{"id":23107,"date":"2026-01-20T17:02:05","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T22:02:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/?p=23107"},"modified":"2026-01-21T09:24:41","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T14:24:41","slug":"ph-consulate-hosts-first-meeting-in-2026-of-society-of-foreign-consuls-in-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/2026\/01\/20\/ph-consulate-hosts-first-meeting-in-2026-of-society-of-foreign-consuls-in-new-york\/","title":{"rendered":"PH Consulate Hosts First Meeting in 2026 of  Society Of Foreign Consuls in New York"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"23107\" class=\"elementor elementor-23107\" 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\">PH Consulate Hosts First Meeting in 2026 of  Society Of Foreign Consuls in New York <\/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=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260120_1058280-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260120_1058280-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260120_1058280-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260120_1058280-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260120_1058280-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260120_1058280-500x281.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\">Members of the Society of Foreign Consuls in New York who attended the meeting hosted by the Philippine Consulate. (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 CITY, 20 January 2026<\/strong> \u2013 The Executive Board of the Society of Foreign Consuls (SoFC) in New York convened its first meeting of the year on 20 January 2026 at the Philippine Center in New York.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt;\">Consul General Maia Bartaia of Georgia, current SoFC President, outlined the organization\u2019s planned activities for the first quarter of 2026. These include the <em>Art and Diplomacy Exhibition<\/em> on 22 January at the Philippine Center, a <em>Women\u2019s Month Celebration<\/em> on 11 March, and possible joint courtesy calls on local government officials in New York and nearby areas.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt;\">The meeting was hosted by Consul General Senen T. Mangalile and attended by the members of the Executive Board, namely the Consuls General of Argentina, Bulgaria, India, Morocco, Peru, Serbia, South Africa, Switzerland, and Thailand.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt;\">SoFC-New York was founded in 1925 and serves as a platform for engagement, cooperation, and exchange among the consular corps in New York. <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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-84a8c22 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"84a8c22\" 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-6e4ff45\" data-id=\"6e4ff45\" 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-f93c8c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f93c8c1\" 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=\"1817\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IG-SoFC.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IG-SoFC.png 1817w, https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IG-SoFC-768x289.png 768w, https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IG-SoFC-1536x577.png 1536w, https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IG-SoFC-500x188.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1817px) 100vw, 1817px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">SoFC members exchange views and ideas during discussions on upcoming initiatives. 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