DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai International Airport, the world 's busiest for international travel, has seen 70.1 million passengers already pass through its terminals this year, officials announced Wednesday. The rapid growth of passengers at the airport underscores Dubai as a...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday, June 20 said the government should be ready to provide subsidy if the Dubai crude oil breaches the US$80 per barrel threshold. Gatchalian made the call as he expressed alarm over the increasing tension between Israel and Iran and which has pushed a global oil...
CEBU CITY – The opportunity to make it big in the booming real estate industry has opened for Filipinos in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Filipino Homes, the country’s largest comprehensive real estate platform, has expanded its footprint to the Middle East. This expansion was made possible...
The Philippines’ first free trade agreement (FTA) with a Middle Eastern country is expected to be signed next month with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which will likely set the stage for more substantial investments from sovereign wealth funds. In a business forum hosted by the Dubai Chamber of...
CEBU CITY – “I’m incredibly grateful and truly honored.” CEBUANA fashion model Priscilla ‘Happy’ Melendres shows her award during the Global Filipino Icon Awards 2025 last April 5 at Dusit Thani in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Contributed photo) Cebuano socialite, entrepreneur, and...
CEBU CITY – The bid of the Philippines’ largest real estate marketing network to create opportunities for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) to build wealth through real estate received a major boost after it entered the Middle East market by establishing its international office hub in Dubai,...
(AP) -- Dubai International Airport, the world's busiest for international travel, will move its operations to the city-state's second, sprawling airfield in its southern desert reaches "within the next 10 years" in a project worth nearly $35 billion, its ruler said Sunday. Sheikh Mohammed bin...
Vehicles sit abandoned in floodwaters covering a road in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, April 17, 2024. With cloud seeding, it may rain, but it doesn’t really pour or flood — at least nothing like what drenched the United Arab Emirates and paralyzed Dubai. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell) With cloud...
OFW Party-list Rep. Marissa "Del Mar" Magsino (Screenshot from Facebook live) OFW Party-list Rep. Marissa "Del Mar" Magsino has expressed sadness over the fate of three overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), who reportedly perished as a result of the...
DFA Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega (Contributed photo) The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is verfying reports that two Filipinos in flood-stricken Dubai died after getting electrocuted in the water. "Our consulate is checking with the...
ILOILO CITY – Mayor Jerry Treñas showcased the environmental programs of this city at the World Governments Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates last week. MAYOR Jerry Treñas (right) at the World Governments Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Mayor Jerry Treñas FB) “I shared the Tree...
CEBU CITY – A leading real estate company has put up a facility that will protect Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) from scammers. Filipino Homes founder Anthony Gerard Leuterio said Global Partners is a pioneering facility that provides Filipinos working or living abroad an access to right...
