FILIPINO CULTURE AND ART TAKE CENTER STAGE AT SHEIKH ZAYED FESTIVAL ABU DHABI 02 February 2025 – Filipino culture and art took center stage on 01 February 2025 at the Sheikh Zayed Festival in Al Wathba, Abu Dhabi as the Filipino Community in the UAE, led by Philippine Ambassador to the UAE Alfonso A. Ver participated in the Asian Festival with the theme “Fiesta Filipinas: Celebrating Culture, Traditions, and Art” . Close to a thousand representatives of various Filipino groups in the UAE, includ

The Philippines is home to over 17 million indigenous peoples, who make up 110 ethnolinguistic groups. Indigenous communities tend to live in geographically isolated areas, where they have retained much of their traditional culture and livelihood activities. But like other indigenous communities around the world, they are consistently ranked among the poorest and most disadvantaged people in the world. The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) supports indigenous peoples to prot