Three individuals take their Oath of Allegiance for retention of Philippine citizenship before Vice Consul Nadine Morales (left) during the Consular Outreach Mission conducted by the Philippine Embassy in Rome on 8-9 February 2020 at Palazzo Civico in Cagliari, Italy

ROME 10 February 2020 – As part of its program to provide consular and other services to Filipinos under its jurisdiction, the Philippine Embassy in Rome held a consular outreach mission on 8-9 February 2020 in Cagliari, Italy, where there are an estimated 1,728 Filipinos. The mission was held at Palazzo Civico, the seat of the capital of Sardinia region.

The Embassy consular team rendered a total of 461 services, including 255 passport applications, 11 Reports of Birth, one Report of Marriage, seven affidavits and four certificates. Three individuals also took their Oath of Allegiance to the Philippine Republic for retention of Philippine citizenship.

The Embassy’s partner agencies, Philippine Overseas Labor Office and Overseas Workers Welfare Administration, rendered services to 100 and 80 clients, respectively.

The outreach mission, the Embassy’s first for the current year, was in cooperation with the Philippine Consulate in Cagliari, headed by Honorary Consul Danilo Cannas. END

Passport applicants queue for registration in the Consular Outreach Mission in Cagliari, Italy conducted by the Philippine Embassy in Rome on 8-9 February 2020.