PH Consulate General in Macau Checks on Welfare of Filipinos Affected by Typhoon Higos 

From left to right: Philippine Consulate General in Macau SAR Labor Attaché Ma. Nena German, Attaché Gina Clemencio, Welfare Officer Zosima Maria Santos, and Attaché Gino Saromines at the Escola Primaria Oficial Luso Chinesa–a designated shelter area. (Photo by Reyfred Tornea)

MACAU SAR 24 August 2020 – The Philippine Consulate General in Macau SAR deployed two composite teams to check on the members of the Filipino Community immediately following the onslaught of Category 10 Typhoon Higos in Macau last 19 August 2020.

The teams consisted of officials of the Consulate and the Philippine Overseas Labor Office-Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (POLO-OWWA) in Macau SAR. They visited a total of 16 Macau SAR-designated shelter areas. 

Philippine Consul General to Macau SAR Lilybeth R. Deapera expressed relief that no Filipino was reported hurt or needed help in any of these temporary shelters.

Leaders of Filipino Community organizations contacted by the Consulate also reported that their members were all safe.  

Consul General Deapera noted the level of preparedness of concerned Macau authorities in responding to the typhoon. 

The Consulate continues to monitor the situation of Filipinos in Macau. It may be reached through its emergency hotline at +853 6698-1900.

The Philippine Consulate General resumed its normal operations on 20 August 2020. END

From left to right: Philippine Consulate General in Macau SAR Attaché Saromines, Welfare Officer Santos, Assistance-To-Nationals (ATN) Officer Antonio Allam, Jr., Labor Attaché Ma. Nena German, and Attaché Clemencio at Habitacao Social da Ilha Verde. (Photo by Reyfred Tornea)

From left to right: Philippine Consulate General in Macau SAR Attaché Rodolfo Hilot, Attaché Jan Carlo Mendoza, and Consul Red Genotiva speak with Public Security Police officers at the Macau Academy of Public Security Forces, a designated shelter area in Coloane. Not in photo is Attaché Jocelyn Bianzon-Carbonell. (Photo by Jocelyn Bianzon-Carbonell)

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