Filipino club to organize Dubai international youth fest

  DUBAI – The recently launched Filipino Social Club (FilSoc) has announced it is organising an international youth festival next year in collaboration with the Community Development Authority (CDA) and other accredited social clubs in the UAE. Philippine Ambassador to the UAE, Hjayceelyn Quintana, at FilSoc’s launch on Thursday (October 31), described it as a “momentous” occasion. “The formation of FilSoc brings to the fore another milestone in the history of the Filipino community in the UAE.. Filipinos are building communities all over the world. With almost 10 percent of its population living and working abroad, the huge diaspora and its impact to the world can no longer be denied,” Quintana said. FilSoc was founded by former chairmen and vice-chairmen of the Philippine Independence Day (PID) and former presidents of the Filipino community in Dubai and Northern Emirates. It took a year for the group to obtain the CDA license to operate from its first meeting on July 28, 2018. "Licensed associations are encouraged to move away from short-termed, bubbled-pop solutions that rarely impact the lives of the beneficiaries and to start providing more sustainable programs," said Dr. Omar AbdulAziz Al Muthanna, CEO, Regulatory and Licensing Sector of CDA. Aside from undertaking social, cultural, sports, welfare, and entertainment-related activities for the Filipinos, FilSoc will support some programs of the Philippine consulate and Dubai government. FilSoc President Ericson Reyes said the group’s two-year plan covers “social, cultural, sports, welfare, and entertainment-related activities. We shall be collaborating with many other social clubs in Dubai. We shall be involving ourselves with other nationalities' community services”. “Among the major events that we are eyeing is the challenge given to us by CDA are to hold special events for the Filipino Youth, and eventually a bigger event, the Dubai International Youth Festival which we are visualizing to culminate in time for Dubai's Expo in October 2020," Reyes said. The club is open to membership for Filipino residents in the UAE for a fee of Dh120 per year. ICA/Expat 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