Over 600 Filipinos Avail Services at Embassy-Led Outreach

PhilHealth representatives Mr. Oscar Abadu, Jenny Escueta and Michael Tomas and Pag-IBIG Fund representatives Ms. Lilia Anguluan and Lersa Li provide services at the Anti-Red Tape Act Caravan at the 2019 Philippine Festival in Yoyogi Park, Tokyo. (Tokyo PE photo)

TOKYO 02 January 2020 — More than 600 Filipinos were served during an outreach activity organized by the Philippine Embassy in Tokyo from 30 November to 01 December 2019 held at Yoyogi Park in Tokyo, Japan.

During the Anti-Red Tape Act (ARTA) Caravan led by the Embassy at the two-day Philippine Festival, Filipinos in the region were able to avail themselves of services from Pag-IBIG, Social Security System (SSS), Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO), and Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA). The Embassy’s Consular Section also held consultations while the National Bureau of Investigation accepted applications for clearance and PhilHealth facilitated membership registration.

The ARTA Caravan is part of the Embassy’s ongoing efforts to bring urgent and much-needed front-line government services closer to Filipino community in Japan. In 2017 and 2018, the Embassy served over a thousand Filipinos through similar expanded ARTA Caravans at the Philippine Festival at the Hibiya Park in Tokyo.

Filipinos who availed themselves of the services during the outreach expressed their appreciation for the initiative, stating that the outreach enabled them to save a significant amount of effort and finances since these services are usually available only in the Philippines. END

Social Security System (SSS) representative Lester Paul Mata provides advice to the public on SSS programs during the Anti-Red Tape Act Caravan in Yoyogi Park, Tokyo at the 2019 Philippine Festival. (Tokyo PE photo)

For more information, visit https://www.tokyo.philembassy.net or https://www.tokyope.dfa.gov.ph, or https://www.facebook.com/PHLinJapan/.