PHL Consulate General Holds Outreach in Edmonton

(Left) Filipinos await their turn for their passports to be processed at the consular outreach in Edmonton; (Right) The Consulate provided services to more than 400 Filipinos in Edmonton and surrounding areas during its consular outreach

18 October 2017 CALGARY – Consul General Julius D. Torres of the Philippine Consulate General in Calgary led a team on an outreach mission to Edmonton, Alberta, providing passport and consular services to more than 400 Filipinos in the city and surrounding areas from October 07 to 08.

The outreach mission, held at the Edmonton Inn and Conference Centre, was organized in cooperation with the Duterte Volunteers of Alberta headed by Mr. Benjamin Lindo.

During the two-day outreach, the Consulate was able to process 396 passport renewals, 37 notarial services, four civil registrations and eight applications for dual citizenship.

The eight applicants for dual citizenship were able to join 23 others who had submitted their Dual Citizenship applications prior to the outreach in taking the Oath of Allegiance.

Members of from the Duterte Volunteers group assisted the Consulate team in the outreach mission by finding the appropriate venue for the outreach and publicizing the outreach mission through their community organizations and social circles. They also acted as ushers during the outreach mission and ensured the orderly flow of people at the venue.

Consul General Torres commends local Filipino business-owners for kickstarting the revival of the Filipino-Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Edmonton during the Filipino Entrepreneurs’ Night held at the Panciteria de Manila in Edmonton on October 07

While in Edmonton, Consul General Torres attended a Filipino Entrepreneurs’ Night organized by the Duterte Volunteers and local Filipino business-owners to kickstart the revival of the Filipino-Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Edmonton.  In his remarks, the Consul General commended the organizers for their initiative and hoped that existing and would-be Filipino business owners and entrepreneurs take advantage of the reactivated Chamber to establish contacts, expand their networks and promote other Filipino businesses in the city, noting the parallel efforts spearheaded by the Philippine Festival Council of Alberta (PFCA) to revive the Filipino Chamber of Commerce in Calgary.  END

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

Consul General Torres meets some of the Filipino business owners in Edmonton during the Entrepreneurs’ Night