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Details: Category: Uncategorised; Tuesday, 18 July 2017

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The Embassy of the Philippines calls on all Overseas Filipinos (OFs) to support the Philippine Army’s #OgopMarawi (Help Marawi) drive. The project aims to assist people affected by the situation in Marawi City, and boosts the morale of the soldiers deployed to fight the Maute terrorists. We do this by sending letter or postcards with messages of encouragement and support to our troops.

You may send messages through the following formats:

Mail or postcards sent to the Embassy's address at 50 Hobson Street, Thorndon, Wellington 6011; and
E-mail letter through address This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

#OgopMarawi corners will also be present during the Embassy’s mobile consular missions. Other projects to support the affected communities will be announced soon.

The letters will be forwarded to the Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila for onward transmittal to the troops in Marawi City.

PHILIPPINE EMBASSY JOINS FILIPINO COMMUNITY INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS IN AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND

Details: Category: Latest; Tuesday, 11 July 2017

The Filipino community in Auckland led by the Council of Auckland Philippine Organisations, Inc. (CAPO) in conjunction with the Federation of Filipino Associations, Societies and Clubs in New Zealand, Inc. (FFASCNZI) celebrated the 119th Anniversary of the Proclamation of Philippine Independence in Auckland on 11 June 2017.

The celebrations started with a wreath laying ceremony at the Rizal Reserve, an Auckland reserve named after the Philippines’ national hero, Dr. Jose P. Rizal. Located at Corregidor Place, Wingate Subdivision, Avondale in Auckland, the Rizal Reserve was inaugurated on 5 July 1998. Each year in June, CAPO and FFASCNZI spearhead a simple yet meaningful rite to commemorate the birth of Rizal and kick off Philippine Independence Day celebrations in Auckland.

This year, Third Secretary and Vice Consul Glenn Joseph Obach, representing the Philippine Embassy, and Dr. Tony Noblejas, QSM, of the FFASCNZI laid wreaths in front of the monument at the Rizal Reserve. A short program of messages and community singing followed. CAPO President and Philippine Honorary Vice Consul Virginia Araneta-Russell coordinated the arrangements for the wreath laying ceremony.

Just before midday, a Philippine Independence Day Mass was officiated by Fr. Gilbert Ramos at the Good Shepherd Parish Church in Balmoral, Auckland. Asked to speak before the community present at the celebration, Vice Consul Obach highlighted the significance of this year’s theme, “Kalayaan 2017: Pagbabagong Sama-samang Balikatin,” and expressed joy in taking part in events where overseas Filipinos gather as a community as it manifests that love of country is alive in their hearts despite the distance.

After the Mass, a fellowship Filipino lunch and short thanksgiving program followed at the Good Shepherd Parish’s Mary McKillop Hall.

A N N O U N C E M E N T

Details: Category: Advisories; Wednesday, 05 July 2017

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The Philippine Embassy in Wellington, New Zealand informs the public that the Office of the Philippine Honorary Consul General in Auckland located at Garcia Law, The Theatre Royal, 486 New North Road in Kingsland, Auckland will hold its last working day on 13 July 2017.

The Philippine Embassy and the Filipino Community would like to thank Honorary Consul General Paulo Garcia and Honorary Vice Consul Virginia Araneta-Russell for their years of distinguished and selfless service.

The Philippine Government has been working on the appointment of a new honorary consular team for Auckland. The new Team will be announced after the New Zealand Government’s formal authorization of the appointments. The new location of the Honorary Consulate will be announced in due course.

The week after the Honorary Consulate’s closure, the Philippine Embassy will conduct its Consular Outreach Mission in Auckland from 20 to 24 July 2017 (Thursday to Monday) at the following address:

Corban Revell Lawyers
133 Central Park Drive
Henderson
Auckland 0610

For more information, please contact the Philippine Embassy in Wellington at telephone numbers (04) 8903741 and (04) 8903742, or email to "This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..">This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.."

PHILIPPINE EMBASSY CONDUCTS CONSULAR SERVICES OUTREACH IN INVERCARGILL

Details: Category: Latest News; Friday, 30 June 2017

A mobile consular team of the Philippine Embassy in Wellington successfully rendered a four-day consular services outreach mission in Invercargill in the South Island of New Zealand on 11-14 May 2017. Held at the Filipino Community Centre, the outreach processed a total of 802 transactions comprising passport renewals/applications, civil registration (reports of births and marriages), notarial services, fingerprinting for National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) forms, and Philippine citizenship retention/re-acquisition application and oath-taking. The mission gathered a total of 314 overseas voting (OV) registrants.

The Filipino community members in Invercargill, Winton, Lumsden, Te Anau, Queenstown, Gore, Balclutha, Dunedin, Oamaru, Timaru, Ashburton, Christchurch, and other areas in the South Island greatly appreciated this undertaking as it provided them access to the Philippine Embassy’s services without travelling further to Wellington up in the North Island.

The outreach mission conducted its services with ample facilities of the Filipino Community Centre at 122 Esk Street, provided by the Southland Filipino Society, Inc. (SFSI). Led by SFSI Coordinator Dorothea Hawkins and SFSI Chairman Socrates Mallari, Filipino community volunteers provided generous support and assistance to the mission.

