Philippine Consulate

by Pat Nabong, ABS-CBN News CHICAGO — A group of leaders of the Philippines’ Lumad tribe shares their struggle with what they describe as persecution — by the New People’s Army. But many in the Chicago...

MILPITAS, CA — Dr. Gonzalo Duque, a commissioner of the Philippines’ Social Security system, or SSS, is in the U.S. opening a branch at the Philippine Consulate in New York. Now, he wants more overseas Filipinos...

SAN FRANCISCO — 121 years of Philippine Independence was recently celebrated in San Francisco. It was a packed house of community leaders, foreign dignitaries, and more. For the Philippine Consul General Henry Bensurto, this occasion also meant...

HOUSTON — Philippine culture and heritage was celebrated in Houston as part of the 121st Philippine Independence Day celebrations this month. Spearheaded by the newly opened Philippines consul-general office in Houston, Filipino organizations in Houston collaborated to...

Amidst heightened tensions -between the Philippines and Canada over the garbage row, which escalated to the point of a recall of Filipino diplomats, the Philippine Consulate in Toronto announced the untimely passing of their consulate general,...

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...

by Pat Nabong, ABS-CBN News CHICAGO — Feelings of contentment clash with despair, confusion and determination as Filipino Americans in Chicago move forward after the 2019 Philippine midterm elections. “Ang reaksiyon ko diyan sa eleksyon sa...

Following the end of the 2019 Philippines elections for overseas absentee voters — concerned Filipino political groups met with the Philippine consulate general in San Francisco to voice frustration with this year’s voting process both in...

VANCOUVER, BC — The Philippine Ambassador to Canada has returned to the Philippines following a recall order issued by President Duterte on Canada’s failure to ship back garbage stuck in Manila. Some kababayans are worried about...

The latest on overseas absentee voting for the Philippine midterm elections, particularly from the Philippine Consulate in San Francisco, where officials and staff are getting closer to completing the tally of 60 precincts under its jurisdiction...