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The Embassy of the Philippines in Riyadh is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of the Philippines to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Established on December 23, 1973, in Jeddah, the embassy is now located in the Diplomatic Quarter district in Riyadh. [1] [2] The embassy also covers Philippine interests in the Republic of Yemen.
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.
He facilitated a Philippine Department of Trade and Industry-led business mission to Saudi Arabia that met chambers of commerce in Riyadh, Jeddah, and Dammam in February 2024. During the trade mission, Chargé d'affaires Romato announced the establishment of the Philippine Trade and Investment Center and appointment of a Philippine commercial ...
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.
There are currently 122 embassies in Riyadh. Several countries have diplomatic missions accredited from other capitals. In addition, many countries maintain consulates in other Saudi Arabian cities such as Jeddah and Dhahran (not including honorary consulates). Map of diplomatic missions in Saudi Arabia
As of 2009, staff at the Saudi Arabian embassy in the Philippines process between 800 and 900 jobs for Filipinos daily. [7] In 2008, Saudi Arabia had 300,000 job orders for Filipinos. [ 8 ] Later, in the first time hiring Filipino medical professionals, Saudi Arabia announced intentions to hire 6,000 Filipinos as doctors and nurses between 2009 ...
The Philippine Embassy in Cairo is currently headed by Ambassador Ezzedin H. Tago, who was appointed to the position by President Rodrigo Duterte on March 30, 2021. [9] Prior to becoming Ambassador, Tago, a career diplomat, previously served as Consul General at the Philippine Consulate General in Sydney , [ 10 ] and prior to that served at the ...