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PH STARTUP DELEGATION PAYS COURTESY CALL ON CONSUL GENERAL FERRER IN SAN FRANCISCO StartUp Village delegates with Consul General Neil Ferrer and other Consulate officials during their courtesy visit to the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco (San Francisco PCG photo) San Francisco, CA – A delegation of entrepreneurs from the Philippines paid a courtesy call […]

“MOUNTAIN SPIRITS” EXHIBITION SHOWCASES THE RICH WEAVING TRADITIONS OF THE CORDILLERAS  Mr. Edwin Lozada of The Hinabi Project delivers the opening remarks at the launch of the exhibition Mountain Spirits: Textiles and Folk Arts of the Cordilleras, held at Sentro Filipino on August 6, 2025. (San Francisco PCG photo) SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – The Philippine

DR. JOSE RIZAL MONUMENT UNVEILED IN COLORADO SPRINGS  Consul General Neil Ferrer delivers his speech beside the newly-unveiled Rizal monument (Photo courtesy of Ms. Polly Cortez of the Dr. Jose Rizal Legacy International Foundation) COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO – Consul General Neil Frank Ferrer attended the dedication and unveiling ceremony of the Dr. Jose Rizal monument

PH CONSULATE AND IBP CALIFORNIA CHAPTER PROVIDE FREE LEGAL AID CLINIC SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco, in partnership with the Integrated Bar of the Philippines – California Chapter (IBP-California), successfully conducted a Free Legal Aid Clinic on 01 August 2025 at Sentro Rizal, Philippine Center. A total of eighteen

PHILIPPINE CONSULATE ATTENDS BAY AREA PREMIERE OF SONG OF THE FIREFLIES; FILM CELEBRATES LOBOC CHILDREN’S CHOIR AND INSPIRES SUPPORT FOR FILIPINO YOUTH Left photo: Consul Rowena Pangilinan-Daquipil with Song of the Fireflies producer Ms. Girlie Rodis. Right photo: Philippine International Aid (PIA) President James Tecson Lim introduces members of the PIA Board and PIA Founder

CONSUL GENERAL NEIL FERRER HAILS OPENING OF SEAFOOD CITY IN DALY CITY Consul General Neil Frank R. Ferrer takes part in the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the grand opening of Seafood City Daly City. (San Francisco PCG photo) DALY CITY, 31 July 2025 – The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco joined the Filipino American community

CONSUL GENERAL FERRER PROMOTES PHILIPPINE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND STRENGTHENS COMMUNITY TIES DURING COLORADO OUTREACH Consul General Neil Frank Ferrer (7th from left), Philippine Honorary Consul to Colorado Donna Lavigne (6th from right) with key US business and community leaders in Colorado (San Francisco PCG photo) AURORA, COLORADO – The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco

FILIPINA “CHOCOLATE QUEEN” RAQUEL TOQUERO-CHOA BRINGS CEBU’S RICH CACAO HERITAGE TO SAN FRANCISCO Deputy Consul General Maria Paz G. Cortes, along with Consul Rowena Pangilinan-Daquipil and Vice Consul Glaiza Quarteros, participate in a traditional sikwate (hot chocolate) serving and drinking ritual led by Ms. Raquel Toquero-Choa, Cebu’s “Chocolate Queen” and founder of The Chocolate Chamber.

PH CONSULATE IN SAN FRANCISCO CONDUCTS SUCCESSFUL CONSULAR OUTREACH IN AURORA, COLORADO Consul General Neil Frank R. Ferrer leads the oath-taking ceremony for newly sworn dual citizens during the consular outreach in Aurora, Colorado. The outreach, held in partnership with local organizations, delivered 362 consular services to Filipinos in the area. AURORA, COLORADO – The