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PH CONSULATE BRINGS FILIPINO-THEMED CHRISTMAS TREE TO “CHRISTMAS IN THE PARK” IN SAN JOSE The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco is participating for the very first time in the “Christmas in the Park”, the largest Christmas community event in Silicon Valley, at Cesar Chavez Park in San Jose, California from 29 November 2024 to […]

PH CONSULATE ATTENDS SEMINAR ON AI GOVERNANCE AND POLICY IN SAN FRANCISCO The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco, represented by Vice Consul and Acting Head of Post Adrian Baccay, attended the Seminar on AI Governance and Policy at The Historic Klamath Ferry in San Francisco on 9 December 2024. The seminar was co-hosted by

PH CONSULATE HOSTS PH STARTUP EDUKSINE USA’S SAN FRANCISCO LAUNCH, FILM SCREENING OF NORA AUNOR-STARRER “THY WOMB” Vice Consul Adrian Baccay and EdukSine Founder and CEO Karen Salutan-Krukover with Daly City, California Mayor Juslyn Manalo, FACINE Executive Director Neil Torrefiel, and representatives from the California and San Francisco Film Commissions. (San Francisco PCG photo) SAN

GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS HOSTS FIRST FILIPINO HERITAGE NIGHT OF 2024-2025 NBA SEASON Consul General Neil Ferrer joined other Filipino American Community leaders and attended the 19th Filipino Heritage Night of the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center, Thrive City in San Francisco on 8 December 2024, featuring the home team’s game against the visiting Minnesota

SACRAMENTO’S FILIPINO AUXILIARY BISHOP LEADS 17TH SIMBANG GABI COMMISSIONING MASS OF SAN FRANCISCO ARCHDIOCESE The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco joined the Filipino Catholic Community in the 17th annual commissioning mass for the “simbang gabi” or dawn masses, a Filipino Christmas tradition, organized by the Filipino Ministry of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San

FILIPINO LOLOs AND LOLAs HONORED IN EIGHTH ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARTY AT THE PH CONSULATE Consul General Neil Ferrer (center) joins the lolas and lolos in the annual Christmas party for Filipino seniors at the Kalayaan Hall, Philippine Center in San Francisco on 6 December 2024. (San Francisco PCG photo) SAN FRANCISCO, USA – Celebrating Filipino

PH CONSULATE’S FINAL EXHIBITION OF 2024 SPOTLIGHTS FILIPINO VISUAL ARTISTS FROM PHILIPPINES, BAY AREA At a toast celebrating the launch of the “Kara o Krus” art exhibit. From left to right: Vice Consul Adrian Baccay, and visual artists Mel Vera Cruz, Mike Carrion, Jes Evangelista, and Michael Sacramento. (San Francisco PCG photo) SAN FRANCISCO, USA

FILIPINO BELEN IN BAHAY KUBO ON DISPLAY AT 37TH ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CRèCHE EXHIBIT IN SILICON VALLEY The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco is participating for the very first time in the 37th Annual Christmas Crèche Exhibit, organized by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at its church in Palo Alto, California from

LUMIN-AWA ENSEMBLE, KALINGA CULTURE BEARERS FROM THE CORDILLERAS, PERFORMS AT PH CONSULATE Consul General Neil Ferrer welcomed the Lumin-awa Performance Ensemble, culture bearers from Mabilong, Lubuagan in Kalinga, Philippines on 27 November 2024. Led by Cirilo Bawer, the first choreographer to introduce the Cordillera suite to the Bayanihan Philippine National Dance Company, the Ensemble performed indigenous

SAN FRANCISCO PCG SHOWCASES LAGUNA MSMEs’ WORLD-CLASS PRODUCTS (San Francisco PCG photo) Philippine Consul General in San Francisco Neil Ferrer welcomed the “Tatak Pinoy: Likhang Laguna Goes to USA” delegation on 12 November 2024.  The delegation, which was composed of entrepreneurs and proprietors of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) from Laguna, was led by