The Embassy informs the public that it shall reduce the number of holidays it observes from thirty one (31) non-working official and special Philippine and Saudi holidays to only twelve (12) non-working holidays to order to extend more services to Filipinos in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia:
January: 01 - (Tuesday) New Year’s
May: 01 - Labor Day
June: 12 - Anniversary of the Declaration of Philippine Independence
August: 7, 10, 11 - Eid El-Fitr(Tentative)
September: 23 – (Monday) National Day of Saudi
October: 12, 13- Eid-El-Adha Holidays (Tentative)
December: 25 – (Wednesday) Christmas Day
30 – (Monday) Rizal Day
31 – (Tuesday) Last Day of the Year
The Thursday Consular services on passport processing are also suspended on the following dates as resulted in the observance of the above cited holidays:
May 2 (Thursday)
June 13 (Thursday)
December 26 (Thursday)
January 2, 2014 (Thursday)
During Holidays, Filipinos may contact the following numbers in case of emergencies:
For Labor-related issues – 0564024995
For other concerns 01-4802-3559 / 480-1918 / 482-3615.

