Filipinos in the United Arab Emirates Al Buraimi, Oman near the Oman/UAE border. Filipinos in the United Arab Emirates Filipinos in the United Arab Emirates are migrants or descendants of the Philippines living in the United Arab Emirates. 679,819 Filipinos live in the UAE, of which 450,000 live in Dubai, and they form 21.3% of the population of Dubai. Dubai is home to the largest population of Filipinos in the UAE, followed by Abu Dhabi and Al Ain. In 2007, Filipinos in the UAE sent more than US$500 million in remittances back to the Philippines. Filipinos in the United Arab Emirates are primarily migrant Overseas Filipino
National Day (United Arab Emirates) National Day (United Arab Emirates) National Day (; "Al Yawm Al Watani")" is celebrated on 2 December each year in the United Arab Emirates. It marks the UAE's Union Day between the seven emirates which was followed by the joining of the seventh emirate, Ras Al Khaimah, in 1971. The National day of UAE stands for the nationalisation from the British Protectorate Treaties which were declared in 1968 and also falls on the anniversary of the federal unification of the seven emirates in 1971 which combined to form the modern-day country, headed by Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the