PH Embassy in Riyadh, Consulate General in Jeddah Welcome First Batch of Filipino-Muslim Hajj Pilgrims

The Philippine Embassy in Riyadh and the Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah, led by Ambassador Adnan V. Alonto (ninth from left) and Consul General Edgar B. Badajos (tenth from left), respectively, welcomed the first batch of Filipino- Muslims who will perform the Hajj (pilgrimage to Makkah) this year.

Some 900 pilgrims on three separate flights arrived in Madinah on 10 July 2019. (Jeddah PCG photo)

Around 6,900 Filipino-Muslim pilgrims have signed up for this year’s Hajj, which is expected to last until 14 August 2019. In this photo: Ambassador Adnan Alonto (front left) and Consul General Edgar Badajos (back left), and Jeddah PCG Labor Attache Nasser Munder. (Jeddah PCG photo)

To ensure that the pilgrims’ stay in the Kingdom is smooth and orderly, the Embassy and Consulate have deployed teams to ensure that necessary assistance is provided to them, in coordination with representatives from the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF).

In this photo: Ambassador Adnan Alonto (middle) and Consul General Edgar Badajos (right) (Jeddah PCG photo)

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