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New Consul General Arrives In Sydney

May 18th, 2009 · No Comments

There’s a new Consul General in town. The new head of the New South Wales post is the Honorable Eva G. Betita, a career diplomat of the Philippine Foreign Service.

 

She is a senior official who until recently was the Assistant Secretary of the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs.

 

Her assignment to Sydney is her third overseas posting, having taken up assignments in Honolulu and San Francisco.   She is also the recipient of President Arroyo’s Presidential Award, “Gawad Mabini, Dakilang Kasugo).

 

With a masters degree in Library Science from the University of the Philippines, Consul General Betita intends to pursue the Read Philippines project, which was initiated by her predecessor.  

 

“I would like to see the Read Philippines program reach out to more cities and towns of New South Wales. The endeavor to establish a collection of books on Philippine literature, history, and culture in city libraries is worthwhile and important, because it creates a resource for the youth of Philippine heritage to enrich their knowledge of their ancestry,” Betita said.

 

She adds that the Consulate will have new thrusts and endeavors to engage the second-generation Filipino-Australians in initiatives and associations that will tap their talents, skills and expertise for the service of their communities.  

 

“The number of Filipino-Australians in the trade, university, and professional sectors is growing, and they comprise the ascending generation who will soon rise to leadership and management roles in government, business, and civil society, as well as their communities,” Betita said.

 

Top of her consular agenda is the ongoing registration for Dual Citizenship and the Overseas Absentee Voters (OAV) program for the 2010 national (Presidential and Senatorial) elections in the Philippines. The registration of overseas Filipino voters will continue at the Consulate until August 31, 2009 

 

 

Consul General Betita arrived in time for the Anzac Day celebrations , her first official function which was followed by her community debut at an event at St. Mary’s

(Photo shows Consul General Betita at the Anzac Memorial Services)

 

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