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Consul General Rebong is a career diplomat. She has been an officer of the Department of Foreign Affairs for thirty years. At present, she holds the rank of Chief of Mission II.

Before her assignment in New York as Consul General in January 2004, she was on detail at the Office of the President of the Philippines holding two important positions – Chief of Presidential Protocol and Presidential Assistant on Foreign Affairs.

At the Department of Foreign Affairs, Consul General Rebong served as Chief Coordinator at the Office of the Secretary of Foreign Affairs; Director of Human Rights, Social, Cultural, and Humanitarian Issues at the Office of the United Nations and Other International Organizations; and Director for Southeast Asia at the Office of Asian and Pacific Affairs.

Consul General Rebong served twice at the Philippine Mission to the United Nations in New York representing the Philippines at various international meetings and conferences in New York and other cities of the world. She handled political issues, as well as economic and social issues, e.g., sustainable development, international assistance to developing countries, women and children’s rights, human rights, among others.

She was assigned at the Philippine Embassy in Washington D.C. as Cultural and Information Officer. From 1997 to 1999, she served as Deputy Consul General in New York.

On 22 July 2003, Consul General Rebong was conferred by the President of the Philippines the Gawad Mabini, Rank of Dakilang Kamanong, for distinguished accomplishments and exemplary service in the Department of Foreign Affairs, for promoting and advancing the interests of the Philippines and the Filipino people during her service at the Philippine Consulate General in New York, the Philippine Mission to the United Nations, the Philippine Embassy in Washington D.C., and for outstanding performance and dedication to duties as Chief of Presidential Protocol and Presidential Assistant on Foreign Affairs.

Consul General Rebong was born on 22 November 1951 in Sta. Cruz, Laguna, Philippines. She is married to Oscar Rebong and the couple has two children.

Other Officers of the Philippine Consulate General and its Attached Agencies are:

Melita Sta. Maria-Thomeczek
Deputy Consul General

Millicent Cruz-Paredes
Consul
Head of Passport and Dual Citizenship Section

Mr. Leandro B. Lachica
Consul
Head of Legal and Assistance-to-Nationals Section

Ms. Maria Elena Cristina D. Maningat
Vice Consul
Head of Economic, Information and Visa Section

Ms. Josephine C. Romero
Trade Representative

Ms. Emma Ruth Yulo-Kitiyakara
Tourism Representative

Ms. Gracia Severa B. Espiritu
Office-in-Charge
Commission on Audit (COA)

Mr. Gavino Abaya
Manager
Philippine Center Management

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OFFICERS AND STAFF OF THE
PHILIPPINE CONSULATE GENERAL IN NEW YORK

(Front row, left to right): Consul Edgar Badajos (Political/Economic/Information); Vice Consul Maria Elena Cristina Maningat (Visa); Deputy Consul General Melita Sta. Maria-Thomeczek; Consul General Cecilia B. Rebong; Consul Millicent Cruz-Paredes (Passport/Dual Citizenship); Mrs. Milagros Agustines - Finance Officer; and Vice Consul Leandro Lachica (Legal/Assistance-to-Nationals).

(Second row, left to right): Mr. William Tan - Consular Assistant (Passport); Mrs. Emelita Blaza - Consular Assistant (Dual Citizenship); Mrs. Marianne Olfindo - Consular Assistant (Passport); Mrs. Marilou Barrion - Collecting Officer; Mrs. Lolinda Villamater - Assistant; and Mr. Rey Cardenas - Administrative Officer.

Third row, left to right): Mr. Jose J.P. Morales - Consular Assistant (ATN & OAV); Mr. Ric Miranda - Consular Assistant; Ms. Cristina Escobar - Consular Assistant; Mr. Robert Nitro - Consular Assistant (Passport); Ms. Maria Theresa Tamayo - Consular Assistant (Visa); Mr. Henry Zeta - Consular Assistant (Protocol & Passport); Mrs. Merle Puruganan - Cultural Officer; and Mr. Felix Ybardolaza - Consular Assistant (Legal).