{"id":21545,"date":"2025-03-10T18:59:27","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T22:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/?p=21545"},"modified":"2025-03-10T19:04:08","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T23:04:08","slug":"filipina-world-traveler-luisa-yu-visits-new-york-pcg-marking-womens-month-with-her-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/2025\/03\/10\/filipina-world-traveler-luisa-yu-visits-new-york-pcg-marking-womens-month-with-her-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Filipina World Traveler Luisa Yu Visits New York PCG, Marking Women\u2019s Month with Her Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"21545\" class=\"elementor elementor-21545\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e75182b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e75182b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d0bee0\" data-id=\"8d0bee0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02f90ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"02f90ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Filipina World Traveler Luisa Yu Visits New York PCG, Marking Women\u2019s Month with Her Story<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-31ff16f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31ff16f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-30698e4\" data-id=\"30698e4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26bf0d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"26bf0d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250307_154811-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250307_154811-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250307_154811-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250307_154811-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250307_154811-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250307_154811-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Consul General Senen T. Mangalile (left) receives Ms. Luisa Yu (right) during her courtesy visit to the Philippine Consulate General in New York. (Photo by Sherlyn Roxas)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcd6cfb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dcd6cfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>NEW YORK, 10 March 2025 \u2013 <\/strong>The Philippine Consulate General in New York warmly welcomed Ms. Luisa Yu, the oldest Filipina to have traveled to all 193 United Nations-recognized countries\u2014a remarkable journey she completed at the age of 79.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt;\">Born in the Philippines and based in the United States, Ms. Yu\u2019s visit was both a celebration of personal achievement and a tribute to the courage and determination of women who continue to break barriers at any age. Her decades-long pursuit of cultural discovery and connection took her across every continent, with many of those travels undertaken solo.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt;\">Consul General Senen T. Mangalile encouraged Ms. Yu to explore more of the Philippines\u2019 provinces, a suggestion she welcomed, saying that discovering more of her home country is now part of her plans.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c92e344 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c92e344\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8fba6b1\" data-id=\"8fba6b1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fda852 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6fda852\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"2552\" height=\"958\" src=\"https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Picture2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Picture2.png 2552w, https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Picture2-768x288.png 768w, https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Picture2-1536x577.png 1536w, https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Picture2-2048x769.png 2048w, https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Picture2-500x188.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2552px) 100vw, 2552px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Consul General Mangalile shows Ms. Yu around the Lobby Gallery of the Philippine Center, highlighting the names of Philippine provinces. After completing her journey across 193 countries, Ms. Yu was delighted to be reminded that \u201cLuisa\u2019s world\u201d begins at home. (Photos by Sherlyn Roxas)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a8d901c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a8d901c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f9586b6\" data-id=\"f9586b6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3125baa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3125baa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt;\">When asked what piece of advice she would give to other women, Ms. Yu shared, <em>\u201cIf you wait for someone to go with you, it might never happen. Just go. Explore the world. It\u2019s so beautiful out there\u2014and people are usually kind and willing to help.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt;\">As the Philippine Consulate joins the celebration of National Women\u2019s Month, Ms. Yu\u2019s visit served as a reminder of the power of individual stories to uplift and empower others. Her journey stands as a testament to what is possible when courage outweighs hesitation and when women embrace the world with both curiosity and confidence. <strong>END<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Filipina World Traveler Luisa Yu Visits New York PCG, Marking Women\u2019s Month with Her Story Consul General Senen T. 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