https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDp3uhI3LUE
Mga OFW, gumawa ng sariling bersyon ng ‘di malilimutang Station ID ng GMA sa gitna ng disyerto ng Saudi.
Courtesy: Raymond Lopez
You can watch the original video here.
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From the official facebook page of Philippine Embassy POLO Riyadh and Central Region Office, announce the first issue of POLO News, a print and digital newsletter that features the latest POLO Projects, programs and services to support the OFW in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
You can download the digital copy by going to https://qrgo.page.link/pRXM1 or by scanning the QR code below;
MESSAGE FROM LABATT Nasser S. Mustafa for the pioneer issue of POLONEWS.
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful; may peace and blessings be upon you all, and congratulations to the men and women behind this POLO Newsletter.
I join as you start this project of trying to make sure that our OFWs in particular and the Filipino community in general would be able to get abreast of the programs and services that we continue to do for them through this POLO Newsletter. As you embark on this task, may I wish that you will do it with dedication, professionalism and vigor because I am inspired to do the same to support you in the service of the OFWs, the Filipino community, our beloved country, and God, the Almighty.
Let this newsletter be one of our vehicles in serving, protecting, empowering, and educating our OFWs who are the modern day heroes. As such, let me assure you that we are here for you; we are here to help you; POLO and its staff are here to deliver the assistance and services you need with commitment, wholeheartedness and dedication.
Again, congratulations on the maiden issue of POLO Newsletter. Mabuhay!
You can now pre-order the new Macbook Air, 13-inch Macbook Pro and Mac mini with M1 chip in Saudi Arabia
If you’re in Saudi Arabia, you can now preorder the new Macbook Air, 13-inch Macbook Pro and Mac mini with M1 chip. To be more specific, you can preorder the new Macs powered with the M1 chips at Extra. The announcement was made via the social media account of the retail store.
اطلب مسبقا الآن MacBook Pro الجديد!https://t.co/blMjm74pe7
MacBook Pro مقاس 13 إنش الجديد مع شريحة Apple M1 يكسر الموازين ويتخطى حدود ما يمكن لجهاز نوت بوك مقاس 13 إنش إنجازه.#Apple #MacBookPro13 pic.twitter.com/9cH84h3kXq
— eXtra Stores (@eXtraStores) November 15, 2020
Here are the pricing below;
Macbook Air;
8GB RAM + 256GB SSD storage: SAR 4,899.00
8GB RAM + 512GB SSD storage: SAR 6,199.00
13-inch Macbook Pro;
8GB RAM + 256GB SSD storage: SAR 6,299.00
Mac Mini;
8GB RAM + 256GB SSD storage: SAR 3,499.00
8GB RAM + 512GB SSD storage: SAR 4,499.00
The new Macbook Air, 13-inch Macbook Pro and Mac mini with M1 chip was first announced last week and from the reviews that are already out, it looks these new Macs with are great for first time Mac buyer and may be be so good if you are a professional and already have an established work flow.
Honor Arabia just announced that HONOR 10X Lite is now available for pre-order to those who are in Saudi Arabia.
HONOR 10X Lite features a 6.67 inches LCD with 2400×1080 resolution at 395 ppi density. Its thin bezel offers a 84.3% screen-to-body ratio. It’s powered by Kirin 710A Octa-core CPU and Mali-G51 MP4 GPU. The HONOR 10X Lite is equipped with a quad-rear camera and a 8 MP camera on the front. As for its battery, the HONOR 10X Lite have a 5000 mAh battery that supports by fast charging.
HONOR 10X Lite specs;
- 6.67 inches LCD display, 1080 x 2400 resolution, @395 ppi screen density and 84.3% screen-to-body ratio
- Processor: Kirin 710A Octa-core CPU (4×2.0 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4×1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)
- GPU: Mali-G51 MP4
- Storage: 128GB
- RAM: 4GB
- OS: Android 10, Magic UI 3.1, no Google Play Services
- Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
- Quad-rear cmaera: 48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0″, 0.8µm, PDAF + 8 MP, f/2.4, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0″, 1.12µm + 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) + 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
- Front camera: 8 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
- 3.5mm jack
- Connectivity: dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
- Network: GSM / HSPA / LTE
- Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE
- GPS with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, NFC,
- Built-in FM radio antenna, USB Type-C 2.0
- Sensors: side-mounted Fingerprint scanner, accelerometer, proximity
- Battery: Li-Po 5000 mAh with 22.5W fast charging
- Colors: Icelandic Frost, Midnight Black, Emerald Green
- Dimensions: 165.7 x 76.9 x 9.3 mm
- Weight: 206 g
The HONOR 10X Lite is now available for pre-order for SAR 769.00 and those will pre-order will receive a free Honor AM61 Sport Bluetooth Earphone worth SAR199.
After almost two month since it was announce, realme 7 series is now available in Saudi Arabia thru Jarir bookstore. Both the realme 7 and realme 7 Pro will be sold in the Kingdom. Realme 7 Pro will retail for SAR 1,299.00, while the Realme 7 retail for SAR 999.00.
