20 May 2018, Dubai— The Philippine Consulate General in Dubai held on 18 May 2018 the 2nd Ulirang Ina Awards for overseas Filipino mothers in commemoration of Mother’s Day 2018. Consul General Paul Raymund Cortes and Dr Yasmin Cortes, spouse of the Consul General, awarded some 10 overseas Filipinos at a ceremony held at the Philippine Consulate General’s Rizal Hall. Around 200 members of the Filipino community were present to witness the Consulate’s 2nd Mother’s Day activity which it first organized in May 2017.
The 10 awardees were as follows:
1. Norma Sanita – Household worker and a cleaning company owner
2. Josephine Gonzales Buaya – Household worker
3. Yolanda De Jesus – Household worker
4. Jennifer Velasco – School Bus attendant
5. Clarisa Dorado - Household worker
6. Teresita Uy - Household worker
7. Generosa Usi - Accountant
8. Florencia Respende – Nanny to grandchildren
9. Irenea Silva - Household worker
10. Clarita Barabon - Nanny to grandchildren
The Consulate received around 30 nominations from the Filipino Community. The awardees received gifts and other services from various Filipino businesses in Dubai.
The Ulirang Ina 2018 awards were broadcast live over undersigned’s FB page. At the end of the weekend, the video was viewed over 4,200 times and reached a total of 10,000 FB walls. END
