PH Consulate General in Calgary Holds Consular Outreach in Lloydminster

Left photo: Passport renewal applicants at the outreach mission in Lloydminster await their turn to be processed. Right photo: Consular Assistant Norberto de la Rea operates a passport data capturing machine at the outreach.

14 September 2017 CALGARY – The Philippine Consulate General in Calgary held an outreach mission to Lloydminster, Alberta from September 09 to 10, providing passport and consular services to more than 300 Filipinos in the city and surrounding areas.

The outreach mission was organized in cooperation with the Duterte Volunteers of Alberta and the Filipino community in Lloydminster.

During the two-day outreach, the Consulate was able to process 289 passport renewal applications, 25 notarial services, three civil registrations, and 11 dual citizenship applications. An additional three persons who had earlier submitted their dual citizenship applications took the Oath of Allegiance during the outreach mission.

It was the Consulate’s first outreach mission to Lloydminster, which is about 516 km. northeast of Calgary and straddles the border between Alberta and Saskatchewan.  Most Filipino nationals in the area are permanent residents who work either as skilled laborers in farms and small businesses or in the services sector (hotels and restaurants).

Consul General Torres also attended a Philippine Fiesta celebration fundraising event sponsored by the community and attended by community leaders and local government officials, including the Mayor of Lloydminster, Hon. Gerald Aalbers.

The Consul General thanked Mayor Aalbers and the city of Lloydminster for their warm welcome of Filipinos in the city, and encouraged the attendees to take more active roles in their local communities.

He also invited the members of the community to participate in the forthcoming Winter Escapade tour in February 2018, and spread the news to their Canadian friends. END

For more information, visit www.calgarypcg.dfa.gov.ph.

Left photo: Consul General Torres attends the Philippine Fiesta celebration sponsored by the Filipino community of Lloydminster along with Mayor Gerald Aalbers (seated at the Consul General’s right). Right photo: Consul General Torres delivers thanks the city of Lloydminster and the Filipino community for their warm welcome.