Both the Realme 7 and Realme 7 Pro will have 8GB RAM and 128GB storage. You can checkout the full specs of Realme 7 here and the Realme 7 Pro here.
If you are on the Xbox faction, this is where you can pre-order Microsoft’s next gaming console.
- Jarir – https://www.jarir.com/sa-en/microsoft-xbox-series-x-s
- Extra – https://www.extra.com/en-sa/xbox-series-x-/c/8083
- Xcite – https://www.xcite.com.sa/gaming/consoles/xbox.html
Both the Xbox Series X and Series S are available with the following retail price;
Xbox Series X 1 TB – SAR 2,299.00
Xbox Series S 512 GB – SAR 1,349 (at Extra, it mentioned that the storage is 1 TB).
The pre-order period starts on September 22nd, 2020 until November 6th, 2020 while quantities last. Shipping for the Xbox Series X is expected to be between November 7th , 2020 and November 12th, 2020, while the shipping for the Xbox Series S will be between November 13th , 2020 and November 18th, 2020.
Sony has finally announce the pricing for the Playstation 5 and Playstation 5 Digital edition, and if you are in Saudi Arabia, this is where you can preorder the PlayStation 5 and its pricing.
- Jarir – https://www.jarir.com/sa-en/sony-ps5
- Modern Electronics – https://www.mestores.com/en-sa/ps5-pre-order
It appears the only the PlayStation 5 With Blu-Ray Disc is the model that’s available and it will retail for SAR 2,299. While the DualSense™ wireless controller is available for SAR 348.00.
For those who preordered the gaming console, the expected shipping date will be between November 19th – November 25th.
If you’re a user of Souq, you probably received an email from Amazon that “Souq is now Amazon.sa,” which of course have been a long time coming, since Amazon completed its acquisition of Souq in March 2017 for $580 million in cash.
Three days after imposing a curfew, Saudi government announced that the curfew will now extend to 3:00 Pm in the afternoon from the previous time of 7:00 PM.
The new curfew time took effect today, March 26, 2020, as the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases reached 1,012. There were also reports that a curfew violators have been apprehended in the Eastern region of the country.
The new curfew time will not affect the previously reported exemption like “employees of the security, military and media sectors, and workers in the sensitive health and service sectors.”
Source: Arab News
In an effort to slowdown the spread of the highly contagious novel coronavirus or COVID-19, the Saudi Arabian government has mpose a kingdom-wide curfew for 21 days, which started today, Monday, March 23, 2020.
The curfew will be for the “health and safety of citizens and expatriates” within the Kingdom. Exempted from the curfew “are the employees of the security, military and media sectors, and workers in the sensitive health and service sectors.” The Saudi government released a separate announcement providing additional information on the “Curfews’ Exceptions.” you read the full text of the announcement here.
The Saudi Government is also urging everyone to stay at home during the curfew period and not to leave unless it is extremely necessary.
The curfew was impose a day after the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia reported that there have been more than 500 confirmed cases of COVID-19.
Philippine Embassy in Riyadh just release a statement regarding “the new rule from Saudi Government that all shops except supermarket and medical store will only be open from 6 am to 8 pm.”, which is circulating in different social media platform and being shared to OFW within the Kingdom.
Here’s their official statement;
This is fake news and if ever someone sent this to you, just inform them and stop spreading the news.
There are now 511 confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
In a report by Arab News, “Saudi Health Ministry spokesman Mohammed Abdelali said that 72 of the newly diagnosed people were Turkish nationals under quarantine in the holy city of Makkah after interacting with an infected compatriot.”
You can go to Arab News to read the full report.
#UPDATE: #SaudiArabia’s Health Ministry reported a jump in #Coronavirus cases on Sunday of 119, which raises the total number in the Kingdom to 511 #CoronavirusKSAhttps://t.co/jMWKdZdx8s pic.twitter.com/2tWK5lOxpG
— Arab News (@arabnews) March 22, 2020
Philippine Embassy in Riyadh is temporarily suspending all their regular consular services in view of the measures to limit the spread of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID 19). Exempted from the suspension are emergencies like issuance of travel documents in case of death, medical emergencies and release of passports.
You can read the full announcement below;
If you are coming from the Philippines, you won’t be able enter Saudi Arabia, since the Kingdom just included Philippines in their travel restriction list.
You are exempted from the travel ban if you are a health workers in as long as you take the necessary precautions and cleared enter the country.
