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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is welcomed upon arrival by the Philippine delegation in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on October 19, 2023 to join at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit and to visit the Filipino Community. Photo from Presidential Communications Office

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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is welcomed upon arrival by the Philippine delegation in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:900px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/172164630058920231019-marcos-saudi-PCO-.jpg" style="width:900px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" spellcheck="false" style="text-align:left">President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is welcomed upon arrival by the Philippine delegation in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on October 19, 2023 to join at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit and to visit the Filipino Community. <em>Photo from Presidential Communications Office/File</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday said Saudi Arabia has begun releasing checks to Filipino workers who have unpaid salaries due to the 2015 economic crisis.</p><p>Thousands of Filipino workers are still waiting to be paid by the Saudi Arabian government after some 9 Saudi companies declared bankruptcy following the economic crisis that hit the Arab country nearly a decade ago.</p><p>&quot;Sinimulan na ng Saudi Arabia ang pamimigay ng cheke sa ating mga trabahanteng nawalan ng trabaho doon,&quot; Marcos said in his third State of the Nation Address.</p><p>&quot;Unti-unti, ang ating mga naapektuhang OFW ay nababayaran na,&quot; he said.</p><p>(Saudi Arabia has begun distributing checks to our workers who lost their jobs there. <span></span><span>Gradually, our affected OFWs are getting paid.)</span></p><p>Due to the development, Marcos expressed his &quot;sincerest gratitude&quot; to Saudi Prince Mohammed Bin Salman and the Kingdon of Saudi Arabia. </p><p>Earlier this month, Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Cacdac said <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/1/dmw-chief-to-fly-to-saudi-to-work-on-pending-ofw-salaries-1815">Saudi Arabia released 1,500 checks</a> for outstanding money claims of Filipino workers who had worked for the Arab companies that declared bankruptcy.</p><div><span>He said P1 billion was</span><span> disbursed by Saudi and that they were still working &quot;on future releases&quot; because some 10,000 workers had unpaid wages.</span></div><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/2/6/over-800-ex-saudi-ofws-receive-unpaid-claims-dmw-2230">READ: Over 800 ex-Saudi OFWs receive unpaid claims: DMW</a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/B-xS6qpXxO0?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></div>

<p>President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday said Saudi Arabia has begun releasing checks to Filipino workers who have unpaid salaries due to the 2015 economic crisis.</p>

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday said Saudi Arabia has begun releasing checks to Filipino workers who have unpaid salaries due to the 2015 economic crisis.

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