28 August 2019, Calgary – The
Philippine Consulate General (PCG) in Calgary, led by Consul General Zaldy
Patron, conducted its second consular outreach mission in Edmonton on 24-26
August 2019.
Consul General Zaldy Patron (6th from left)
and members of the consular outreach team, including
OWWA Welfare Officer Ms. Lilia De Guzman (5th
from left) and SSS Representative Ms. Rhea Balicas
(4th from right) and their staff, at end of
the consular outreach in Edmonton.
The PCG provided a total of 907
consular services including passport renewal, notarization, NBI Form
verification, civil registration (Reports of Birth, Marriage, Death), and
citizenship reacquisition/retention. A total of 59 applicants for
Philippine citizenship reacquisition/retention took their oath of allegiance at
the outreach.
In addition to consular services, 122 clients availed themselves of assistance and services from
Vancouver-based Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) and Overseas Workers
Welfare Administration (OWWA), represented in the outreach by Welfare Officer
Ms. Lilia De Guzman, and from the Social Security System (SSS) led by SSS
Representative Ms. Rhea Balicas.
Three Filipino-Canadian lawyers, Atty.
Joseph and Katrina Angeles and Atty. Peter Recto, offered free legal advice to 29
consular outreach clients who asked questions relating to immigration,
taxation, property and family laws and other concerns.