Here are the list of countries as reported by Arab News;
Region
1. Bahrain
2. Egypt
3. Iraq
4. Kuwait
5. Lebanon
6. Oman
Syria
7. Turkey
8. UAE
ASIA1. China
2. India
3. Pakistan
4. Philippines
5. South Korea
6. Sri LankaAFRICA
1. Djibouti
2. Eritrea
3. Ethiopia
4. Kenya
5. Somalia
6. South Sudan
7. SudanEUROPE
1. Austria
2. Belgium
3. Bulgaria
4. Croatia
5. Cyprus
6. Czech Republic
7. Denmark
8. Estonia
9. Finland
10. France
11. Germany
12. Greece
13. Hungary
14. Ireland
15. Italy
16. Latvia
17. Lithuania
18. Luxembourg
19. Malta
20. Netherlands
21. Poland
22. Portugal
23. Romania
24. Slovakia
25. Slovenia
26. Spain
27. Sweden
28. Switzerland (non-EU member)
Philippine Embassy in Riyahd just released an advisory regarding the corona virus (COVID-19) situation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The press release summarizes the current state of (COVID-19) situation in the country and provided a number of guidelines in order to keep the Filipino community safe.
You can read the full text below;
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Education suspends all classes to all levels as a preventive measures against COVID-19.
Here’s what the ministry announced from their official twitter account;
(Translated via Google Translate)
# The Ministry of Education announces the # suspension of study in all public, private, university and technical education schools and institutions in the Kingdom, from Monday 7/14/1441 AH until further notice.
#وزارة_التعليم تعلن عن #تعليق_الدراسة في جميع مدارس ومؤسسات التعليم العام والأهلي والجامعي والفني في المملكة؛ اعتباراً من يوم الاثنين ١٤/ ٧/ ١٤٤١هـ وحتى إشعار آخر. pic.twitter.com/J1PFcNU381
— وزارة التعليم – عام (@moe_gov_sa) March 8, 2020
There are now 11 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Kingdom, most are those who came from Iran and entered the country via the UAE.
Honor just announced that the Honor 9X Pro will be available Saudi Arabia for SAR 999.00. The company is currently accepting pre-order, where users will get freebies worth SAR 999.00.
These are the freebies;
-18K Gold Coin 2 Grams Standard.
-HONOR Sport PRO Earphones.
-6 Months Screen Warranty.
-6 Months HUAWEI Mobile Cloud 50GB Storage.
-Up to 6 Months HUAWEI Music VIP Membership.
Here are the notable features of the Honor 9X Pro;
- 6.59-inch Pop-up FullView display
- Kirin 810 chipset
- 48MP f/1.8 main + 8MP f/2.4 super wide-angle + 2MP depth-assist triple rear camera setup
- 16MP pop-up selfie camera
- 4,000mAh battery
- Liquid cooling system
- HUAWEI APPGALLERY
- 6GB RAM and 256GB storage
Samsung just announced the Note 9, their next flagship smartphone. Three days after announcing the phone, it’s now available for pre-order in Saudi Arabia.
You can pre-order it from Jarir, Extra and directly from Mobily.
From Jarir or from Extra;
If you pre-order the 6GB + 128GB model online, which is worth SAR3,599, you received a free value pack worth SAR699, and if you pre-order the 8 GB + 512 model online, worth SAR 4,499, the value pack that you receive for free will be worth SAR 1,099.
From Mobily;
If you prefer to pre-order it directly from Mobily, one of the leading telecom in Saudi Arabia, the 6GB + 128GB model online will be worth SAR3,549, that also include free gifts worth SAR 699. As of this posting, the 8 GB + 512 model not yet available.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjaL94yEJME
From Datu Chris Dee;
These were behind the scene footages during the official photoshoot for Mr. and Ms. Philippines – Saudi Arabia 2018, with the Theme: Fiesta Filipinas – Kultura, Tradisyon, at Kasuotang Filipino. The Pre-Pageant is on August 31 and Final Coronation will be held on September 7.
For ticket reservation, kindly contact:
Rian Miranda
Emmanuel Natividad
Leslie Ann FiestanPre-Pageant Ticket Rate: SR 75 (Limited to 100 seats only, First come, first serve.)
Grand Coronation Night:
Premier Seat (next to VIPs) – SR 200
Middle Row – SR 150
Balcony Level 1 – SR 120
Balcony Level 2 – SR 100
General Admission – SR 75For Further details please contact:
Art Basilio Capulong, Overall Event Director (0540584333)
A historic moment, since the driving and being issued a driver’s license have been illegal for women for 27 years. Women in Saudi Arabia will now be able to drive their cars starting this 24th of June.
Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah warned OFWs to prepare for the coming of Tropical Cyclone Mekunu
OFW in Jeddah, especially those in Najran and surrounding areas can expect torrential rains and possible flash floods.
It’s the first day of 2018 and it will the first day that the new price of fuel in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will take effect.
As of today, the Octane 91 fuel which originally cost 75 halalas per liter will now be available at SR1.37 per liter, more than 82% increase, while the 95 octane which cost 90 halalas per liter will now cost SR2.04 per liter, which is more than doubled its original price. The new prices already include Value Added Tax (VAT).
Diesel for industries and utilities will cost SR0.378 and the price of diesel for transport remains unchanged at SR0.47. Kerosene price also remains unaffected at SR0.64. The prices already include Value Added Tax (VAT).
Source: Saudi Gazatte