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UAE Pinoys, 3rd top money senders
DUBAI: Overseas Filipino workers (OFW) sent home the third biggest remittances among other expatriates working in the UAE last year. Filipino workers in the UAE sent Dh3.2 billion or around 7.9 percent of the entire remittances from the emirates. This is the third...
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6 out of 10 nurses in the UAE are Filipinos, residents urged to honor excellent nurses
Photo: Noting the nurses’ valuable contribution to the Philippine economy by way of regular remittances, Wall Street Exchange, one of the oldest and most trusted remittance and exchange centres in the UAE, has sponsored the Angel Awards, DUBAI: Approximately six of...
Filipino dies holding breath underwater to break record
What could have been a happy family outing ended up in tragedy after a man drowned in a dare to hold their breath underwater. The police identified the victim as Vincent Patalinghug, 27. The incident happened in a private beach in Sibonga, Cebu during the feast day...
Transportation department calls attention of ‘sweet’ couple in viral video
There’s always a time for everything. Even displaying or professing your love to your special someone. However, this is not the case for this couple who has gone viral over their public display of affection while inside a moving vehicle. On Tuesday, the Department...
P4 million worth of marijuana plants uprooted by PDEA in Cebu
At least P4.4 million worth of marijuana were uprooted in a far-flung area in the town of Balamban, Cebu on Wednesday June 26. The Philippine Drugs Enforcement Agency (PDEA-7), together with PNP and AFP, raided an area in Barangay Gaas, Balamban where they uprooted...
Dubai Customs foils 421 drug smuggling attempts in 3 months
(WAM) -- A total of 421 drug smuggling bids were foiled across Dubai’s various land, sea and air ports of entry in the first three months of 2019. The top narcotics seized were tramadol, captagon, opium, heroin, cocaine, marijuana, methamphetamine, cannabis seeds,...
Php2.67B-maternity benefits released; 122,571 women avail expanded leave
The expanded maternity leave law has benefited 122,571 working women while the Social Security System (SSS) has disbursed P2.67 billion in maternity benefits in the first four months of the year. SSS will also increase the maximum maternity financial assistance to new...
Cebu Pacific, PAL, major airlines commit to help decongest NAIA
Major airlines Cebu Pacific, Philippine Airlines, Air Asia, Pal Express ane CebGo agreed to sign a pledge of commitment to decongest the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). The agreement includes developing other gateways in the country like the Sangley Airport...
DOLE investigating GMA’s compliance with safety standards after Eddie Garcia’s death
The Labor Department is now looking into GMA Network’s compliance with the occupational safety and health standards following the death of the veteran actor Eddie Garcia. Garcia died after suffering from neck fracture. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello said that the...
Pinay domestic worker seeks justice after being beaten by employer’s son in Kuwait
Filipina domestic worker Jessielyn Española is crying out for justice after being severely beaten by her employer’s son in Kuwait. In a viral post on Facebook; 49-year-old Española said that her employer’s son accused her of stealing a necklace on June 14. “I told...
Del Rosario on allowing China to fish in PH waters: ‘Is this a successful Chinese invasion’
Former Foreign Secretary Albert Del Rosario on Wednesday asked if allowing Chinese fishermen to fish within the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone can be viewed as a successful Chinese invasion without firing a shot. Del Rosario posed eight questions over President...
Pinay domestic worker in HK laundered Php4 million for ‘online boyfriend’
A Filipina domestic worker in Hong Kong was found guilty for laundering money for her ‘online boyfriend’. The laundered money reaches HKD 677,000 or more than Php4.4 million. Jeanette Rodriguez said the money is for her ‘online boyfriend’ she met on Facebook....
Tugade vows to finish Sangley Airport in September
Transportation Secretary Art Tugade revealed that the construction of Sangley Airport in Cavite is expected to be finished in September. This is two months ahead of the deadline imposed by President Rodrigo Duterte to move all domestic flights from NAIA to Sangley....
Complaints filed vs. couple for dissecting a dog
The Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) on Tuesday said formal complaints have been filed against a couple who performed surgery on a dog. The couple used a regular kitchen knife and a pair of scissors on a pregnant poodle and livestreamed the act on social...
LOOK: Rare pink rainbows appear over England
Rare pink rainbows were spotted Monday evening in the south and west of England, CNN reported. Rainbows are a spectrum of light created by refraction and reflection. It takes the form of a circular arc. They appear in the sky after rain and are rare enough that people...
Robredo hints at possibility of running for presidency
Vice President Leni Robredo is not disregarding the idea of running for the presidency in the next national election, describing it as “destiny”. The vice president said “anything is possible” in the world of politics, reported the Philippine Star. However, she...
Two workers commit arson to steal colleague’s money
Two Asian workers appeared before the Fujairah Penalty Court after stealing money from a safe inside their dormitory and deliberately setting fire in a vehicle. The defendants who live with other workers in an apartment with several rooms, planned to steal amounts of...
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UAE Pinoys, 3rd top money senders
DUBAI: Overseas Filipino workers (OFW) sent home the third biggest remittances among other expatriates working in the UAE last year. Filipino workers in the UAE sent Dh3.2 billion or around 7.9 percent of the entire remittances from the emirates. This is the third...
LOOK: Cargo vessel capsizes off San Fernando, Cebu
A cargo vessel capsized off SEDC Port in San Fernando, Cebu at around 4:40 pm, Tuesday, June 25. All of its 12 crew were rescued by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)-Central Visayas. Lt. Jr. Grade Michael John Encina, spokesman of the Philippine Coast Guard in Central...
Biggest PH Independence Day celebration in UAE’s history
DUBAI: For the first time in UAE’s history, two of the country’s top tourist destinations, namely Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest tower; and Dubai Festival City Mall, displayed a light show on Philippine Independence Day. For the first time as well, major parks in...
Mensahe ni Tatay Digong sa mga OFWs: ‘Huwag sayangin ang sakripisyo ng mga nag-martir para sa bayan.’
DUBAI: President Rodrigo Roa Duterte urged Filipinos to make sure that the sacrifices of the country’s martyred heroes would not be in vain. In his speech marking the 121st Philippine Independence Day, Duterte said 121 years has passed since our forefathers bound...
LOOK: Philippine Embassy in Abu Dhabi spearheads 121st Independence Day with flag ceremony
The Philippine Embassy in Abu Dhabi led the celebrations of the 121st Philippine Independence Day with a traditional flag ceremony held at the embassy grounds. Ambassador Hjayceelyn Quintana read the message of President Duterte for all Filipinos with the hope that...
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