DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS 
P R E S S  R E L E A S E
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SFA-AGR-013-65                                                                                                                                                                                                                             09 January 2006

PHILIPPINE EMBASSY, RIYADH REMINDS OFWS ON CONSEQUENCES OF SIGNING GUARANTEES

 
 
9 January 2006 – The Philippine Embassy in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia reminds  Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) to be prepared to meet their obligations in guarantees they sign for friends or relatives.
 
Ambassador Bahnarim Guinomla said the Embassy issues this reminder following cases where those who signed guarantees are now faced with complying with the conditions of their action.
 
The Embassy cited the case of one hospital worker who guaranteed for the treatment of one OFW whose bills reached beyond the guarantor’s capability to pay.    Another case involved four hospital workers who guaranteed for their fellow worker who had to leave for the Philippines to attend the burial of her father.    Since the worker did not return, the hospital management is now collecting on the guarantee of the four workers. .

Ambassador Guinomla requests OFWs in the Kingdom to scrutinize closely the guarantee documents and the person being guaranteed to avoid any unintended financial burdens. END
 
 

/gary