LA Consulate

LONG BEACH, CA — As America celebrates its independence, an 83-year-old birthday girl is finally celebrating her first birthday as a free woman. The Pilipino Workers Center, LA Philippine Consulate, and staff at the Long Beach...

Philippine labor officials were in Los Angeles last week to meet with the Filipino community and to give updates on labor-related issues. Among the issues discussed during a town-hall at the Philippine consulate was the work...

LOS ANGELES — Over 8,000 absentee votes are being processed, one machine is complete, and two more to go. After 24 hours of counting SBEI 1, at the Los Angeles Philippine Consulate finished off the first...

LOS ANGELES — With 52,000 registered overseas voters under the Los Angeles consulate district, some candidates have made their rounds to hear the concerns of overseas Filipinos. “It’s very important for them to know you better, because other people...

LOS ANGELES — As the overseas absentee ballots are trickling in, the country’s largest Philippine consular district is keeping tabs. The LA Philippine Consulate has begun feeding the ballot returns for the midterm elections. “Hindi katulad...

LOS ANGELES — In celebration of Women’s History Month, and in an effort to push women into the technology field, the Philippine consulate in Los Angeles is now launching their own branch of Girls Who Code. Girls Who...

In Los Angeles, many Filipinos have found themselves victims of labor trafficking. Over 1300 human trafficking cases were reported in California alone last year. In an effort to combat the issue, the Los Angeles Consulate General...

LOS ANGELES — Business owners unite as the Philippine Trade and Investment Center and the Philippine Consuate launched “Trabaho, Negosyo, Kabuhayan,” encouraging entrepreneurs to consider investing in the Philippines. “We have a vast resource from the Filipino...

LOS ANGELES — After two days, Bulacan police have released the 19 people arrested during Monday’s violent protest at NutriAsia, where ongoing labor disputes have escalated into picket lines, protests, and boycotts. While US-based family and supporters...

LOS ANGELES — The country’s largest Filipino population celebrated the 120th anniversary of Philippine Independence in style. Senator Nancy Binay joined the Filipino community at the Philippine Consulate’s annual Kalayaan commemoration, where the consulate was showered with...