Expats & Diplomats
Saudi Arabia provides $3.2M assistance to PH

The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center on May 19 carried out the royal directive of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud providing the Philippines with humanitarian and financial aid amounting to $3.2 million as part of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's initiative to support relief in the city of Marawi and combat the pandemic in all regions of the Philippines.

The medical and preventive equipment and supplies worth $1.7 million arrived as in-kind support to combat the pandemic Covid-19. Saudi Arabia's government also contributed $1.5 million to the Department of Health to support health facilities in the City of Marawi.