PRESS RELEASE Embassy of the Philippines in South Africa 54 Nicolson Street, Muckleneuk, Pretoria ▪ Tel +27(0)12-346-0451/52 ▪ Email: [email protected] PHILIPPINE EMBASSY IN PRETORIA CONDUCTS CONSULAR MISSION IN DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA Ambassador Joseph Gerard B. Angeles (6L) and Madame Cecilia Angeles (3L) pose for a photo with Mr. Akash Singh (5L), Honorary Consul of the Philippines in Durban, South Africa and members of the Filipino community and their families. 8 October 2014 - Philippine Ambassador to South Africa Joseph Gerard B. Angeles headed an Embassy team which conducted mobile passport services and overseas voters registration in Durban, South Africa from 3 to 5 October 2014. Ambassador Joseph Gerard B. Angeles (Center in dark blue jacket) with Filipino-Muslim students from the province of Kwazulu Natal, South Africa. The Embassy team, comprised of Ambassador Angeles, Madame Cecilia Angeles and Embassy attaché Mr. Victor Atangan, was welcomed by Mr. Akash Singh, Honorary Consul of the Philippines in Durban. The consular team provided services such as ePassport renewals and certification of documents to members of the Filipino community in Durban and Port Shepstone who had long requested for the said consular mission. The team likewise conducted registration for overseas voters to allow members of the Filipino community the chance to vote in the 2016 presidential elections. Ambassador Angeles promoted the overseas voting registration to members of the Filipino community in Durban, encouraging them to register as voters, while emphasizing the value of their right to suffrage while being abroad. Also, Ambassador Angeles received some 30 Filipino-Muslim students from the province of Kwazulu Natal who made a courtesy call. A big majority of the students came from the city of Marawi in the Philippines. At the sidelines of the consular mission, Ambassador Angeles conferred with Mr. Singh regarding possible business endeavors beneficial for both the Philippines and South Africa. Mr. Singh stressed on the growing potential of Durban as one of the rising business hubs in South Africa. END