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 in the adjoining office of the Philippine honorary consul.The team processed 58 MRP applications.

About 2,000 Filipinos are reported to be residing at Nicosia.

On 1-2 August 2009 the Philippine Embassy in Athens sent a consular outreach and OAV registration teams to Larnaca and Limassol in the Republic of Cyprus.

The mission was coordinated through one of the leaders of the Filipino  at Larnaca,, Mr. Bong Cusi. The activity took place in the premises of the Sta. Tierra Church at Larnaca. The team was also assisted by Ms Gina Maandig from the office of the Philippine honorary consul and by Ms Liza Jataas who was Pag-Ibig’s  and OWWA’s volunteer at Larnaca.

At Limassol, the RCBC’s general manager Ms. Belinda Stylianou and Ms Ching Tabasa-Harris assisted and coordinated the activity of the embassy’s consular outreach and OAV registration teams held in the premises of the RCBC office at Limassol.

The consular outreach team accepted 49 MRP applications, 4 replacements of lost passports, 4 notarials and 4 passport verifications.

A total of 197 new OAV registrants, 35 applications for certification of registration and 8 applications for transfer of registration records were processed.