Philippine missions in UAE closed from August 23 to 26

Philippine Missions in UAE Closed from August 23 to 26 for National Holidays

Philippine cruises in the UAE will be closed for four days – August 23 to 26 – on Friday and the following Monday, observing two Philippine national holidays.

August 23 (Friday) was declared a national non-working holiday in the Philippines in observance of Ninoy Aquino Day; August 26 (Monday) is National Veterans Day. Saturday and Sunday (August 24 and 25) are typical weekends in the UAE.

While offices are closed, the Philippine Embassy in Abu Dhabi – said in an advisory – can be contacted on +971 50 813 7836 / +971 50 443 8003 for urgent and urgent matters.

Meanwhile, the Philippine Consulate in Dubai can be contacted at the following numbers:

+971 4 220 7100 for consular matters (passport, notary, civil registry etc.)
Assistance to Nationals (Non-OFW) at +971 56 501 5756
For assistance to OFWs (Overseas Filipino Workers), contact the Office of Migrant Workers-Dubai at +971 56 353 5558 / +971 50 652 6626.
Ninoy Aquino Day is a national unemployment holiday observed annually on August 21 in the Philippines to commemorate the assassination of former Senator Benino ‘Ninoy’ Aquino Jr. The current President of the Philippines.

Aquino’s wife, Corazon Aquino, later became the 11th President of the Philippines; and their son Noynoy Aquino became the 15th President. Ninoy was assassinated on August 21, 1983 on the tarmac of Manila International Airport, which was eventually named Ninoy Aquino International Airport in his honor.

However, this year, President Ferdinand ‘Bangbang’ Marcos Jr. As August 26 (Monday) is National Heroes Day, another public holiday, Ninoy Aquino Day was observed from August 21 to August 23 “to provide a long weekend to promote domestic tourism” (in the Philippines).