PHL Consulate General, Dubai Police Hold Special Community Forum

Top photo: Consul General Paul Raymund Cortes (fifth from left) and Lt. Col. Saeed Abdullah Al Qemzi, Deputy Director in the General Department of Criminal Investigation (sixth of left), flanked by officers of the Philippine Consulate General, Philippine Overseas Labor Office, and officials of the Dubai Police during the Special Community Forum with the Dubai Police. Bottom left photo: Lt. Col. Al Qemzi presents a token to Consul General Cortes. Bottom right photo: Consul General Cortes gives his opening remarks during the Forum with Lt. Col. Al Qemzi (left) and Lt. Col. Tariq Sultan Hilal, Head of Diplomatic and Consular Affairs, General Department of Criminal Investigation. (Photos courtesy of Kabayan Kamera Klub)

29 August 2017 DUBAI, UAE — The Philippine Consulate General in Dubai and the Dubai Police co-hosted a Special Community Forum with the Filipino expatriate community in Dubai and the Northern Emirates on August 19 at the Landmark Grand Hotel.

Consul General Paul Raymund Cortes welcomed the collaboration between the Philippine Consulate and the police authorities, noting that the Forum was the first of its kind, wherein high-ranking officials from different divisions in Dubai Police discuss, disseminate, and update information about UAE laws, legal procedures, and regulations.

Led by Lt. Col. Saeed Abdullah Al Qemzi, Deputy Director in the General Department of Criminal Investigation, the police officials took turns in discussing various issues including human trafficking, the proper use of social media, traffic rules and regulations, drugs, alcohol, immorality issues, and Dubai Police’s smart services.

The Forum is a product of the close coordination and planning between the Consulate and Lt. Col. Tariq Sultan Hilal, Head of the Diplomatic and Consular Affairs.

For more information, visit www.dubaipcg.dfa.gov.ph. END