How to Avail of Services During the Covid-19 Outbreak
SERVICE IS PERSONAL APPEARANCE NECESSARY? RECOMMENDATION Passport Application Yes Defer applying for a passport unless and until your passport has expired and you have an urgent trip ahead. Civil Registration (Reports of Birth, Marriage, or Death) No Mail documentaryrequirements to: Philippine Consulate General in New York Attn: Civil Registration Unit 556 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10036 Notarization of documents (e.g. Special Power of Attorney; Affidavits; Contracts) No Obtain an “Apostille Certificate” instead, which, in most cases, could be obtained by mail. Have the document notarized first by a local notary public, then have it “Apostilled” by the Office of the Secretary of State which has jurisdiction over your place of residence. For more information, please check with your respective Offices of the Secretary of State. “Dual Citizenship”/Retaining or Reacquiring Philippine Citizenship No for preprocessing of documents. Yesfor oath-taking Email scanned documentary requirements to: newyorkpcg.dual@dfa.gov.phwith the email subject: “Request to Preprocess” OR Mail photocopies of documentary requirements to: Philippine Consulate General in New York Attn: Dual Citizenship Unit 556 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10036 Once all documents are found complete, you will be contacted to schedule your oath-taking. …

2 March 2020, New York- Consul General Claro S. Cristobal signed today the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with New York University represented by Carolyn Dinshaw, Dean for the Humanities, Faculty of Arts and Science, for the establishment of a Philippine Studies program at the prestigious university.
02 March 2020, New York – The Philippine Consulate General in New York hosted a Focus Group Discussion on "Insurgency Situation in the Philippines and Other Updates" on 28 February 2020 at the Philippine Center New York's Kalayaan Hall.
24 February 2020 –Consul General Claro S. Cristobal met with the members of the Filipino-American Press Club of New York (FAPCNY) for the ConGen Press Hour held at the Philippine Center last 21 February.
18 February 2020, New York- The Philippine Consulate General in New York opened its doors to the public on a weekend last 8 February 2020 for the 1st Consulate Saturday of the year.
18 February 2020, New York- The Philippine Consulate General in New York convened the 6th Filipino-American Community General Assembly in the US Northeastern seaboard on 8 February 2020 at the Philippine Center in New York to discuss important matters affecting Filipino-Americans in the 10 states under the jurisdiction of the Consulate.
NEW YORK, 29 January 2020 – The Philippine Consulate General in New York will be hosting the 6th Filipino-American Community General Assembly on Saturday, 8 February 2020 at the Philippine Center. The General Assembly is the biggest gathering of Fil-Am leaders under the jurisdiction of the New York PCG.