Kagawaran ng Agnayang Banlabas Article 1. Legal Basis Department of Foreign Affairs DEPARTMENT ORDER no.!1 1= 2015 JURISDICTION OF FOREIGN SERVICE POSTS In accordance with Section 12 of Republic Act 7157 or the Philippine Foreign Service Act of 1991, entitled “Establishment of Foreign Service Posts,” this Order identifies the jurisdictions of Foreign Service Posts. Article 2. Definitions 241 Foreign Service Post - shall refer to a Philippine Embassy or a Philippine Consulate General. 2.2 Host Country - shalll refer to a country where a Foreign Service Post is located. 2.3 Concufrent Jurisdiction - shall refer to a country where a Philippine Ambassador is accredited on a non-resident basis. 2.4 Consular Jurisdiction - shall refer to a territory over which a Post is responsible for consular and Assistance to Nationals (ATN) services. Article 3. Jurisdiction of Philippine Embassies 3.4 ASIA-PACIFIC Post HOST COUNTRY | CONCURRENT JURIDICTION | CONSULAR JURISDICTION ]- Brunel PE ‘Negara Brunel Darussalam Bangkok PE Thaland, Kingdom of Boiling PE ‘hina, People's Korea, Democrat People’s | The folowing prownces and Repubic of Republic of and Municipalities of China: Mongo; Befing, Tianjin, Hebel, Henan, 5 ‘Shandong, Shanxi, aan, Gansu, Qinghai, Liaoning sin, Heongiang, ler Mongolia, Ningxia, Xinlana, and Xizang/Tibat Canberra PE ‘usta, aur, Repubke of Commonweatt of | Tuvalu; and Varuatu, Republic of ‘Dhaka PE Bangladesh, People’s | Sri Lanka, Democratic Socialst Republic of Republic of, and Maldives, Repub of DiIPE Timor Leste, Democratic Republe of anol PE Vieiam, Socast Republic of a 1 2330 Roxas Wlbd., Pasay City, 1300 Philippines « Tel. o.. 834-4000 » wiww.dla-gov.phPOST HOST COUNTRY | CONCURRENT JURISDICTION | CONSULAR JURISDICTION Islamabad PE Pakistan, Islamic | Afghanistan, lami Republic of, Republic of Kyrgye Republi, and Tajikstan, Republic of “Jakarta PE Indonesia, Republi of Kuala Lumpur PE | Malaysia Wew Delhi PE india, Republic of | Nepal Federal Demecrate | Bhutan, Kingdom of Repubic of Phnom PenhiPE | Cambodia, Kngdon of PortWoresby PE | PapuaNew Guinee, | Kirbat, Republc of, and Independent State af | Solomon Islands ‘Seoul PE Korea, Republic of ‘Singapore PE Singapore, Republr of “Tokyo PE Tepan' The ftowing prefectures of Japan: Northeast Japan ‘Aa, orn, Chiba, Fukushima, Gunma, Hokkaido, Iara wate, Kanagame, Miyagl Nagano, Ngai, Okinawa, Saitama, Vientiane PE Tao People’s Democratic Republe Wellington PE | New Zealand Fil Repiblc of Cock stands; Tota and Tonga, Kingdom of and Niue : Samoa, Independent State of Yangon PE Tayanmer, Republic of the Union of 3.2 AFRICAAND MIDDLE EAST Post HOSTCOUNTRY | CONCURRENT JURIDICTION | CONSULAR JURISDICTION ‘Abu Dhabi PE United Arab Emiraes “Abu Dhabi Emirate ‘Abuja PE Nigeria, Federal | Benin, Republic of Republic of Burkina Faso; Cameroon, Republic of Cental Afican Republic: ote vce, Republi of, Equatorial Ginea, Republi of Gabon, Republi of The Gambia, Republic of hana, Republic of Guinea, Repub of; Uberia, Republi of Senegal, Republic of Sea Leone, Republic of, and Togeese Republic “Amman PE Hashemite Kingdom | Palestine, Sate of ‘Gaza