as Philippine Sports Training Center Act signed by...
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