06 July 2015 - The Filipino diaspora in the Italy’s Autonomous Region of Sardinia earned praise for their honesty, hard work, and for being well-integrated and law-abiding citizens from the Prefects of Cagliari and Sassari in recent meetings with Philippine Ambassador to Italy Domingo P. Nolasco.

Ambassador Nolasco met with Prefect Alessio Giuffrida of Cagliari and Prefect Salvatore Mulas of Sassari during his official visit to Sardinia from June 19 to 21. Prefects are the Italian state representatives in the provinces with the responsibility to coordinate with the police in the enforcement of laws on public safety, which include, among others, rules which concern immigration.

In response, the Philippine Ambassador thanked the Prefects for the continued support of the national and regional governments to the Filipinos in Italy. In Sardinia, there are close to 2,000 Filipinos in the region with the majority based in Cagliari and Sassari. 

During the meeting, Ambassador Nolasco also briefed the officials on the positive developments in the Philippines towards inclusive growth. With the visit to Sardinia, the envoy explained the country’s efforts to further build on linkages with the rest of the world to promote more trade, more investments and more tourists into the Philippines.  In this context, the opportunities for commercial and people-to-people exchanges between the Philippines and Sardinia were discussed.

The official visit to Sardinia was supported by the Philippine Honorary Consulate General in Cagliari. END