Manila, June 26 -- Filipino excellence took center stage at The Filipino Times Watchlist Awards 2025, recognizing 71 outstanding Filipino professionals for their contributions to engineering, architecture, and healthcare in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.

The event, held at the Crowne Plaza Riyadh Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on June 20-21, was the first edition of the awards dedicated solely to honoring Filipino professionals in both countries.

Organized by New Perspective Media Group, publisher of The Filipino Times, the landmark awards event recognized winners carefully selected by a panel of experts from a competitive pool of more than 800 nominations.

These honorees embody the very best of Filipino talent in the Middle...