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Philippine Consulate General in Toronto Conducts Consular Outreach at the Kalayaan Cultural Community Centre in Mississauga
2021-07-06
PR-2021-31
5 July 2021, Toronto, Canada. – The Philippine Consulate General in Toronto conducted a Consular Outreach Mission at the Kalayaan Cultural Community Centre (KCCC) in Mississauga on Saturday, 3 July 2021.
Consul General Orontes V. Castro led the team composed of Vice Consul Edward Chan and the other staff of the Consulate General. He expressed his appreciation to KCCC for organizing the Consular Outreach and coordinating it with the Consulate General. There were applicants who re-acquired Philippine citizenship and availed of passport and other consular services, including those who registered as Overseas Absentee Voters.
KCCC President Resty del Rosario welcomed the Consulate General’s team as well as the participants. He also thanked Consul General Castro and his team for conducting the Consular Outreach Mission, which was well received by the participants. Since 2018, KCCC has organized Information Sessions on the different consular services of the Philippine Consulate General. Last year it organized the Consulate General’s Registration for Overseas Voting and Reacquisition of Philippine Citizenship. KCCC is a valuable partner of the Philippine Consulate General in various projects and activities, including webinars and other cultural projects.
At the event, Consul General presented the Consulate General’s Quincentennial Award of KCCC to Mr. del Rosario. The award is in recognition of KCCC’s invaluable effort and activities to foster unity among the Filipino Community and continued support to the Philippine Consulate General.
The KCCC was initially founded in 1983 as the Kalayaan Filipino Cultural Organization (KFCO) for the purpose of celebrating Philippine Independence Day. Since then, the Kalayaan Centre has evolved to become a pillar for promoting Filipino heritage and culture and a community hub for programs and services for the benefit of Filipino-Canadians mostly residing in the Peel region. – END
Screenshots of the Dual Oath-taking Ceremonies held at the Consulate General in Toronto’s Consular Outreach Mission in Mississauga’s Kalayaan Cultural Community Centre on Saturday, 3 July 2021.
