MANILA, Philippines — An overseas Filipino worker in Saudi Arabia was shot dead after allegedly stabbing to death his Saudi manager and a Pakistani co-worker on Wednesday afternoon, the Department of Foreign Affairs said.

The Filipino worker also wounded several others in the incident that occurred in Farasan Island, 50 kilometers from the southern city of Jizan, according to the Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah.

Initial reports from the Consulate General indicated the Filipino first stabbed the Pakistani co-worker after an argument.

The Filipino then allegedly stabbed the Saudi manager and several other co-workers when they tried to intervene, Consul General Edgar Badajos said.

"Consul General Badajos said security personnel of the company, a subcontractor of the Saudi Electric Company, immediately responded and shot and killed the Filipino," the DFA said in a statement.

A team from the Philippine Consulate has been dispatched to Jisan to investigate the incident and assist in repatriating the remains the Filipino, whose identity remains withheld until the next of kin is notified. — Patricia Lourdes Viray