and West Bank (shared of Jordan with TebAvi PE) Baghdad PE iraq, Republic of Beirut PE Lebanon, Republic Cairo PE Egypl, Arab Repubic_ | Djbout, Republic of of Ethiopia, Federal Democratic Republic of and Erivea, State ofPOST, HOSTCOUNTRY | CONCURRENT JURIDICTION | CONSULAR JURISDICTION Damascus FE jan Arb Rope Doha PE Qatar, State of Kawai PE Kot, Sas of Manama PE Batra, Kingdom of Muscat PE ‘Oman, Sutanai of enya, Rap af | Barn Repabie of Freneh Seaham and Comores, nino he: Antaris Lands; Congo, Repub of LaReanion; and Cong, Democrat Repub of: | Wayote re ‘Malawi, Republic of; Rando, Rpuble co Seychals, Republi of Someta, Federal Repub of Sovh Suen pubic of Tanzi, United Repub of, ond Uganda, Repub of Botsnana, Repub or ssa, Kingdom of Madagascar, Repub ‘Maurius, Republic of; Pretorfa PE Suh Ate RePUIC | orange, Repub o Nambia, Ropu o ‘Swaziland, Kingdom of, Zambia, Republic of, and Zibsbwe, Repub of Ti provinces ofthe Kingdom Sevd Arabi, Kingdom of Sut Arabia exon tose Riyadh PE of ene. Revd under the consular jurisdiction eddeh POS. “Tatras Ropubie or and Tete P= var ic Repwe | tenn Repti! Gaza and Weal Bank (Sard TotAvl PE Iso, Sat ot enna “Algeria, People’s Democratic | Republic of; Chad, Republic of; Nal, Repub of ‘Tipe PS eae ‘Mauritania, 'siamic Republic of; ‘Morocea, Kingdom of; ‘Niger, Republic of and Tunisian Republic 3.3 EUROPE Post ost couNTRY | CONCURRENT JURIDICTION | CONSULAR JURISDICTION Tara PE Tay, Ropibicot | Gaara and ‘Aaetbajan, Ropblic of "hikers PE ‘Gress (alone Republic) Borin PE Geerany, Fora Reubli of ‘Beme PE ‘Switzertand ‘Liechtenstein, Principality of ‘All Cantons of Switzerland excep Gone ad Vaud Brussels PE Tagan, Kagem | bons, Grad Doty of nga, Rpublet Bosra ad Herzegovina: Bciapost PE Bulgaria, Republic of;Post HOST COUNTRY | CONCURRENT JURIDICTION | CONSULAR JURISDICTION Moldova, Repub of Montenegra; Romania; and Serbia, Republic of Tisbon PE Portiguese Repible | Cabo Verde, Republic of Gulnea-Bissau, Republic of ‘Sao Tome and Principe, Democratic Republic of and Angola, Republic of Tondon PE United Kingdom of | Tread, Great Bian and | Isle of Man; Norther rlend | Balwck of Guemsey, and Ballwck of Jersey Wadd PE ‘Spain evo, Pencpaly ot Soratar Woscow PE Russian Federation | Ameria, Repubic of Belarus, Republic of, Ukraine, Republic of and Kazakhstan, Republic of alo PE Norway, Rngdom a | Denmark, Kingdom of, Finland, Republic of, Greenland: ‘Sweden, Kingdom of; and Faroe isiands| loeland, Republc of Paris PE French Republic | Monaco Prague PE Czech Republi Rome PE conten | ae oi ‘Al Regions of aly except Lombardi, Veneto, Trentino- ‘Alto Adige, Friul-Venezia Gull, Valle Aosta, ad Fiemonte and Liguria The Hague Netherlands, Kingdom of he Vatican PE Holy See ‘Sovereign Order of Mata Vienna PE ‘Austia, Republic” | Croatia, Republi of Slovenia, Repub of; and Slovak Republic Warsaw PE Poland, Republic | Estonia, Repubic of, Latvia, Republic of and Utwania, Republic of 34 NORTHAND SOUTH AMERICA , Post HOST COUNTRY | CONCURRENT JURIDICTION | CONSULAR JURISDICTION Brasilia PE Braz, Federaive | Colombia, Reputlc of French Guiana (Guyane) Republic of ayaa, Cosprave