{"id":78387,"date":"2016-07-10T05:50:19","date_gmt":"2016-07-10T09:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=78387"},"modified":"2016-07-10T05:53:32","modified_gmt":"2016-07-10T09:53:32","slug":"consular-news-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2016\/07\/10\/consular-news-round\/","title":{"rendered":"Consular News Round-Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_78317\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-78317\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-78317\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/canadian-flag-1229484_960_720.jpg\" alt=\"(Pixabay photo)\" width=\"960\" height=\"635\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/canadian-flag-1229484_960_720.jpg 960w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/canadian-flag-1229484_960_720-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/canadian-flag-1229484_960_720-768x508.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-78317\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Pixabay photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h6>\u2018Canada Post strike affects mailing services\u2019 \u2013 PCG Vancouver<\/h6>\n<p>The Philippine Consulate General (PCG) in Vancouver recently announced that mailing of new passports, civil registry\/notarial\/consularized NBI forms and other processed documents will be put on hold until the issue on the Canada Post strike has been resolved.\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cThis is to avoid the possible loss of passports and other documents arising from the disruption of service at Canada Post,\u201d according to a PCG statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cApplicants who urgently need their passports and documents may come to the Consulate to claim them by presenting their official receipts. \u00a0Applicants may also use alternative courier services (e.g. Fedex, Purolator, UPS, etc.) for the mailing of their passports and documents.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, applicants may send an email to the PCG Vancouver at vancouverpcg@telus.net,\u201d the statement continued.<\/p>\n<h6>PCG-Calgary accepts passport applications<\/h6>\n<p>The newly-opened Philippine Consulate General (PCG) in Calgary recently announced it now accepts passport applications (new and renewal).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPassport applicants are requested to email their names and contact details to calgarypcg@gmail.com in order to be listed for accommodation. The consulate will then reply with an available slot,\u201d it said in a press release.<\/p>\n<p>The consulate added that it only has one machine and requests applicants for their understanding in case backlogs occur.<\/p>\n<h6>Toronto Consulate lists requirements for renewal of green passports<\/h6>\n<p>The Philippine Consulate General (PCG) in Toronto announced that starting July 1, all application for passport renewal of holders of green or MRP (machine readable passport; passport number starting with \u201cXX\u201d) will be required to submit the following:<\/p>\n<p>1. Actual Passport (Green booklet or MRP);<br \/>\n2. PSA-Authenticated Birth Certificate (PSA-formerly NSO)<br \/>\n3. At least one valid identification document, and<br \/>\n4. Other supporting documents as may be required by the processor. (i.e. PSA-MC if married and using married surname, etc.)<\/p>\n<p>PCG asks for the usual cooperation from the public.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018Canada Post strike affects mailing services\u2019 \u2013 PCG Vancouver The Philippine Consulate General (PCG) in Vancouver recently announced that mailing &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":78317,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1481],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-78387","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news-comm","mauthors-philippine-canadian-inquirer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78387","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=78387"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78387\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/78317"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=78387"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=78387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}