{"id":23136,"date":"2026-01-28T19:52:03","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T00:52:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/?p=23136"},"modified":"2026-01-28T22:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T03:00:07","slug":"ph-consul-general-jersey-city-mayor-solomon-discuss-support-for-fil-am-community-and-ph-us-80th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/2026\/01\/28\/ph-consul-general-jersey-city-mayor-solomon-discuss-support-for-fil-am-community-and-ph-us-80th-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"PH Consul General, Jersey City Mayor Solomon Discuss Support for Fil-Am Community and PH-US 80th Anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"23136\" class=\"elementor elementor-23136\" 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 Consul General, Jersey City Mayor Solomon Discuss Support for Fil-Am Community and PH-US 80th Anniversary<\/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=\"1921\" src=\"https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260128_171649-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260128_171649-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260128_171649-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260128_171649-1536x1153.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260128_171649-2048x1537.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260128_171649-500x375.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 during a brief phone call with the newly-elected Jersey City Mayor James Solomon. (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, 28 January 2026<\/strong> \u2013 Consul General Senen T. Mangalile received a phone call today from newly-elected Jersey City Mayor James Solomon to exchange views on possible areas of engagement with the Philippine Consulate General in New York and the Filipino-American community in Jersey City.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt;\">During the call, Mayor Solomon sought Consul General Mangalile\u2019s ideas on ways to support the Filipino-American community in Jersey City. In response, Consul General Mangalile underscored continued support for Filipino-American community activities, the promotion of Philippine culture and values, opportunities to enhance trade and investment engagement, and civic and political participation among Filipino-Americans.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt;\">Both officials agreed to work together in pursuing initiatives that promote people-to-people ties and highlight Filipino-American contributions, in the spirit of the 80<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Philippines and the US.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt;\">Mayor Solomon is the 50<sup>th<\/sup> Mayor of Jersey City and previously served as a Jersey City Councilman. During his tenure, he joined as one of the honorary grand marshals of the 2025 Philippine-American Friendship Community (PAFCOM) Parade, which celebrates the enduring friendship between the Philippines and the US. Jersey City is home to an estimated 16,800 Filipinos and Filipino-Americans. <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>PH Consul General, Jersey City Mayor Solomon Discuss Support for Fil-Am Community and PH-US 80th Anniversary Consul General Senen T. 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