Filipino Community in Peru Celebrates 120 Years of PH Independence

Consul Dennis Briones (seated fifth from left) and Embassy personnel Ferlina Camento (fourth from left) and Jeany Macadangdang (third from left) pose with the leaders and members of the Filipino community in Peru. (Santiago PE photo)

SANTIAGO 28 June 2018 – The Philippine Embassy in Chile (with jurisdiction over Peru) celebrated the Independence Day of the Philippines with the small but fast-growing community of Filipinos in Peru.

Festive OPM songs were performed by community members, and traditional Filipino cuisine and desserts were shared throughout the half-day celebration held in Pueblo Libre, Lima, on 24 June 2018.

In his address to the community, Consul Dennis John C. Briones underscored the importance of suffrage as a vital component of Philippine freedom and democracy, and in this regard encouraged all Filipino community members to register and vote during the forthcoming mid-term elections in 2019.

Consul Briones also updated them about the Embassy’s ongoing efforts to identify a new Philippine Honorary Consul in Lima.

In coordination with Filipino community coordinator Katbeth Kreimer, the Embassy also conducted a consular outreach mission which served 36 e-passport applicants, 14 overseas absentee voting (OAV) registrants, one client for reacquisition of Philippine citizenship, and a number of assistance-to-nationals (ATN) clientele. END

Embassy personnel conducts OAV registration for the May 2019 mid-term elections. (Santiago PE photo)

For more information, visit www.santiagope.dfa.gov.ph or https://www.facebook.com/PHinChile.