Details of future mobile consular missions will be posted on the Philippine Embassy website (www.philembassy.org.nz) and on Facebook (Philippine Embassy - Wellington, New Zealand)

PHILIPPINE EMBASSY CONDUCTS CONSULAR OUTREACH MISSION IN TOKOROA, NEW ZEALAND

Details: Category: Latest; Tuesday, 13 June 2017

A mobile consular team of the Philippine Embassy in Wellington successfully rendered a three-day consular outreach mission in Tokoroa, New Zealand on 28-30 April 2017. Held at the South Waikato Sports and Events Centre, a total of 536 services were provided.Of this number, 450 were on passport, 11 were on civil registration, i.e., reports of births and marriages, 25 on notarial/legalization and one on fingerprinting for National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) clearance. There were also 49 individuals who were administered the Oath of Allegiance or Panunumpa ng Katapatan which is recited by immigrants who wish to retain or re-acquire Philippine citizenship. 370 Filipinos also registered for overseas voting (OV).

PHILIPPINE CONSULATE - AUCKLAND JUNE OFFICE HOURS ONLY

Details: Category: Advisories; Wednesday, 31 May 2017

PHILIPPINE AMBASSADOR CALLS ON THE MAYOR OF SOUTH WAIKATO REGION

Details: Category: Latest; Monday, 22 May 2017

Philippine Ambassador Jesus S. Domingo called on Her Worship, South Waikato (New Zealand) Mayor Jenny Shattock, on 28 April 2017, at the District Council. Ambassador Domingo was warmly received by Mayor Shattock who expressed her desire to forge closer ties between the South Waikato District Council, the Embassy of the Philippines and the Filipino Community. In particular, she seeks opportunities for partnerships in the fields of economic, cultural, social, education and leadership, citing “the need to make the most of our relationship for the betterment of our whole community”. The Mayor welcomed the “Diplomatic Chamber” framework of the Embassy, which links local governments, businesses and community organizations of the Philippines and New Zealand.

PHILIPPINE AMBASSADOR ADDRESSESS GALA NIGHT CELEBRATING PHILIPPINE CULTURE IN NZ

Details: Category: Latest; Monday, 22 May 2017

As keynote speaker, Ambassador Jesus S. Domingo addressed Filipino communities in the South Waikato region and nearby towns during the Filipino Cultural Night held on 29 April 2017 at the District Council hall. The gala dinner was co-hosted by the North Island Filipino Farmers Association-NZ (NIFFA-NZ) and the City Council, headed by Mr. Julius Caoing, NIFFA President, and Her Worship Jenny Shattock, Mayor of South Waikato, respectively. Hon. Louise Upston, Member of Parliament for Taupo and New Zealand Associate Minister for Primary Industries, also graced the event.

Ambassador Domingo spoke of the Filipino’s hallmark global brand of malasakit which is the word in the Philippine language for deep intimate care. Filipinos excel as caregivers, doctors, teachers and nurses, but even those not directly working in the health profession, such as IT, agriculture or farming also manifest the same caring nature. He noted that “our kababayans are the stars of New Zealand primary industry” and thanked them for the pride and distinction they bring to the country.

PHILIPPINE AMBASSADOR HOLDS UNIVERSAL DIPLOMACY WORKSHOP IN TAURANGA

Details: Category: Latest; Monday, 22 May 2017

Philippine Ambassador Jesus S. Domingo held a “Universal Diplomacy” (UD) Workshop on 28 April 2017 at the Bethlehem Hall of Tauranga. Tauranga is a harbourside city in the Bay of Plenty region on New Zealand's North Island. The event was co-organized by the Tauranga Filipino Society and the Club Filipino Tauranga. The workshop brought together members, not only of the Filipino community, but also other local stakeholders, to discuss how they can actively participate in promoting Filipino causes, communities and commerce, through a unique sense of care and cooperation, translated in the Filipino vernacular as “malasakit at bayanihan”.

PHILIPPINE AMBASSADOR CALLS ON THE MAYOR OF TAURANGA, NZ

Details: Category: Latest; Monday, 22 May 2017

Philippine Ambassador Jesus S. Domingo called on His Worship, Greg Brownless, the Mayor of Tauranga, on 28 April 2017 at the Tauranga City Council. Tauranga is one of New Zealand’s busiest port cities, and is located in the east coast of the country’s North Island. Mayor Brownless invited Ambassador Domingo to include a consular outreach mission in Tauranga in the future program of the Philippine Embassy.

Mayor Brownless affirmed his keenness to network and cooperate extensively with the Embassy in various fields of mutual interest, including in fostering people-to-people ties between New Zealanders and Filipinos within the framework of Universal Diplomacy and the Embassy’s Diplomatic Chamber. He underscored the valuable contributions of the Filipino community in the Tauranga Region and commended the programmes and initiatives of Ambassador Domingo that are aimed towards promoting the welfare and well-being of Filipinos in Tauranga and the whole of New Zealand.

Ambassador Domingo thanked Mayor Brownless and the City of Tauranga for being wonderful hosts to hundreds of Filipinos and highlighted the people-based relationship that continues to grow and deepen between the Philippines and New Zealand. They were joined in the call by Ms. Crestine Carson and Ms. Love Erediano of the Tauranga Filipino Community and Caring For Humanity International Foundation, and Mr. Stan Gregec of the Tauranga Chamber of Commerce.