Press Release

TENDERLOIN SF’S FILIPINO COMMUNITY HONORS THE SANTO NIÑO IN 30TH SINULOG CELEBRATION In a show of faith and cultural pride, the Tenderloin Filipino American Community Association (TFCA) spearheaded its 30th annual Sinulog celebration in honor of the Santo Niño or the Child Jesus, at the Saint Boniface Catholic Church in San Francisco on 21 January […]

HILA-BANA: ESPASYO TEMPORAL, THE FIRST EXHIBITION TO BE HELD AT PH CONSULATE IN 2024, INVITES PUBLIC TO “FOLLOW THE RED THREAD” Philippine Consul General Neil Ferrer (right) and UP Alumni Association of San Francisco Board Chair Eric Golangco (left) join Filipino artist Venazir Martinez (center) in a ribbon-cutting ceremony to open the Hila-Bana: Espasyo Temporal

PH DELEGATES TO CES 2024 GET INSIGHTS FROM BAY AREA, SILICON VALLEY COMPANIES Consul General Neil Ferrer welcomes the CES 2024 Philippine delegation headed by Department of Trade and Industry Undersecretary Rafaelita Aldaba. Also in attendance are: Department of Science and Technology Undersecretary Maridon Sahagun; Department of Information and Communications Technology Undersecretary Heherson Asiddao; Philippine Economic Zone Authority

PH CONSULATE IN SAN FRANCISCO APPROVES 2,117 OVERSEAS VOTING APPLICATIONS FILED IN Q4 2023 (San Francisco PCG photo) SAN FRANCISCO, USA – The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco approved 2,117 overseas voting (OV) applications filed from 1 October 2023 to 31 December 2023, during the hearing conducted by the Consulate’s Resident Election Registration Board

PH CONSULATE IN SF WELCOMES 2024 WITH A MINI-CONCERT BY GANAP PERFORMING ARTS GROUP Philippine Consul General Neil Ferrer (standing, center-right) joins a photo opportunity with GANAP Performing Arts Association, under the baton of Artistic Director Dr. Alexis Jan Patacsil (seated, center). Also in the photo are, standing from left to right: Vice Consul Adrian

KNIGHTS OF RIZAL JOINS PH CONSULATE IN 2023 RIZAL DAY COMMEMORATION Consul General Neil Ferrer, KCR and Knights of Rizal Supreme Commander Raymundo Del Rosario, KGCR lead a wreath-laying ceremony marking the 127th anniversary of the martyrdom of Philippine national hero Dr. Jose Rizal, at the Kalayaan Hall of the Philippine Center in San Francisco.

PH CONSULATE ATTENDS 2023 HOLIDAY CELEBRATION OF THE FILIPINO SERVICE PROVIDERS NETWORK The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco, represented by Vice Consul Adrian Baccay, attended the 2023 holiday celebration of the Filipino Service Providers Network at the San Francisco Filipino Cultural Center on 20 December 2023. In his message, Vice Consul Baccay said that

PHILIPPINES BASEBALL GROUP CALLS ON CONSUL GENERAL FERRER TO DISCUSS GRASSROOTS DEV’T OF FILIPINO BASEBALL PLAYERS Consul General Neil Ferrer welcomed the officers of the Philippines Baseball Group (PBG), a Southern California-based non-profit organization, at the Philippine Center in San Francisco on 15 December 2023. Among those who called on the Consul General were PBG

Filipino Earth Scientists Attending American Geophysical Union (AGU) Meeting Call on Consul General Ferrer L-R: Mr. Adonis T. Gallentes, Mr. Reygie Macasieb, Ms. Crizzia Mielle De Castro, Consul General Neil Frank R. Ferrer, Mr. Joshua Dimasaka, Mr. Mirko Alessandro C. Uy, and Dr. Mario Soriano San Francisco, 15 December 2023 – A group of Filipino

CONSUL GENERAL AND MRS. FERRER, PH CONSULATE OFFICIALS RIDE THE FILIPINO CHRISTMAS-THEMED SAN FRANCISCO CABLE CAR Soaking in the holiday spirit, Consul General Neil Ferrer and Madame Miriam Ferrer hopped on Cable Car No. 17—the Filipino Christmas-themed cable car of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA)—on 19 December 2023. Consul General and Madame Ferrer