17 May 2016 – The Philippine Embassy in Muscat was informed by the Sultanate of Oman that His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has pardoned two Overseas Filipino Worker (OFWs) convicted and serving their respective sentences for criminal offenses. The Royal Pardon was granted on the occasion of the Isra Wal Miraj that was commemorated on May 05.

Philippine Ambassador to the Sultanate of Oman Narcisco T. Castañeda welcomed the grant of the Royal Pardon to the two convicted OFWs and expressed his gratitude to the Sultanate for its strong cooperation with the Philippine government on OFW concerns. He hailed the pardon as proof of the continued and untiring efforts of the Embassy and the Department of Foreign Affairs in addressing the issues of distressed OFWs in Oman.

The Embassy is coordinating with Omani authorities for the early repatriation of the pardoned OFWs. END