A total of 325 distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) have returned to the Philippines from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) this week, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported. Photo from the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) In a statement, the DFA said the group of repatriates,...
Seven exemplary Filipinos were among this year’s recipients of the annual Dakilang Bayani Awards given by the Philippine Consulate in Dubai. Photo from Philippine Consulate General in Dubai's Facebook page/ MANILA BULLETIN Among the honourees of this year’s Dakilang Bayani award were fashion...
Bea Alonzo recently took to social media to reveal the generosity of her constant reel partner. In a recent vlog, the 33-year-old actress shared how she and her mom Mary Anne went to the United Arab Emirates for the first time to do a show some years ago. There, her mother happily splurged at Gold...
Dubai Port (DP World) is the latest investor from the Middle East to have joined the growing number of firms from the region that have been attracted to the Philippines . Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) Director General Charito B. Plaza announced the Dubai Port investment at the recent...
A Filipina single mom in Dubai, United Arab Emirates can finally reunite with her daughter after winning in an online draw. PHOTO FROM FACEBOOK/ MANILA BULLETIN "I can finally bring my daughter here from the Philippines," Wendy Arroz said in an interview with GMA News Online. Arroz has not seen her...
A Filipina in Dubai was given a humanitarian award for donating her breast milk to babies who were separated from their mothers due to the coronavirus pandemic. PHOTO FROM CHINIE JANE CHING'S FACEBOOK ACCOUNT/ MANILA BULLETIN Chinie Jane Ching, now known as the "Cow Mama" of the UAE, has been...
Known to many as the designer of designers, Filipino couturier Michael Cinco dwells in fashion’s past to move forward into its future. The Dubai-based visionary has just released his spring-summer 2021 collection entitled “The Impalpable Dream of Faith.” Fashion designer Michael Cinco (Photo...
The historic nine XPEDITION magazine covers featuring Pia Wurtzbach are out! Wurtzbach, said to be the most followed Miss Universe, appears in the 6th Year Special Edition of the luxury travel magazine based in Dubai. It is also the magazine's biggest unveil cover. So which of the nine covers do...
The Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) is going international with a possible league expansion in Dubai. MPBL commissioner Kenneth Duremdes bared this in Tuesday’s Philippine Sportswriters Association Forum, saying plans are already underway once restrictions are eased in the wake of...
