Philippines, Feb. 10 -- The Philippines received Monday 25 tons of dates fruits from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

"We're sharing with the Philippine people Saudi products. Dates is a special product of Saudi Arabia and we're here to present it as gift. It's a message of love between the two countries," Saudi Arabia Embassy Charge d'Affaires a.i Abdullah Saad Al-Shahri said in an interview after the turnover ceremonies in Makati City.

Dates are an essential part of the Saudi diet since the ancient times.

"This is a gift from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the people of the Philippines. This is related to food but there are other gifts as well," Al-Shahri said, referring to other projects in the country, including the operation of Filip...