The Sultanate of Oman informed the Philippine Embassy in Muscat that His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has issued a Royal Pardon to a number of prisoners convicted of different cases in commemoration of Eid Al Fitr Al Mubarak for the year 1436 Hijra and The Glorious Renaissance Day of July 23, including two overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who were convicted and imprisoned for criminal offenses.

Philippine Ambassador to Oman Narciso T. Castañeda expressed his appreciation on the news of the pardon and highlighted it as a testament to the continued and untiring effort of the Embassy to address the issues of distressed OFWs in Muscat. “The grant of the pardon to the convicted OFWs also shows the strong cooperation that the Government of the Philippines through the Philippine Embassy in Muscat maintains with the Sultanate,” Ambassador Castañeda added.

The Embassy is coordinating with Omani authorities for the early repatriation of the pardoned OFWs.