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2017

PCGNY Delivers Consular Services to Filipino-Americans in Rhode Island

The Philippine Consulate General New York (PCGNY)
returned to Rhode Island last 22 to 23 July to provide passport, legal,
dual citizenship, and civil registry services to the Filipino community at
the Elks Lodge in Newport. The outreach was organized by the
PCGNY in cooperation with Fil-Am of Newport, Lingkod Timog, and Fil
-Am Community of South Coast MA.

More than 100 applicants availed of the consular services
during the weekend, and 36 voters registered for Overseas Voting in
preparation for the 2019 elections. PAG-IBIG Fund set up an
information booth to update members on their investment options.

The team was headed by Vice Consul Khrystina Corpuz,
accompanied by Mr Bong Delos Santos, Ms Fe Dumaguit, Ms Mayette Three community organizations collaborated to co-organize the Consular
Omar, Ms Jing Cuabo, Mr Renie Tomas, Mr Arturo Romua, Ms Carlos Outreach to Rhode Island. Officers and volunteers from Fil-Am of
Cruz, and Ms Ayessa Pineda. Mr Michael Azucena represented PAG- Newport, Lingkod Timog, and Fil-Am Community of South Coast MA
IBIG Fund. The community organizations were led by Mr Doy Heredia. pose with the PCGNY Team. (PCGNY Photo)

PHL Consulate General in New York Opens for Consular Services to Fil-Ams in New Hampshire
Consulate Saturday
Consul General Theresa Dizon-De Vega, Consul Arman Talbo with members of the
The Philippine Consulate General in New York Outreach Team and Filipino Community volunteers from NH, ME, and MA.
held its Consulate Saturday program last 5 August 2017
and opened its doors to members of the Filipino-American An Outreach Team from the Philippine Consulate
community who availed themselves necessary consular General in New York headed by Consul General Theresa
services. Dizon-De Vega and assisted by Consul Arman Talbo provided
services to Filipinos and Filipino-Americans on 14 October
A total of 26 passport renewals, 10 RA9225 appli- 2017 at the VFW Post 8641 in Merrimack, New Hampshire.
cations, and 30 notarial services were successfully pro-
cessed during the one-day event. Over 230 services were rendered to clients who
came to avail of consular assistance.

Philippine Consulate General- New York
Delivers Services to Connecticut-Based Filipinos

The 9-person consular team was headed by Consul
Kerwin Tate. Consul General Tess De Vega likewise joined the
Team midday to assist in the outreach and administer the oath of
allegiance to Citizenship Re-acquisition applicants. The team
attended to the needs of the Filipino communities in the
Connecticut and New England area, serving clients who came
not just from Connecticut but Massachusetts and Rhode Island
as well.

The outreach activity was met with an enthusiastic The Philippine Consulate General in New York, working together with the
response from both the organizers and the Filipino community. Philippine-American Association of Connecticut, Inc. (PAAC), the Pilipino
Throughout the day, the Consular Team was able to process 140 Association of CT., Inc., (PACI), the New England Filipino American, Inc.,
consular services, 23 dual citizenship applications, and registered (NEFAI) and the Samahang Pilipino Americano sa CT (SAPAC) conducted a
consular outreach mission to Connecticut on September 02, 2017.
38 new overseas absentee voters.