PH Consulate General, PH Business Council Grace Opening of First Filipino-Owned Pet Hotel and Store in Dubai

DUBAI 18 February 2019 — Consul General to Dubai Paul Raymund P. Cortes led the opening of Tail Waggin’, the first Filipino-owned pet store, hotel and adoption center, on 26 January 2019.

Among the guests at the launch of the pet hotel included Philippine Business Council (PBC) Chair Marian Carella, other PBC officers, and Labor Attaché Felicitas Bay.

Consul General Cortes congratulated Tail Waggin’ owner Carl Laguerta on the launch, noting the increasing number of Filipino-owned businesses in Dubai. Mr. Laguerta was a former employee of another pet store and hotel until he decided to open his own enterprise.

The Philippine Consulate General in Dubai and the Philippine Business Council have partnered in several undertakings to spread entrepreneurship among the Filipino community in Dubai and the Northern Emirates. END

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