Philippines News – Politics, Economy & Society

Rupee rebounds: What UAE expats now get for each dirham

Quick look at current exchange rates - as of October 12- against the UAE dirham

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Rupee gains, peso weakens, should expats send money home now?

Riyadh airport hit again: Latest on victims and alerts

Saudi, Bangladeshi and Indian nationals among dead; Pakistanis and Filipinos among injured

Missile strike on Riyadh airport leaves 13 dead and 309 injured

Alex Eala avoids WTA penalty for choosing country

Eala went on to win bronze at the 2026 Asian Games

Alexandra Eala of the Philippines

Who is Harold Respicio? The viral Philippine vice mayor

He went viral after a heated exchange with local officials on projects for tobacco farmers

Attorney Harold Respicio, vice mayor of Reina Mercedes in Isabela province in the Philippines

PAL lets eligible travellers change dates for free

Travellers can change their flight date once without rebooking fee, subject to conditions

Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) is giving travellers greater flexibility when planning their journeys to Dubai, Doha, and Riyadh through its ongoing Free First Rebooking promo

Filipino expats seek help over alleged visa scam

They paid thousands for self-sponsored visas but were left waiting for their documents

Filipino expats demand justice over alleged UAE visa scam losses. Photo for illustrative purposes only

Filipinos urged to verify balikbayan box forwarders

Overseas Filipinos reminded to keep shipping records, monitor deliveries

Filipinos overseas reminded to verify their chosen cargo forwarders as the Christmas season approaches and more people send balikbayan boxes to their families back home

Dh20m Big Ticket winner Filipina asleep during call

Over 7,000km from UAE, former secretary’s lucky ticket brings fortune to group of 22

Big Ticket draw hosts Richard and Bouchra trying to reach Bernadette Azucena during the live draw on Saturday night.

Abu Dhabi hosts Asian police talks on community safety

Police officials from across Asia discuss trust, prevention, policing in the digital age

Community Policing in Asia: Innovative Local Approaches for Preventing Crime and
Building Safer Communities, organised by Philippines with the support of Japan, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, Thailand, and the UNODC Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Section

Dubai-bound Filipina arrested over illegal recruitment

Immigration screening led authorities to a woman wanted under an alias warrant

Court records show that the alias warrant was issued in 2016 in connection with two counts of illegal recruitment and two counts of estafa

Undelivered balikbayan boxes leave OFWs in UAE in limbo

Undelivered balikbayan boxes leave families in limbo and savings at risk

OFWs say they are still waiting for boxes sent months ago, with some paying additional charges

7 Dubai-bound workers rescued from unsafe Manila site

The applicants were found staying in a hot, cramped, reportedly unregistered facility

Seven Dubai-bound applicants were found to be staying in an unsanitary, dilapidated, and unregistered accommodation facility in Ermita, Manila

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