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25 September 2017 – Consul General Julius
D. Torres led a Consulate team on an outreach mission to Red Deer, Alberta from
23 to 24 September 2017, providing passport and consular services to more than
200 Filipinos in the town and surrounding areas.
The outreach mission, held at the Holiday
Inn Express Red Deer North, was organized in cooperation with the
Filipino-Canadian Association of Red Deer and District (FICARDD) and the
Duterte Volunteers of Alberta headed by Mr. Benjamin Lindo.
During the two-day outreach, the Consulate
was able to process 181 passport renewals, 12 notarial services, two civil
registrations and nine dual citizenship applications. Of these nine applicants for dual citizenship,
six were able to join eight others who had submitted their Dual Citizenship
applications prior to the outreach in taking the Oath of Allegiance.
Volunteers from the Duterte Volunteers and
the local Filipino community assisted the Consulate team in the outreach
mission by finding the appropriate venue for the outreach and publicizing the
outreach mission through their community organizations and social circles. They also acted as ushers during the outreach
mission and ensured the orderly flow of people at the venue.
It was the Consulate’s first outreach
mission to Red Deer, which is about 150 km. north of Calgary and midway between
Calgary and Edmonton. Red Deer is the
province’s third largest city, and most Filipino nationals there are permanent
residents who work either as skilled workers in local businesses or in the
services sector (hotels and restaurants).