Press Release

Philippine Consulate General in Toronto renders 714 services during outreach in Winnipeg, Manitoba

2019-04-17

(Clockwise from the top left): Passport applicants wait for their turn to have their photos and biometrics taken; Consular Assistant Mr. Mark Rey Gil takes the photo and biometrics of a passport applicant; Consul Edna May Grecia-Lazaro administers the oath of allegiance to the applicants whose application to re-acquire or retain their Filipino citizenship were approved.

16 April 2019- The Philippine Consulate General in Toronto conducted its second consular outreach mission to Winnipeg, Manitoba and nearby areas from 12-14 April 2019. A total of 540 passports were processed out of a total of 714 consular services rendered during the three (3)-day consular outreach mission.

Winnipeg, Manitoba is home to some 80,000 overseas Filipinos. To enable the Consulate General in Toronto to reach out to as many Filipinos as possible, it plans to hold six (6) more consular outreach missions in Winnipeg, Manitoba for the year 2019. END

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