COLMA IS FIRST IN THE BAY AREA TO RAISE PHILIPPINE FLAG FOR 2024 PH INDEPENDENCE DAY San Francisco PCG photo) COLMA, CALIFORNIA, USA – Philippine Consul General in San Francisco Neil Ferrer joined the officials and residents of Colma, California on 5 June 2024 for the raising of the Philippine national flag, in what has […]

PHILIPPINE CONSULATE MEETS DELEGATES OF PCCI-PUBC TRADE MISSION 2024 (Left to Right) PHILHOUSING CEO Mr. Jesus Rommelson Cantos, PUBC Co-Chair and University of Perpetual Help Rizal Board of Director Mr. Edwin Moran, Consul General Neil Frank Ferrer, PUBC Chair and Director for Public Affairs, ACES Marine, Ms. Rosario Yu, PCCI Board of Director and VP

PHILIPPINE CONSULATE ECONOMIC OFFICERS MEET LANDCO PACIFIC EXECUTIVE Philippine Consulate officials: Consul Vanessa Bago-Llona and Senior Trade Commissioner Celynne Layug meet with Mr. Gerard Peñaflor of real estate developer Landco Pacific at the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco on 22 May 2024 (PCG San Francisco photo).

FILIPINO FIESTA OF SACRAMENTO CELEBRATES PH INDEPENDENCE DAY IN CALIFORNIA’S CAPITAL The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco, represented by Consul Jed Llona and Consul Vanessa Bago-Llona, joined the 27th Annual Filipino Fiesta of Sacramento, held in celebration of the 126th Anniversary of the Proclamation of Philippine Independence at the Jose Rizal Community Center in

“BAGONG LIWANAG” WORLD PREMIERE, WHANG-OD DOCU SCREENING AT CLOSING EVENT OF BAYBAYIN TATTOOS EXHIBIT AT PH CONSULATE (Carines Nevalga photo) SAN FRANCISCO, USA – The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco wrapped up its celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month in the United States with the closing of “Bagong Liwanag 2:

TRAILBLAZING FILIPINO MARTIN GONZALEZ HOLDS BOOK TALK AT PHILIPPINE CONSULATE IN SF San Francisco, CA – 30 May 2024 – A recent talk at the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco focused on a book that offers unique insights into why building startup teams is more challenging than building technology. Titled, “The Bonfire Moment,” the

PH INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION IN THE BAY AREA KICKS OFF WITH ANNUAL VALLEJO PISTA SA NAYON Consul Rowena Pangilinan-Daquipil delivers the message of Consul General Neil Ferrer to the Filipino American Community at the 38th annual Pista sa Nayon at Mare Island Coal Shed in Vallejo, California on 1 June 2024. (San Francisco PCG photo)

FILIPINO LOLOs AND LOLAs RELIVE TRADITIONS AT ANNUAL FLORES DE MAYO, SANTACRUZAN IN SAN FRANCISCO The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco joined the 26th annual Flores de Mayo and Santacruzan of the Canon Kip Senior Center, held in partnership with SOMA Pilipinas at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on 31 May 2024.

PH CONSULATE LEARNS BEST PRACTICES IN RUNNING A WORLD-CLASS AIRPORT DURING TOUR OF SAN FRANCISCO INT’L AIRPORT Consul General Neil Ferrer poses with Ivar Satero, San Francisco International Airport Director, (San Francisco PCG photo) SAN FRANCISCO, USA – A seven-member delegation from the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco led by Consul General Neil Ferrer

STANFORD SEMINAR HIGHLIGHTS THRIVING PHILIPPINE STARTUP ECOSYSTEM From left to right: Kendrick Kho, Christina Laskowski, Paulo Campos and Dr. Robert Dasher (San Francisco PCG photo) STANFORD, CALIFORNIA – The Philippine Consulate in San Francisco attended a seminar at Stanford University’s US-Asia Technology Center titled, “The Startup Ecosystem of the Philippines: Current Trends and Opportunities” on