The Philippine Consulate General in Agana


History of the Consulate General

Current location of the Philippine Consulate General in Guam.
Current location of the Philippine Consulate General in Guam.

When Guam was liberated in 1946, the United States Naval Administration, which then administered the government affairs of the island, turned to the Philippines for skilled manpower to help in the immediate rehabilitation and reconstruction of Guam. Filipino workers came in droves to perform all kinds of jobs, so many in fact that at one time there were around 20,000 Filipino workers on the island.

Filipino workers came in droves to perform all kinds of jobs, so many in fact that at one time there were around 20,000 Filipino workers on the island.

Due to the large number of Filipino workers on the island, the Philippine Government and the U.S. Naval Administration felt the need to establish a Philippine Government entity that would oversee the affairs of these workers. Initially, a consulate was established with Mr. Eduardo Xauduro appointed as Honorary Consul in 1945. Mr. Xauduro served in that capacity until 1952 when the Department of Foreign Affairs appointed Mr. Bartolome A. Umayam as the first career Consul and Principal Officer to serve on Guam.

The Consulate General now has jurisdiction over Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan, Rota and Tinian), with concurrent consular jurisdiction over the Republic of Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands.



Previous Consuls General and Principal Officers

Head of Post Designation Tenure
Bartolome A. Umayam Consul and Principal Officer 03 August 1952-April 1957
Victorino Paredes Consul and Principal Officer  1957-1959
Rizal G. Adorable Consul and Principal Officer 1959-1962
Policronio De Venecia Consul and Principal Officer then Consul General  1962-1967
Jose S. Estrada Consul General 1967-1973
Lucilo A. Purugganan Consul General 1973-1980
Carlos P. Martinez Consul General 1980-1986
Bonifacio A. Arribas Consul General 1986-1990
Francisco F. Santos Consul General June 1990 - June 1991
George G. Aducayen, Jr. Consul General 1991-1993
Rolando M. Libas Consul General 1993-1994
Marivic B. Bonita Consul and Acting Head of Post 1994-1996
Antonio P. Villamor Consul General 1996-1999
Ben Hur C. Ong Consul and Acting Head of Post 1999-2000
Delia Meñez Rosal Consul General 2000-2001
Julio C. Dery Consul and Acting Head of Post May 2001 to August 2001
Alfonso A. Ver Consul and Acting Head of Post 2001-2002
Bayani S. Mercado Consul General 2002-2003
Teresita L. Mendiola Consul General 2003-2007
Bayani S. Mercado Consul General 2007-2008
Olivia V. Palala Consul General 2008-2010
Bayani S. Mercado Consul General 2010-2011
Bayani V. Mangibin Consul General 25 February 2012 -21 July 2014
Marciano R. De Borja Consul General 06 August 2014-19 October 2019
Mark Francis C. Hamoy Consul and Acting Head of Post 19 October 2019-Present