Volunteers Needed for Philippine Consulate Outreach March 12-13
March 9th, 2009
FACOST (Filipino American Council of South Texas) and PACC (Philippine American Chamber of Commerce) joined forces to coordinate the Los Angeles Philippine Consulate Outreach Program for Houston, TX for March 12th & 13th, followed by the Dallas Outreach on March 15th & 16th.
Approximately 1,650 applications for passport renewal, dual cizitenship and other consular services were received for the 2-day outreach from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm. For the complete list of appointment schedule, please go to the website: philippineconsulatela.org
Volunteers are needed for the following shifts of 4 hours each to make it more convenient for everyone. If you can volunteer for the whole day, please let us know. The shifts are:
Thursday, March 12, 2009
a)Â Â Â 8:00 am to 12:00 noon
b)Â Â 12:00 noon to 4:00 pm
c)Â Â Â 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Friday, March 13, 2009
a)Â Â Â 8:00 am to 12:00 noon
b)Â Â Â 12:00 noon to 4:00 pm
c)Â Â Â 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Please contact me with your name, tel, number , shift and day that you wish to volunteer. The volunteer schedule list will be published ASAP.
Please share this information with those interested. Thank you very much.
Sincerely,
Tess Tuazon - FACOST Chair, PAAC Board Member
Letter from the Executive Director
March 8th, 2009
Dear Friends,
We are pleased to celebrate with you the long-awaited passing of the Filipino World War II Veterans legislation (as part of the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act 2009) by the U.S. Congress - a major victory for Filipino WWII veterans. Our thanks to all of you who kept vigil with us and supported our veterans’ cause. Those who have died can now rest in peace, and the few veterans who are still living can now feel vindicated.  For more timely news about Filipinos and the Philippines, click on http://www.filamimage.com.
FINAL UPDATE ON THE CONSULAR OUTREACH TO TEXAS:
A total of 1500 applicants for passport renewals and dual citizenship have been received for Houston, and Houston is no longer accepting applications.