LA Consulate

LOS ANGELES — It’s been a long journey for these Filipino cruise ship workers of the Norwegian Jewel. Originally destined for Fiji, there were at sea for 26 days. But the coronavirus pandemic had led them...

LOS ANGELES — Different countries, similar struggles in honor of International Human Rights Day this week. Some 200 activists representing 29 organizations marched through a busy stretch of Wilshire Boulevard, making stops at several consulate offices. Filipino...

LOS ANGELES —  It’s a relationship that began in 2012, and has paid off for Filipino workers. Consul General Adelio Cruz and Ruben Rosales of the U.S. Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division signed a moratorium...

LOS ANGELES — Recently, the Philippine consulate and the community art group, Puro Arte, brought art and history together in a series of events. On this night they held an artist talk with history expert Dr. Edson...

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...