The Republic of the Philippines
Consul General Claro S. Cristobal received 1,000 pieces of KN-95 masks donated by Fil-Am JoAnn Sy Bathia, owner of The Prescription Shoppe, a pharmacy based in Jersey City, New Jersey.
The Department of Tourism (DOT) today celebrates the hailing of Palawan as it reclaims the Best Island in the World title by renowned travel publication, Travel + Leisure.
The Philippine Consulate General in New York, in partnership with AFTA, Inc., launched online its 22nd Paaralan sa Konsulado (PSK) with the theme “Mga Batang Pinoy Maalam Sa Panahon ng Pandemya” on Saturday, 27 June 2020, via the Consulate’s Facebook page.
Philippine Consul General in New York Claro S. Cristobal showed support for Filipino restaurants that started to offer outdoor dining services as New York City slowly reopens following a 3-month pause that brought almost everything in the city to a halt.
The Philippine Consulate General in New York organized a virtual flag-raising ceremony and Independence Day celebration on June 12 with leaders and members of the Filipino-American community in the US Northeast participating.
The sixth story in the series “Kwentuhang Pambata: Learning the Filipino Language Through Storytelling” is The Legend of Manok, read by teacher Jovani Tablezo of Association of Fil-Am Teachers of America, Inc.
13 June 2020-The eighth part of the Filipino American Health Forum on Covid-19 discussed about healthcare workers post ICU syndrome. This online health forum is organized by the Association of Philippine Physicians in America (APPA), Kalusugan Coalition (KC), Philippine Nurses Association-New York (PNANY), National Federation of Filipino American Associations-New York (NAFFAA) with the support of the Philippine Consulate General in New York. To watch the episode, please click this link:https://www.facebook.com/PHLinNY/videos/200945381077328/
12 June 2020 - The Filipino Community in the US Northeast and the Philippine Consulate General in New York held a virtual celebration of the 122nd Philippine Independence last Friday, 12 June. To watch the videos, please click these links:https://www.facebook.com/PHLinNY/videos/950567898735908/ https://www.facebook.com/PHLinNY/videos/2589458884638454/
6 June 2020- Filipino American Health Forum on Covid-19 Episode 7. Part 7 of the Filipino American Health Forum on Covid-19 talked about the experiences Filipino healthcare workers at the frontline on the fight against Covid-19. The online health forum is organized by the Association of Philippine Physicians in America (APPA), Kalusugan Coalition (KC), Philippine Nurses Association-New York (PNANY), National Federation of Filipino American Associations-New York (NAFFAA) with the support of the Philippine Consulate General in New York. To watch the episode, please click this link:https://www.facebook.com/PHLinNY/videos/634482480473369/
5 June 2020 - Alamat ng Niyog (Legend of the Coconut) is the fifth story on “Kwentuhang Pambata: Learning the Filipino Language Through Storytelling.” It was read by Ramil Buenaventura of the Association of Fil-Am Teachers of America, Inc. Kwentuhang Pambata is a project of the Philippine Consulate General in New York in partnership with: Association of Fil-Am Teachers of America, Inc., Association of Filipino Teachers and Educators in America, Inc., Unified Federation of Fil-Am Educators, Filipino-American Community & Development Center, Iskwelahang Pilipino, The Filipino School of New York & New Jersey and STEM Beginnings. To watch the episode, please click this link: https://www.facebook.com/PHLinNY/videos/3071912729558352/