CONSULAR SERVICES IN WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA ON JUNE 4, 2010
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The Philippine Embassy in Washington D.C., in partnership with Rev. Michael O. Lecias of the Diocese of
Charleston Wheeling, will conduct its first-ever consular outreach program in Wheeling, West Virginia on June 4,
2010, Friday.
Ambassador Willy C. Gaa said that the outreach program in Wheeling is part of the Embassy's continuing effort
to improve its services for the benefit and convenience of Filipinos in its consular jurisdiction who will save time,
effort, and resources when applying for passport and availing of consular services.
The Embassy’s consular team will accept and process applications for machine-readable passports, dual
citizenship, notarization of documents, and registration of births and marriages.
The outreach program will also include an oath-taking ceremony for individuals who will reacquire their Filipino
citizenship under the Dual Citizenship Law.
The consular services with be held at the St. Alphonsus Parish Hall located at 2111 Market Street, Wheeling,
West Virginia 26003 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on June 4, 2010 (Friday).
For details please contact the Philippine Embassy at tel nos. 202-467-9312; fax nos. 202-467-9417 or email:
wdcpe@aol.com.
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PGMA launches vaccination program in Zambo
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Kalawit, Zamboanga del Norte-- President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo today led here in this town the nationwide
launch of the “Vaccine against A (H1N1)” vaccination program for the country’s health workers.
The event coincided with the start in many areas of the Departmernt of Health’s vaccination program for 420,000
health workers themselves, from the national and local levels and public and private sectors.
The President said the vaccination program will protect frontline health workers from viruses and prevent
diseases from entering the country.
Aboard a helicopter from Dipolog City, the President arrived at Kalawit Central Elementary School past noon and
was received by Zamboanga del Norte Governor Rolando Yebes, Kalawit Mayor Eugenio Baliling, Sr, 3rd Dist.
Rep. Cesar Jalosjos, Kalawit Central Elementary school principal Serena Barrera, Poblacion Brgy. Chair
Godofredo Gabo, PNP Provincial Dir. Cristeto Rey Gonzalodo and AFP 102nd Brigade Commander Col.
Rolando Telefrancia.
The President accompanied by Press Secretary Crispulo Icban, Agrarian Reform (DAR) Secretary Nasser
Pangandaman, Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Victor Domingo, Agriculture (DA) Undersecretary
Joel Rudinas, and Health Secretary Esparanza Cabral.
The President distributed certificates of turnover to five barangay chairmen to enable them to operate the Botika
ng Barangay Program in their barangays in Kalawit.
The President said that the residents of Kalawit can acquire cheap medicines thru the certificates with the
Botika ng Bayan Program.
The President handed out assorted drugs and medicines for the local government which were received by
Kalawit Mayor Eugenio Baliling, Sr.
She also witnessed the ceremonial vaccination administered by DOH Secretary Cabral, and applauded Cabral
for doing herself the delicate vaccination on local health worker Emilinda d. Bairulla.
The objective of the DOH program is to ensure first and foremost that health workers are themselves vaccinated
against the A (HINI) virus before they attend to the public. About 1.9 million doses of vaccines have already
arrived and are already being distributed all over the country.
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Tawi-Tawi is very much part of RP - PGMA
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Simunul, Tawi Tawi--- President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo vowed here today that she would always work for the
full development of Tawi Tawi province if only to show that this southernmost area of the country is “very much a
part of the Philippines.”
She was reacting to repeated comments by Lone District Rep. Datu Nur Jaafar of Tawi Tawi that the visit
displayed the President’s love for the people of Tawi Tawi, who Jaafar said, had long experienced neglect by
previous administrations.
“Now we truly feel that Tawi Tawi and its municipalities are indeed a part of the wonderful Republic of the
Philippines,” Jaafar said.
The President spoke before thousands of Sama natives, garbed in their colorful native costumes, at the
Simunul municipal multi purpose center, where Jaafar, made mention of numerous laws passed by Congress
and signed by the President, which included the conversion of the Simunul provincial road into a national
circumferential road.
Being the first visit by a president of the Republic, the people walked through long dusty and bumpy roads and
gave her a warm welcome. The President’s party arrived via helicopters which she used in an aerial inspection
of the circumferential road.
The President then went on to narrate that her father, President Diosdado Macapagal had brought her to Tawi
Tawi as a young child and that he, then an assistant counselor of the Department of Foreign Affairs, was among
the first officials to initiate the inclusion of Turtle Islands in the Philippine territory.
She praised Western Mindanao Command Commanding General Benjamin Dolorfino “for bringing peace in the
province of Tawi Tawi and so with the peacekeeping efforts of the Philippine National Police.”
The President was accompanied by Public Works and Highways Secretary Victor Domingo and Press Secretary
Crispulo Icban Jr. They were welcomed at the Sanga Sanga airport in Bongao, Tawi Tawi by Gov. Sadikul Sahali
and Jaafar.
Simunul is a 6th class municipality and one of 11 island towns of Tawi Tawi. Its current provincial road is hardly
conducive to travel as it is very narrow and mostly dirt road. But with the conversion of the provincial road into a
national road, the Department of Public Works and Highways will now proceed to accelerate work on the 19.4
kilometer stretch.
Aside from President Arroyo, the only other national leader who visited Simunul was the late President Marcos,
when he was still senate president, according to Simunul Mayor Benzar N. Tambut, leader of the 38,239
residents of this island town that thrives on fishery, seaweeds, copra and other agricultural commodities.
The circumferential road project, under RA 4659, has a budget of P75 million and will be undertaken in 180 days.
The project will help farmers transport their agricultural products to the market and the fisher folk to move their
catch directly to the market at a faster pace. It will also provide mobility and dynamic interaction among the
residents and visitors, like tourists.
Simunul’s fishing grounds are the Bongao Bay and Sibutu Strait which thrive with tuna, grouper, flying fish,
snappers, mullet, parrot fish, squids, octopus and lobster.
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