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A Filipina expatriate known for her charity work for prisoners and other compatriots in need will receive an award presented by the Philippine president.
won this year’s Bagong Bayani (“new heroes”) award for community and social service. The award is made every two years and recognises exemplary overseas Filipino workers.
Mrs Kasimieh visits her compatriots in Dubai and Sharjah jails, and at police detention centres, offering not only counselling and spiritual guidance but also helping them return home after completing their sentence.
She refers requests for assistance to individuals and organisations in the Emirates who donate air tickets and provide assistance to the needy.
When Sarah San Gabriel, 53, lost her job as a remittance cashier, Mrs Kasimieh, a Dubai Government employee, helped her find another.
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