PHILIPPINE CONSULATE GENERAL

NEW YORK, 22 JANUARY 2019-- Cebu-based artist Gil Francis Maningo and New York-based Alfonso Ompod, Jr. made a promise when they were students in the UP College of Fine Arts that they will hold a joint exhibit of their art works. Forty years later, their promise was fulfilled when their Fishers of Men exhibit at the Philippine Center opened on 22 January 2019.

NEW YORK, 22 January 2019 – The Philippine Consulate General in New York (PCGNY) held an intimate briefing and discussion with the New York University graduate class on "Institutions, Governance, and International Development" led by Professor SaloCoslovsky last 16 January at the Philippine Center Boardroom.

Gabay Mag-aaral Project is an outcome of the Homecoming sa Konsulado designed to mobilize US-based mentors and volunteers to reach out to a public elementary school in the Philippines and conduct a student assembly among Grade 6 students to inspire and motivate them and to share hot to achieve their dreams based on time-honored values of honesty, integrity and discipline.

19 December 2018, New York – The Philippine Consulate General in New York in partnership with the Knights of Rizal-New York Chapter held a commemorative event on 19December 2018 at the Philippine Center on the occasion of the 122nddeath anniversary of Philippine national hero Dr. Jose P. Rizal.

14 December 2018, New York - The Simbang Gabi sa Konsulado held at the Kalayaan Hall of the Philippine Center from 6 to 14 December 2018 continued to attract significant attendance by Fil-Ams in the Tri-State area with the first and the last night participants overflowing to the lobby. The Simbang Gabi saKonsuladoreaffirms thecommunity's re-connection with Filipino culture and heritage through this unique Filipino Christmas tradition.

New York, 10 December - Christmas celebration the Filipino way is in full swing in New York as the lobby and glass windows of the Philippine Center along the bustling Fifth Avenue in mid-town Manhattan showcase a colorful collection of traditional parols (Christmas lanterns) and nativity scene. Thousands of New Yorkers and tourists pass by the Philippine Center everyday and admire the colorful display that depicts the rich values and Christmas traditions of the Philippines.

28 November 2018, New York – The Philippine Consulate General in New York (PCGNY) wore the colors purple and orange to represent the campaign to end Violence Against Women (VAW).The theme for this year’s observance, “VAW-free Community Starts With me,” enjoins everyone to assume accountability and to have a personal stake on ending VAW.

21 November 2018, New York – Presidential Adviser on Peace Process Jesus Durezakept the members of the Filipino-American media and Fil-Am community in New York abreast with the latest peace developments in the Philippines at a focus group discussion organized by the Philippine Consulate General on 20 November 2018 at the Philippine Center's Kalayaan Hall.

NEW YORK, 18 November 2018 –Eight Filipino and Filipino-American individuals and organizations were honored by New York State Assemblyman Brian Barnwell during his office's celebrations of Filipino-American History Month last 26 October at Artefixe Gallery in Woodside, Queens.