Consul General Arman R. Talbo is a career diplomat with a rank of Chief of Mission II with more than 20 years of experience.

Prior to his posting in Honolulu, he served as Deputy Consul General in New York where he focused on the political, economic, and cultural activities of the consulate.  He likewise worked closely with the Filipino community in the northeastern seaboard of the United States.

He was also previously assigned as Vice Consul in Barcelona from 2008 to 2012, and as Second Secretary in the Philippine Embassy in Madrid from 2012 to 2014 handling political and economic affairs.

In the Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila, Consul General Talbo served in the Office of Fiscal Management and the Office of the Undersecretary for Administration.  He likewise held the position of Deputy Chief of Presidential Protocol where he organized and ensured the smooth implementation of events attended by the President and visiting Heads of States and Governments.  Immediately before his assignment in Honolulu, he was the Deputy Assistant Secretary and Executive Director of the Office of Consular Affairs which oversees the provision of consular services in all Foreign Service Posts abroad and Consular Offices all over the Philippines.

He is a Business Administration and Accountancy graduate from the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City.  He finished his Juris Doctor degree from the same University.  He passed both the CPA Board and Bar Examinations.

Consul General Talbo is a recipient of the Gawad Mabini (Rank of Dakilang Kasugo), one of the highest awards bestowed on Filipino diplomats.  He also received the Presidential Medal of Merit for his exemplary service in the Office of the President.

He is an Ilocano who hails from Santa Catalina, Ilocos Sur.