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...
Strong Group is off to a strong start with a rout of the UAE national team, 82-66, in the 2024 Dubai International Basketball Championship on Saturday, Jan. 20, at the Al Nasr Club in Dubai, UAE. As expected, former NBA player Andre Roberson, who showed the way for the Philippine-based squad,...
President Marcos has apologized to the Filipino community in Dubai for canceling his supposed trip to the United Arab Emirates, saying he will make it up to them. In a video message, Marcos said he felt sad for missing the Filipino community gathering in Dubai on Thursday, Nov. 31, which was...
CEBU CITY – The provincial government of Bohol is participating in the Conference of Parties (COP) 28, the annual global climate conference hosted by the United Nations in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from December 1 to 2. AUMENTADO (FB) The contingent is led by Gov. Aris Aumentado, and with him...
TACLOBAN CITY – Borongan City Mayor Jose Ivan Dayan Agda has been invited by the United Nations (UN) to the first-ever Local Climate Action Summit at the Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates in December. AGDA (FB) The invitation recognizes the city government's efforts toward climate...
