PH CONSUL GENERAL HOPES TO WORK WITH KNIGHTS OF RIZAL IN ESTABLISHING A RIZAL MONUMENT IN THE BAY AREA SAN FRANCISCO, USA – Philippine Consul General Neil Ferrer led the commemoration of the 126th anniversary of the martyrdom of Philippine national hero Dr. Jose Rizal in a solemn wreath-laying ceremony at the Sentro Rizal of […]

Philippine Consul General Neil Ferrer, along with Mrs. Miriam Ferrer and Vice Consul Adrian Baccay, joined the Christmas party of the Filipino Service Providers Network at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco on 15 December 2022. During the celebration, Consul General thanked the network’s members for their tireless service to the

The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco participated in the San Francisco Filipino American Chamber of Commerce’s (SFFACC) Holiday Mixer at Dynamico Space, Philippine Center in San Francisco on 15 December 2022.  The event was attended by SFFACC members, business owners, community leaders, and other guests. SFFACC is a non-profit organization which seeks to promote

16 December 2022, SAN FRANCISCO – Philippine Consul General in San Francisco Neil Frank Ferrer congratulated three Filipino American mayors who were recently sworn in as local chief executives in the cities of Colma, Daly City and South San Francisco in California. Joanne del Rosario was sworn in as mayor of Colma on 13 December

7 December 2022, SAN FRANCISCO –  Consul General Neil Frank R. Ferrer met with University of San Francisco (USF) Center for Business Studies and Innovation in Asia Pacific (CBSI-AP) officers led by its Director, Dr. Xiaohua Yang, and Assistant Director, Dr. Vivian Faustino-Pulliam. Dr. Donald Lewis, who is an adjunct professor at USF’s Department of

PH CONSULATE JOINS KPFA IN ITS 23RD ANNIVERSARY AND SCHOLARSHIP BANQUET FOR DESERVING STUDENTS The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco, represented by Deputy Consul General Raquel R. Solano, joined the Kaiser Permanente Filipino Association (KPFA) as it celebrated its 23rd anniversary in December this year at the Doubletree by Hilton in Burlingame, California. KPFA

PH CONSULATE GENERAL IN SF AND PHILIPPINE HONORARY CONSULS IN ALASKA, COLORADO AND OREGON CONVENE FOR 2nd ANNUAL MEETING SAN FRANCISCO, USA – Philippine Consul General in San Francisco Neil Frank R. Ferrer convened a planning meeting with the Philippine Honorary Consuls in Alaska, Colorado and Oregon on 06 December 2022, to evaluate the activities

PH CONSULATE JOINS SOMA PILIPINAS IN 20TH ANNUAL PAROL LANTERN FESTIVAL IN SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco’s cold and wet weather did not stop Filipino Americans in the Bay Area to celebrate Christmas at the 20th annual Parol Lantern Festival, organized by the SOMA Pilipinas Filipino Cultural Heritage District and the Filipino American Development Foundation (FADF)

FILIPINO CHRISTMAS DAWN MASSES IN THE BAY AREA BEGIN WITH 15TH ANNUAL COMMISSIONING MASS The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco joined the Filipino Catholic community in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 15th annual commissioning mass for the “simbang gabi” (dawn masses) at the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption in San

SENTRO RIZAL SAN FRANCISCO HOSTS SPECIAL WATCH PARTY OF HIT GMA TV SERIES “MARIA CLARA AT IBARRA” SAN FRANCISCO, USA – The December rains did not deter Filipino Americans in the San Francisco Bay Area to join the GMA Pinoy TV watch party of the groundbreaking fantasy portal TV series “Maria Clara at Ibarra,” based