Philippine Consulate

On Sept. 21, 1972, Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos declared martial law. For Fil-Am activists who rallied in New York City to mark the somber occasion, the urgent need to fight for human rights continues to this...

As the global economy tries to reboot during this pandemic, Philippine officials are inviting U.S. business owners to consider opening up shop in the Philippines with a franchise. The Philippine Embassy, U.S. Philippine Consulates, and the...

NEW YORK — New York City has gone through hell and back having been the epicenter of the U.S. coronavirus pandemic. But New York Governor Andrew Cuomo recently gave a thumbs up for the phase 1 reopening...

NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana finds itself trying to overcome another disaster. Hurricane Katrina, 15 years ago, left more than 1500 deaths in the state. But the coronavirus pandemic has so far claimed more lives than the...

HOT SPRINGS, VA — “It all started with a sudden termination of all J1s, majority of us J1s, so it was done informally, instead of receiving termination letters we were only informed verbally through a phone...

NEW YORK — A siren salute for another Filipino hero who lost his life on the frontlines of the battle against coronavirus. 58-year-old Erwin Lambrento was an ER nurse at the epicenter of the U.S. pandemic,...

Immigrants seeking U.S. visas have been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic — from the Trump administration’s travel restrictions, to a new executive order that temporarily halts immigration. J-1 visa holders are particularly having a tough time....

NEW YORK — New York governor Andrew Cuomo went all the way to the White House with one mission in mind: to get much-needed assistance from the federal government. In a press briefing, Cuomo described the...

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...

NEW YORK — It’s been a week the Philippine Consulate General in New York went on mandatory lockdown after an employee tested positive for COVID 19 — no other employee there has tested positive since. The...