Author Archives: Jojo Dass

DUBAI: A successful Filipina, who had gone through hard times herself in the city, has been sharing her blessings, offering subdivided rooms free of rent to  overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who have lost their jobs due to the pandemic. “I know how it feels to be ‘empty.’ Alam ko ang pakiramdam ng walang work, walangContinue reading “DAMAYAN. Pinay offers free rooms to jobless OFWs in Dubai”

DUBAI: Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) returning home will have to wait a while for their mandatory swab results because of failure by the allegedly corruption-ridden Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to settle its over P1 billion outstanding balance with the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) to whom the tests were being charged. This was learned fromContinue reading “Unpaid PhilHealth debt causes swab test delays for returning OFWs”

DUBAI: At least 11 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) returning to Dubai have been denied entry over failure to secure the required prior approval from appropriate agencies of the government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), according to Consul General Paul Raymund Cortes, head of the Philippine mission in Dubai. “There were 11. They have beenContinue reading “11 OFWs returning to Dubai denied entry”

DUBAI: A 33-year-old single mother, jobless in Dubai for the past six months due to the pandemic, has decided to finally go home and be reunited with her kids for Christmas after all efforts failed to try her luck in this international city that never sleeps to prepare a bright future for her kids. ThisContinue reading “REUNITED FOR CHRISTMAS. Jobless, single OFW mom comes home after 6 years to be with her kids”

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – All overseas Filipinos are entitled to free Covid-19 swab test, hotel quarantine and transportation for home whether they are documented or not, Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) Chief Hans Leo J. Cacdac said. Cacdac made this clarification due to apparent confusion among stranded OFWs in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)Continue reading “All returning OFWS entitled to free swab test, quarantine — OWWA chief”

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Come hell or high water, Filipinos in the UAE are not giving up on traditions, among them, sending gifts to loved ones back home for Christmas. And so it goes that pandemic or not, Covid-19 or what not, the spirit of Christmas prevails among overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who, despiteContinue reading “TULOY ANG PADALA KAHIT MAY PANDEMIYA: Pinoys in UAE send ‘pamasko’ balikbayan boxes despite the ‘corona’”

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – A Filipino ultra-athlete based in Al Ain and  known for his race-for-a-cause events for Palawan’s tribal communities among other beneficiaries has, this time, upped the ante. He organized an endurance triathlon to donate helmets and a bicycle to a Metro Manila community initiative aiming to provide bicycles to working classContinue reading “UAE Pinoy triathlete does a birthday donation drive for Metro Manila bicycle initiative”

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Filipinos’ Bayanihan spirit for which they are best known for, next to their hospitality, once again took center stage over the weekend as the community came together to provide relief in the form of groceries and used clothes to 12 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and a two-year-old boy whoContinue reading “SUNOG! Dubai comes together to help OFW fire victims”

DUBAI, United Arab Emirate – Hundreds of cancer patients is widely believed to have been saved or given relief by an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) here, who have made it a vow of sort to regularly donate her blood platelets over the past 16 years. Vivian C. Bagalacsa, 49 and of Bgy. San Roque inContinue reading “Hundreds of cancer patients saved by Dubai OFW”

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (UAE) – Filipinos in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are ecstatic over the peace deal signed last week with Israel, especially noting a provision allowing direct flights that will now make it easier for them to travel to the Holy Land – which tops their bucket list. This developed as PhilippineContinue reading “Pinoys in UAE ecstatic over Israel accord’s direct flights provision”