Seventy-five thousand doses of Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine were donated by the Qatari government and Chinese vaccine manufacturer Sinovac Biotech to the Philippines on Wednesday, April 13. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. (left) and Qatar Ambassador to the Philippines Ali Ibrahim Al-Malki shake hands...
The camp of Bongbong Marcos, citing two unofficial exit polls posted on social media, has claimed that the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) standard-bearer has received 85 percent and 83 percent of the overseas Filipino workers' (OFW) votes in Hong Kong (HK) and Qatar, respectively. A 20-year-old...
Qatar Airways is recruiting "a significant number of staff from the Philippines" this month, mostly for cabin crew, lounge and contact center personnel, but declined to give a specific number, Chief Customer Experience Officer, Rossen Dimitrov told the Manila Bulletin. media "Qatar is the third...
More than 200 distressed overseas Filipinos recently came back home from Qatar through the government's repatriation efforts, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Thursday, Feb. 10. (Photo courtesy of POLO-Qatar) "The Philippine Embassy in Doha mounted another chartered flight on 07...
By Dr. Ali Ibrahim Al-Malki, Ambassador of the State of Qatar to the Republic of the Philippines On this day, we celebrate the anniversary of the founding of the first modern sovereign state… an entity with dignity, ingenuity and affiliation, by Sheikh Jassem bin Mohammed Al Thani, on Dec. 18,...
Victims of typhoon "Odette" in the Philippines can expect the expedited delivery of assistance from Middle Eastern nation Qatar after its emir or leader spoke with President Duterte via telephone. (Photos from Malacañang/ Unsplash) "President Rodrigo Roa Duterte conveyed his sincerest appreciation...
Qatari Assistant Foreign Minister Lolwah Alkhater has thanked the members of the Filipino community in Doha for their "generosity and solidarity" with hundreds of Afghan refugees who are now sheltered in that country. Alkhater, who is also serving as spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs...
WASHINGTON, United States -- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken headed Sunday to Qatar on his first trip since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan as he seeks a united front with allies shaken by the chaos. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives to board an aircraft in Joint Base Andrews,...
A young woman who assumed the identity of another person in hopes of landing a job as a domestic helper in the Middle East was intercepted by Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers at Clark International Airport in Pampanga. (Photo from BI Facebook page) The human trafficking victim was stopped from...
Qatar announced Wednesday it would provide $500 million for Gaza's reconstruction, after the Palestinian enclave was battered by Israeli air strikes in 11 days of hostilities between the Jewish state and armed Palestinian groups. A Palestinian child rides his bicycle in front of the ruins of a...
JC Santos is 'The Eventologist' JC Santos is known for being a versatile actor who is willing to tackle any challenging role — whether it is for television, film or stage. Amid the pandemic, JC received an irresistible offer from a Filipino filmmaker based in Qatar: the chance to portray an...
Qatar Airways is now operating 28 weekly flights from the Philippines, making it one of the largest international carriers operating in the country. In a statement, the Doha-based airline said they achieved 28 weekly flights in the Philippines since October 2 this year. Throughout the pandemic, the...
