On August 14, 2026, young diplomats from the Chinese Consulate in Laoag visited the Consular Office of Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs in Ilocos Norte, and held working exchanges with Acting Head Mrs. Maribel Baladjay-Borg and OIC Ms. Liezel Villanueva. 

Mrs. Borg and her team welcomed the young diplomats and briefly introduced the office's operations. The two sides had friendly exchanges on consular affairs between China and the Philippines.