PRESS RELEASE
SFPCG-PR-03-2021
New Consul General Neil Ferrer Meets with Honorary Consuls from Consulate’s Jurisdictions outside Northern California
SAN FRANCISCO, 26 January 2021 – Consul General Neil Frank R. Ferrer met with the three Honorary Consuls who cover some states under the Consulate’s jurisdictions, namely, Honorary Consul Rebecca Carillo of Alaska, Honorary Consul Donna Lavigne of Colorado, and Honorary Consul Enrico Tadeo who covers Oregon and Washington.
The Consul General listened to the presentations of the Honorary Consuls in terms of their work plans and concerns in their respective areas. The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco covers Alaska, Northern California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Northern Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming.
Consul General Ferrer noted a number of consular services that the Honorary Consuls can implement in the areas they cover, such as extending the validity of expiring passports and facilitating the online oath-taking of dual citizens, as well as sending applications for various consular services by mail.
The Honorary Consuls mentioned the need for the resumption of consular outreaches for states under the Consulate’s jurisdiction.
Consul General Ferrer emphasized that the Consulate is ready to serve the public and the Filipino-American community across its jurisdictions, but that the conduct of consular outreach missions would largely depend on the current COVID-19 pandemic situation and specific state government orders to mitigate the spread of the virus. He said that the Consulate will resume consular outreach services once feasible.
“We will conduct trainings for the Honorary Consuls and hold regular dialogues with them so that they are updated with the latest issuances and advisories of the Department that concern their respective constituents” added Consul General Ferrer.
Deputy Consul General Raquel Solano, Consul Jed Martin Llona, Consul Dominic Xavier Imperial, Consul Vanessa Bago-Llona, and Ms. Maria Antonia van Espen-Boonen, and Ms. Baylene Jaro from the Administrative Section also attended the online meeting with the Honorary Consuls. END
Philippine Consul General Neil Frank R. Ferrer (7th from top left) Meets Virtually
with Honorary Consuls from Consulate’s Jurisdictions outside Northern California.
From top left: Honorary Consul in Colorado Donna Lavigne, Consul Vanessa
Bago-Llona, Honorary Consul in Alaska Rebecca Carillo, Honorary Consul in
Oregon and Washington state Enrico Tadeo, Consul Dominic Xavier Imperial,
Consul Jed Martin Llona, Deputy Consul General Raquel R. Solano, Ms. Maria
Antonia van Espen-Boonen, and Ms. Baylene Jaro.