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PHILIPPINE CONSULATE GENERAL IN TORONTO HOLDS CONSULAR OUTREACH AND VOTER ENROLLMENT SERVICE IN WATERLOO-KITCHENER, ONTARIO
2025-05-10
Clients availing of consular services during the outreach mission
10 May 2025 – The Philippine Consulate General in Toronto, in coordination with the Filipino-Canadian Association of Kitchener-Waterloo conducted a Consular Outreach and Voter Enrollment Service to the Waterloo-Kitchener area in Ontario on 10 May 2025. Eight-nine (89) Consular services were delivered to the residents of the area, and 12 former Filipinos and their dependents reacquired their Filipino citizenships under RA 9225.
The Consulate General’s Special Board of Election Inspectors’ representative also enrolled 10 qualified overseas voters to enable them to participate in the ongoing election.
The clients expressed satisfaction with the services delivered, with one of the enrolled voters especially thankful for the opportunity. “I never expected to be able to vote in this election, but now I am able to, thanks to the Consulate’s effort”, she said.
The Consular outreach service to Waterloo-Kitchener is Post’s first special outreach for the year in Ontario. The special outreach is conducted in the Greater Toronto Area and nearby areas with a high concentration of Filipinos as part of Consulate’s efforts to reach out and serve more Filipinos. The next scheduled special Consular outreach service will be at Mississauga on 31 May 2025.