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First Emirati astronaut to travel into space for 8-day mission in September
The UAE's first astronaut will be traveling into space on September 25 for an eight-day mission at the International Space Station, according to a report of Russia's state-owned news agency Sputnik. The first Emirati astronaut will be staying in space aboard the Soyuz...
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21 in 39 Boeing planes in Middle East in 2018 are UAE carriers
WAM: Boeing delivered 39 airplanes in 2018 to its regional customers in the Middle East, 21 of which were to UAE carriers, according to Bernard J. Dunn, President, Boeing Middle East, North Africa and Turkey. In an exclusive interview with the Emirates News Agency,...
RTA opens main bridge at intersection of Expo Road, Al Asayel Street
WAM: Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has opened a main bridge at the intersection of Expo Road and Al Asayel Street. The bridge is a part of Phase 5 of the roads network leading to Expo site. The completion rate of this phase has exceeded 50 percent, and...
Immigration officers at NAIA banned from using phones while on duty
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has barred its personnel at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) as well as other international ports in the country from using cell phones while on duty. BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said that the move seeks to ensure that...
POEA to issue restrictive measures discouraging UAE visit visa jobseekers
DUBAI: Plans by the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) to enforce a policy that would discourage Filipinos from resorting to visit visas in going to the UAE to look for jobs was met with strong opposition from Pinoy netizens and UAE-based employers...
Maria Ressa arrested for cyber libel
Rappler's CEO and executive editor Maria Ressa was arrested on Wednesday, February 13, for a cyber libel case in relation to a 2012 article "linking a businessman to illegal drugs and human trafficking." Officials from the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI)...
TFT EXCLUSIVE: Pinay actress, 3 others nabbed for possession of 25kg of marijuana
Nine bricks of marijuana, weighing 25 kilos, were seized from four suspects including an actress of a network giant, in a sting operation of authorities in La Union, February 12, 2019. Police estimate the street value of the marijuana to be worth P3 million. The...
Meet the first ever Filipino to represent PH, UAE in UltraMarathon Florida
A Filipino emergency medical technician based in Abu Dhabi is set to competing for a three-day ultramarathon race in Florida, USA. Romeo Puncia III, 32, is the only Filipino and UAE-based triathlete to compete in UltraMarathon Florida 2019, a grueling endurance sport,...
UAE-based OFW reveals what she whispered to Pope Francis
It was the second day of Pope Francis’ visit to the United Arab Emirates, and Sally Chan Mallari was almost deadbeat. Being a member of the team in charge of His Holiness visit, she was practically running here and there making sure all the nuts and bolts were...
Two Dubai maids detained after being accused of stealing from sponsor
The Dubai Court of First Instance heard the case of two maids who have been accused of stealing cash, clothes, and jewellery collectively worth more than Dh14,500 from their sponsor. The two Filipina, aged 47 and 29, are facing charges for stealing at least 67 pieces...
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Photo: (From L-R) His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, His Holiness Pope Francis, Head of the Catholic Church, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi...
Pope caps historic UAE visit with 180,000 Catholic faithful in attendance at Papal Mass
His Holiness Pope Francis, Head of the Catholic Church, brought the curtain down on his historic visit to the UAE by delivering a Papal Mass to 180,000 Catholic faithful in the country, February 5. Arriving on his Popemobile, His Holiness waved at the sea of crowd,...
Pope Francis bids goodbye to UAE
His Holiness Pope Francis, the Head of the Catholic Church, has departed the country following a three-day visit to Abu Dhabi. He was seen off at the Presidential Flight by His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme...
Filipinos brave sea of people in Papal Mass in Abu Dhabi, manifest abundance of faith
Thousands of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the United Arab Emirates manifested their abundance of faith as they braved the sea of Catholic faithful who came to witness the historic Papal Mass concelebrated by His Holiness Pope Francis, Head of the Catholic...
Pope Francis, Grand Imam of Al Azhar sign historic Abu Dhabi Declaration for world peace
WAM: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, attended...
LOOK: Pope Francis shares photos of his historic visit to UAE
His Holiness Pope Francis, Head of the Catholic Church, has also shared some photos of his historic visit to the UAE through his own Instagram account. The Papal Visit marks first visit of the head of Catholic Church to the MENA region. Themed ‘Make Me a Channel of...
WATCH: Pope Francis comforts weeping OFW in UAE, gives her rosary
The visit of His Holiness Pope Francis, Head of the Catholic Church, is definitely a boost for Catholic faithful in the UAE, and a personal encounter with His Holiness is a memory that an overseas Filipina worker will have for the rest of her life. OFW Sally Mallari...
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Sara Duterte to decide on possible presidential run by 2021
Davao City mayor and presidential daughter Sara Duterte-Carpio on Monday, February 18, said that she will decide on the possibility of her running for presidency by 2021. During the campaign of Hugpong ng Pagbabago senatorial slate in Vigan City, Ilocos Sur,...
PDEA: P600 M worth of cocaine recovered off PH waters is just tip of the iceberg
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency on Tuesday, February 19, said that the government has seized around P600 million worth of illegal drugs in the country’s waters in the first two months of the year alone. PDEA chief Director General Aaron Aquino said that...
Tricycle driver who raped Irish tourist in Palawan to spend at least 12 years in jail
A tricycle driver in El Nido, Palawan was sentenced to 12 to 20 years in prison for raping a 21-year-old Irish tourist. The 39-year-old tricycle driver, identified as Perry Gaspe, pleaded guilty to raping the tourist to avoid receiving a life sentence. On top of...
Man in Dubai threatens to publish woman’s naked videos
An Indian man in Dubai went on trial after allegedly blackmailing a Filipina woman that he would publish naked videos of her taking a shower if she would not have sex with him or pay him Dh2,000. According to the 39-year-old Filipina, she met the Indian man, who...
DFA chief warns to ‘kill’ anyone asking for birth certificates for passport renewal
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Tuesday, February 19, said that he will "kill" anyone who asks applicants for passport renewal to present their birth certificate. On Twitter, netizen @superjoza88 asked the foreign affairs secretary...
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