DFA, PH Consulate General in  Calgary Repatriate Seriously ill Filipino from Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada 

  Consul General Zaldy Patron (leftmost) with Mr. Bernardo Puno (on wheelchair) and members of the Puno family at the Calgary International Airport prior to his repatriation to Manila on 11 July 2022.(Photo from Calgary PCG)

CALGARY 14 July 2022 – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Philippine Consulate General (PCG) in Calgary facilitated the medical repatriation of Mr. Bernardo Puno, a 76-year-old Filipino national from Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada on 11 July 2022.

Mr. Puno suffered ischemic stroke in November 2020 while on a tourist visa without travel and health insurance to cover his medical expenses. He was admitted to a long-term care, rehabilitation, and recovery facility after months of confinement in a hospital.

Consul General Zaldy Patron met Mr. Puno and his family at the Calgary International Airport prior to their departure to check on his condition. Mr. and Mrs. Galang thanked the DFA and the PCG for the financial assistance that was given to them which made the repatriation of their father possible.

Mr. Puno’s daughter and his son-in-law, Ms. Berna Puno Galang and Mr. Robin Galang will accompany him in his flight to Manila.

Consul General Patron said that Mr. Puno was the eighth Filipino national that the DFA and PCG have successfully repatriated since 2018.

For more information, visit https://www.calgarypcg.dfa.gov.ph or https://www.facebook.com/PHinCalgary/. END.