President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo arrived in Jeddah, September 21 (Monday) at 8 p.m.(Manila time) at the King Abdulazziz International Airport for a three-day official visit.
The President is expected to take up the welfare of the more than one million overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Saudi Arabia and make a pitch for the Philippines as an attractive investment haven.
She will also discuss economic development and the possibility of ending the conflict in Mindanao with Saudi Arabia leaders.
During her visit, the President will meet with leading business investors and also spend some time with members of the Filipino community whose remittances help keep the country afloat in the midst of the global financial crisis.
Saudi Arabia hosts 1.016 million OFWs and their dependents. Of this number, 736,820 are in Riyadh and 280,000 are in Jeddah. (PIA-MMIO)