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18 November, Calgary – The 10-member team
from the Philippine
Consulate General in Calgary, led by Consul General Gilberto Asuque, conducted
a consular outreach in faraway Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada on 17 and 18
November 2018.
The
consular team served 466 Filipinos and other clients in Fort McMurray and
nearby areas during the 2-day outreach for passport applications, notarial services,
civil registrations, NBI applications, dual citizen applications, oath taking
for reacquisition of Philippine citizenship, legal inquiries, and SSS service
(photos above).
Fort McMurray is located in northeast Alberta, in the middle of the Athabasca oil sands, and has played a
significant role in the development of the national petroleum industry. Some 5,000 to 6,000
Filipinos live and work in Fort McMurray.