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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

SFPCG UNVEILS AI-POWERED CHATBOT, SMART BOOKING SYSTEM, AND NFC-ASSISTED SERVICES The intuitive system of the new booking site, pcgsanfrancisco.as.me, allows clients to book and manage appointments effortlessly while receiving both email and SMS reminders. Clients can simply tap their NFC-enabled devices near these posters to access information, schedule appointments, complete feedback forms, or check in

CONSUL GENERAL FERRER LAUDS MAYOR FERNANDEZ FOR ACTIVE DAGUPAN-MILPITAS SISTER CITY TIES Consul General Neil Ferrer welcomed Dagupan City Mayor Belen Fernandez and her delegation during the latter’s call at the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco on 21 November 2024. During the call, Consul General Ferrer lauded Mayor Fernandez for her personal efforts in

PH CONSULATE RECEIVES BRONZE BAS-RELIEF OF FILIPINO WORLD WAR II HERO MAGDALENA LEONES Consul General Neil Ferrer receives from Colorado-based Fil-Am sculptor Elaine Antonio Bordeaux, a bronze bas-relief of Filipino World War II hero Magdalena Leones. The bas-relief, which was first featured during Bordeaux’s art exhibit at the Philippine Center in San Francisco in July

CONSUL GENERAL NEIL FRANK FERRER RECEIVES MR. ROMEL ROMERO OF OJT CONNECT (San Francisco PCG Photo) Philippine Consul General Neil Frank R. Ferrer, accompanied by Consul Rowena  Pangilinan- Daquipil and PTIC-SV Trade Commissioner Anne Marie Kristine Umali  welcomed Mr.  Romel Romero, San Diego-based CEO and Tech Founder of OJT Connect, and his wife Mary Jane,

CONSUL GENERAL FERRER SWEARS IN THE NEW OFFICERS OF THE U.S. ILOCANO NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (USINA) Consul General Neil Ferrer led the induction of new officers of the U.S. Ilocano National Association (USINA) at Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport in Burlingame, California on 16 November 2024. He administered the oath of USINA’s new set of executive