Philippine Consulate
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Chicago Filipinos boycott working conditions at NutriAsia plant
Aug 4, 2018by Patricia Nabong, ABS-CBN News, Chicago CHICAGO —Vinegar and soy sauce were spilled in front of the Consulate General of the Philippines in Chicago, as Filipino-American activists and their allies continue various campaigns to demand justice and... -
Philippine consulate meets with family of activists detained in NutriAsia protest
Aug 2, 2018LOS 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... -
Filipino activists and journalists detained at NutriAsia plant protests in Bulacan
Aug 1, 2018A mother’s worry after seeing her son arrested. “I can’t help but cry and feel the pain of my son and hiyas. What kind of justice is that?” Amy Tandoc’s son Eric and his wife Hiyas... -
SF “Unang Handog” art show sends political, creative statement
Jul 13, 2018SAN FRANCISCO — The traveling show at Kalayaan Hall at the SF Philippine Consulate is called “Unang Handog,” and was created by a collaboration of Filipino and Filipino-American traveling artists who call themselves the Viajeros. “We will... -
Claro Cristobal, the new Philippine Consulate of New York
Jul 12, 2018NEW YORK — Ambassador Claro Cristobal is no stranger to the Filipino community in New York. Long before assuming his new post as Consul General of the Philippines in New York, Cristobal first came to Big Apple... -
Spark, Connect, Empower: Philippine Consulate launches initiative to allow young Fil-Ams to succeed in tech
May 24, 2018SAN FRANCISCO — Located in the Philippine consulate in downtown San Francisco, Spark 447 is a resource center and a co-working space meant for tech start-up companies to convene and build. Spark 447 is one of the many... -
Meet the Pinay book publisher behind Penguin Classics
Mar 22, 2018The Filipino-American vice president and publisher for Penguin Classics – is trying to change the world one book at a time. Elda Rotor was recently honored by the NY Philippine Consul General as one of... -
Pinay cybersecurity expert honored at NY Philippine consulate
Mar 19, 2018NEW YORK — “Sipag at tiyaga para may nilaga,” which roughly translates to hard work and persistence. That’s exactly what it took Batangas-born Virginia Mayo-Policarpio to become IBM’s senior IT specialist and cybersecurity expert. “You... -
Filipina journalist among distinguished women honorees at the PH consulate
Mar 17, 2018NEW YORK CITY — CBS 2 reporter Hazel Sanchez is among this year’s Distinguished Filipino Women Honorees at the Philippine Consulate in NYC. “My parents knew that it wasn’t a career maker but a career breaker,” Sanchez shared.... -
Activists protest fascism and Duterte’s martial law, war on drugs
Dec 1, 2017The slapping of red hands on the face of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is to symbolize the blood he has spilled in his war against drugs and his call of martial law in Mindanao. Located right...
