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PHILIPPINE ASIAN NEWS TODAY September 1 - 15, 2016
ALBERTA / SASKATCHEWAN News
Philippine consulate reaches out to communities
in Alberta and Saskatchewan
The Philippine Consulate
General Office based in
Calgary is actively visiting
cities and towns in Alberta
and Saskatchewan to serve
the needs of Filipinos in these
two provinces.
From
August
20
to August 22, consulate
representatives were in Banff,
Alberta. From August 27
to August 28, they were in
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. On
September 5, they rendered
services in Wetaskiwin in
Alberta.
There are more visits
scheduled by the consulate,
which covers Alberta and
Saskatchewan.
There will be an
outreach in Lac La Biche in
Alberta from September 17
to September 18. These will
be for communities in Lac La
Biche, Fort McMurray, Cold
Lake, Bonnyville, St. Paul,
and other nearby areas. The
outreach is made possible
through the efforts of the
Duterte Volunteers Alberta,
Canada Chapter.
Edmonton
applicants
are encouraged to book
their
appointment
with
the Philippine Consulate
in Calgary via email at
[email protected]. The
outreach will prioritize our
temporary foreign workers
whose passports are expiring
in the next 10 months.
The
Philippine
consulate is also accepting
booking appointments in
Grand Prairie, Alberta. The
outreach in Grand Prairie is
scheduled on September
24 and September 25 at the
Sandman Hotel (9805-100th
Street).
The Philippine consulate
in Calgary is open for
the
following
services:
passport
applications,
acknowledgement of Special
Powers of Attorney, document
authentication, report of birth/
marriage/death, assistance
to nationals, visas, National
Bureau
of
Investigation
clearance certification.
The consulate General
office is open from 9 a.m. to
5 p.m., Mondays to Fridays,
except on Philippine and
Canadian holidays (Suite
920, 517 10th Avenue SW,
Calgary. Telephone 403-4559343. www.calgarypcg.org)
The
new
consular
office eases up workload in
Banff Outreach, Passport and other Document Processing.
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consulates in Vancouver and
Toronto.
Until
recently,
government services were
being rendered by the
Philippine Embassy in Ottawa
and the two consulates in
Vancouver and Toronto.
For years, Filipinos in
Alberta had been utilizing
the Vancouver consulate
office for various services,
mainly passport applications
and renewals. Because of
its distance, Filipinos had to
travel, which meant losses in
income and money spent on
fare and accommodation.