The Philippine Consulate General in Agana

History of the Consulate General

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 2019-02 May 2021
Patrick John Hilado	Consul General	03 May 2021-17 April 2023
Rosario P. Lemque	Consul General	21 May 2023 - Present