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OFW wishing to have her own clinic wins AED250,000 in UAE raffle draw


Dental assistant wishing to have her own clinic wins AED250,000 in UAE raffle draw

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - An overseas Filipino worker (OFW) working as a dental assistant abroad for the past 15 years and wishing all her life to someday open her own clinic is among two Filipinos to win AED250,000 each – approximately P3.25 million – in the latest weekly live draw here.

“Licensed dentist po ako sa Pilipinas bago nag-abroad. Pangarap ko rin na magka-clinic kapag pinalad na makapag-ipon. Napalapit na ang pangarap na iyon,” said “Leilani,” 44, who works in the same profession in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi.

(I was a licensed dentist in the Philippines before I went abroad. I dreamt of having my own clinic if I get to save enough. That dream has become closer to reality.)

Leilani, who left the Philippines in 2006 to work as a dental assistant in Saudi Arabia, said the money will enable her to clear debts, continue supporting her parents, give back to her high school alma mater and secure her daughter’s college expenses.

“First and foremost is the education of my daughter. My daughter is in grade 12 and wants to study medicine. I would have needed to work for 20 years to pay for it. Now I can make her dreams come true after winning in the raffle draw,” said Leilani, who arrived in Al Ain in 2016.

“I am the breadwinner in the family. Nagbibigay ako ng allowance sa father ko who used to work in Saudi Arabia and is now retired. Ako naman ang may maayos na trabaho kaya ako ang tumutulong sa kanila,” Leilani said.

(I give allowance to my father who used to work in Saudi Arabia and is now retired. I have a good job so I am able to help them.)

She added: “I always think back to my formative years and my time in high school. The guidance I received from my teachers and my classmates led me to pursue my dream of being a dentist and now I want to give back. I plan on giving a portion of my winnings to my old high school.”

Meantime, another winner, Alexander, 35, who lives in Dubai, is planning to use his winnings to purchase land for his family back in the Philippines and to support a friend.

“One of my colleagues has been left paralyzed in half of his body, so I will use this money to help him out financially and cover his bills,” he said.

The draw is organized by Mahzooz , the only weekly live number combinations raffle draw in the region that offers players a life-changing opportunity with tens of millions in dirhams to be won every week.

Leilani and Alexander were the third and fourth OFWs to win in the raffle draw.

Last week, "Roland," a bakeshop delivery van driver won AED1 million. Weeks earlier in May, a 31-year-old single mom, Wendy Arroz of Cagayan Valley, won AED201,000. —KG/MDM, GMA News

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