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PHL Embassy in Doha Conducts Initial 2018 Mobile Consular Outreach Services in Mesaimeer and Al Khor

06 March 2018 DOHA - The Philippine Embassy mobile outreach team conducts consular services (including overseas voting registration, passport renewal, consular services inquiries, SSS and Pag-Ibig) at the Religious Complex in Mesaimeer and RasGas Compound in Al Khor. This is part of the Embassy’s ongoing efforts to bring convenient and accessible services to its constituents and to better serve the growing needs of about 234,000 Filipinos in Qatar. Initial schedule for 2018 include: every 3rd Friday of each month until September at the Arabia Hall, Religious Compound from 9AM to 12PM (CFC-ANCOP, Mr. Toots Garduce, 5583-2718) and on 6 April 2018 at the QP Compound in Dukhan (FAD, Mr. Clark Avilla, 5535-8836).

PH Embassy in Qatar Observes 2018 World Cancer Day

Dr. Khalid bin Jabor Al Thani, Chairman of Qatar cancer Society, inspects the Philippine Embassy booth while Consul General Roussel Reyes and other embassy personnel look on.

27 February 2018 DOHA – The Philippine Embassy in Doha, Qatar joined international community in the observance of World Cancer Day on the theme "We Can - I Can" in Aspire Park on 22 February 2018.

The Embassy displayed a cultural booth and participated in the information awareness activities during the event. Other participating communities such as Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen, Iraq, Nepal, among others also rendered support for the fight against cancer.

According to the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), “The World Health Organization’s (WHO) theme ‘We Can – I Can’ means that we can all do something together to reduce the impact of cancer. For example, all of us can choose to eat healthy food, undertake physical activity and stop smoking to reduce the risk of developing cancer.”  END

For more information, visit www.dohape.dfa.gov.ph or https://www.facebook.com/PHinQatar.

Philippine Embassy personnel and members of their family also participated in the community event.

Other expatriate communities came in their national costumes and supported the event.

PHL Embassy in Doha Issues its First 10-Year Validity Passports

20 February 2018 DOHA — The Philippine Embassy in Doha started releasing 10-year validity passports on 04 February. Among the first recipients were (right to left) Mr. Gerrann Madulid, Mr. Jonathan Ibarrientos and Mr. Eric Gurierrez.