May 24, 2013
Asian expatriate worker earnings are facing a squeeze as currency appreciation at home triggers higher wage demands across the Emirates. Read Article Exchange rates and inflation hit expat workers in the UAE
May 24, 2013
Kumudu Malani sends the Dh2,000 monthly salary she earns cleaning flats in Abu Dhabi straight home to Sri Lanka. But currency appreciation at home means the money she sends back is worth less than it was six months ago. Read Article Currency moves cause UAE expat workers to feel the pinch
May 23, 2013
Dan Brown's description of Manila as "the gates of hell" in the American novelist's latest book has not gone down well with officials in the Philippine capital. Read Article Dan Brown slammed for calling Manila 'the gates of hell' in Inferno novel
May 16, 2013
Both countries are looking forward to a successful conclusion to address recruitment and deployment issues. Read Article UAE and Philippines edge nearer on amended labour agreement
May 16, 2013
A coin toss has decided who would become mayor of a small Philippine town, after rival candidates were tied at the end the vote count. Read Article Philippine election rivals decide mayor contest with a coin toss
May 15, 2013
The Philippine labour secretary says her compatriots deserve a $400 minimum wage in the UAE.
Read Article UAE in top 10 for overseas Filipino workers
May 15, 2013
First ballot win for politician convicted of corruption in 2001 then later pardoned. Read Article Estrada makes a comeback in Manila
May 14, 2013
Former president is proclaimed as the new mayor of the Philippine capital, his first elected post since he was ousted in an anti-corruption revolt 12 years ago. Read Article Film star former Philippines president Estrada is new mayor of Manila
