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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS
1) The Philippine Consulate General in Dubai, in close coordination with the Migrant Workers Office (MWO) in Dubai, continues to extend assistance to stranded Filipinos affected by recent flight disruptions in the region. As part of ongoing response efforts, they provide forms of direct assistance, including extension of hotel accommodation, medical assistance, welfare assistance, and transportation.
Filipinos who may require urgent assistance may contact the Consulate General's emergency hotline: +971 56 501 5756; the MWO's assistance-to-nationals hotline: +971 56 353 5558; and OWWA +971 50 558 5536.
2) Alam mo bang may LIBRENG TAWAG program na from Philippines to Middle East at vice versa.
Para sa mga naka roaming under GLOBE or TM, you’ll automatically receive a roaming package that includes 1GB of mobile data, 15 minutes of calls, and 15 text messages valid for seven days.
It activates automatically once the user connects to a partner network abroad.
The roaming support is available to Globe prepaid, postpaid, and TM subscribers in Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE.
Para sa naka SMART or PLDT naman, pwede ka daw mag free calls to the Philippines using the TinBo app, which works with a smart virtual number for overseas users.
Kung gusto naman ng mga mahal mo sa Pilipinas na sila ang tatawag sayo ng libre, gamitin lang nila ang PLDT landlines by dialing the international code.
The service covers several countries in the region, including Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE.
3) 𝐌𝐖𝐎-𝐃𝐮𝐛𝐚𝐢 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬.
Below are the MWO-Dubai operating hours during the Holy Month of Ramadan, in accordance with MWO-Dubai Advisory No. 07, Series of 2026:
Monday to Thursday(7:30 AM to 2:30 PM)
Friday(7:30 AM to 12:00 PM)
For Balik-Manggawa OFWs needing contract verification, please note that other contract verification options are still available, as follows:
Online contract verification at dmw.dataflowgroup.com
Through VFS Global business center appointment at: https://services.vfsglobal.com/are/en/ofw/apply-contract-verification
Those OFWs requiring emergecny assistance may contract the following:
Accreditaion/Job Order/ Hiring from the Philippines
Contact: +971 50 652 6626
Email: accreditaion.mwodubai@dmw.gov.ph
Individual Contract Verification (Balik Manggagawa) / OEC
Contact: +971 50 652 67626
Email: verification_oec.mwodubai@dmw.gov.ph
Assistance to Nationals (for emergencies such as death, detention, medical, and other labor or welfare-related emergencies)
Contract: +971 56 353 5558
Email: atn.mwodubai@dmw.gov.ph
OWWA - Contract: +971 50 558 5536Email: dubai@owwa.gov.ph
SSS - Contract: +971 56 212 3426Email: dubai@sss.gov.ph
Pag-IBIG - Contract: +971 56 728 5143Email: vo_uaeandkuwait@pagibigfund.gov.ph
For more details:https://mwodubai.org/mwo-activity/𝐌𝐖𝐎-𝐃𝐔𝐁𝐀𝐈-𝐀𝐃𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐑𝐘-25/
Website: https://mwodubai.org
4) Mga Kabayan sa UAE:
Let the Consulate General help you in reporting your vital events to be recorded in the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) and be recognized in the Philippines. We invite you to report to the Philippine Consulate General in Dubai any of these vital events:
Report of Birth of a Child Abroad
Report of Marriage
Report of Death of an overseas Filipino
Visit https://dubaipcg.dfa.gov.ph/ for more information.
5 ) The Philippine Embassy in Abu Dhabi and the Philippine Consulate General in Dubai and Northern Emirates reiterate its advice to all Filipinos in the UAE to stay calm, remain sheltered in their homes, and limit unnecessary movement.
For urgent and immediate services, please contact the following:
For Filipinos in Abu Dhabi:
Assistance-to Nationals (OFWs):
+971 56 270 9157
+971 54 725 8482
Assistance-to Nationals (non-OFWs): +971 50 443 8003
Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) services: +971 54 557 2121
Contract verification: +971 54 725 8482
Consular and Other Concerns:
+971 50 813 7836
By Email: abudhabi.pe@dfa.gov.ph mwo_abudhabi@dmw.gov.ph
For Filipinos in Dubai and the Northern Emirates
Assistance-to Nationals (for OFWs): +971 56 353 5558
Assistance-to Nationals (for non-OFWs): +971 56 501 5756
Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) services: +971 50 558 5536
Contract Verification: +971 50 652 6626
Consular and Other Concerns: +971 4 220 7800
By Email:
dubai.pcg@dfa.gov.ph
mwo_dubai@dmw.gov.ph
The public is urged to continue to heed official UAE and Embassy sources.
6) The Philippine Consulate General in Dubai informs the public that it will remain OPEN to the public this week (2-6 March 2026) and will operate as usual.
The Consulate General understands that some clients may wish to continue to shelter in place, as advised by the UAE Government, and may opt not to come for their appointment this week. All clients who will be unable to come for their appointment at the Consulate General will be accommodated on any other working day throughout the months of March and April 2026, up to a month from their original appointment date. Clients must present their old appointment confirmation email upon entry to be accommodated. There is no need to set a new appointment.
The Consulate General’s business hours during this Holy Month of Ramadan is as follows:
MONDAY TO THURSDAY 7:30 AM - 2:30 PM
FRIDAY - 7:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Those requiring emergency assistance may contact the following:
Consular matters (Passport, Notarial, Civil Registry) +971 4 220 7800
Assistance-to-Nationals (non-OFWs) matters +971 56 501 5756
For Contract Verification and Assistance to OFWs, please contact Migrant Workers Office (MWO)-Dubai:
+971 50 652 6626 / +971 56 353 5558
For the public's information and guidance.
