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VISIT TO ACUICOLA ALAS FARM

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Published: 19 November 2021

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Ambassador Daza joined by spouse Mr. David Jose John Daza and Special Assistant Paula Rodriguez, visited the Acuicola farm in Parral on 04 November 2021. The farm is unique as it breeds sturgeon fish which produces fish roe/ caviar. The long term investment was undertaken by Felipe Vial and family, who set up the farm ten years ago. The farm was able to harvest its first batch of caviar in 2020 for domestic consumption and is exploring export of its high quality caviar to a targeted market in Asia. END

VISIT TO CERRO DOMINADOR, ATACAMA VALLEY

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Published: 19 November 2021

28 October 2021-Ambassador Ma. Teresita C. Daza together with spouse and Special Assistant Paula Rodriguez met with Mr. Ivan Abella site manager and Daniela Castillo, Regional and Community Coordinator of Cerro Dominador on 28 October 2021. They were briefed on the thermo-solar power project, part of Chile´s national energy program.

The Cerro Dominador in Santa Elena, Atacama is a combined solar power and photovoltaic plant. The Chilean government approved the project in 2013 and Abengoa Solar Chile, a branch of the multinational Abengoa, Spain started construction started in 2014. In April 2021 it was grid connected and on 08 June 2021, was inaugurated with President Piñera gracing the occasion. The plant´s technology uses a series of mirrors called heliostats, 10,600 in number with some 350,000 solar panels that track the sun on two axes, concentrating the solar radiation on a receiver on the upper part of the 252 meters high tower, where the heat is transferred to molten salts. The molten salts transfer their heat in a heat exchanger to water, generating superheated steam, which feeds a turbine that then transforms the kinetic energy.

The Cerro Dominador plant is capable of generating around 210 MW of power. The plant has an advance storage system enabling it to generate electricity for up to 17.5 hours without direct solar radiation, which allows it to provide a stable electricity supply without interruptions if required. Mr. Abella noted that part of the energy generated, transmitted/distributed, lights the comuna of Las, Condes, where the Embassy is located.END

PHILIPPINE EMBASSY CONDUCTS CONSULAR OUTREACH MISSION IN GUAYAQUIL, ECUADOR

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Published: 02 November 2021

Santiago PE’s Consular and ATN Officer Mr. Jay A. Alere (7^th from left) and PHL Honorary Consul Corazon Oliva-Reyes (8^th from left) are joined by Mr. Aurelio Reyes and the rest of the Filipino community in Guayaquil prior to the start of the consular outreach mission.

(Ecuador, 26 October 2021) The Philippine Embassy in Chile successfully conducted a consular outreach mission for the Filipino community in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on 23-24 October 2021.  The consular mission was the first to be organized by the Embassy since the COVID-19 pandemic largely prevented travel to and from Ecuador in 2020 as well as the earlier quarters of 2021. The Embassy was represented by Consular and ATN Assistant Mr. Jay A. Alere.  He was joined by PHL Honorary Consul in Guayaquil Mrs. Corazon Oliva de Reyes, Mr. Aurelio Reyes and members of their family who assisted during the activity.  The outreach mission was held at the Guayaquil’s Gold Center Hotel while fully and carefully observing local COVID-19 health, safety and social distancing protocols.

The consular mission also served as the Philippine Embassy’s and PHC Guayaquil’s end of the year meeting with Filipino leaders and members in Guayaquil, as well as an opportunity to ascertain their safety and welfare amid a still ongoing pandemic.  A total of 63 Filipino nationals benefited from mobile passporting services, including Filipino seafarers and other urgent consular/ATN cases. 

The consular outreach mission was featured by local media UNTV News Worldwide accessible via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JAVTK5A7Sk. END