Philippine Embassy in Riyadh Donates Medical Supplies for Filipino Hajj Pilgrims

The Embassy staff spearheading the donation ceremony. (Photo by Riyadh PE)

JEDDAH 20 June 2024 – The Philippine Embassy in Riyadh has donated a second batch of medicines to the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) to support the medical needs of Filipino Hajj pilgrims.

NCMF Secretary Sabuddin Abdurahim received the donation from Chargé d’Affaires Rommel Romato at a turnover ceremony held at the Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah on 11 June 2024. The event was attended by Consul General Edgar Tomas Auxilian and other Philippine government officials including Acting Hajj Attaché Omar Mandia, NCMF officials Director Saleha Sacar, Regional Director Abdulnasser Masorong, Jr., and Mr. Limpi Macapundag, and the Hajj Assistance Team from the Philippine Embassy. 

This initiative, which was funded by the Department of Foreign Affairs’ Office of Undersecretary for Migration Affairs, underscores the Philippine government's dedication to ensuring the well-being of Filipinos abroad, particularly the thousands of Filipino pilgrims traveling to the Holy Mosques in Saudi Arabia for the Hajj. END

Chargé d’Affaires Rommel Romato (standing 8th from the left) and Consul General Edgar Tomas Auxilian in Jeddah (standing 5th from the left) attend the ceremonial turnover of medical supplies donated by the Philippine Embassy in Riyadh to the NCMF Hajj Medical Team. (Photo by Riyadh PE)

(Photo by Riyadh PE)

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