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2017

Filipino-American Community in Rochester, New York Hosts Consular Outreach

As part of a program to provide passport and
consular services to Filipinos and Filipino-Americans
within its jurisdiction, the Philippine Consulate General
held its fifth consular outreach for this year at Radisson
Hotel Rochester Airport hosted in cooperation with the
Filipino-American Association of Rochester (FAAR) on
April 22, 2017, led by its President, Ms. Bella Ambubuyog
and Mr. Mar Doromal, project coordinator.

Deputy Consul General Felipe Carino III led the
Consulate team composed of Mr. Art Romua, Mr.
Thormuzie Indanan, Mr. Charlie Nabo, Ms. Beverly
Pelosis, Mr. Renie Tomas, Mr. Carlo Aspeli, Ms. Maryet
Aspeli, and Mr. Teodulfo Bautista.

A total of 121 consular and passport services
with 55 passport applications, 24 Philippine citizenship
reacquisition services, and 42 civil registry and notarial
services, were provided during the day-long outreach.

During the outreach, Deputy Consul General Carino also invited Filipinos to visit the Philippines and distributed
brochures on the upcoming Ambassador’s Tour from 11 to 16 July 2017 to be held in Manila and Davao.

(Continued from page 53.. PA Outreach) Hundreds of Flipino-Americans in New England Avail of

Consular Services in Two-Day Weekend Outreach
For the two days that the team was in
Pennsylvania they managed to provide The Philippine Consulate General
service to all the clients who came for New York concluded a two-day consular
assistance. The team processed 77 outreach in Needham, Massachusetts last
passports, 46 dual citizenship applications, 11 13-14 May in cooperation with Mr Rudy
Civil Registry reports and 37 notarial and Mrs Lety Hermosa, with the
applications and ended up with a total of 171 assistance of Philippine Nurses
services rendered. The team also registered Association of New England, and the
83 new Overseas Absentee Voters. Filipino American Friendship Society of NH
PAG-IBIG Fund representative Michael
Azucena was likewise on hand to promote Vice Consul Khrystina Corpuz led
membership in the mutual fund. the 10-person outreach team,
accompanied by Arturo Romua, Thor Indanan, Fe Dumaguit, Criselda
At the West Chester, Central Abril, Beverly Pelosis, Carlo Aspeli, Monina Tran, and Overseas Voting
Pennsylvania Outreach, the Filipino-American (OV) Encoders Mariette Aspeli and Ayessa Pineda. A total of 255
Legal Defense Fund (FALDEF) represented consular services were delivered, and 97 OV registrations were collected
by Atty. JT Mallonga, was present on a during the consular weekend.
voluntary basis to provide advice on
immigration matters to members of the public During the two days, an information booth was set up to provide
who came to avail of outreach services . details on the Ambassadors Tour taking place on 11-16 July in Manila
and Davao. Booklets for PAG-IBIG applications were also distributed.