I was actually expecting to get PPR by next week but PAFSO just announced that all services will be withdrawn starting Monday. Unfortunately, Manila is included in the list.
Below is an exercpt:
The union said they will withdraw all services from Canada's 15 largest visa processing centres abroad effective Monday, in attempts to persuade the government to move forward with binding arbitration. These centres are located in Abu Dhabi, Ankara, Beijing, Cairo, Delhi/Chandigarh, Hong Kong, London, Manila, Mexico City, Moscow, Paris, Riyadh, Sao Paulo, and Shanghai.
The union said the Canadian government is responsible for the impacts of closing the centres.
“We take no pleasure whatsoever in these strike actions and their real, severe, and mounting effects on the Canadian economy,” the union said. “PAFSO encourages all individuals, businesses, and industry associations with a stake in the outcome of our dispute to intervene with the Government and urge them to bargain freely and flexibly with their own employees.”