Dubai: The Philippine Embassy in Abu Dhabi has announced that it will remain open this Friday morning to offer residents special consular services.

“Passport processing shall be strictly by appointment only,” said Ambassador Constancio Vingno Jr in a statement.

In the circular, which was released on the embassy’s official Facebook account, Ambassador Vingno Jr said: “The Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines in Abu Dhabi would like to inform the expatriate Filipino community in the emirate of Abu Dhabi that the embassy shall be open on 5 May, 2017 for special consular services.”

The release of passports shall be from 9am to 1pm, in addition to the applications for notarisation, authentication processing and civil registration.