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.