PH Consulate General and IBP California Chapter Conduct Monthly Free Legal Aid Clinic
IBP-California Chapter members provided free legal consultation to Filipino nationals and consular clients. (San Francisco PCG photos)
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco and the Integrated Bar of the Philippines – California Chapter (IBP-California) successfully conducted the monthly Free Legal Aid Clinic on 07 August 2026 at the Sentro Rizal, Philippine Center. A total of seventeen (17) Filipino nationals/clients availed of free legal services from nine (9) IBP volunteer lawyers.
During the legal consultations, the clients received expert legal advice on a wide range of issues, including immigration (U.S. I-130 petitions, visa matters), property matters in the Philippines (sale, transfer, dispute, inheritance), and family law (divorce, and legal guardianship of a minor), and labor code in the U.S.
The free legal aid clinic is a regular activity at the Consulate, held every first Friday of each month or the succeeding Friday in case of holidays. END