PH CONSULATE GRACES 27TH ANNUAL FLORES DE MAYO AND SANTACRUZAN HOSTED BY CANON KIP CENTER
Consul General Neil Ferrer (third row, 6th from left), with SOMA Pilipinas Director Raquel Redondiez (4th row, 2nd from the left), Program Manager Maria Teresa Tan of the Canon Kip Senior Center (3rd row, 4th from left) with the sagalas (San Francisco PCG photo)
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – The Consulate General of the Philippines in San Francisco, headed by Consul General Neil Frank Ferrer, graced the 27th annual Flores De Mayo and Santacruzan 2025 on 30 May 2025 at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.
The event featured a procession by the lolas, hailed as ‘reynas’ or festival queens, who wore colorful gowns and Filipiniana attires, and a program with cultural presentations which included traditional dances rendered by students from the Galing Bata program of the Filipino Education Center (FEC).
The event, hosted by Canon Kip Senior Center of Episcopal Community Services and held in partnership with SOMA Pilipinas, Filipino Service Providers Network (FSPN) and the Pilipino Senior Resource Center, is a celebration of Philippine culture and community that engages Filipinos and Filipino Americans of all ages.
Consul General Ferrer delivers his remarks during the program (San Francisco PCG photo)
Consul General Neil Ferrer greets Daly Councilmember Juslyn Manalo as San Francisco District 1 Supervisor Connie Chan (2nd row, first to the left) and SOMA Pilipinas Director Raquel Redondiez look on (San Francisco PCG photo)
Musical ensemble from Canon Kip (San Francisco PCG photo)
Performers from the Galing Bata program renders traditional Philippine music and dances (San Francisco PCG photo)
Consul General Ferrer with some of the senior sagalas