CHONGQING PCG RESUMES CONSULAR SERVICES, STRENGTHENS FELLOWSHIP WITH FILIPINO COMMUNITY IN KUNMING, YUNNAN PROVINCE
26 February 2022, Kunming – The Philippine Consulate General in Chongqing resumed today its regular consular mission in Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province – the first such outreach since the start of the COVID 19 pandemic two years ago. During this mission, the Consulate processed applications for passport renewal, notarization of documents, report of birth, and NBI fingerprint certification, as well as provided consular consultations.
On the same day, the Consulate General took the occasion to hold its first quarter hybrid Fellowship with Filipino communities in Kunming and Chongqing via Zoom and on site. The quarterly Fellowship is the Consulate General’s platform for keeping the Filipino communities in its jurisdiction abreast with its economic, cultural and public diplomacy activities, as well as disseminating important information pertaining to current COVID-19 protocols in the Philippines, Overseas Voting and consular services in general. As well, the quarterly fellowship provides the opportunity for the Consulate to obtain feedback and suggestions on consular services and community programs.
A reception hosted by Consul General Flerida Ann Camille P. Mayo capped the Consulate’s outreach in Kunming. In her remarks, Consul General Flerida Ann Camille P. Mayo commended the Filipinos for exemplifying the values of bayanihan, malasakit and pakikipagkapwa, especially at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic when the members of the Filipino community cared for one another. Filipino guests present expressed their appreciation to the Consulate for the resumption of consular missions in Kunming following postponements due to China’s inter-provincial travel restrictions. True to form, the Kunming Filipino Community made the four-hour reception most enjoyable with parlor games and musical performances. END