Press Release No. 40-2018

PHILIPPINE ConsulATE OFFICALS ATTEND ANNUAL SUHOOR HOSTED BY JEDDAH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

Jeddah, 23 May 2018 - Consul General Edgar Badajos attended the annual Suhoor (meal taken during Ramadan before sunrise and fasting starts) ceremony for Consuls General, government officials and businessmen in Jeddah hosted by the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) in the evening of 22 May 2018. The guest of honor during the event was His Royal Highness Prince Abdullah bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Governor of Makkah Region.

 An official of the JCCI Speaks during the event in the presence of Saudi government officials.

Consul Rodney Jonas L. Sumague and Mr. Paul Antiporda, of the National Palm Trading and General Contracting Co., a Saudi company involved in the distribution of Philippine products in the Kingdom, accompanied Consul General Badajos during the event.

(from left to right) Counselor Sami Abdulla of the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Makkah Branch), Consul General Badajos, Consul Sumague and Mr. Antiporda.

The event proved to be an excellent opportunity to explore more avenues for further expanding trade and investment relations between the Philippines and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. END