Riyadh, January 01, 2019, SPA -- His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Vice President of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Defense, has sent a cable of condolences to President Rodrigo Duterte of the Republic of The Philippines on the storm that struck The Philippines and resulted in a number of deaths and missed people. In his cable, HRH the Crown Prince said: "I have learned of a storm which struck The Philippines and resulted in a number of deaths and missed people. I express my utmost and sincere condolences to Your Excellency, the families of victims and the people of The Philippines, wishing a safe return for the missed." --SPA 21:50 LOCAL TIME 18:50 GMT 0016 www.spa.gov.sa/w814142