RIYADH, Feb 3 Philippine President Gloria Arroyo is holding talks in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday that are expected to focus on the supply of labour to the oil-rich kingdom.

Filipino community leaders in Saudi Arabia have also urged Arroyo to make a plea to the government to grant clemency to several Filipinos facing the death penalty, the English-language Arab News said.

As many as one million Filipinos work in the Arab world`s largest economy, especially as nurses, drivers, mechanics and shop attendants.

Arroyo, who arrived late on Monday, is expected to meet Saudi government officials in Riyadh, a Philippine diplomat said without elaborating. She is due to leave later Tuesday for Bahrain.

The Philippines is currently discussing a broad agreement with Saudi Arabia on the supply of workers to the kingdom, according to media reports.—AFP