Repuc Stina, Ro nd eS Venezuela, Bolivarian Repub of ‘Buenos Aires PE | Argentine Republic | Bolivia, Purinatonal State of, Paraguay, Republic of and ‘Uruguay, Oriental Republic of Werico PE United Mexican | Costa Rica, Republic of ‘iba, States Cuba, Repub of Curacao; and El Salvador, Republic of; Saint Maarten Guatemala, Republic of; Honduras, Republi ofPOST HOST COUNTRY | CONCURRENT JURIDICTION | CONSULAR JURISDICTION ‘Wearagua, Republi of Saint Maarten Panama, Republic of Dominican Republi and Boize ‘Ottawa PE Canada ‘Ontario: the captal region of Ottawa-Gatineau and the core area of Easter Ontario (covering the counties of Prescot and Russel, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Lanark, Renirew, Leeds and Grenvile, Frontenac including the Cty ‘of Kingston, and Lennox and Addington) ‘The provinces of Quebec, New Brunswick,“ Newfoundland, Nova Scot, Prince Edward Island and the Tertory of Nunavut St Prerte and Miquelon ‘Santiago PE Chile, Republic of | Ecuador, Republic of and Pru, Repubie of ‘Washington D.C. PE | United States of “Taaica, Commonweath of, | Alabama, ‘America Hal, Republi of; and District of Columbia (0.6); “inidad and Tobago, Republic | Flrda; a Georgia; Kentucky, ‘Ariigua and Barbuda; Maryn Bahamas; Noth Carona; Barbados; Puerto Rico; Dominica: South Carolina; Grenada: Tennessee; Sint Kits and Nevis, Te Us Virgin Itands; Federation of; Virginia: and ‘Saint Vincent and West Virginia the Grenadines; and Saint Lucia ‘Anguila; Bermuda ; Bonaire; Bish Virgin islands; Cayman Isiands; Guadeloupe: Martinique: Montserrat, Sabai Saint Barthelemy, St Marin; Sint Eustatius; and “Turks and Caicos Islands 3.4 Philippine diplomatic relations with the Republic of Palau, Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Republic of Kazakhstan shall continue to be managed by the Office of Asian and Pacific Affairs (ASPAC) of the Department of Foreign Affairs. 5Article 4. Jurisdiction of Philippine Consulates General 4.1 ASIA-PACIFIC POST ‘CONSULAR JURISDICTION ‘Chongqing PCG ‘Chongeing, Munlpaly of Guizhou Province; Yunnan Province; and Sichuan Province ‘Guangzhou PCS ‘Guandong Frowce; Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region; Raina Province; and Hunan Province Hong Kong SAR PCG Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Macau SAR PCG ‘Macau Spedel Administrative Region Manado PCG ‘North Sulawesi South Sulawes, Soubeast Sulawesi, Cental Sulawesi Maluki, ‘an Jaya; East Kalimantan; North Kalimantan; Gorontalo; West Sulawesi; North ‘Malunu; and West ian Jaya ‘Osaka PCG ‘Southwest Japan: Kobe, Toya, shaw, Fuku, Gi, Ach, Me, Shiga, Kyoto, (Osaka, Hyogo, Nara, Wakayama, Tato, Shimane, Okayama, Hiroshima, ‘Yamaguchi Takushira, Kagawa, Ehime, Kochi, Fukuoks, Saga, Nagasaki Kumamoto, Dt, Miyazaki, and Kagoshima Shanghal POG ‘Shanghal Mnipalty, Anhui Province; Hubei Province; Jiangsu Provine; and Zhejiang Province ‘Sydney PCG ‘New South Wales, New Caledonia; and Walls and Futuna Ramen POG [Fain Broo and Tang rons 4.2. AFRICAAND MIDDLE EAST (CONSULAR POST ‘CONSULAR JURISDICTION Jeddah POS ‘Weslem Region: Makkah Al Mukramah Region (Jeddah, Makkah, Rabigh, Tai), Al