By Derek Grossman In 2026, the Philippines assumed the Chairship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at a moment of profound geopolitical flux. The Indo-Pacific is more multipolar, more contested, and more strategically consequential than at any time since the end of the Cold War. Yet amid this uncertainty, one constant endures: the […]
Talakayan sa Konsulado: 2026 U.S. Immigration Updates The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco invites the Filipino community to a timely and informative public forum on the latest developments in U.S. immigration. In partnership with the Integrated Bar of the Philippines California Chapter, this session will feature immigration experts who will provide updated, accurate, and
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Invitation to Virtual Forum, “Shaping Retirement in the Philippines” San Francisco, California — The Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO), in partnership with the National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA) and Atikha Overseas Workers and Communities Initiative, invites members of the Filipino diaspora to participate in the upcoming virtual forum, “Shaping Retirement in the Philippines.”
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Special Book Presentation: DAUNTLESS By Marie Silva Vallejo The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco invites the public to a special book presentation of DAUNTLESS: The 1st & 2nd Filipino Infantry Regiments; United States Army; Fought to Free the Philippines; a Secret Group Returned Before the Allies by Ms. Marie Silva Vallejo. The event will be moderated by Ms. Rosalinda “Linda” Canlas,
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INVITATION: From Field Work to Classroom: A Journey through Philippines Songs, Rhymes, Games and Dances The Northern California Association of Kodály Educators (NCAKE) will hold a workshop titled “From Field Work to Classroom: A Journey through Philippines Songs, Rhymes, Games and Dances” with Dr. Miriam B. Factora, on 28 March 2026 (Saturday) at the Burlingame
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, USA – The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco conducted a welfare check and consular visit on 24 July 2025 to a Filipino national in detention at the Denver Contract Detention Facility in Aurora, Colorado. The visit was undertaken ahead of the Consulate’s Consular Outreach Mission in Colorado on 25–26 July 2025.
Philippine Consul General in SF Meets San Francisco SCORE Officers Consul General Neil Ferrer received San Francisco SCORE officers on 12 May 2022 (L-R): Mr. Don Weil (Client Intake Coordinator and Mentor), Mr. Len Marsh (Treasurer), Ms. Susan Lundy (Chair), Consul General Ferrer, Ms. Chato Calderon (VIce Chair Community Engagement), Ms. Edita Cruz (Vice Chair
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8 April 2022, SAN FRANCISCO – The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco together with the Philippine Trade & Investment Center- Silicon Valley (PTIC-SV) and Dynamico Space (Dynamico) recently met virtually with UPSCALE Innovation Hub to plan a collaboration with the innovation center and a select group of Philippine startups. The Department of Science and
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7 April 2022, SAN FRANCISCO – The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco, which has consular jurisdiction over 10 U.S. Pacific Northwest states, conducted the Final Testing and Sealing (FTS) of Vote Counting Machines (VCMs) on 4 April 2022 from 9:00AM to 5:00PM Pacific Time at the Sentro Rizal of the Consulate at the 5th
UNIVERSITY PLACE, WASHINGTON – The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco held its first consular outreach for 2022 in University Place, Washington State, providing more than 1,700 consular services to Filipinos from 26 to 30 March 2022. In a statement, Philippine Consul General in San Francisco Neil Ferrer said that the consular outreach in Washington