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CHICAGO PCG CONDUCTS CONSULAR OUTREACH MISSION IN DES MOINES, IOWA
Chicago PCG’s Iowa’s Outreach team, led by Consul General Melanie Rita B. Diano (center, seated), posing with the
volunteers of the Filipino American Association of Iowa (FAAI), led by President Alma Coon before the start of the
event (Chicago PCG photo)
13 September 2025, Des Moines, Iowa - The Philippine Consulate General in Chicago conducted a consular outreach mission on 13 September 2025 (Saturday) at the New Hope United Methodist Church in Des Moines, Iowa.
Led by Consul General Atty. Melanie Rita B. Diano, the team rendered a total of 63 services, mainly for passport, notarial, civil registry and dual citizenship, to consular clients residing in Iowa and other nearby states during the one-day event.
Consul Ma. Theresa M. Alders administers the oath of dual citizenship applicants (Chicago PCG photo)
Iowa’s Outreach team facilitates the applications of the Consulate’s clientele (Chicago PCG photo)
The event was conducted in partnership with the Filipino American Association of Iowa (FAAI) headed by its President, Ms. Alma Coon.
Consular missions are regularly held to bring the Consulate General’s services closer to the Filipino and Filipino-American communities in the U.S. Midwest states under the Consulate’s jurisdiction, outside of Chicago.
For updates on consular outreach activities, Filipino and Filipino-American communities in the Midwest are invited to visit the Consulate General’s official website (www.chicagopcg.com) and its Facebook page (@PHinCHICAGO). END
Chicago PCG’s Iowa’s Outreach team, led by Consul General Melanie Rita B. Diano (center, seated), posing with the
volunteers of the Filipino American Association of Iowa (FAAI), led by President Alma Coon before the start of the
event (Chicago PCG photo)
13 September 2025, Des Moines, Iowa - The Philippine Consulate General in Chicago conducted a consular outreach mission on 13 September 2025 (Saturday) at the New Hope United Methodist Church in Des Moines, Iowa.
Led by Consul General Atty. Melanie Rita B. Diano, the team rendered a total of 63 services, mainly for passport, notarial, civil registry and dual citizenship, to consular clients residing in Iowa and other nearby states during the one-day event.
Consul Ma. Theresa M. Alders administers the oath of dual citizenship applicants (Chicago PCG photo)
Iowa’s Outreach team facilitates the applications of the Consulate’s clientele (Chicago PCG photo)
The event was conducted in partnership with the Filipino American Association of Iowa (FAAI) headed by its President, Ms. Alma Coon.
Consular missions are regularly held to bring the Consulate General’s services closer to the Filipino and Filipino-American communities in the U.S. Midwest states under the Consulate’s jurisdiction, outside of Chicago.
For updates on consular outreach activities, Filipino and Filipino-American communities in the Midwest are invited to visit the Consulate General’s official website (www.chicagopcg.com) and its Facebook page (@PHinCHICAGO). END