PHL embassy in KSA posts 24-hour hotlines

The Philippine Embassy in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has posted online a list of 24-hour hotline numbers that Filipinos can contact even after office hours. In an advisory, the embassy said Filipinos in KSA may call the following after regular working hours (4 p.m. to 8 a.m.) and on weekends: Embassy’s Assistance to Nationals Section (for police and detention cases, death, and other emergencies): 056 989 3301 Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) Riyadh (for labor-related complaints and welfare issues in the Riyadh Region): 056 509 4862 POLO Central Regional (for labor-related complaints and welfare issues in the Central Region, covers provinces of Qassim, Hail, Al-Jouf, Northern Border): 050 753 7997 POLO Eastern Region (for labor-related complaints and welfare issues in the Eastern Region, covers Dammam, Jubail, Al-Khobar, Hofuf, Ras Tanura, Hafr Al-Batin): 050 126 9742 Filipinos in Makkah Al-Mukarramah Region, Madinah Al-Munawarrah Region, Tabuk, Abha, Jizan, Najran, and Baha can use the existing hotlines of the Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah: Assistance to Nationals: 0555 219 613 or pc.jeddah@gmail.com Consular Section, ePassport appointment and other consular matters: 0555 219 614, 669-3254, 668-9776; or consular@pcgjeddah.org, appointment@pcgjeddah.org, visa@pcgjeddah.org, marriage@pcgjeddah.org POLO Jeddah: 056 195 6142, or polo_jeddah@yahoo.com, polo_jeddah@pcgjeddah.org For other contacts of the Philippine Embassy in Riyadh and the Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah, Filipinos are requested to visit the following websites: Riyadh - http://www.philembassy-riyadh.org Jeddah - http://pcgjeddah.org – VVP, GMANews.TV