DFA Opens 31st Consular Office in Antipolo
From left: SM Regional Mall Manager of Operations Chuck R. Reduta, Antipolo Vice Governor Frisco S. San Juan, 1st District of Rizal Congresswoman Maria Christina R. Puno, Office of Consular Affairs Assistant Secretary Neil Frank R. Ferrer, SM Senior Associate Vice President of Operations Mr. Ronald Allan Brosas, Antipolo City Mayor Casimiro A. Ynares III, and OCA Executive Director Maria Theresa S.M. Lazaro. (DFA photo)
ANTIPOLO 29 November 2018 – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) opened its 31st Consular Office (CO) nationwide, this time at the SM Cherry Foodarama in Antipolo on 21 November 2018.
The new site is one of the six offices in partnership with SM Supermalls.
The inauguration was led by the Office of Consular Affairs Assistant Secretary Neil Frank R. Ferrer, who said that the opening of DFA Antipolo is in line with the Department’s thrust to bring its services closer to the public.
Assistant Secretary Ferrer also stated that the new CO would help serve the people in the CALABARZON region, and is seen to alleviate the demand in other COs in nearby areas.
The DFA CO Antipolo has started accepting passport applicants through its appointment system starting 12 November 2018. END
SM Regional Mall Manager of Operations Chuck R. Reduta, Antipolo Vice Governor Frisco S. San Juan (second to the left),1st District of Rizal Congresswoman Maria Christina R. Puno, Office of Consular Affairs Assistant Secretary Neil Frank R. Ferrer, SM Senior Associate Vice President of Operations Mr. Ronald Allan Brosas, Antipolo City Mayor Casimiro A. Ynares III, and OCA Executive Director Maria Theresa S.M. Lazaro. (DFA photo)