Marcos thanks Al Nahyan for freeing 115 Pinoys

President Marcos on Saturday evening thanked United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan for granting clemency to 115 Filipino convicts during the holy month of Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr.

The President himself announced the pardon after he was informed by UAE Ambassador Mohamed Alqattaam Alzaabi. Mr. Marcos also noted that the Gulf state also pardoned 143 Filipinos last year and 220 other Filipinos last January.

The 115 pardoned Filipinos are among the 1,295 inmates ordered released from the UAE’s correctional institutions. This brings the total number of Filipinos pardoned by the UAE to 478. The President went to Dubai in November 2023, the first official visit of a Philippine leader in 15 years.