CONSUL GENERAL FERRER GRACES 32ND ANNIVERSARY, INDUCTION OF NEW OFFICERS OF U.S. ILOCANO NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Philippine Consul General in San Francisco Neil Ferrer attended the 32nd anniversary celebration and the induction of the 2022-2024 officers of the U.S. Ilocano National Association (USINA) at Best Western Plus Grosvenor Hotel in South San Francisco, California on 5 November 2022.
In his remarks, Consul General Ferrer recognized the “manong generation” or the young Ilocano bachelors who paved the entry of the first wave of Filipino immigrants to the United States in the early 1900s, and noted that many of the preeminent Filipino Americans in history such as “America Is In The Heart” author Carlos Bulosan and labor leader Larry Itliong were from the Ilocos Region.
Consul General Ferrer urged USINA to actively take part in efforts that will accelerate socioeconomic development in the Philippines and spearhead efforts that will foster unity and cooperation within the Filipino American Community, following the call of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (USINA photos)
