PHILIPPINE CONSULATE GENERAL

NEW YORK, 17 January 2018 – A group of Filipino-American producers are gathering support for a film venture that will tackle immigration, family, Filipino values, LGBTQ rights, among other social issues. To introduce the film to supporters, the Lingua Franca kickoff event was held at the Fridman Gallery in New York on 16 January 2018.

18 January 2018, New York City – The Philippine Consulate General in New York held a Discussion-Fellowship with Anti-Human Trafficking and Migration advocates on 17 January 2018 at the Kalayaan Annex of the Philippine Center in New York.

NEW YORK, 12 January 2018 – A fitting launch event for the Explore Islands Philippines Expo, organized by JS Productions Inc., with the support of the Philippine Department of Tourism (DOT) and Tourism Promotions Board Philippines (TPB) – to be staged at the Grand Central Terminal New York City in May – was held on 11 January 2018 at the Kalayaan Hall of the Philippine Center.

09 January 2018, New York – The Filipino film "Broken Hallelujah" directed by Roland Sanchez screened at the Philippine Center in New York on 8 January 2018 to raise awareness of human trafficking issues.