PCGSF visits East Bay for consular outreach

One-day event delivers 188 services

PINOLE – The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco conducted a consular outreach at Saint Joseph Church in Pinole, California on July 27, 2024. This is the ninth outreach mission spearheaded by the consulate for the year.

Successful dual citizenship applicants take their oaths of allegiance as Filipino citizens.

Led by Vice Consuls Adrian Baccay and Hannah Go, the consular outreach in the Bay Area’s East Bay afforded Filipinos and Filipino Americans passport, dual citizenship, and overseas voting registration services without having to travel to San Francisco.

A total of 188 services were provided – including 50 passport applications, 59 dual citizenship petitions, and 72 overseas voting registrations.

A total of 188 services were successfully delivered by the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco during its one-day consular outreach in Pinole, California.

During the outreach, Assistant District Director Lilita Hom of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (DOL-WHD) Office in San Jose, California also participated in the outreach, and provided information on DOL-WHD’s services that aim to promote compliance with U.S. federal labor standards and protect workers’ rights. The DOL-WHD also set up an information desk for consular outreach clients.

Assistant District Director Lilita Hom of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (DOL-WHD) Office in San Jose, California gives a talk on DOL-WHD’s services to protect workers’ rights.

The outreach was held through the support of Reverend Father Geoffrey Baraan, the FIlipino American rector of Saint Joseph Parish.

The Philippine Consulate General team with Reverend Father Geoffrey Baraan, parish priest and coordinator of the one-day consular outreach at Saint Joseph Church in Pinole, California. | San Francisco PCG photos

Filipinos residing under the jurisdiction of the Consulate may visit pcgsanfrancisco.org/consular-outreach-missions/ for details on the Consulate’s final consular outreaches for 2024.

(PCGSF Release)

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