10 October 2016 – The Philippine Consulate General in Los Angeles, led by Vice Consul Dyan Kristine Miranda-Pastrana led a three-day consular outreach program at Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A. on September 24 to 26.
The consular outreach program was undertaken in cooperation with the National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA) Nevada under the leadership of its Chairperson, Mr. Bernie Benito.
A total of 557 consular services were rendered during the consular outreach program, breakdown of which are as follows:
CONSULAR SERVICES | Las Vegas, Nevada |
Dual Citizenship with derivatives | 129 |
Passport Renewal | 358 |
Lost Passport | 1 |
Travel Document | 1 |
Civil Registry | 18 |
Legalization of Documents | 59 |
TOTAL | 557 |
The Consulate General implemented for the first time its new ePassport system for the outreach in Las Vegas. The Consulate General also extended the outreach from two days to a three days due to the demand for consular services.
Vice Consul Pastrana was accompanied by Misses Rebecca Hipolito, Wilmina Bautista and Marites Ople and Messrs. Domingo Salvador Bea, Jonathan Heartchie Tamayo and Jay Perez.
The Consular Outreach Program is a regular activity of the Consulate to bring its various services closer to its constituents residing in areas within its jurisdiction. END