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CONSUL GENERAL NEIL FERRER DELIVERS LECTURE AT THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY EAST BAY Consul General Neil Ferrer delivered a lecture titled “The Philippines and the United Nations” to students of the California State University East Bay in Hayward, California on 17 April 2024. The Consul General was invited by the institution’s Political Science faculty Dr. […]

PH CONSULATE IN SAN FRANCISCO APPROVES 2,298 OVERSEAS VOTING APPLICATIONS FILED IN Q1 2024 (San Francisco PCG photo) SAN FRANCISCO, USA – The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco’s Resident Election Registration Board (RERB) approved 2,298 overseas voting (OV) applications filed from 1 January 2024 to 31 March 2024, during its hearing on 15 April

CONSUL GENERAL FERRER LAUDS “LARRY THE MUSICAL” CAST AND CREW FOR SUCCESSFUL RUN Philippine Consul General Neil Ferrer and Madame Miriam Ferrer, along with Consul Jed Llona, attended the final evening performance of “Larry The Musical: An American Journey,” based on a book by the late historian Dr. Dawn Bohulano Mabalon on the life of

ARTWORKS OF PERSONS ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM PRESENTED TO CONSUL GENERAL FERRER Consul General Neil Ferrer welcomed a delegation from Autism Hearts Foundation, led by Founder and President Dr. Erlinda Borromeo, during a call at Sentro Rizal, Philippine Center in San Francisco on 12 April 2024. The delegation, composed of persons on the autism spectrum

PH CONSULATE IN SF BRINGS CONSULAR OUTREACH PROGRAM TO MILPITAS, CALIFORNIA, DELIVERS 282 SERVICES MILPITAS, CALIFORNIA, USA – A 16-member team from the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco conducted a consular outreach at the Milpitas Community Center in Milpitas, California on 13 April 2024. This was the Consulate’s second outreach this year following the

FILIPINO, AMERICAN VETERANS HONORED IN FALL OF BATAAN’S 82ND ANNIVERSARY IN SAN FRANCISCO Philippine Consul General Neil Ferrer (center) and Acting Mexican Deputy Consul General Vicente Sanchez lead the wreath-laying ceremony in honor of Filipino and American World War II veterans, during the 82nd anniversary commemoration of the Fall of Bataan and Bataan Death March

IZZY & WOOKS, NEW FIL-AM RESTAURANT CONCEPT, OPENS IN SAN FRANCISCO Izzy & Wooks, a new Filipino American restaurant concept that specializes in classic American sandwiches with a Filipino twist, officially opened at the Metreon in San Francisco’s SOMA Pilipinas District on 10 April 2024. Philippine Consul General Neil Ferrer joined San Francisco District 6

PH CONSULATE, PTIC SILICON VALLEY TAKE PART IN OPEN RADIO ACCESS NETWORK (RAN) ROUNDTABLE (Asia Open RAN Academy Philippines photo) SAN FRANCISCO, USA – The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco and the Philippine Trade and Investment Center (PTIC) in Silicon Valley welcomed the U.S. study tour delegates from the Asia Open Radio Access Network

2024 FILIPINO FOOD MONTH KICKS OFF IN THE BAY AREA WITH FOOD PASSPORT PROGRAM, KULINARYA LIVE SAN FRANCISCO, USA – The yearly celebration every April of Filipino Food Month in the Bay Area kicked into high gear, as the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco co-hosted a kick-off reception at the Kalayaan Hall of the

PHILIPPINE CONSUL GENERAL FERRER VISITS BLOOM ENERGY Consul General Neil R. Ferrer and Mr. James Roth, Bloom Energy’s Head of Global Policy & Government Affairs (photo by PCGSF) L-R: Consul Vanessa G. Bago-Llona, Consul General Neil R. Ferrer, Mr. James Roth, Head of Global Policy & Government Affairs, and Mr. Josh Melo, Business Development &