Riyadh, Safar 29, 1440, November 07, 2018, SPA -- The Saudi-Philippine Joint Committee's 5th round started meetings in Manila, the Capital of the Philippines, today. Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Development for Labor Affairs Dr. Abdullah bin Nasser Abuthnain and Philippines Undersecretary for Policy Affairs Enrique A. Manalo co-chaired the meetings. The meeting reviewed ways of enhancing the bilateral relations, consolidating cooperation between the two countries and the results of the previous meetings of the committee. The meeting was attended by Saudi Ambassador to The Philippines Dr. Abdullah bin Nasser Al-Basiri and a number of officials at the Saudi Embassy. --SPA 18:35 LOCAL TIME 15:35 GMT 0024 www.spa.gov.sa/w783378