Philippine consulate's ban on slippers, sandals and flip flops breeds cottage industry. XPRESS's undercover report shows enterprising residents in Dubai taking advantage of Philippine consulate's dress policy to make money out of "renting shoes". See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv
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00:00Express went undercover to expose a bizarre business happening outside the Philippine
00:08consulate in Dubai.
00:10Shoes being rented out to visitors who are unaware of the consulate's strict new dress
00:17code.
00:18This
00:41dress code states, please wear respectful clothing.
00:45Shorts and sleepers not allowed.
00:48So when was the dress code first implemented?
00:52Apparently, many Filipinos here are unaware of this rule.
01:22So what are we going to do now?
01:24We cannot go back?
01:25I cannot answer.
01:26This might be a problem of the consulate.
01:27I agree with you.
01:28Any option that they are giving?
01:29Because we don't know the rules.
01:30The rules.
01:31We can just go back to the people who are outside.
01:32So that they know the rules.
01:33We cannot go back.
01:34We are Filipinos.
01:35We can't go back.
01:36Do you have any extra shoes to...
01:37We will return it sometime.
01:38We are Filipinos.
01:39We are Filipinos.
01:40We are Filipinos.
01:41We are Filipinos.
01:42We are Filipinos.
01:43We are Filipinos.
01:44We are Filipinos.
01:45We are Filipinos.
01:46We are Filipinos.
01:47We are Filipinos.
01:48We are Filipinos.
01:49We are Filipinos.
01:50We are Filipinos.
01:51We need carlift.
01:52Sometimes the people want to give rent.
01:53Oh, they are giving rent?
01:54Yes.
01:55Where?
01:56Where?
01:57We are going to there, outside.
01:58Where?
02:00This one?
02:01Carthage.
02:03You can ask him.
02:04After getting a number of complaints, we went out with a camera, and here is what we saw.
02:08A thriving shoes for rent business outside a compound, run by a legal Carlift guy.
02:14Express found that several of the cabbies are involved, offering their services to other
02:20Filipinos unaware of the new rule. This man is just one of them.
02:38Philippine Consul General to Dubai Benito Valeriano told us that since these deals
02:43take place outside the consulate compound it's out of his remit and that for security reasons
02:50only those with legitimate business are allowed inside the consulate compound
02:55referring to the car lift boys. So if you're a Filipino in Dubai next time you visit your
03:00consulate just leave your flip-flops at home and put on your goody two shoes. Jai Hilatin Express
03:13you