PH Consulate General in Calgary, CEMA to Assist Filipinos During Calamities and Emergencies

(From left): Deputy Consul General Zaldy B. Patron, Consul General Gilberto G.B. Asuque, Calgary Emergency Management Agency (CEMA) Chief Tom Sampson, and CEMA Deputy Chief Susan Henry during their meeting at the CEMA Office on 22 June 2018. (Calgary PCG photo)

CALGARY 28 June 2018 – Officials of the Philippine Consulate General in Calgary and the Calgary Emergency Management Agency (CEMA) met on 22 June 2018 to establish a working arrangement to help assist Filipino nationals affected by natural calamities and other emergency situations in Calgary.

Consul General Gilberto G.B. Asuque and Deputy Consul General Zaldy B. Patron discussed with CEMA Chief Tom Sampson and Deputy Chief Susan Henry the Consulate General’s mandate to assist the Filipino nationals in times of natural calamity and emergency situation in coordination with local government officials.

Consul General Asuque informed the CEMA officials of the estimated 75,000 Filipinos and Filipino-Canadians residing in Calgary whom the Consulate General will assist in times of a general emergency.

The CEMA officials briefed the Consulate General officials how it operates, and assured them of the agency’s readiness to coordinate and work with the Consulate General on its task to assist Filipinos and Filipino-Canadians when a natural calamity or emergency situation occurs in Calgary. END

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