FYI: Another Chance For Pinoy Texans to Apply for New Philippine Passport

Here's another opportunity for Pinoys in Texas (if they can't make it on August 9) to apply for the new passport and to avail of other Philippine Consulate services:

The Philippine Consulate General in Los Angeles is pleased to announce that a Consular Outreach Program will be held in Houston, Texas on 23 August 2008 from 9:00 am until 4:00 pm at the International Food Court, Beltway Plaza, 8388 W. Sam Houston Parkway, Houston, TX 77072 (same building as PNB Remittance Centers, Inc., same complex as Viet-Hoa – off Beechnut and the feeder road of Beltway 9 South).

Interested parties may wish to contact Shirley Camacho of PNB at any of the following email addresses: secamacho@pnbrci.com, Houston@pnbrci.com; or telephone nos.: (800) 762-8788, (281) 988-7575 or 7001; Ethel Mercado of PACC at 214-334-8487; and Tess Tuazon of FACOST at 713-787-1938.

The Consulate will only accept payments in cash, postal money order or cashier’s check. Personal checks will not be accepted.

Application forms and requirements could be downloaded from the website of the Consulate at www.philippineconsulatela.org.

To ensure a smooth and orderly processing of applications, interested parties are requested to contact Ms. Shirley Camacho or the Consulate losangelespcg@earthlink.net), for any questions or inquiries.

For more info on the new Philippine passport application process, here's some.