Press Release
PR-060-2014
04 May 2014

Philippine Ambassador Meets Emir of Riyadh

(Riyadh, 4 May 2014) Philippine Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Mr. Ezzedin Tago together with Minister and Consul General Marshall Louis Alferez met with the Emir of Riyadh Region HRH Prince Khalid bin Bandar bin Abdul Aziz on 1 May 2014 at the Emir’s Office in Riyadh.

During the meeting, Ambassador Tago thanked the Emir for his office’s assistance in various cases of Filipinos, particularly for the Emir’s clemency for detained Filipinos in Riyadh Region.

Ambassador Tago, in extending appreciation to the authorities and officials in Riyadh, cited that a majority of Filipinos who corrected their status during the recent correction period were in Riyadh.

The two officials also discussed various issues related to the welfare of Filipinos in the Kingdom’s capital.