Top: The Embassy outreach team composed of Consul Jim Minglana (seated rightmost), Ms. Aniline Punzalan, Mr. Paul Vincent Fodra, and Mr. Ariel Gonzales (standing rightmost) pose with members of the Filipino community in Namibia led by Ms. Genievive Coppard (seated leftmost) and Ms. Maribel Andea (standing 2nd from left). Bottom: Passport renewal, birth and marriage registration, legalization of documents, and overseas voters registration for the 2025 national elections were among the services made available to Filipinos and their families in the area.
The Philippine Embassy in Pretoria conducted its first consular outreach mission for 2023 in Windhoek, Namibia on 29 January 2023. The consular team composed of Consul Jim Minglana, Aniline Punzalan, Ariel Gonzales, and Paul Vincent Fodra rendered consular services related to passport renewal, birth and marriage registration, legalization of documents, and overseas voters registration for the 2025 national elections to Filipinos and their families in the area.
There are about 175 members of the Filipino community in Namibia, mostly as residents, spouses, teachers, managers, nurses, and other professionals.
The Embassy expresses its appreciation to the Filipino community in Namibia, in particular to Mr. and Mrs. Victor and Genievive Coppard, Ms. Maribel Andea, and Ms. Catherine Tiongco for helping ensure the success of the mission. END.
