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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: More people in the UAE, including overseas Filipino workers caught in the midst of credit payments when the pandemic struck months ago, have been defaulting on their bank loans because of job loss, salary cuts or no-work-no-pay arrangements with their employers due to COVID-19. This at hand, Consul General Paul RaymundContinue reading “OFWs in UAE defaulting on loans due to pandemic”

Foreigners in the UAE with visit visas that had expired after March 1 this year has one month to renew or leave the country so that they could avoid fines, local media today reported citing a top official of the Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship (ICA). Speaking to a local TV network, ICA spokesperson,Continue reading “TODAY’S TOP NEWS: Holders of expired UAE visit visas have 1 month to change status”

DUBAI: The UAE government has announced changes in its visa policies following careful review of the current situation. With this development, overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) scrambled to inquire about their visa status as the updated regulations rescinded those made during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in March. The new policies, according to Emirates NewsContinue reading “Everything you need to know about UAE’s new visa policy”

Passengers from the Philippines as well as 11 other countries are now required to present a negative COVID-19 certificate upon boarding Emirates Airline flights to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The new requirement, which follows a UAE government policy directive, took effect on July 10, according to an advisory from the Dubai-based airline. “Effective July 10Continue reading “Emirates Airline to require negative COVID-19 test before boarding”

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: More than 3,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Dubai whose means of living have been heavily affected by COVID-19  have decided to just go home, seeking help from the Philippine Consulate for their repatriation. Most of those seeking assistance were jobless OFWs with no regular food supply nor place to stayContinue reading “Over 3,000 Dubai OFWs want to go home; ask consulate’s help”

Filipino human resource practitioners in the United Arab Emirates, which are in over 250 companies across the country, have adapted to the “new normal,” having come up with an online platform for those pursuing career growth in the field. This, according to Robie Torre- Gonzales, president of the Filipino Human Resources Practitioners Association in theContinue reading “Filipino human resource practitioners in UAE adapt to the new normal”

The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) has issued guidelines on food safety that must strictly be observed to stop the spread of the coronavirus, among which include avoiding trips to the supermarkets during rush hours when social distancing is unintentionally neglected due to the huge crowd. The call was made even as new COVID-19 cases haveContinue reading “COVID: Dubai residents advised to avoid supermarket rush hours”

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: Consul General Paul Raymund Cortes, head of the Philippine diplomatic post in Dubai, has urged Filipinos not to be complacent against COVID-19 as new cases shoot up in the past few days. “I wish to reiterate our advice to the Filipino community in Dubai and the northern emirates to continue takingContinue reading “Cortes urges Pinoys in Dubai to be careful as COVID cases shoot up”

Some couldn’t buy plane tickets; others are concerned about the challenges in the Philippines In these days of the COVID pandemic, most overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Dubai have been contemplating whether it’s time to go. Others have no choice but to stay, and have actually become successful in getting a new job. Some othersContinue reading “TIME TO GO? Dubai OFWs in a dilemma about returning home”

Filipinos comprise the backbone of the UK’s medical services field, being the third largest number of practitioners in the country’s National Health Service (NHS) at approximately 18,500 next to Britons and Indians, according to a recent report by London-based, The Guardian, citing the House of Commons library data from 2019. The UK has over 312,600Continue reading “Pinoy nurse in UK recalls dark days of the pandemic; fears second wave”