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FIRST KALAYAAN SF CONCERT IN TWO YEARS HELD AT SAN FRANCISCO’S SOMA PILIPINAS DISTRICT The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco joined the merry-making at the KalayaanSF Community Concert at 5M Park, SOMA Pilipinas Filipino Cultural Heritage District in San Francisco on 26 June 2022, in celebration of the 124th Anniversary of the Proclamation of […]

FIL-AM DESIGNER ANTHONY CRUZ LEGARDA SHOWCASES MODERN TAKE ON PH PINEAPPLE FABRIC IN FASHION SHOW SAN FRANCISCO, USA – Filipino American fashion designer Anthony Cruz Legarda paid homage to Philippine independence and to the Philippine pineapple fabric or piña—in a fashion show organized by The Hinabi Project and the KalayaanSF Committee at the San Francisco

FIL-AM COMMUNITY IN WEST CONTRA COSTA COUNTY CELEBRATES PH INDEPENDENCE DAY The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco, represented by Vice Consul Adrian Baccay and Cultural Officer Kristine Quiboloy, joined the annual Philippine Independence Day celebration and fair of the Filipino American Community on 25 June 2022 at the United Methodist Church in Pinole, California.

FIL-AM COMMUNITY IN VALLEJO MARKS PH INDEPENDENCE DAY AT HISTORIC MARE ISLAND NAVAL SHIPYARD The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco on 18 June 2022 joined the annual Pista sa Nayon at the Mare Island Coal Sheds in Vallejo, California. Organized by the Philippine Cultural Committee, in cooperation with the City Government of Vallejo, Pista

AYALA LAND EXEC CALLS ON PH CONSUL GENERAL IN SAN FRANCISCO

PH Consul General in SF Neil Ferrer Meets Edtech Startup ‘Chalkboard’ Chalkboard is an edtech that connects tutors with learners. It is an online tutoring marketplace where users can find tutors; match tutors with students in terms of specialization, schedule and rates; book learning sessions; and facilitate learning. It offers academic, coding, reading, music, arts

PH Consul General in SF Neil Ferrer Meets PH Startup

PH Consulate General in SF Joins the World in Celebrating Seafarers’ Day on June 25 The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco joins the world in celebrating International Day of Seafarers on June 25.  This year’s celebration carries the theme, “Your voyage — then and now, share your journey.” According to a U.N. report, the

PHILIPPINE CONSULATE GENERAL IN SAN FRANCISCO CONDUCTS CONSULAR OUTREACH MISSION IN COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco held a Consular Outreach Mission in Colorado Springs, Colorado from June 18 to 20, 2022 at the Hilton Garden Inn Downtown Colorado Springs, providing a total of 874 services. The consular outreach afforded Filipinos

PH CONSUL GENERAL MEETS FIRST-EVER FIL-AM CATHOLIC PRIEST TO BE ORDAINED AT SAN FRANCISCO ARCHDIOCESE Philippine Consul General Neil Ferrer received Reverend Father Jerald Geronimo, the first Filipino American to be educated and ordained as a Catholic priest at the Archdiocese of San Francisco since its founding in 1853, during the latter’s call at the