Philippine Consulate General in Calgary

08/31/2026

08/30/2026

The Department of Foreign Affairs joins Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas and its partners in its efforts to protect Filipinos online through digital literacy and promoting cyber hygiene.

Learn more about or for more secure online transactions this 2026.

Courtesy: Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)

: Panatilihing safe ang inyong accounts laban sa scams. 🔒

✔ I-monitor ang inyong transactions regularly
✔ Huwag mag-click ng links sa text messages o e-mails
✔ Huwag magbigay ng OTP, password, account details, o personal information kahit kanino
✔ I-report agad ang kahina-hinalang transactions sa official channels ng inyong bangko o e-wallet provider

Gawin ang o para sa mas ligtas at secure na transaksyon. 👍🏼

08/29/2026

This morning, Consul General Emma Sarne joined the opening ceremony of the UFEA x Seafood City Calgary Career Fair + Weekend Market 2026 - supporting initiatives that promote skills development and employment opportunities.

Also gracing the event was Calgary-Klein MLA Lizette Tejada.

08/29/2026

This afternoon, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary (PCGA) Alberta Division paid a courtesy call on Consul General Emma Sarne.

The courtesy call was followed by an Indoctrination Seminar for the 2nd Batch of prospective PCGA AB Division Members, conducted at PCG Calgary.

08/28/2026

Thank you to Migrant Workers Office - MWO Vancouver and Catholic Social Services for bringing this program to fruition during our recent outreach mission to Edmonton.

08/28/2026

PR No. 31-2026
PHILIPPINE CONSULATE GENERAL HOLDS SUCCESSFUL OUTREACH TO
EDMONTON, ALBERTA AUGUST 2026

25 August 2026 – The Philippine Consulate General in Calgary (Calgary PCG) held a successful and jam-packed outreach mission to Edmonton, Alberta from 21 to 23 August 2026.

During the outreach mission, the Philippine Consulate General was able to process 524 unique consular services (passport, civil registry, notarials), and administered the oath of Philippine citizenship to 142 Filipinos. The Migrant Workers Office - Vancouver, led by Labor Attache Maya Valderrama, provided 45 individual services during the entire length of the mission in Edmonton. MWO Vancouver also conducted two certification sessions during the mission on Food and Safety and First Aid, in conjunction with the Catholic Social Service, a non-profit organization in Edmonton, and which was facilitated by the Alberta Health Services and the Canadian Red Cross respectively. Post also conducted a mobile overseas voter registration drive, which netted 196 new / reactivated registrants.

Representatives from four (4) non-profit organizations, based in Edmonton, the Catholic Social Service, Multicultural Health Brokers Cooperative, Alzheimer Society, and the Filipino Canadian Saranay Association of Alberta also took part in the first and second days of the consular outreach and shared information on their various services to our consular clients Post’s Volunteer lawyers were also on hand and provided free legal consultations.

The mission was also highlighted by a Town Hall conducted by Consul General Emma R. Sarne and Labor Attache Maya Valderrama on updates on the various services of the Philippine Consulate General and the Migrant Workers Office in Vancouver. The Town Hall was also an opportunity for the Consulate to inform them of the upcoming Winter Escapade / Very Important Pinoy Tour happening in February 2027.

The mission was well received by the Filipino Community in Edmonton, with clients coming as far away as Grande Prairie and other points in northern Alberta, wherein they praised the efficiency, professionalism and timeliness of the services provided by the Consulate’s team - END.

08/26/2026

“Balagtasan, atbp.” in celebration of Buwan Ng Wika

26 August 2026

08/25/2026

📣The 2026 Presidential Filipinnovation Awards National Competition is happening on 02–03 September 2026!

Witness 16 exceptional Filipinnovators from across the Philippines as they present their ideas, ingenuity, and innovative solutions that may contribute to a better future.

📌02 September 2026
Watch the 16 Filipinnovators pitch their groundbreaking ideas and share how their innovations.

🎖️️03 September 2026
Five (5) outstanding innovators will be conferred the prestigious Presidential Filipinnovation Award.

📺 Watch the Livestream (02 & 03 September 2026) through
facebook.com/NICFilipinnovation

08/24/2026

This morning, the 2026 PBA Motoclub Rebanse Edition paid a courtesy visit to the Philippine Consulate General in Calgary.