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| Congen Germie Usudan leads the flag-raising ceremony at the Consulate for the first time |
The Philippines’ new consul general in Hong Kong, Germinia V. Aguilar-Usudan formally assumed office yesterday, Jan. 7, when she led the flag-raising ceremony at the Consulate, joined by her officers and staff, as well as some members of the Filipino community.
Prior to assuming the role as the country’s top diplomat in Hong Kong, Congen Usudan served as deputy to former consul general, Raly Tejada, who has been recalled to the head office of the Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila after completing the mandatory six years tour of duty.
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In her short address after the flag-raising, Congen Usudan, who is a lawyer like her predecessor, reaffirmed the Consulate’s commitment to improve the delivery of services to the public, including upholding and protecting the rights and welfare of Filipinos in Hong Kong.
Congen Usudan began her career with the Department
of Foreign Affairs in 1988 right after graduating from the University of the
Philippines with a degree in economics. She later took the Foreign Service
Officers’ examination and joined the foreign service in 1997. 
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Since then, she served as principal assistant at the Office of Consular Affairs (1997-1999), special assistant and vice-chairperson of Overseas Voting Secretariat (2006-2009), and director of Office of Middle East and African Affairs (2016-2018) at the Home Office in Manila.
Her previous foreign assignments were at the
Philippine Embassy in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (1999-2002), the
Philippine Embassy in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (2002-2006), the
Philippine Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia (2009-2012) and the Philippine
Consulate General in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (2012-2016). 
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Congen Usudan has a
BA Economics degree from UP, and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of
Santo Tomas. She hails from Libon, Albay and is married with two children who
are currently with her in Hong Kong.
She first came to Hong Kong in November 2018, which means she has been here for more than five years, and is just one year shy of completing her own tour of duty.
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