Philippine Consulate General in Vancouver Conducts second Outreach Mission in Victoria, British Columbia

PCG Vancouver’s Outreach team together with volunteers from the Victoria Filipino Canadian Association. (Photo by PCG Vancouver)

28 OCTOBER 2025, VICTORIA, BC. The Philippine Consulate General in Vancouver conducted a consular outreach mission on 25-26 October 2025 at the Philippine Bayanihan Community Centre in Victoria, BC. The two-day outreach was conducted with the assistance of  volunteers from the Victoria Filipino-Canadian Association.

PCG Vancouver’s One Country Team was represented by  Mr. Jay Michael Tolentino, Mr. Celso Magpile, Mr. Joel Roces, Ms. Irene Pilar Mendoza, and Ms. Eleanor De La Cruz who delivered consular services; Mr. Neil Justin Nicolas and Ms. Anne Jelyka Gubat who processed Migrant Workers Office (MWO)-related requests, and; Mr. Darwin Soria who addressed SSS-related queries and transactions. Vice Consul Marco Harder served as the team lead for the consular outreach mission.

The outreach mission offered a full suite of services ranging from passport applications, notarial services, civil registration, and consularization of NBI clearance applications. In addition, MWO Vancouver also verified employment contracts, while SSS Vancouver facilitated Annual Confirmation of Pensioner (ACOP) processes and verified records of registered SSS members.

All in all, the outreach mission served more than 200 clients over the weekend, with the team rendering 312 consular and other services.

The Philippine Consulate General in Vancouver has consular jurisdiction in British Columbia, Yukon, and Northwest Territories. Due to the geographical spread of overseas Filipinos across these three provinces and territories, the Consulate regularly mounts consular outreach missions in these areas to make consular services more accessible to clients living at a significant distance from the Greater Vancouver area. END

Right: Full suite of services at a full house: PCG’s One Country Team serving clients’ needs at the outreach mission in Victoria, BC last 25-26 October 2025. (Photo by PCG Vancouver)

Left: Mr. Joel Roces taking care of a civil registry client. Center: Ms. Irene Pilar Mendoza and Mr. Celso Magpile assisting a client for her RA 9225 application. Right: Ms. Eleanor Dela Cruz, Mr. Joel Roces, and Mr. Neil Nicolas serving their respective clients during the outreach mission last 25-26 October 2025 at the Philippine Bayanihan Community Centre in Victoria, BC. (Photo by PCG Vancouver)

It’s a family affair: Vice Consul Marco Harder evaluating a client’s documents in preparation for taking the oath of allegiance pursuant to the requirements of RA 9225 during the outreach mission last 25-26 October 2025 at the Philippine Bayanihan Community Centre in Victoria, BC. (Photo by PCG Vancouver)

Vice Consul Marco Harder administering the oath of allegiance to former Filipinos reacquiring their PH citizenship through RA 9225 during the outreach mission last 25-26 October 2025 at the Philippine Bayanihan Community Centre in Victoria, BC. (Photo by PCG Vancouver)