As more Filipinos return to the country due to the easing of the borders in their respective host countries, including the Philippines at the moment, authorities are looking for ways to accommodate them. One of the ways they do this is through the One Health Pass. Get ready to provide your health and personal details [...]
If you’re visiting Manama, Bahrain for the first time, whether for work or recreation, one of the things you should know about is the location and how to contact the Philippine Embassy in the country. The Philippine Embassy in Manama is located at Villa 939, Road 3220, Blk. 332, Bu Asheera, Mahooz Area. The office [...]
Do you know if you have registered and are certified to vote in the 2022 Philippine national elections? If you have registered to vote for the 2022 Philippine National Elections and want to check if you are able to cast a vote, here’s a Certified List of Overseas Voters posted by the Philippine Embassy in Manama, [...]
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has adopted a new system for its online appointment consular services for each of its missions all over the world. This aims to digitize the filing, processing, and record-tracking of consular services for all Filipino nationals in their respective host countries, including the Kingdom of Bahrain in the Middle [...]
When it comes to traveling, Bahrain has a modern and developed transport system. Of course, if you prefer to drive, then you can opt to buy a car that you can use for going to work or to different places. Since petrol is relatively cheap in Bahrain, you get to save money, too! In this [...]
There are many expats who are currently living and working in Bahrain. In fact, almost 50 percent of the population are foreigners! The country is a major hub for business and finance in the Middle East, so it’s a very “international” and cosmopolitan country, indeed. That being said, Bahrain is also a Muslim country, with [...]
On Friday, April 30, online applications for national IDs were made available, with the aim of enrolling 70 million Filipinos in the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) by the end of 2021. READ ALSO: How to Renew Philippine Passport in Bahrain President Rodrigo Duterte signed Republic Act No. 11055, also known as the “Philippine Identification System [...]
Are you a new expat in Bahrain or someone who is planning to live and work here? If so, then it’s important that you become familiar with banking, taxes, and money matters in this country. After all, you’ll be dealing with salary payments, bills payments, savings, deposits, money transfers, car loans, and other transactions, just like [...]
Every Filipino working abroad dreams of having their own house. But the first challenge is determining how much you need to save up. This is an important question to note because this will inform your goals and how long you need to work and save up overseas. For our feature OFW in this post, she [...]
Many OFWs dream of having their own house. But not everyone gets to have one even if they already have the means and resources to do so. Why? Because they only “dream” about it. In this feature post, we share the journey of a kababayan based in the Kingdom of Bahrain, working as an OFW [...]
