FILIPINO ARTISTS ALDEN RICHARDS, SUE RAMIREZ CALL ON CONSUL GENERAL FERRER Philippine Consul General Neil Ferrer welcomed Filipino artists Alden Richards and Sue Ramirez, during the latter’s courtesy call at the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco on 2 September 2022. Joining the Philippine Consul General were Deputy Consul General Raquel Solano and Tourism Attaché

PH CONSUL GENERAL IN SF DISCUSSES PH STARTUPS WITH SILICON VALLEY BANK OFFICIAL Philippine Consul General Neil Ferrer meets Priya Rajan, Global Gateway Managing Director of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), at the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco on 26 August 2022, to discuss opportunities to support the burgeoning Philippine startup sector. Consul General Ferrer

PALO, LEYTE SISTER CITY COMMITTEE JOINS NEIGHBORS ABROAD’S INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL IN PALO ALTO Neighbors Abroad—the non-profit volunteer organization for the sister cities of the Silicon Valley city of Palo Alto, California—organized its International Festival at the Palo Alto Civic Center on 27 August 2022. The Sister City Committee of Palo, Leyte—led by Neighbors Abroad Co-Vice

PH CONSULATE PROVIDES 1526 CONSULAR SERVICES TO FILIPINO-AMERICANS IN OREGON AND NEARBY STATES To address the consular needs of Filipino Americans in Oregon and nearby states, the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco conducted a consular outreach mission on 19-23 August 2022 at the Doubletree Hilton Hotel in Tigard, OR.   During the outreach, 986

PH CONSULATE IN SF URGES FILIPINOS TO INVEST IN PH DEVELOPMENT VIA RTB 28 The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco joined other Philippine Foreign Service Posts in the United States in the online roadshow on the Retail Treasury Bonds Tranche 28 (RTB 28), organized by the Philippine Bureau of the Treasury on 23 August

Consul General Neil Ferrer Highlights Trade, Investment and Business Opportunities in PH at the 2022 International Conference of PH-U.S. Chambers of Commerce  18 August 2022, SEATTLE, Washington – Consul General Neil Frank R. Ferrer participated in the 2022 International Trade and Business Development Bi-Annual Conference titled, “Convergence – Technology, Convenience, Sustainability,” organized by the Federation of

Philippine Airlines Execs Call on PH Consul General in SF  L-R: Trade Commissioner Celynne Layug, Ms. Danica Caynap of Philippine Airlines, Mr. Salvador Britanico, PAL vice president for sales, Consul General Neil Frank R. Ferrer, Consul Vanessa Bago-Llona, Ms. Dell Merano of PAL, Vice Consul Adrian Audrey Baccay.  16 August 2022 – Consul General Neil

SMDC OFFICIALS CALL ON PH CONSUL GENERAL IN SAN FRANCISCO Consul General Neil Ferrer (center) receives officials from SM Development Corporation (SMDC) during their call at the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco on 10 August 2022. During the call, the SMDC executives discussed possible partnerships between the Consulate and SMDC, as part of the

PH Consulate in San Francisco Supports PH ‘Diver’s Night’ at Dynamico Space Deputy Consul General Raquel R. Solano attended the Philippine Department of Tourism in San Francisco’s Diver’s Night at Dynamico Space on 5 August 2022. DCG Solano highlighted the Philippines as a diving destination, with waters known as the center of marine biodiversity in