ABS-CBN Middle East's Filipino expo in Dubai opens

World-class Filipino
products and services
were put on display at
ABS-CBN Middle East's
"Tiangge, Bazaar at
iba pa," the first
Filipino expo in the
Middle East.

ABS-CBN Chief
Correspondent Korina
Sanchez and celebrity
doctor Vicki Belo led
the opening of the
expo. More than 60
Filipino businesses and
companies
participated.

The Pinoy expo was
the largest gathering
of Filipino companies
in a trade exhibit,
which was held in
Dubai, United Arab
Emirates.

ABS-CBN Middle East
Managing Director
Edgardo Garcia said
the project is part of
the broadcast
network's mission to
continue make
Filipinos abroad feel
closer to their
homeland wherever
they may be.

"We know that we
have much to be
proud of as Filipinos.
ABS-CBN has made its
mission to bring the
Philippines to Filipinos
wherever they may
be... to promote the
best of our country to
the rest of the
world," Garcia said.

Philippine consul
general Benito
Valeriano said the
project is a "perfect
fit" in the UAE because
the country hosts one
of the largest Filipino
communities abroad.

"For the organizers
who have
conceptualized this
expo, I think you hit
the jackpot,"
Valeriano said.

Around 2,000 overseas
Filipino workers
(OFWs) visited the
expo, which featured
products ranging from
electronics, clothing,
accessories and
jewelry, to real
estate, schools, and
other services which
are in demand by
Filipinos.

Sanchez also praised
the OFWs for their
contribution to the
Philippine economy.

"Kaya kayo po ang
tunay na number
one... at tandaan nyo
po mga Kapamilya sa
Middle East at sa inyo,
walang iwanan,"
Sanchez said. ABS-CBN
Middle East News
Bureau

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