A Reply from the Philippine Embassy in Riyadh

LOC-57-2010
06 January 2010

Mr. Ranie F. Cuaresma
Email: ranie070@yahoo.com

Dear Mr Cuaresma,

Greetings from the Philippine Embassy in Riyadh!

The Philippine Embassy in Riyadh wishes to acknowledge receipt of your email dated 03 January 2010, and would like to inform you that the Embassy had looked into your concern. On Saturday, 02 January 2010 being a non-working day, the Embassy has designated one of its staff as duty officer to attend to telephone calls from the Philippines and other countries as well as Filipino citizens living in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

With regard to the phrases "ANO PA SA ANG GUSTO NIYO" and "ANO PA SA ANG GUSTO NIYONG MALAMAN" which were spoken during your conversation with our staff that day, we have learned that the intention of the concerned staff was to ask if you have any more queries on the matter in order to address them and they were not intentionally said in disrespect to you or in a discourteous manner. We wish to inform you that the Ambassador has always emphasized and enjoined the officers and staff of the Embassy to be courteous and efficient in serving our Kababayans as well as the foreigners who are transacting business with the Embassy.

With regard to your request for information on the Foreign Service Officer Qualifying Test, we would like to provide you with the enclosed copy of the Embassy's Press Release No. RVMI -71-2009 dated 20 December 2009 announcing the holding of said examination simultaneously on 28 March 2010 at the Philippine Embassies in Washington, DC and Vienna, Austria, and Philippine Consulate General in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and other examination venues in the Philippines. The press release can be downloaded from the Embassy's website: http://www.philembassy-riyadh.org/.

The Embassy hopes to be of service to you and will be happy to entertain any further queries on this matter by contacting the Administration Section at telephone numbers (01) 482 3559 and 4821802 extension 2127.

Sincerely yours,
ROMULO VICTOR M. ISRAEl, JR.
Charge d'Affaires, a.i.