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PH CONSULATE JOINS SAN FRANCISCO GIRLS CHORUS AT WORLD PREMIERE OF  “TOMORROW’S MEMORIES”, A FIL-AM INSPIRED OPERA WITH AN ALL-POC ARTISTIC TEAM SAN FRANCISCO, USA – The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco attended the world premiere of “Tomorrow’s Memories: A Little Manila Diary,” a choral-opera commissioned by the San Francisco Girls Chorus (SFGC), at […]

PH CONSULATE HOSTS INDEPENDENCE DAY RECEPTION AT THE PHILIPPINE CENTER In celebration of the 125th anniversary of the proclamation of Philippine independence, the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco hosted a National Day reception at the Kalayaan Hall of the Philippine Center on 15 June 2023. Among the guests who attended the event were members

The Philippines Takes Center Stage in Oregon Festival [SAN FRANCISCO, 14 June 2023] – The Philippine Consulate in San Francisco is proud to announce the upcoming event “Harmony of Cultures: Celebrating Philippine Festivals and Dances” as part of the World Beat Festival in Salem, Oregon. The Philippine Department of Tourism (PDOT)- San Francisco, which is

PH CONSULATE, SENTRO RIZAL SF HOST CULTURAL LECTURE-WORKSHOP WITH KATUTUBO EXCHANGE PHILIPPINES FOUNDER DR. EDWIN ANTONIO In celebration of Philippine Independence Day, the Philippine Consulate General and Sentro Rizal San Francisco partnered with Katutubo Exchange Philippines for “Kasarinlan: A Lecture-Workshop on Philippine Culture and Nationhood,” held for Consulate personnel on 9 June 2023. Dr. Edwin

SENTRO RIZAL HOSTS TURNOVER OF NINA DAZA-PUYAT’S BOOK “ANG ALAMAT NG LUMPIANG SHANGHAI” TO PH CONSULATE, SF PUBLIC LIBRARY SAN FRANCISCO, USA – Sentro Rizal San Francisco hosted the turnover of the children’s book “Ang Alamat ng Lumpiang Shanghai” (“The Legend of the Fried Spring Rolls”) to the Sentro Rizal Library and the San Francisco

COLMA HOLDS ANNUAL PHILIPPINE FLAG-RAISING CEREMONY FOR PH INDEPENDENCE DAY COLMA, CALIFORNIA, USA – Philippine Consul General in San Francisco Neil Ferrer joined the officials and residents of Colma, California on 14 June 2023 for the raising of the Philippine national flag, in what has become a yearly tradition for the Bay Area town in

SAN FRANCISCO CITY HALL ILLUMINATED WITH PHILIPPINE NATIONAL COLORS FOR PH INDEPENDENCE DAY The San Francisco City Hall was lit up with the Philippine national colors of blue, yellow and red on 12 June 2023 in celebration of Philippine Independence Day, and Filipino-American Heritage and Friendship Day in the city. The City Hall lighting was

PH FLAG RAISED AT SAN FRANCISCO’S HISTORIC CITY HALL; JUNE 12 DECLARED AS FIL-AM FRIENDSHIP AND HERITAGE DAY IN THE CITY SAN FRANCISCO, USA – Mayor London Breed congratulated the people of the Philippines on the occasion of the 125th Anniversary of the Proclamation of Philippine Independence, in her proclamation declaring 12 June 2023 as

PHILIPPINE FLAG HOISTED AT CITY HALL OF DALY CITY, BAY AREA’S “PINOY CAPITAL,” FOR PH INDEPENDENCE DAY DALY CITY, CALIFORNIA, USA – Amid the city’s characteristic summer fog and cool weather, the Philippine national flag was raised at the City Hall of Daly City, California on 13 June 2023, in celebration of the 125th Anniversary

PH CONSULATE TEAMS UP WITH SF HEP B FREE FOR HEPATITIS B SCREENINGS Deputy Consul General Raquel Solano welcomed Hep B Free San Francisco Bay Area (SF Hep B Free) for its second free Hepatitis B screening event at the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco on 9 June 2023. The tests would show whether