PH Consul General Welcomes Appointment of San Francisco’s First Fil-Am Police Commissioner

SAN FRANCISCO, USA – Philippine Consul General in San Francisco Neil Ferrer has welcomed the appointment of Atty. Kevin Michael Benedicto as the first Filipino American member of the San Francisco Police Commission. Consul General Ferrer joined San Francisco city officials and community leaders in Commissioner Benedicto’s swearing-in ceremony at the Tahanan Supportive Housing Building […]

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As 2022 Overseas Voting Ends, Voter Turnout at PH Consulate General in San Francisco Reaches All Time High

SAN FRANCISCO, USA – The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco marked the close of the 30-day overseas voting period for the Philippine national elections on 9 May 2022 at 4 in the morning (Pacific time), with the highest ever voter turnout since overseas voting began in 2004. Philippine Consul General in San Francisco Neil

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PH Consul General in SF Meets with USPS Postmaster of San Francisco on Postal Voting for the 2022 Philippine National Elections

5 May 2022, SAN FRANCISCO – Consul General Neil Ferrer met virtually with United States Postal Service Postmaster Avinesh Kumar today, 5 May 2022, to discuss the ongoing overseas postal voting for the 2022 Philippine National Elections and to thank the USPS for the assistance it has been extending in ensuring that all ballot envelopes

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OV ADVISORY: Notice of Accreditation of Mass Media Entities

Pursuant to Section 11 of the COMELEC Resolution No. 10776, the public is hereby informed that the following individuals representing media entities submitted their application and subsequently have been approved for accreditation in connection with the conduct of Overseas Voting for the 2022 Philippine National Elections: Joseph Peralta, Asian Journal Cesar Nucum Jr., Philippine News

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PH Consulate in SF Joins Diocese of Oakland’s Culminating Celebration of 500 Years of Christianity in PH

Vice Consul Adrian Audrey L. Baccay and Cultural Officer Ethel Mae R. Castillo of the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco joined the Filipino American Catholic Community in the Diocese of Oakland in the culmination of the 500th anniversary of the introduction of Christianity in the Philippines on 30 April 2022 at San Ramon Marriott

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Military, Law Enforcement Veterans Tour Bataan 80th Anniversary Exhibit at PH Consulate in SF

As part of the continuing education campaign on the story and legacy of Filipino veterans during World War II, the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco hosted a Military and Law Enforcement Night on 28 April 2022, on the sidelines of the “Remember Bataan: The 80th Anniversary of the Fall of Bataan” Memorial Exhibit at

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OV ADVISORY: Onsite Voting Option For Registered Voters Who Have Not Received Their Ballots

Onsite Voting Option For Registered Voters Who Have Not Received Their Ballot Pursuant to COMELEC Letter No. OFOV-2022-0942 dated 29 April 2022, Overseas Voters who are registered with the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco and were sent their postal voting packets but who have not yet received the same, may claim their ballots at

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OV ADVISORY: Additional Days for ‘Ballot Feeding’ to Vote Counting Machines (VCM)

ADDITIONAL DAYS FOR ‘BALLOT FEEDING’ TO VOTE COUNTING MACHINES (VCM) The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco wishes to inform the public that pursuant to Section 65 of COMELEC Resolution No. 10751, the Consulate’s Special Board of Election Inspectors (SBEI) will conduct additional days of ballot feeding to the Vote Counting Machines (VCMs) from 3 to

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Dynamico Space 3rd Mentor Feedback Session with IDEYA Features Startups with Potential for Scaling in Silicon Valley

SAN FRANCISCO, 28 April 2022 – Dynamico Space, supported by the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco and the Philippine Trade & Investment Center Silicon Valley, held its 3rd Mentor Feedback Session virtually on 7 April.  The session was a collaboration with IDEYA, the first technology business incubator in Mindanao funded by the Department of

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