PRESS RELEASE
SFPCG-PR-057-2021
HUNDREDS OF FILIPINOS AND FIL-AMS PROVIDED CONSULAR SERVICES IN JUNEAU AND FAIRBANKS
San Francisco- Hundreds of Filipinos and Filipino-Americans were provided consular and overseas voting registration services during the outreach conducted by the PH Consulate General in San Francisco on 8-9 July 2021 in Juneau and on 11-12 July 2021 in Fairbanks, Alaska.
A 10-man team from the Philippine Consulate in San Francisco led by Consul General Neil Frank R. Ferrer provided consular services, such as passport, dual citizenship, civil registry, notarial and legal services, to the Filipinos and Filipino-Americans in said cities and surrounding areas. Total number of services provided during the 4-day outreach has reached 1,065.
Based on the results of the outreach, 544 individuals were able to renew their passports, 224 have reacquired their Filipino citizenship under Republic Act 9225, 40 people had their documents legalized, 38 registered their own or their families’ vital events, and 219 registered for Overseas Absentee Voting (OAV).
The outreach in Juneau, which was held at the Centennial Hall along Egan Drive, was the first to be undertaken in Alaska since the pandemic began, and the second to be conducted by the Consulate this year, after the outreach in Denver, CO on 01-08 June 2021.
The Fairbanks outreach, which was held at the Civic Center in Pioneer Park, was the third outreach to be undertaken by the Consulate this year.
The team was able to provide services not only to Filipinos and Filipino-Americans in Juneau and Fairbanks, but also to those residing in the far reaches of Alaska, such as Ketchikan, Sitka, North Pole, Unalaska, Anchorage, Dutch Harbor, Barrow, Kodiak, Utqiagvik, and Eagle River. With the outreach services, these Filipinos and Fil-Ams were spared from traveling hundreds of miles to San Francisco to obtain much needed services and the expenses associated thereto.
Filipino-American leaders and volunteers in the cities of Juneau and Fairbanks assisted the team in the conduct of the outreach services. In Juneau, PH Honorary Consul to Alaska Rebecca Carrillo and the Filipino Community, Inc. (FCI) headed by Mr. Edric Carrillo, worked hand-in-hand to provide the team with their needs. A total of 40 volunteers rendered services during the Juneau outreach. In Fairbanks, the Filipino American Society of Fairbanks led by Mr. Jeff Anderson and FilAm leader Ms. Betsy Engle marshaled the support of about 30 volunteers to ensure that the team were provided the necessary assistance in the conduct of their consular outreach activities. END