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PH CONSULATE TOURS FUTURE SITE OF FIRST-EVER RIZAL MONUMENT IN COLORADO On the sides of the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco’s consular outreach in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Vice Consul Adrian Baccay on 14 July 2024 visited George Fellows Park—the future site of a six-foot bronze statue of Dr. Jose Rizal by Colorado-based Filipino American […]

NEW ART INSTALLATIONS AT SAN FRANCISCO’S CHILDREN’S CREATIVITY MUSEUM FEATURE FIL-AM CHANGEMAKERS AND LEADERS The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco, represented by Consul Jed Llona, joined the unveiling of the newest art installations at the Children’s Creativity Museum in San Francisco, under the “Reclaiming Our Space (ROSe)” Program of the South of Market Community

PH CONSULATE IN SF VISITS COLORADO SPRINGS FOR CONSULAR OUTREACH, DELIVERS 489 CONSULAR SERVICES (San Francisco PCG photo) COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO – The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco returned to Colorado for its eighth consular outreach of the year, held at Hyatt Place Colorado Springs/Garden of the Gods on 13-14 July 2024. Passport, dual

PH CONSULATE IN SF RETURNS TO UTAH FOR CONSULAR OUTREACH, RENDERS 388 CONSULAR SERVICES (San Francisco PCG photo) SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH – The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco returned to Utah’s capital for its seventh consular outreach of the year, held at Hilton Garden Inn Salt Lake City Downtown on 11 July 2024.

PH CONSULATE IN SAN FRANCISCO APPROVES 2,955 OVERSEAS VOTING APPLICATIONS FILED IN Q2 2024 (San Francisco PCG photo) SAN FRANCISCO, USA – With only three months left before overseas voter (OV) registration at the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco officially closes, the Consulate’s Resident Election Registration Board (RERB) approved 2,955 OV applications filed from

PH CONSULATE IN SF JOINS COLMA, CALIFORNIA’S 100TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco, led by Consul Jed Llona and Vice Consul Hannah Go, took part in the milestone 100th anniversary celebration of the Bay Area town of Colma, California on 13 July 2024. Colma Mayor John Irish Goodwin led the centennial

STANFORD FORUM HIGHLIGHTS IMPACT OF EARLY INVESTING IN PHILIPPINE STARTUPS The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco attended a forum titled,  “Kaya Founders in the Bay: Making an Impact in the Philippines,” on 8 July 2024 at Stanford University. Consul Vanessa Bago-Llona attended the event, which was held in collaboration with the US-Asia Technology Center.

ART EXHIBIT OF COLORADO-BASED FILIPINA SCULPTOR ELAINE ANTONIO BORDEAUX OPENS AT PH CENTER IN SAN FRANCISCO Filipino American artist Elaine Antonio Bordeaux, along with Bay Area Filipino Community leader Polly Cortez, unveils her bronze sculpture of Filipino World War II hero Magdalena “Maggie” Leones, during the opening of the “Courage” exhibit at the Philippine Center

CONSUL GENERAL FERRER URGES THOMASIANS USA TO “SPREAD THE LIGHT” IN 37TH ANNIVERSARY BALL Consul General Neil Ferrer keynoted the 37th anniversary ball and alumni homecoming of Thomasians USA, an alumni group of the University of Santo Tomas (UST), on 6 July 2024 at Basque Cultural Center in South San Francisco, California. Consul General Ferrer