PHL Consulate Joins Legion of the San Francisco Consular Corps Tour of Treasure Island
Consul Rowena R. Pangilinan-Daquipil (leftmost) joined the members of the Legion of the San Francisco Consular Corps (LSFCC) for a tour of Treasure Island on 20 March 2026. The delegation received a briefing on the history, master plan, and key development milestones. They also viewed the museum exhibit in the Administration Building, toured Isle House, a high-end residential development, and explored Maceo May, an affordable housing project for formerly homeless veterans.
The group later proceeded to Panorama Park at Yerba Buena Island, where they took in sweeping views of the San Francisco skyline and marked the Spring Equinox with a cultural presentation featuring kulintang music, played from a traditional musical instrument originating from the southern Philippines, and other parts of Southeast Asia.
Located in the middle of San Francisco Bay, Treasure Island is a man-made island originally constructed for the 1939–1940 Golden Gate International Exposition and later served as a U.S. naval base. Today, it is undergoing a major redevelopment into a mixed-use community featuring residential neighborhoods, parks, commercial spaces, and public waterfront areas.
Top photo: View of San Francisco skyline from Treasure Island.
Bottom photo: Consul Rowena Pangilinan-Daquipil (left) with Dr. Ennie Lagumbay Arguelles, wife of former Ambassador Romeo Arguelles and Member Emeritus of LSFCC (San Francisco PCG photos).
Clockwise: Lobby of the Administration Building, a historic Art Moderne structure; a poster of the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition held at Treasure Island, an exhibit piece in the Treasure Island Museum Exhibit; a shadow from the towering sculpture called Point of Infinity Panorama Park on Yerba Buena Island depicting the Spring Equinox; Point of Infinity sculpture by artist Hiroshi Sugimoto.
Kulintang music being played as attendees await the spring equinox.