PH Consul General in Manado Attends PH Independence Day Reception in Jakarta, Pays Courtesy Call on Key Indonesian Government Officials

Officers and staff of the Philippine Embassy in Jakarta, Philippine Permanent Mission to ASEAN, and Philippine Consulate General in Manado. (Manado PCG photo)

MANADO 24 June 2024 – Philippine Consul General to Manado Mary Jennifer Domingo Dingal attended the Philippine National Day held on 12 June 2024 at the St. Regis Hotel, Kecamatan Setiabudi, Jakarta, organized by the Philippine Embassy in Indonesia and Philippine Permanent Representative to ASEAN.

During her official trip to Jakarta, Indonesia, Consul General Dingal paid a courtesy call on Consul General Gonaranao B. Musor and held a consultation meeting with Third Secretaries and Vice Consuls Mr. Glenn Joseph D. Teh and Ms. Maricar S. Yambao and Administrative Officer Belinda F. Judge. Consul General Dingal then met with Col. Emmanuel A. Canilla, the Defense and Armed Forces Attaché, P/Col. Donald A. Madamba, the Police Attaché, Second Secretary and Foreign Liaison Officer Mr. Alvin T. Devaras, and Commercial Attache Mr. Jeremiah C. Reyes. Consul General Dingal then paid a courtesy call on the Permanent Representative of the Philippines to ASEAN Hjayceelyn M. Quintana and discussed the possibility of H.E. Quintana’s official visit to Manado, where she may discuss her work and agenda as the Permanent Representative of the Philippines to ASEAN with the local authorities and/or CTI-CFF.

Consul General Dingal also paid courtesy calls on Indonesian government officials. She met with the Indonesian Foreign Ministry Director General for Asia Pacific and Africa, Hon. Dicky Fabrian. Director General Fabrian mentioned that this year marks the 75th anniversary of Philippine-Indonesia bilateral relations, where collaborations may be made. He recalled that there is a Jose Rizal Monument in Bitung and a Sam Ratulangi Monument in Davao City. He also mentioned the prospect of connectivity between the two regions, as there was once air connectivity with the Davao-Manado flights, but the recent COVID-19 pandemic shut down these flights. The undersigned added that the air connectivity should not be focused on tourism, but rather, on business-to-business and people-to-people engagements. 

Consul General Dingal then paid a courtesy call on Hon. Hendra Yusran Siry, Acting Adviser to the Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries. Consul General Dingal conveyed her appreciation to Hon. Siry for the courtesy call, given that Philippines and Indonesia share common maritime borders and that there are interests on both sides. She added that collaboration with the Ministry may be through CTI-CFF or even between the Consulate and the Ministry of Fisheries. 

On 14 June 2024, Foreign Ministry Directorate General for Protocol Hon. Irvan Buchari received Consul General Dingal for a courtesy call. Both parties shared their similar experiences working in the Protocol Office of the foreign ministry. During the visit of President Jokowi and Foreign Minister Marsudi to the Philippines, the Consul General shared that she was the one who assisted Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi.

Consul General Dingal also paid a courtesy call on the Office of the Attorney General, received by Hon. Bernadeta Maria Erna Elastiyani, Head of the Legal and Foreign Relations Bureau. Hon. Elastiyani introduced the sectional structure of the Attorney General’s Office (AGO). The AGO is headed by the Attorney General and assisted by the Deputy Attorney General. Hon. Elastiyani elaborated the specific tasks and responsibility of each of the personnel present and their past and current projects, such as the recent meeting that they had with the Office of the Solicitor General of the Philippines in an ASEAN event. On the other hand, Consul General Dingal introduced her team and the function of the Philippine Consulate General in Manado as the diplomatic mission in North Sulawesi that covers the Northern and Eastern part of Indonesia. 

Lastly, Consul General Dingal paid a courtesy call and had a consultation meeting with Hon. Baroto, Director of State Administration, Directorate General of Legal and Public Administration, Ministry of Law and Human Rights. During the meeting, the Consul General requested for the agency’s cooperation and collaboration regarding the process of updating the database of Filipinos here in Indonesia. Hence there is a need for information and statistics that may be very useful in the forthcoming Joint Commission meeting which will be held in July. 

Hon. Baroto was more than happy to assist and requested if the Consulate General can write them an official communication regarding the updated data for follow-up to the regional office. END

From left to right: Consul General Gonaranao B. Musor and Consul General Dingal, Vice Consul Manfred Neale M. Manalo, P/Col Donald A. Madamba, Police Attaché, Second Secretary and Foreign Liaison Officer Mr. Alvin T. Devaras, Commercial Attaché Mr. Jeremiah C. Reyes, and Col. Emmanuel A. Canilla, the Defense and Armed Forces Attaché. (Manado PCG photo)

Consul General Mary Jennifer Domingo Dingal and Permanent Representative of the Philippines to ASEAN Hjayceelyn M. Quintana. (Manado PCG photo)

Left photo: Consul General Dingal and Mr. Dicky Fabrian, Directorate General of Asia Pacific and Africa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Right photo: Vice Consul Manfred Neale M. Manalo, Mr. Irvan Buchari, Director of Protocol, Directorate General of Protocol and Consular, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Consul General Dingal and Mr. Raymondo O.M. Wagiu. (Manado PCG photo)

Left photo: Consul General Dingal and Hon. Bernadeta Maria Erna Elastiyani, Head of the Legal and Foreign Relations Bureau. Right photo: with Dr. Hendra Yusran Sir, Senior Advisor to the Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries. (Manado PCG photo)

Left photo: Hon. Dr. Baroto, SH., MH, Director of Legal and State Administration, Ministry of Law and Human Rights and Consul General Dingal. Right photo: Vice Consul Ihna Alysssa Marie O. Santos, Ms. Delmawati, Consul General Dingal, Hon. Dr. Baroto, Director of Legal and State Administration, Ministry of Law and Human Rights and Vice Consul Manfred Neale M. Manalo. (Manado PCG photo)

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