PH Embassy brings Home Distressed Filipino-American Tourist in Jordan

(Left photo) PH Ambassador to Jordan H.E. Wilfredo C. Santos bids farewell to the Filipino-American Tourist and wished her a safe trip back to the Philippines, 26 November 2024.  Ambassador Santos was joined by the ATN Team in assisting her during her outbound flight. Photo by Amman PE

AMMAN, 27 November 2024 - The Philippine Embassy in Amman assisted a Filipino-American tourist (identity redacted for privacy), 73, on her outbound flight to the Philippines on 26 November 2024, after recovering from minor surgeries on her left shoulder and lower right rib sustained during an accident while visiting the Petra Archaeological Site over a month ago.

The FilAm tourist entered Jordan on 3 October 2024 on a group tour from Naga City for a pilgrimage in Jordan, Israel, and Egypt. The Philippine Embassy fully attended to her medical emergency that occurred on 5 November 2024 and provided her with appropriate welfare and humanitarian assistance, including temporary accommodation in coordination with the Migrant Workers Office-Jordan, until such time she has fully recovered and medically-cleared to travel to the Philippines.

Ambassador H.E. Wilfredo C. Santos and Labor Attaché Armi Evangel N. Peña (right most), welcomed the Filipino-American Tourist to temporarily stay at the Migrant Workers and Other Overseas Filipinos Resource Center (MWOFRC) after hospital discharge on 12 November 2024.  Photo by Amman PE

The FilAm tourist expressed her sincerest appreciation to Ambassador Wilfredo C. Santos, the Assistance-to-Nationals Section of the Embassy, and the MWO-Jordan, for taking good care of her while she was in Jordan and even though she entered the country using her US passport and not her Philippine passport, adding that she looks forward to be with her family for the holiday season. Ambassador Santos assured the FilAm tourist of the Philippine Embassy’s dedicated service and assistance to all Filipinos in need, highlighting that she will always be a Filipino. END

The Repat Team of the Philippine Embassy namely (L to R) Ms. Mariella Masiglat-Balla, Admin Officer John Danilo Jiao Jr,. and ATN Officer Charisse Malabanan with the FilAm Tourist (center) at the Queen Alia International Airport during her departure flight on 26 November 2024. Photo by Amman PE