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MANILA: The Philippines will focus on strengthening its ties with the UAE in the areas of innovation and technology, its envoy told Arab News on Saturday as the two countries celebrated 49 years of bilateral relations.
Manila and Abu Dhabi established diplomatic ties on Aug. 19, 1974, and Filipinos were among the first expatriates to come to the UAE in the 1970s to help develop the country.
Currently, around a million Filipino expats live and work in the UAE, making the Emirates their second-largest employer after Saudi Arabia….