Press Release
PR-024-2015
Philippine Embassy Outreach Extends
559 Consular Services in Buraidah
(Riyadh, 22 February 2015) – The Philippine Embassy in Riyadh successfully held its 5th consular outreach mission or “Embassy on Wheels” (EOW) in 2015 in Buraidah, Province of Qassim on 20-21 February 2015 which was held at the Philippine International School in Buraidah (PISB).
The Embassy Consular Team was composed of First Secretary and Consular Mary Jennifer D. Dingal (Team Leader), Ms. Lilian Adiong, Mr. Edison Ipac, Ms. Yvonne Mofar, Masrisa Nasser-Pangcoga, Ms. Margarita Manigo and Mr. Acas Bayabao Jr. They were ably assisted by Filipino community volunteers from the PISB and Filipino community organizations in Buraidah.
The Team was able to process 434 e-Passport applications, 4 passport extensions, 12 Reports of Birth, and 37 notarials. The Team was also able to release 72 new e-Passports.
Attaché Margarita Manigo processes the application of Ms. Evangeline Lumaad, the first EOW passport applicant.
The Philippine Embassy Team with FilCom volunteers and Saudi officials from the Office of the Governor at the Philippine International School in Buraidah.
As part of the Embassy’s program to improve customer service, the Team conducted a client feedback survey to 300 clients, of which 238 or 79.33% responded as follows:
Table 1. CLIENT FEEDBACK ON EOW BURAIDAH, 20-21 February 2015
Buraidah, which is three and a half hours from Riyadh by land, is the capital of Al-Qassim Region located in north-central Saudi Arabia. There is a large Filipino community in Buraidah. There is also one Philippine-curriculum school in the city, the Philippine International School in Buraidah, which serves the needs of the Filipino dependents living in the area.
The next consular outreach mission will be on 27-28 February 2015 at Al Khobar. (END)
