PH Embassy in Athens Extends Consular Services to Filipinos in Cyprus

Passport applicants avail of services from the Consular Outreach in Cyprus. (Athens PE photo)

ATHENS 29 July 2019 — As part of its mandate to provide consular services to Filipinos under its jurisdiction, the Philippine Embassy in Athens served 300 passport applicants during its consular outreach mission in Nicosia, Cyprus on 27-28 July 2019.

The consular outreach team, led by Embassy’s Charge d’Affaires, a.i. Judy Barbara G. Robianes, included Labor Attaché Melchor B. Dizon, Welfare Officer Nerisa L. Mercado, and Pag-IBIG Representative Jean V. Santos.

Aside from passport applications, services on civil registry application, Philippine citizenship reacquisition, contracts verification, Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) memberships renewals, and Pag- IBIG contributions applications were conducted.

The mission was successfully conducted with the support and cooperation of the Philippine Honorary Consulate in Nicosia led by Consul Shemaine A. Bushnell- Kyriakides, Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO), OWWA, Pag-IBIG Representative Office in Athens, and the Filipino Community in Cyprus. END

Welfare Officer Mercado discusses Overseas Workers Welfare Administration membership benefits with Filipino applicants in Nicosia, Cyprus. (Athens PE photo)

Applicants availed themselves of services offered by PAG-IBIG. (Athens PE photo)

For more information, visit  https://www.athenspe.dfa.gov.ph or https://www.facebook.com/PHLinGreece/.