Tag: Philippine consulate

PHL Consulate in Jeddah suspends ops after staff member, former wards test positive for COVID-19

(Eagle News)–Operations at the Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah are suspended from June 23 to July 2. In an advisory, the Consulate  said the suspension was after one of its personnel “whose duties involve high public exposure,” and two former wards who were recently repatriated to the Philippines tested positive for COVID-19. The Consulate said its personnel would undergo a strict quarantine. Those who visited the Consulate from Sunday, June 14, to Thursday, June 18, […]

PHL consulate: No reports of Filipino casualties in New York subway blast

(Eagle News) — There are no reports of Filipinos injured in the subway attack in Times Square on Monday so far. The Philippine Consulate General urged the Filipino-American community to contact  9172940196 should they know of any  Filipino or Filipino-American affected by the attack police said was done by Akayed Ullah using a home-made pipe bomb. At least four people, including the Bangladeshi suspect, were hurt in the attack.  

Philippine consulate in New York attends to 26,000 registed voters

Who will be the next president of Philippines? That is the question on every Filipino all over the world. And tasked with the responsibility of monitoring the absentee voting are the Philippine consulates of the various countries. Whether you are in the Philippines or in abroad, every vote counted. The Philippine consulate general in New York in particular has the task of attending to almost 26, 000 registered voters for this year’s election. Philippine nationals […]