Press Release No. 56-2018
PHILIPPINE CONSULATE GENERAL IN JEDDAH RENDERS FULL RANGE OF CONSULAR SERVICES TO THE FILIPINO COMMUNITY IN YANBU AND PROMOTES OVERSEAS VOTING REGISTRATION
Jeddah, 15 September 2018 – The Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah successfully rendered a full range of services to Filipinos in Yanbu in the Al Madinah Province of Saudi Arabia during its 9th Consular Mobile Services (CMS) in 2018 at the Yanbu Avenue Hotel on 14 to 15 September 2018.
Yanbu, roughly 330 kilometers away from Jeddah, is a major port city with a bustling industrial center where most Filipinos work in factories and plants, while others serve as teachers, nurses, and members of the service industry.
Filipinos in Yanbu awaiting the opening of the Consular Mobile Services.
The CMS team, led by Consul General Edgar B. Badajos, included representatives from the Consulate’s Assistance-to-Nationals and Consular sections, the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO), Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), PAG-IBIG, and Social Security Services (SSS).
Consul General Badajos officially opened the CMS and assured all the Filipinos present that services will be delivered efficiently. “Kami ay nandito upang ihatid sa inyo ang iba’t-ibang serbisyo ng konsulado. Hindi niyo na kailangang magbiyahe ng apat na oras para makapag renew ng pasaporte, magkonsulta tungkol sa inyong mga kontrata, o magtanong tungkol sa inyong SSS, Pag-ibig o OWWA memberships,” Consul General Badajos said in his opening remarks.
Consul General Badajos addressing the Filipinos queued for the CMS.
In the course of the two (2) day event, the Consular Team brought passport, civil registration, authentication, and notarial services closer to the people of Yanbu and the neighboring areas. Representatives from the Philippine Overseas Labor Office and the Office of the Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) were also on hand to register new members and process the concerns of existing members.
Representatives from the POLO and OWWA discussing concerns with clients.
Representatives from Pag-IBIG Fund and SSS addressing the concerns of Filipinos in Yanbu.
Also part of the services rendered was the registration of new overseas voters and the processing of applications for precinct transfers in preparation for the 2019 national elections.
Consulate personnel encodes the information of applicants for overseas voting registration. END
