BANGKOK, 31 MARCH 2025 - The Philippine Embassy in Bangkok conducted a two-day consular and assistance-to-nationals (ATN) outreach mission in Phuket, Thailand on 22-23 March 2025 to provide consular services to more than 250 Filipino nationals residing in Phuket and surrounding provinces in southern Thailand. The Embassy provided key services such as passport renewals, notarial services, civil registry, ATN, and other consular-related matters, as part of the Embassy’s ongoing commitment to deliver its services to Filipinos across Thailand.

Representatives from the Social Security System (SSS), Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), Pag-IBIG Home Development Mutual Fund (Pag-IBIG), and Overseas Filipino Bank (OF Bank) also joined the outreach and provided on-site services, including membership registration, benefits inquiries, and consultations to Filipinos. The multi-agency participation not only provided an opportunity for the Filipinos in the southern part of Thailand to conveniently update, process and complete their transactions without traveling to Bangkok or returning to the Philippines but also made the services more comprehensive by addressing a wider range of their needs in one location.

The Embassy also partnered with the International Pro Bono Alliance (IPBA), which sent volunteer lawyers to provide free legal advice to Filipinos during the outreach.

Filipinos who benefitted from the outreach mission expressed their appreciation, noting that it helped them save time and resources. The community urged the Embassy to continue to schedule more outreach missions in the province throughout the year. END