On 01-02 August 2015, a six member Consular Team from the Philippine Embassy Rome led by Vice Consul Margret Malang went to Cagliari, Sardegna to provide passporting, civil registry and overseas voting registration services to Filipinos living and residing in the island of Sardegna.

Filipinos in Cagliari patiently wait for their turn as Consular Assistants Daniel Tanwangco and Natividad Nethercott process and encode the passport applications.

Sardegna is the second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea and an autonomous region of Italy. The island is home to at least 1,500 Filipinos, mostly coming from the Philippine provinces of Mabini, Batangas and Baco, Mindoro Oriental.

Consular Assistant Mary Louise Tanwangco processes the Report of Birth of a child born in Cagliari, Sardegna.

The Team was able to process 236 e-passports, 25 reports of birth and 296 overseas voters. Vice Consul Malang administered the Oath of Allegiance of 5 Filipinos who have recently received their Italian citizenship after working and residing in Italy for at least 15 years.

The outreach was successfully organized with the strong support of the Philippine Consulate in Sardegna headed by Honorary Consul Danilo Cannas.

The next consular outreach will be in Catanzaro from 29-30 August 2015.