Secretary of Foreign Affairs Alberto G. Romulo congratulated the Philippine Consulate General in the Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong for successfully launching a 30-minute weekly segment in the radio program "Good Evening, Kabayan" broadcast live in Hong Kong and Macau every Friday from 9 to 11 PM over Hong Kong Commercial Radio. The Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau are both under the jurisdiction of the Philippine consulate in Hong Kong.

The Philippine Consulate’s radio segment is divided into two portions. The first is "PCG Updates" featuring the latest news from the Philippine Consulate, developments in the Philippines and information about major events involving the Filipino communities in Hong Kong and Macau. The second portion entitled "Konsulado, Katulong Mo" aims to inform the Filipino community about the different services available at the Consulate and how they can avail of the Philippine Government's assistance on different matters.

The radio segment is anchored by Consulate officers, staff and representatives from attached agencies such as the Department of Trade and Industry, Department of Labor and Employment, Department of Tourism, the Social Security System, PAG-IBIG Housing, and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration. Aside from discussing Consulate services and projects, the program also gives advice through resource persons on how overseas Filipinos can improve their lives and livelihood by learning and acquiring new skills and/or investing in business. Among the featured guests in recent episodes include representatives from the Philippine Franchising Association of the Philippines and the Professional Regulation Commission.

Consul General Corazon Belmonte-Jover said, “the Consulate will continue to update its radio program and present informative, useful, and inspirational topics for the benefit of Filipinos in Hong Kong and Macau.”

The Philippine Consulate’s radio program segment gave another boost to the DFA and the Philippine Foreign Service’s public diplomacy efforts. In April 2004, the DFA launched its first ever radio program “DFA Ngayon,” which aims to bring the work and services of the DFA closer to the Filipino public through the conduct of public diplomacy. Ranking officials of the DFA and other DFA partner agencies serve as resource persons in the program. “DFA Ngayon” airs every Sunday from 9 to 10 in morning over DWIZ-AM 882 kHz.