Filipino Community in Philadelphia Celebrates Philippine Independence Day with Mass

PR-CSC-047-19NEW YORK 10 June 2019 – The Filipino Executive Council of Greater Philadelphia (FECGP), the umbrella organization for Filipinos in the Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey area, commemorated the 121st anniversary of the proclamation of Philippine independence with a Mass at the St, Augustine Church on Sunday, 09 June 2019.

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Philippines Takes Center Stage at the South Hampton Cultural Center 2019 Spring Performing Arts Festival

PR-CSC-046-199 June 2019, New York -- The Philippine Consulate General New York and the Department of Tourism New York Office participated in the 2019 Spring Performing Arts Festival organized by the South Hampton Cultural Center (SCC)in collaboration with the Asian Cultural Arts Alliance held at Levitas Center for the Arts in South Hampton, New York.

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Philippine Independence Day Celebrated in Passaic, New Jersey

PR-CSC-045-19New York, 9 June 2019- The Filipino-American community in Passaic, New Jersey held their Annual Philippine Day Celebration highlighted by festivities and a food and cultural festival on 9 June 2019 at the Third Ward Park in Passaic.

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Filipino Community Gets a “Refresher Course” on Philippine Laws

PR-CSC-044-1906 June 2019, New York City –In an effort to provide the Filipino Community with updates on legal developments in the Philippines, the Philippine Consulate General in New York (PCGNY) hosted a well-attended Forum at the Philippine Center on 03 June. Atty. Melencio Sta. Maria Jr., who is Dean of the Far Eastern University Institute of Law, Professor of Law at Ateneo de Manila College of Law, a columnist for Manila Bulletin, and a broadcaster for TV5 and Radyo5, among his other concurrent occupations, served as PCGNY's distinguished resource person.

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Philippine Consulate General in New York Marks End of Successful Filipino Restaurant Week 2019

PR-CSC-043-19New York, 7 June 2019- The Philippine Consulate General in New York marked the successful conclusion of the Filipino Restaurant Week (FRW) 2019 with a closing event featuring kamayan, Filipino food, Tanduay cocktails, and Filipino music at Ugly Kitchen, one of the participating restaurants in Manhattan, on 30 June 2019.

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Art Exhibition of Artist Fernando Kabigting Featured at the 121st Philippine Independence Day Celebration

PR-CSC-041-193 June 2019, New York - More than 30 art pieces byrenowned artist Fernando Q. Kabigting are featured in the exhibit titled "Milestones: A Celebration of Art and Life". The exhibit's opening washeld 31 May 2019at the Philippine Center in New York.

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Unity Iftar Celebration at the Philippine Consulate in New York Highlights Diversity of Philippine Culture

PR-CSC-039-19New York, 22 May 2019 – In solidarity with the Filipino-American Muslim community in the US northeast, the Philippine Consulate General in New York together with the Kinding Sindaw Melayu Heritage hosted the Unity Iftar Celebration on 16 May 2019 at the Philippine Center New York.

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Wedding Bells Ring at the Philippine Consulate General

PR-CSC-038-1920 May 2019, New York –Romance filled the air at the Philippine Consulate General in New York (PCGNY) as a lovely young couple,Kevin Dale G. Sardea, a physical therapist, and Lara Jane J. Gongob, a nurse, recited their wedding vows and committed themselves to a life together as husband and wife.

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