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Philippine Consul General in Dubai bids adieu, shares unforgettable moments in UAE
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2/13/2025
Philippine consul general bids adieu to kababayans in Dubai
Cortes, who took office in 2015 as Philippine consul-general in Dubai, will be leaving his post on August 19
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This is the moment, this is the day, this is the moment when I know I'm on my way.
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I've been the Consul General of the Republic of the Philippines here in Dubai for the past
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six plus plus years and it's been a whirlwind six plus plus years for me and my family.
00:22
One of my first mantras in understanding what I needed to do in Dubai was to be myself.
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Who I was in the past is exactly who I would be during my tour of duty in Dubai because
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if I did not become honest as to who I am as a person, then I probably cannot fulfill
00:45
my role as a leader of the Filipino community here, as a representative of the Philippine
00:54
government to help out our constituency in Dubai and the Northern Emirates.
01:00
My beliefs, my understanding of what public policy means, my perspectives on how government
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should be able to mirror the hopes and dreams and visions of the Filipino community.
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Amnesty in 2018, where we were able to facilitate our cababayans going back home from the amnesty
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program instituted by the UAE, is something that first sticks to mind and it's something
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that has made us realize that there are really a lot of our fellow Filipinos who do need
01:40
assistance and of course the pandemic time where many had lost their jobs, many wanted
01:47
to go home and many have been stranded here in the UAE while waiting for flights back
01:56
home.
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With these sorts of circumstances that we were faced, we've become more flexible and
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at the same time more attuned to the needs of our fellow Filipinos.
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What we also wanted to emphasize is that in government service, we work on finite resources.
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It is our responsibility and our obligation to allocate those finite resources in the
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most maximal terms so that we're able to help more people as necessary and by need.
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As such, there may be instances where some of those that have been brought to our attention
02:34
may not fall within a priority or may not fall within the list of obligations that we
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could give into so that we have to make sure that these people likewise understand what
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the policy is and how best we can help more people and a greater segment of our society.
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Greatest achievements?
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Well, it's a huge, huge post and not only is it heavy as far as the consular work is
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concerned, but it's also heavy economically because Dubai is the center of economic activity
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in this part of the world.
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There were many opportunities for our business people and our commerce to link and collaborate
03:28
with those based here and at the same time, because there is a huge diaspora, there was
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also importance placed on how the diaspora could help out not only as far as the community
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here was concerned, but also how they could help out with the development of the country
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back home.
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We've come up with many initiatives and luckily, these initiatives were recognized by our Department
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of Foreign Affairs so that as early as 2018, we got the Best Organization Award.
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We also got the Best Assistance to Nationals Unit.
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Also for 2017, we also received awards for our people as for Best Assistance to Nationals
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Employee, Best Employee for 2017, 18, and 19, and 2020 as well.
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We also received again Best ATN Assistance to Nationals Award in 2018 for our performance
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in 2018.
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Same thing with 2019 and well, this will be preemptory, but I believe we also received
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something for 2020.
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Of course, with all that, I also personally received an award from the Office of the President
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in 2017, awarded to me in 2018.
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This is a Presidential Award for service in diplomacy.
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Every endeavor I have made ever is coming into view.
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It's here and now, today.
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