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'Love, Ngo' opens in UAE cinemas today across five emirates
8+ hour, 48+ min ago (250+ words) The hit Filipino comedy-drama "Love, Ngo" begins showing in UAE cinemas today, giving Filipino moviegoers across the country the chance to watch one of the most talked-about local films of the year on the big screen. Directed by Darryl Yap…...
Dubai's two biggest Catholic churches are now fully open again after three months
14+ hour, 51+ min ago (512+ words) The Global Filipino Magazine Thousands of Catholics in Dubai can resume every parish activity from July 1 after St. Mary's Catholic Church in Oud Metha and St. Francis of Assisi Church in Jebel Ali confirmed a complete return to normal operations,…...
Duterte tells Filipinos to press on with protests, daughter Kitty says
8+ hour, 38+ min ago (219+ words) The detained former president Rodrigo Duterte has encouraged Filipinos to continue their street demonstrations, according to his daughter Veronica "Kitty" Duterte, who said she relayed news of the ongoing Iglesia Ni Cristo rally to him during a recent exchange. Kitty…...
Michael Jackson tribute show comes to Dubai's Coca-Cola Arena on July 18
8+ hour, 58+ min ago (523+ words) The Global Filipino Magazine Following sold-out performances across the globe, Michael Lives Forever, the world's ultimate tribute to the King of Pop Michael Jackson, is coming to Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai on 18 July for a spectacular night of music, magic,…...
Filipina completes her psychology degree in Dubai with magna cum laude'equivalent honours
9+ hour, 18+ min ago (536+ words) Arielle Michaela Del Mundo De Castro was five months old when her mother carried her onto a plane out of Manila. Nearly 22 years later, she has graduated with Upper Second Class Honours in BSc Psychology from Heriot-Watt University Dubai " the…...
Filipino travellers gain wider access as passport climbs to 61st worldwide
10+ hour, 52+ min ago (272+ words) Filipinos can now enter 79 destinations without arranging a traditional visa beforehand, according to the live dashboard maintained by Passport Index, which places the Philippine travel document at 61st in its global Passport Power Rank. That standing reflects a modest lift from…...
COA gives Duterte's office a clean audit for 2025, but the fund misuse case still stands
9+ hour, 8+ min ago (568+ words) The Global Filipino Magazine State auditors have concluded that the Office of the Vice President kept its books in line with recognized public-sector accounting rules for 2025, handing the agency headed by Sara Duterte a clean bill on its financial reporting…...
Heat above 50 C to grip UAE as Jamrat Al Qayth season begins July 3
9+ hour, 7+ min ago (302+ words) The Global Filipino Magazine Deep summer arrives across the Arabian Peninsula on July 3, when the season known as Jamrat Al Qayth ushers in the year's most punishing stretch of heat, according to the Emirates Astronomy Society. Some desert zones will…...
OFWs could soon pay far less to send money home under new plan
14+ hour, 23+ min ago (352+ words) A virtual dollar could become the vehicle for cheaper overseas remittances under one idea now on Finance Secretary Frederick Go's desk. Technology specialists he consulted have floated using a stablecoin such as USDT to move funds across currencies before they…...
Marcoleta insists campaign donations were legal and taxed, calls plunder charge fabricated
15+ hour, 8+ min ago (475+ words) Sen. Rodante Marcoleta believes the plunder complaint being readied against him is meant to punish him for digging into the flood control scandal and to keep him out of Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment trial. The Office of the Ombudsman…...