Middle East & Africa

Manila- The Philippine Consulate General in Dubai is now asking for help to locate the family and relatives of the undocumented Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) who died on February 23, 2014. The OFW was said to be Mr. Antonio Cursame Amoguez, 62, whose body is still at the Khalifa Hospital, Ajman. According to the DFA’s public advisory, the OFW has a sister named Estela Beatriz ...

Qatar- An OFW recently complained in a TV segment called KSP Kulang Sa Pansin of ABS-CBN News regarding the high-priced Document Authentication fee in the Philippine Embassy in Qatar. Andy De Leon, OFW,  said it cost him 100 QR or more than P 1,200 for each document, wherein he needed to process 5 authenticated documents for his brother who will come as ...

Almost 200 OFWs have returned to the country from Libya, where they are forced to leave their jobs to escape the intense turmoil Source: Bandila | Abs-Cbnnews.com

Last week, some people in Dubai, United Arab Emirates were all caught up when a dinosaur was seen chasing around. Many of them didn’t know where to go and what to do. The lost dino seemed fond of chasing these people and scattering pop corns all over! This has been the run of their lifetime. The viewers of the Jurassic ...

If you throw a tantrum on an airplane, be prepared to face the consequences. A group of passengers had to physically restrain a man on an Etihad Airways flight from Abu Dhabi to Melbourne after he attacked a flight attendant. The incident happened on June 17, and according to witnesses, the man in his 20’s got upset after a flight ...

JEDDAH – The Filipina household service worker, who posted on Facebook a photo of herself covered in bruises, has been rescued. Jocelyn Lucena is now under the custody of the Philippine Consulate in Jeddah. “Malaking pasasalamat ko talaga sa Facebook, saka ang bilis-bilis din agad ng pagka-rescue [ng Philippine Consulate] sa akin. Napakabilis talaga,” said Lucena. Lucena took to the ...

Every Filipino dreams of helping their families live a better future by venturing to greener pastures. Middle East is the second largest continent where OFW’s reside and keep their hopes alive. UAE is among the most popular countries in the Middle East most especially the city of Dubai. However famous this city is, most of us are still not aware ...