Press Release
PR-115-2014
27 September 2014

Philippine Embassy Meets Filipino Community in Sana’a, Yemen and Conducts Consular Services

The Philippine Embassy in Riyadh, led by Ambassador Ezzedin Tago, visited Yemen with a team composed of Consul Mary Jennifer Dingal and Attache Noly Dulay and Melchor Balladolid starting on 23 September 2014.

During the visit, the Embassy team extended consular services including passport encoding, notary services for various legal documents, and received reports of marriage and births. After two days in Sana’, the team received 67 applications.

Ambassador Ezzedin Tago also met with The Filipino Community in Yemen (TFCY) and conducted the oath of the new set of officers of TFCY - the only community organisation in Sana’a, Yemen.

There are currently 691 Filipinos who are registered with the Embassy online database, and the Embassy urges all Filipinos in Yemen to access the Embassy website (www.riyadhpe.dfa.gov.ph) and register and provide complete all the requested information on the online forms.