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Nearly 300 nominees vie to win this year’s The Filipino Times Awards

DUBAI. SEPT. 6, 2018 – The Filipino Times Awards, the most prestigious award-giving body for Filipinos in the Middle East, are set to recognize leading brands that Filipinos prefer in the UAE as well as Filipino movers and shakers in a red carpet, invite-only event that will take place at the JW Marriott Marquis Dubai this Friday, September 7.

Now on its 4th edition, The Filipino Times Awards will be selecting from over 200 brands that service Filipinos and more than 50 individuals in their respective fields. Nominations for the individual and brands category began in May 2018 with The Filipino Times receiving thousands of submissions.

Dr. Karen Remo, Managing Director of New Perspective Media, publisher of The Filipino Times and organizer of The Filipino Times Awards, said: “Filipinos have been an integral part of the continuous development of the UAE. The Filipino Times Awards aim to put the spotlight on preferred brands by Filipinos, one of the fastest growing segments of the market, whose increasing purchasing power makes them a preference of  different businesses.”

Karen Remo
Dr. Karen Remo

The brands were nominated by the public on The Filipino Times Awards website after which they were shortlisted by the organizing committee and then opened to the public for online voting.

The awards also highlight the achievers within the Filipino community, and have become a celebration of the Filipino excellence and ingenuity in a country that celebrates unity in diversity.

Winners for the individual category were selected by an esteemed panel of judges led by Consul General Paul Raymund Cortes. The members were My HD-TV Project Manager Ken Fortun, Prime Group CEO Mary Jane Alvero Al Mahdi; Business Development Director at PHD Media, Roxane Magbanua, HR director at Canadian Energy Equipment Mfg Lou Parroco and TFT General Manager Vince Ang.

The Filipino Times Awards 2018 will be held on 7 September in JW Marriott Marquis Dubai in association with du as the platinum sponsor. The TFT Awards, which is now on its 4th edition, is proud to have RAKBANK as the gold sponsor and Al Tayer Motors-Ford  as the car partner. Category sponsors of The Filipino Times Awards are Nikon, Pancake House International and Bawiq, while the support sponsors are NMC Mabuhay Clinic, Hot Palayok Restaurant & Grill, CMG Cargo, MPQ Tourism and Dofreeze-Eurocake.

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