The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) held a soft opening of its new state-of-the-art consular services building, located at the corner of Bradco and Macapagal Avenues in Aseana Business Park, Paranaque City, a few minutes away from the Mall of Asia. “Instead of sweltering heat, our consular clients will be greeted with cool air at the moment they enter our doors. Instead of monobloc chairs, they will wait their turn sitting on ergonomically-designed stainless steel benches. Instead of long queues, they can shorten their wait by accessing our online appointment system,” Secretary of Foreign Affairs Alberto G. Romulo said in his speech at the opening.

Mrs. Anastasia Manolopoulou is the Philippines’ newest Honorary Consul with jurisdiction over Patras, Greece’s third largest city and port as well as the department of Achaia.

Philippine Embassy representatives conducted a two-day OAV field registration and consular outreach service at Nicosia, Cyprus on 11-12 July 2009.
Hundreds of Filipinos gathered at the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) at Nicosia to register as overseas absentee voters. A total of 102 Filipinos at Nicosia registered as new overseas absentee voters.

Consular services were also rendered [...]