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RP Embassy in Mexico Conducts Consular Outreach in Honduras

Tuesday, 09 February 2010 13:34
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9 February 2010 - The Philippine Embassy in Mexico reported that Ambassador Francisco M. Ortigas III sent Minister Lilybeth R. Deapera and Assistance to Nationals (ATN) Officer Juliet A. Oresca to San Pedro Sula, Honduras on January 27 to 29 to render consular outreach services for the Filipino community there.

This was the first time that the Embassy conducted a consular outreach in Honduras.

To ensure the success of the outreach activity and the participation of the Filipino community, the Embassy coordinated with Philippine Honorary Consul to Honduras Mr. Tito Bendeck Bonilla, Filipino commmunity leaders Susana Avilla, Maria Caridad Bundalian and Hespero Jingco.

The community leaders sent emails, text messages and made home visits to members of the Filipino community to inform them of the outreach activity.

The office of Honorary Consul Bendeck and the Good Harvest Christian Academy owned by Mr. Jingco were the venues for the consular outreach visit.

The Embassy team received and processed 39 Machine Readable Passport (MRP) applications, one Report of Loss, 10 Reports of Birth and one Report of Marriage.

The Filipino community in Honduras expressed their appreciation to Ambassador Ortigas for sending the consular team to San Pedro Sula, especially at this time when a number of them would find it difficult to go to Mexico to apply for a renewal of their passports.  END

 

Body Of Filipina Trapped In Haiti Supermarket Found

Monday, 08 February 2010 14:22
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08 February 2010 - The body of an overseas Filipino trapped in the rubble of a supermarket in Haiti was found yesterday morning (Haiti time), according to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). 

The remains of Mary Grace Fabian was pulled out of the collapsed Carribean Supermarket at 11 AM of February 7 in Haiti (12AM of February 8 in Manila), according to a report from Lieutenant Colonel Lope Dagoy, Commander of the 10th Philippine Peacekeeping Contingent.  

Ms. Fabian's remains was recovered by the Central National Equipment Retrieval team, assisted by some members of the Philippine contingent headed by Corporal Eric Dedales and Senior Navy Officer I Carlo Dangcalan. 

She was positively identified by Mr. Lowel Lalican, the husband of Geraldine Lalican, another OFW still trapped under the rubble of the supermarket.  Ms. Fabian, an employee of the Carribbean supermarket, was identified through her uniform, hair and necklace. 

Her sister Rosalyn Fabian decided to immediately bury her remains at the National Cemetary in Port-au-Prince. 

Ms. Fabian's remains was recovered three weeks after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on January 12. 

The Philippine contingent in Haiti is currently securing the Carribean Supermarket area and is continuing recovery efforts for Ms. Lalican. 

Philippine Honorary Consul to Haiti Fitzgerald Brandt is supervising the recovery efforts. 

Earlier, the DFA welcomed the fifth and last batch of 32 Filipinos repatriated from Haiti last Friday morning at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport.  A total of 63 Filipinos have been repatriated. END

 
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