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PH CONSULATE JOINS ANNUAL PH INDEPENDENCE DAY FIESTA IN WEST CONTRA COSTA COUNTY The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco, represented by Vice Consul Adrian Baccay, attended the only Philippine Independence Day celebration in West Contra Costa County—organized by the Philippine Cultural and Historical Association and the Rotary Club of Hercules/Rodeo/Crockett at Saint Patrick’s Catholic …

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CONSUL GENERAL FERRER KEYNOTES PH INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION IN NAPA VALLEY Consul General Neil Ferrer keynoted the First Fil-Am Barangay Nextdoor Neighbors Philippine Independence Day Celebration of the Fil-Am Association of American Canyon—the only Philippine Independence Day celebration in Napa Valley—held at Shenandoah Park in American Canyon, California on 15 June 2024. In his remarks, …

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DALY CITY, BAY AREA’S “PINOY CAPITAL,” MARKS 10 YEARS OF PH FLAG-RAISING AT CITY HALL FOR PH INDEPENDENCE DAY (San Francisco PCG photo) DALY CITY, CALIFORNIA, USA – The skies of Daly City were uncharacteristically clear as the Philippine national flag was raised for the 10th time at the Daly City Hall on 14 June …

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PHILIPPINE OFFICIALS ATTEND PLUG AND PLAY TECHNOLOGY CENTER SUMMIT IN SUNNYVALE  Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara (3rd from right). From left to right: Consul Vanessa Bago-Llona, Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) ICT Industry Ecosystem Development Division Chief Frances Loraine T. Valdez, Mrs. Tootsy Echauz-Angara, Senior Trade Commissioner Celynne Layug, and Plug and Play …

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PHILIPPINE CONSULATE MEETS WITH STARTUP ACCELERATOR ‘DREAM BIGGER’ TO FOSTER PH STARTUP ECOSYSTEM Philippine Consulate officials: Consul Vanessa Bago-Llona and Senior Trade Commissioner Celynne Layug with Ms. Christeen Rico of Dream Bigger at the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco on 12 June 2024 (PCG San Francisco photo). San Francisco, CA – The Philippine Consulate …

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SF PCG PARTICIPATES IN THE YOUNG ASIAN DIPLOMATS PROGRAM Consul Jed Llona (left) of the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco and Atty. Jan Mikhail Solitario, Philippine participant at the Young Asian Diplomats Program, attend a reception organized by the Asia Foundation on 12 June 2024 in San Francisco, California. SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The …

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SAN JOSE, CAPITAL OF SILICON VALLEY, RAISES PH FLAG AT CITY HALL FOR PH INDEPENDENCE DAY (San Francisco PCG photo) SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, USA – The Philippine flag was hoisted proudly along with the flags of the United States and California at the San Jose City Hall, as the Bay Area’s largest city and “Capital …

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SAN FRANCISCO CITY HALL, SFO AIRPORT LIT UP WITH PHILIPPINE NATIONAL COLORS FOR PH INDEPENDENCE DAY The San Francisco City Hall and the San Francisco International Airport (SFO) International Terminal were illuminated with the Philippine national colors of blue, yellow and red on 12 June 2024 in celebration of Philippine Independence Day, and Filipino-American Heritage …

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PH FLAG RAISED AT SAN FRANCISCO CITY HALL FOR INDEPENDENCE DAY; MAYOR BREED DECLARES JUNE 12 AS “FIL-AM FRIENDSHIP AND HERITAGE DAY” Philippine Consul General in San Francisco Neil Ferrer and San Francisco Deputy Protocol Chief Meron Foster lead the hoisting of the Philippine national flag at the Mayor’s balcony of the San Francisco City …

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PH CONSULATE GENERAL CELEBRATES PHILIPPINE MIGRANT WORKERS’ DAY WITH A FORUM ON FILIPINO AMERICANS Consul General Neil Frank R. Ferrer (center-left) and the officers of the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco pose with Dr. Neil G. Ruiz of the Pew Research Center (center-right). SAN FRANCISCO, USA – In celebration of Migrant Workers Day in …

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