Harmony of Cultures: Celebrating Philippine Festivals and Dances at 2023 World Beat Festival in Oregon SALEM, OREGON 24 June 2023 – The 2023 World Beat Festival kicked off on 24 June in Salem, Oregon, with the Philippines as the featured country for this year’s celebrations. This marked the first time that the Philippines held the […]

PH CONSULATE JOINS SCREENING OF FIRST-EVER SUMMER MMFF BEST PICTURE “ABOUT US BUT NOT ABOUT US” AT FRAMELINE FILMFEST The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco, represented by Vice Consul Adrian Baccay, attended the North America premiere of the Filipino psychological and queer film “About Us But Not About Us” at the 47th Frameline Film

PH CONSULATE GENERAL IN SF HOLDS PRE-DEPARTURE BRIEFING AND RECEPTION FOR 2023 VERY IMPORTANT PINOY (VIP) TOUR PARTICIPANTS SAN FRANCISCO, 21 June 2023 – The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco organized an in-person reception to send off participants of the 2023 Very Important Pinoy (VIP) Tour within its consular jurisdiction and conducted a virtual

CONSUL GENERAL FERRER ATTENDS SAN FRANCISCO MAYOR’S RECEPTION FOR U.S. AMBASSADORS TO SOUTHEAST ASIAN COUNTRIES AND ASEAN Philippine Consul General in San Francisco Neil Frank Ferrer attended a reception hosted by San Francisco Mayor London Breed for visiting U.S. Ambassadors to Southeast Asia, and ASEAN including H.E. MaryKay Carlson, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines on

CONSUL GENERAL FERRER MEETS 2023 YOUNG ASIAN DIPLOMATS PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS Philippine Consul General in San Francisco Neil Frank Ferrer attended a breakfast meeting with participants of the Asia Foundation’s 2023 Young Asian Diplomats Program on 20 June 2023 at the City Club of San Francisco. The “Young Asian Diplomat Program: Strengthening Emerging Asian Leadership in

REPLICA OF JUAN LUNA PAINTING “SPOLIARIUM” UNVEILED AT PH CONSULATE’S SENTRO RIZAL MUSEUM A faithful replica in canvas of the Juan Luna painting “Spoliarium” was unveiled at the Museo ng Lahing Pilipino, Sentro Rizal of the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco on 16 June 2023. The painting was donated to the Philippine Folklife Museum

CITY OF MILPITAS CONGRATULATES PHILIPPINE CONSULATE ON 125TH ANNIVERSARY OF PH INDEPENDENCE Milpitas, California has extended its congratulations to the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco on the occasion of Independence Day, the 125th Anniversary of the Proclamation of Philippine Independence. Milpitas Mayor Carmen Montano and Fil-Am Vice Mayor Evelyn Chua presented a certificate signed

PH INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATED FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME AT PINOLE CITY HALL PINOLE, CALIFORNIA, USA – For the first time in the city’s 120-year history, Pinole celebrated Philippine Independence Day at its City Hall on 17 June 2023. Philippine Consul General in San Francisco Neil Ferrer joined Pinole Mayor Devin Murphy and Councilmember Cameron

PH CONSULATE JOINS SAN FRANCISCO GIRLS CHORUS AT WORLD PREMIERE OF  “TOMORROW’S MEMORIES”, A FIL-AM INSPIRED OPERA WITH AN ALL-POC ARTISTIC TEAM SAN FRANCISCO, USA – The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco attended the world premiere of “Tomorrow’s Memories: A Little Manila Diary,” a choral-opera commissioned by the San Francisco Girls Chorus (SFGC), at

PH CONSULATE HOSTS INDEPENDENCE DAY RECEPTION AT THE PHILIPPINE CENTER In celebration of the 125th anniversary of the proclamation of Philippine independence, the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco hosted a National Day reception at the Kalayaan Hall of the Philippine Center on 15 June 2023. Among the guests who attended the event were members