8/9/2019 2010-005 PCG Press Release Warning Against Fixers
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Consu la t e Genera l o f t h e Repub l i c o f t h e Phi l i p
p iin Jeddah
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person in Corniche mall but he avoided them and left. The total
amount
that the fixers took from the 9 Filipinos totaled SR24,500.
The 9 filipinos have discovered that the true identity of this
Arnold
Garcia is ARNULFO SANDOVAL MANONGDO, with an iqama issued in
Riyadh under the sponsorship of Al-Safari limited and his
occupation in his
iqama is window cleaner.
The Consulate noted that many of the fixers claim they have
strong
contacts in the Consulate or Jawazat. Some Filipino victims have
reported
that they have dealt with fixers at Sarawat or Corniche
mall.
The Consulate strongly urges all Filipinos not to deal with
such
personalities, and to deal directly with the Consulates Labor
Section or
Assistance to Nationals Section within the premises of the
Consulate building
at Rehab District. If anyone claims to work with the Consulate,
we urge you
to demand to see his iqama or ID issued by the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs.
The Philippine Consulate General reiterates that it has not
received any
official statement or advice from the Saudi Government on the
possibility of
amnesty for overstayers, absconding workers, and violators of
the iqama
and residency rules of the Kingdom.
In a statement published in the Saudi Gazette issue of 20
January
2010, Brig. Gen. Salem Bakheet Al-Zahrani, Director of
Passports
Department in Makkah Region, said that:
There is no move to provide residential permits to overstayers.
Theseare only rumors, there is no substance to it.
Al-Zahrani warned that overstayers should go back to their
countriesat the earliest or face penalties and jail sentences.
Al-Zahrani said fingerprinting and eye-scanning systems are
workingwell and have greatly reduced the problem of
overstaying.
The Consulate urges all Filipinos and community organizations to
advise
their friends and relatives on this matter.
