23 October 2014 – The Philippine Consulate General in Los Angeles, led by Vice Consul Rainier Casis, conducted a two-day consular outreach program at The Boulevard Mall, South Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, Nevada from October 18 to 19.

The consular outreach program (COP) was undertaken in cooperation with the National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA).

A total of 749 consular services were rendered during the consular outreach program, the breakdown of which is as follows:

Vice Consul Casis was accompanied by Mesdames Wilmina Bautista, Aurea Bahjin, Rebecca Hipolito and Ma. Teresa Villanueva, and Messrs. Vittorio Palado and Benjamin Ascue.

The COP is a regular activity of the Consulate General to bring its various services closer to its constituents residing in areas within its jurisdiction.  According to the 2010 US Census, there are 123,891 Filipinos in the Nevada area. END