Press Release

THE PHILIPPINE EMBASSY IN ROME CONDUCTS CONSULAR OUTREACH MISSION IN THE PORT CITY OF LIVORNO, ITALY AND SUCCESSFULLY SERVICES AROUND 350 FILIPINOS

Among the services rendered were the processing of 227 e-passport applications, 54 affidavits/reports of births/SPAs, 84 OWWA membership and 92 Pag-Ibig membership (both new and reactivation). Applications for NBI clearances, Dual Citizenship and extension of passports were also processed during the outreach.

In line with the Embassy’s active drive to register Filipinos for the purpose of overseas voting, the outreach also successfully registered 209 new overseas absentee voters.



The 8-man Embassy Consular/POLO team was led by Consul General/Charge d’Affaires, a.i. Leila Lora-Santos.

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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS

1. THIS IS TO INFORM THAT H.E. AMBASSADOR VIRGILIO A. REYES, JR RETIRED FROM GOVERNMENT SERVICE ON 01 SEPTEMBER 2014. ON THAT DATE, THE AMBASSADOR ENDED HIS MISSION AS THE PHILIPPINE AMBASSADOR TO THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC. PENDING THE ARRIVAL OF THE NEW AMBASSADOR, MINISTER AND CONSUL GENERAL LEILA C. LORA-SANTOS IS CURRENTLY THE CHARGE D’AFFAIRES A.I. OF THE PHILIPPINE EMBASSY IN ROME.

2. THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE PHILIPPINE EMBASSY IS www.romepe.dfa.gov.ph ITS OLD WEBSITE www.philembassy-rome.net HAS BEEN DEACTIVATED.
3. THE PHILIPPINE EMBASSY IS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY FUND-RAISING ACTIVITIES. PLEASE REPORT TO US ANY PERSONALITY OR ASSOCIATION WHO IS USING, WITHOUT AUTHORITY, THE EMBASSY NAME/EMBASSY LOGO TO GENERATE/COLLECT FUNDS.
THANK YOU.