BAGUIO AND VALLEJO CELEBRATE 30 YEARS OF SISTER CITY RELATIONS
Vice Consul Adrian Baccay represented the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco in a black-and-white gala organized by the Vallejo Sister Cities Association at the Vallejo Yacht Club in Vallejo, California on 11 March 2023. The gala was hosted by the Vallejo-Baguio Sister City Commission, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of sister city ties between Vallejo and the Philippines’ “Summer Capital.”
In his remarks, Vice Consul Baccay cited the efforts of the Filipino American Community to establish the Baguio-Vallejo sister city relations, which was formalized in Vallejo through City Council Resolution No. 93-250 on 25 May 1993. He also took the opportunity to invite Filipinos and Filipino Americans to the Very Important Pinoy (VIP) Tour in July 2023.
Vallejo Sister Cities Association President William Kim and Vallejo-Baguio Sister City Commission Chair Dinah Villanueva-Ryan thanked the Consulate for attending the gala, which serves as a fundraising event for the Association’s “sports and youth diplomacy” program. (Dinah Villanueva-Ryan photo)