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The Problem With How the Philippine Government Treats OFWs

I’ve been living and working in Dubai for 19 years now. Like many Filipinos abroad, I didn’t leave the Philippines because I wanted to abandon my country. I left because there were opportunities outside that...

If Things Escalate in the UAE, What Would We Actually Do?

Let me start with a small disclaimer: With the goal of coming up with a more concrete personal evacuation plan and simply wanting to think things through calmly, I asked ChatGPT to help me map...

We Are Safe In Dubai, But Also Worried

Yes, we’re safe. But we’re also worried and scared. We’re not used to seeing things in the sky, hearing news about falling and exploding debris from interceptions across the city. We’re not used to that...

Open Letter to the Media in the Philippines regarding the use of “Middle East”

To our friends in the Philippine media, This is written with respect. Please be more specific when reporting about the Middle East. The Middle East is not a single country. It is a region made up of...