PHILIPPINE CONSULATE GENERAL

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.

NEW YORK, 19 November 2018 –The Philippine Consulate General in New York, College of Mount St. Vincent (CMSV), and SAMAHAN – the Filipino student group of CMSV, jointly hosted Diskubre at the Mount last 14 November at the Founders Hall, College of Mount St. Vincent at the Bronx.

NEW YORK, 13 November 2018 –A bigger and more bustling "Taste of the Philippines" returned to the iconic Reading Terminal Market for the second yearlast 11 November, showcasing the best of Filipino cuisine in the iconic food hall in the center of downtown Philadelphia.

NEW YORK, 17 November 2018 - The Philippine Consulate General New York, in cooperation with the Department of Tourism in New York and the Filipino School of New York and New Jersey, organized a Parol-Making Workshop on 17 November 2018 at the Philippine Center.

5 November 2018, New York – A rare series of performances by nine (9) master artists and tradition bearers from Tausug, Maranao, Tboli and Higaonon communities in the Southern Philippines was held from 4-12 November 2018 in New York.

NEW YORK, 3 November 2018 – In spite of a nor'easter threat, dozens of Filipinos and Filipino-Americans came out to Jersey City Hall Annex last 27 October to avail of consular services during the last Consular Outreach Mission of the Philippine Consulate General New York.