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Filipino community in UAE gears up for free, grand Kalayaan celebration on June 7

The UAE’s largest annual celebration of Philippine Independence is returning next month, with organisers promising a full-scale cultural event that goes beyond entertainment. Kalayaan 2026 is set for June 7…

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UAE ramen chain sets sights on international expansion after opening third Dubai branch

Off The Hook Group is setting its sights beyond the UAE as its ramen brand continues to gain ground in the Emirates — most recently with a new outlet at…

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Meet Marites, the Filipino nurse raising 25 abandoned children in Dubai

She did not apply for the job of mother. Nobody does, technically — but hers came with a hospital badge, a ward full of children who had been left behind…

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He moved to the UAE partly to put his siblings through college. Sixteen years later, he’s a nurse leader.

The elevator doors open onto the Medical High Dependency Unit and the first thing that hits you is the sound — monitors, footsteps, the low murmur of a handover briefing…

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