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SPECIAL SERIES: 19 Best Filipino Establishments in Qatar

BEST LIFE QATAR by Zeke Tunay
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From among the lists that we released for this series, this one is the most talked about in our community.

Others are even surprised that some of these are actually “Filipino-brands” and some got a bit confused with the terms “having an office/store” and “having an operation/assigned staff” here in Qatar.

We intentionally did not include some sales/marketing companies or organizations that are thriving here in Doha since they are so numerous. And also, others which we cannot verify, if having a mother company in the Philippines and if classified as a branch/franchise here, are not also included in this initial list.

Definitely, we will have a separate take on Filipino restaurants that are operating here in Qatar (they are too many to be squeezed to just 19).

But truth be told, it’s really good yo feel like you’re close to “home” through the products and services that these establishments are offering. Our favorite food is now available here which we can proudly share with our other expat friends. Services like real estate and remittances are made more convenient since they have assigned staff and established operations in Qatar.

Wondering which Filipino brands are already making waves in Qatar? With so much pride, we bring some Philippine companies with existing office/operations in our third installment of 19 BEST IN 2019.

19 Best Filipino Establishments in Qatar (in no particular order):

1. LBC Express Qatar

2. Yellow Cab Pizza

3. Jollibee

4. Chowking

5. Barrio Fiesta

6. Gerry’s Grill

7. Max’s Restaurant

8. Bacolod Chicken-n-Bbq Restaurant

9. Figaro Coffee

10. Bo’s Coffee

11. Vista Land International Qatar

12. Megaworld International Qatar

13. Filinvest International Qatar

14. Natasha Qatar

15. Banco De Oro (BDO)

16. Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI)

17. Philippine National Bank (PNB)

18. Rizal Commercial Banking Corp (RCBC)

19. Pilipino Star Ngayon (PSN Middle East)

IN THE COVER PHOTO: A newly opened Filipino-owned cafe @littlehouseoflatte (left side) and a Philippine restaurant franchise @maxschicken (right side) located along B-Ring Road.

SIDE NOTE: The main point of this article is to inspire many OFWs (Filipino Overseas Workers) to really consider establishing homegrown businesses where they are right now (not only food). While other nationalities have proven themselves successful in running ventures like neighborhood stores (Bakala), travel agencies, spa & salon, manpower agencies, among others (which are often times managed and run by Filipino staffs), then we could also consider making it big and actually becoming an employer than staying for a long time as an employee. We will have a separate blog post about this in the coming days.

Do you know of any other Philippine-based companies who have set foot here in DOHA? For our non-Filipino readers, which of these establishments have you tried already?

 

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