The Republic of the Philippines
28 February 2018, New York – The Philippines as a top tier destination for IT-BPM services was at the forefront of presentations and discussions at the Healthcare Information Management Services (HIMS) Business Forum held at the Kalayaan Hall of the Philippine Center in New York on 26 February 2018.
NEW YORK – In celebration of International Mother Language Day, the Philippine Consulate General, together with the Philippine Cultural Dance Group of Long Island, took part in a multi-cultural and multi-lingual program hosted by the Consulate General of Bangladesh led by Consul General Md. Shameem Ahsan, in Long Island City on 23 February 2018, Friday.
26 February 2018, New York – AKA NY, a New York-based Theater marketing group in cooperation with the Philippine Consulate General and Filipino-American organization Broadway Barkada held a "Filipino Night" for the 25 February 2018 staging of the critically-acclaimed revival of "Once on this Island" at the Circle in the Square Theater on Broadway.
23 February 2018, New York – The Philippine Consulate General took part in the 2018 International Food Festival organized by the Society of Foreign Consuls in New York and held at the Hungarian Consulate General on 22 February 2018.
23 February 2018, New York – The book and documentary film project "Dr. Jose Rizal Travels 2020" completed its New York research leg this week.
21 February 2018, New York – Consul General Theresa Dizon-De Vega met with members of the Filipino Alliance of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island on 21 February 2018.
20 February 2018, New York – Undersecretary Sarah Arriola was the special guest of the popular Facebook-based social media program "I Am Pinoy Proud Ako" Live Sunday Express Edition on 18 February 2018 at the IAPPA studio in Queens, New York.
NEW YORK CITY – The Philippine Consulate General in New York held a townhall meeting on "Delivering Assistance to Filipino Nationals Overseas" with DFA Undersecretary for Migrant Workers Concerns Sarah Lou Y. Arriola as guest speaker on 16 February 2018 at the Kalayaan Hall of the Philippine Center in New York.
NEW YORK CITY – Following a Focus Group Discussion held at the Philippine Center on 17 February 2018, various Anti-Human Trafficking organizations and migrant concerns advocacy groups promised closer coordination and cooperation with each other and the Philippine Consulate General in New York in fighting human trafficking.
21 February 2018, New York - Consul General Ma. Theresa B. Dizon-De Vega met on 20 February 2018 with United States Congressman David Cicilline (D) of the 1st District of Rhode Island on 20 February 2018 at his district office in Pawtucket.