Forum on LRA Functions and Land Titling Updates in the Philippines Held in New York

PR-CSC-021-1904 April 2019, New York – Land Registration Authority Deputy Administrator Robert Nomar V. Leyretana informed the Filipino-American community in the US northeast about the functions of the LRA and discussed land titling updates in the Philippines at a forum organized by the Philippine Consulate General in New York on 29 March 2019.

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“Battle of the Barrios” Held in New Jersey

PR-CSC-020-19New York, 3 April 2019- Fil-Am college students from 16 universities in New York and New Jersey participated in a skit competition at the "Battle of the Barrios XVIII" held at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey on 30 March 2019.

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Philippine Consulate General in NY Hosts Know Your Rights Seminar on Immigration

PR-CSC-019-19New York, 01 April 2019 – The Philippine Consulate General in New York hosted a Know Your Rights Seminar on Immigration and Free Legal Clinic at the Philippine Center in New York on 30 March 2019. The seminar was attended by FilCom leaders, volunteer lawyers and other community and church-based migrant advocates.

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Coco Melody Design Maven Rodolfo “Puey” Quiñones Jr., Pays A Courtesy Call On The Consul General

PR-CSC-018-1928 March, New York–Confirming once again how Filipino creative leadership has gone global, Filipino fashion designer Rodolfo "Puey" Quiñones Jr.paid a courtesy call on Consul General Claro S. Cristobal on 27 March 2019 and sharedabout his journey through the competitive yet exhilarating world of fashion.

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S&T Secretary Dela Peña Promotes Balik Scientist Program in New York

PR-CSC-017-1926 March 2019, New York – Science and Technology Secretary Fortunato dela Peña met with Filipino-Americanscientists and STEM academicians from New York and Massachusetts at a meetinghosted by Consul General Claro S. Cristobal on 25 March 2019 at the Philippine Center New York.

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Women Achievers Inspire Women Community in New York ThroughTheir Duty, Identity, and Voice

NPR-CSC-015-19ew York, 8 March 2018 - Internationally respected auditor Under-Secretary-General Heidi Mendoza of the Internal Oversight Services of the United Nations, ranking female officer of the Connecticut Air National Guard Major Jessica Alina Persad, and food influencer and blogger Erin Robles sharedstories about their journeys in their respective fields with the Filipino-American community in New York during the celebration of International Women's Day organized by the Philippine Consulate General on 8 March 2019 at the Kalayaan Hall of the Philippine Center in new York.

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Philippine National Statistician Lisa Bersales Updates Fil-Am Community in US Northeast on Civil Registration and PhilSys ID

PR-CSC-014-1913 March 2019, New York – National Statistician and Civil Registrar General Dr. Lisa Grace S. Bersales apprised the Filipino-American community in the US northeast about the recent updates on civil registration in the Philippines and the national ID system during a Forum on Civil Registration organized by the Philippine Consulate General in New York on 8 March 2019.

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First-ever Fil-Am Academic Networking Launched in New York

PR-CSC-013-19New York, 2 March 2019 – Sixteen Filipino-American members of the academe from various disciplines in 13 universities in the US Northeast gathered at the Academic Networking brunch hosted by Consul General Claro S. Cristobal at his residence on Saturday, 2 March 2019.

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