According to the Filipino consul-general to Jeddah, Imelda Panulong, the Philippine consulate is coordinating with the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos which guaranteed the security of the reported 8,100 Filipinos that joined the Hajj pilgrimage.
Said coordination is made to verify the report of a Filipino casualty in the stampede that marred the Hajj Pilgrimage this year.
(Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Dexter Magno, MRFaith Bonalos)