SF Consulate

Ballots are beginning to flow into the Philippine embassy and consulates, as Filipinos cast their vote for the 2019 Philippine midterm elections. Rommel Conclara gives us a look into how the ballots are processed and counted....

SAN FRANCISCO —  With the ribbon officially cut, the lobby of the Philippine consulate in San Francisco will now showcase the artwork of children with autism. The exhibit, which features paintings and even a gown, is...

SAN FRANCISCO — This is Consul General Henry Bensurto‘s third annual report to the community. He says that this report is essential to maintain accountability with the consulate’s goal to build and strengthen the Filipino community in...

Fifty years ago, the Third World Liberation Front — a coalition of various ethnic student groups at San Francisco State College, now San Francisco State University — led a strike that created and established ethnic studies...

Jenny Bawer Young is demonstrating the art of weaving that comes from the mountain provinces of northern Luzon. Weaving since the age of 10, Young emphasizes how each item is uniquely and traditionally hand-made. “Weaving itself...

SAN FRANCISCO — Consul General Henry Bensurto of the Philippine consulate administers the oath of Philippine citizenship to a room full of Filipino-American men and women, of all ages. Con-Gen Bensurto says that he was happy to...

The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco — which covers Northern California, northern Nevada, Washington State, Oregon, Montana, Colorado, Idaho, Utah, Wyoming and Alaska — is adopting a new system for applicants of dual citizenship. Beginning...

SAN FRANCISCO — Thomas Graham, a British journalist, says that after leaving his life behind and spending a year living among the poor in the Philippines — he finally found purpose. Through understanding the importance of fighting...

SAN 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...

SAN FRANCISCO — On the last stop of her trip, Philippine Presidential Communications Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson was in San Francisco check out the art exhibit at the SF Philippine Consulate. Uson, who is known to be...