Madinah Al Manawarah Region (Madinah, Yanbu) North Westem Region:Tabuk Governorate; South Westem Region: Ascer Region (Khamis Mushayt, Abha,Bisha, A Namas, Muhai, Nara Governorate, Al Baha Governorate, and Jizan Govemorate Dubal PCG ‘Shara; Dubal, Aman; Fujairah; Ras Al Khaimah; and Um Al Quwain 4.3 EUROPE POST ‘CONSULAR JURISDICTION ‘Geneva PCG (PM) Canton of Geneva; and Canton of Vaud ian PCG Lombardia; Veneto; Trentino-Alto Adige; Friul- Venezia Gui; Emiia ‘Romagna; Valle di Aosta; and Premonte and Liguria, 4.4 NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA POST ‘CONSULAR JURISDICTION “Agana PCG Guam; Wake Islands; Marshall slands, Repubic of (RM, Micronesia, Federaed States of (FSM), [Nothem Mariana Islands, Commonweatth of (CNMI); and Pau, Republic of Chicago PCG ‘Arkansas; linois; Indiana; lowe Kansas; Lousiana; Michigan; Minnesota; \ississipo; Mssourl, Nebraska; North Dakota; Ohio; Oklahoma; South Honofuta PCS Hewat: American Samoa; and French PolynesiaLos Angeles PCG “Aiaona; Southern Nevada covering the counties of Clark, Lincoln and Nye County; Souther California covering the counties of Los Angeles, Orange, ‘San Diego, imperial, Riverside, San Bemerdino, Ventura, Santa Barbara, Kem and San Luis Obispo; Texas; and New Mexico «New York PCG ‘Connecticut; Delaware; Maine; Massachuselts; New Hampshire; New dJoney, New York Pennsyvania; Rhode Ilan, and Vermont San Franclaco PCG ‘Nasa Norte Nevada covetng the counties of Curl, Doalas, Eko, Esnerlda, Eureka, Humbol, Lander, Lyon, Mineral, Pershing, loey, ‘Washoe, and While Pine; Colorado; Norte Calfloria covering the ‘counties of San Francisco, Monterey, Kings, Tulare, Inyo, San Benito, Fresno, Santa Cruz, Santa Cara, Stanislaus, Merced, Mader, and ‘Mariposa, Mono, Alameda, San Joaquin, Calaveras, Tuolomme, Contra Costa, Marin, Siskiyou, El Dorado, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Colusa, Del ‘Notte, Glenn, Humbolt, Lake, Lassen, Mendocino, Modoc, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Mateo, Shasta, Sierra, Solano, Sonoma, ‘Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Yolo and Yuba; idaho; Utah; Montana; Washington; Oregon; and Wyoming Toronto PCG Extnded areas of Easter Ontario covering Prinoe Edward County, Hastings, Peterborough, Nortiumbertand, Kawartha Lakes and Haliburton ‘and the cies of Quinte West and Bollville; Manitoba; and Saskatchewan ‘VancouverPCG Biifsh Columbia; Abert; Yukon; and Northwest Tertories Article 5. Separability Clause if any part of this Department Order is declared contrary to law or unconstitutional by competent authority, the other parts not covered by such declaration shall remain in full force and effect. Article 6. Repealing Clause All other Department issuances or parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Order are hereby repealed or amended accordingly. Article 7. Effectivity This Department Order shall take effect fifteen (15) days from the date of filing thereof with the Office of National Administrative Register (ONAR) of the UP Law Center, : Aattui. ALBERT F. DEL ROSARIO Secretary of Foreign Affairs Pasay City, JUN 22 2015