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Countries hosting diplomatic missions of the Philippines. The Republic of the Philippines has a network of diplomatic missions in major cities around the world, under the purview of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), to forward the country's interests in the areas that they serve, as well as to serve the ever-growing numbers of Overseas Filipinos and Overseas Filipino Workers.
This is a list of diplomatic missions in Saudi Arabia.There are currently 122 embassies in Riyadh.Several countries have diplomatic missions accredited from other capitals.
The first Philippine ambassador to Saudi Arabia, H.E. Lininding Pangandaman, [1] served in the former Saudi capital, Jeddah, following the establishment of the Philippine Embassy in the Kingdom in 1973. The embassy is now located in the Diplomatic Quarter district in Riyadh. [2] [3]
Formal diplomatic relations between the Philippines and Saudi Arabia were established on October 24, 1969. [1] The Philippines has an embassy in Riyadh and a consulate-general in Jeddah. [2] Saudi Arabia has an embassy in Makati. [3] Muslim pilgrims from the Philippines visit the cities of Mecca and Medina as part of the Hajj.
The embassy temporarily operated in the King Fahd Quarter beginning July 1985 while the new chancery was constructed in the Diplomatic Quarter. [4] On June 5, 2024, the Philippine Embassy in Riyadh, led by Chargé d'Affaires Rommel Romato, proudly inaugurated the newly restored Ambassador's Residence within the Embassy's compound.
Diplomatic missions in Georgia currently comprise 40 embassies in Tbilisi. Many other countries have non-resident embassies. Russia closed its embassy right after the beginning of the war in South Ossetia in August 2008 and diplomatic relations between the two countries have ended. Map of diplomatic missions in Georgia
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte speaking to a group of repatriated overseas Filipino workers from Saudi Arabia in 2016. Every year, an unknown number of Filipinos in Saudi Arabia are "victims of sexual abuses, maltreatment, unpaid salaries, and other labor malpractices," according to John Leonard Monterona, the Middle East coordinator of Migrante, a Manila-based OFW organization. [14]
Map of states with diplomatic missions in the Philippines. This is a list of diplomatic missions in the Philippines. The National Capital Region, more commonly known as Metro Manila, is host to 70 embassies. Several other countries have diplomatic missions accredited from other capitals.