PH Consulate General in Jeddah Hosts Hajj Night for Filipino Muslim Pilgrims

National Commission on Muslim Filipinos and Amirul Hajj Secretary Saidamen B. Pangarungan delivers his inspirational remarks. (Jeddah PCG photo)

JEDDAH 02 September 2019 — The Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah and its attached agencies, together with the Philippine Embassy in Riyadh, hosted a Hajj Night on 15 August 2019 for the Filipino-Muslim pilgrims who successfully performed this year’s Hajj.

In his welcome remarks, Consul General to Jeddah Edgar B. Badajos congratulated the pilgrims and wished them a safe return to the Philippines. He likewise congratulated National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) Secretary Saidamen B. Pangarungan and his team for successfully handling the participation of Filipino pilgrims in this year’s Hajj, which he described as a “colossal logistics and management challenge.”

To cap the event, Secretary Pangarungan delivered a brief message, in which he highlighted the reforms adopted by his office to make the Hajj fees more affordable and provide comfortable accommodations to the 7,142 Muslim Filipino Hajj pilgrims, out of 2.8 million Muslims from around the world. END

Consul General to Jeddah Edgar B. Badajos (left) and Secretary Pangarungan discuss issues related to the  recently-concluded Hajj as well as other areas of common concern. (Jeddah PCG photo)

Some of the Philippine Consulate in Jeddah’s guests during the Hajj Night. (Jeddah PCG photo)

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