Explore the Flavors of the Philippines during Filipino Restaurant Week 2018
NEW YORK, 20 April 2018 – The Philippine Consulate General in New York (PCG-NY), in partnership with the Philippine Department of Tourism New York (PDOTNY), Philippine Airlines, Tanduay Asian Rum, and GMA Pinoy TV, hosted the media launch for the Filipino Restaurant Week (FRW) 2018 last 03 May 2018 at the Philippine Center New York.
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Explore the Flavors of the Philippines during Filipino Restaurant Week 2018
NEW YORK, 28 April 2018 – The ASEAN Consulates General in New York, through the initiative of the Philippine Consulate General and in cooperation with the International Political Economy and Development Department of Fordham University, gathered together their communities at the McNally Ampitheater at Fordham University for the first ever ASEAN Short Film Festival on 28 April 2018. Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand participated in the Festival with a short film entry each from their respective countries.
01 May 2018, New York – The Philippine Consulate General in New York held its third Consular Outreach at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania last 28 April 2018, in partnership with the Filipino Executive Council of Greater Philadelphia
26 April 2018, New York – Presidential Adviser on Peace Process Jesus Dureza held an engaging dialogue with members of the Filipino-American media and Fil-Am community in New York at a town hall meeting organized by the Philippine Consulate General on 25 April 2018 at the Philippine Center's Kalayaan Hall.
NEW YORK, 17 April 2018 – Four young self-made Filipino-Americans spoke on their success narratives at the East Coast launch of TFCU Talks, jointly hosted by the Philippine Consulate General in New York and The Filipino Channel (TFC) last 14 April at the Philippine Center in New York.
NEW YORK, 16 April 2018 – Diskubre Tour, the heritage tour for young Filipino-Americans aged 18-35, was launched last 14 April at the Kalayaan Hall of the Philippine Center in New York. It was officially presented during the New York event for TFCU Talks that spotlighted the stories and journeys of Jhett Tolentino, Sarah Meier, Norman Dalager, and Rich Tu.
NEW YORK, 16 April 2018 - Close to 100 of the top travel agents in the East Coast were hosted by Fernando S Virgolino, Director of Marketing and Product Development, Downtown Travel and Philippine Department of Tourism Attaché for the US East Coast, Ms Susan del Mundo at the Philippine Center New York Kalayaan (Freedom) Hall, on Fifth Avenue, Manhattan for a destination product update last 12 April.
NEW YORK, 26 March 2018 – DACA, racism, reverse brain drain, parental love, and family values were the core of the skits during the 17th Battle of the Barrios – the annual talent competition among Filipino student organizations under District 3 of the Filipino Intercollegiate Networking Dialogue (FIND) – held last 24 March at the Douglas Student Center of Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
29 March 2018, New York – The Philippine Consulate General in New York invited women from the Filipino Community to take part in a Wellness Session featuring Zumba routines led by instructor Shiran Ybañez on 27 March 2018 at the Philippine Center in New York. The activity capped the month-long commemoration of Women's Month by the Philippine Consulate General.
NEW YORK, 12 April 2018 – Secretary of Socioeconomic Planning Ernesto Pernia led a round table discussion last 10 April 2018 at the Harvard Club of New York, organized jointly by Philippine Consulate General in New York, Philippine Trade and Investment Center in New York and NYC-based Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU), towards the end of the Secretary's United Nations-related trip.