{"id":23670,"date":"2026-06-29T16:25:53","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T20:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/?p=23670"},"modified":"2026-06-29T16:29:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T20:29:19","slug":"bayanihan-spirit-takes-center-stage-at-36th-pafcom-friendship-day-parade-in-jersey-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/2026\/06\/29\/bayanihan-spirit-takes-center-stage-at-36th-pafcom-friendship-day-parade-in-jersey-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Bayanihan Spirit Takes Center Stage at 36th PAFCOM Friendship Day Parade in Jersey City"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"23670\" class=\"elementor elementor-23670\" 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\"><p align=\"center\" style=\"margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; white-space: normal; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><b><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 15pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(10, 10, 10); background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\">Bayanihan Spirit Takes Center Stage at<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p><p align=\"center\" style=\"margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; white-space: normal; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><b><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 15pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(10, 10, 10); background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\">36th PAFCOM Friendship Day Parade in Jersey City<\/span><\/b><span style=\"color: rgb(21, 105, 174); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; white-space: pre-wrap; text-align: left;\"><\/span><\/p><\/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-c4f4daa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c4f4daa\" 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-9b270ac\" data-id=\"9b270ac\" 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-851d212 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"851d212\" 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=\"1500\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1-768x358.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1-500x233.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Left: Inspirational message by Consul General Senen Mangalile. Right: Formal ribbon-cutting ceremony officially launched the parade. (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-0aea5b3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0aea5b3\" 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-7ac8127\" data-id=\"7ac8127\" 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-cf5fb33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf5fb33\" 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 class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: justify; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><b><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 13pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: #0a0a0a; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\">NEW YORK CITY, 29 June 2026<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 13pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: #0a0a0a; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"> \u2014 The Philippine Consulate General in New York, led by Consul General Senen T. Mangalile, joined the Filipino-American community in celebrating the 36th Philippine-American Friendship Day Grand Parade and Festival. Organized by the Philippine American Friendship Community, Inc. (PAFCOM), the annual event took place on 28 June 2026 in Jersey City, New Jersey, a cultural stronghold home to over 16,000 Filipino-Americans.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: justify; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 13pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: #0a0a0a; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: justify; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 13pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: #0a0a0a; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\">The festivities commenced with an opening program at the intersection of West Side and Claremont Avenues. Inspirational messages were delivered by PAFCOM officials, Grand Marshalls Dr. Rod and Elma Castillo, Jersey City Mayor James Solomon, Hudson County officials and Consul General Senen Mangalile. Following the speeches, a formal ribbon-cutting ceremony officially launched the parade, with participants marching down West Side Avenue toward Lincoln Park.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: justify; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 13pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: #0a0a0a; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: justify; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 13pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: #0a0a0a; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\">Consul General Mangalile personally led the Consulate Team alongside Mayor Solomon and Hudson County officials, demonstrating civic solidarity and celebrating the enduring alliance between the Philippines and the United States. Civic, regional, and community organizations from New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania joined the march.<\/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-b396188 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b396188\" 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-9cb8317\" data-id=\"9cb8317\" 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-d49bc3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d49bc3d\" 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=\"1398\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/44.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/44.jpg 1398w, https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/44-768x385.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/44-500x250.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1398px) 100vw, 1398px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The Philippine Consulate General in New York, led by Consul General Senen T. Mangalile, joined the Filipino American community in celebrating the 36th Philippine-American Friendship Day Grand Parade. (Photo by Joey Magaso) <\/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-153c252 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"153c252\" 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-b0b6700\" data-id=\"b0b6700\" 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-96c9d3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"96c9d3c\" 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 class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: justify; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 13pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: #0a0a0a; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\">The parade highlight included the official announcement of the 2026 organizational winners &#8211; Best Performance: CEBU, Inc., Best Costume: SOCKSARGEN, Inc., Most Symbolic: GIUSA, Most Number of Attendees: Plaridel Lodge No. 302 of the Free and Accepted Masons.<\/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-a015836 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a015836\" 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-73cf472\" data-id=\"73cf472\" 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-87c32ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"87c32ca\" 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=\"1500\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2-768x358.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2-500x233.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Lively afternoon program featuring cultural performances, vendor booths offering traditional Filipino food and heritage products showcased the vibrant Bayanihan spirit  (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-3abf698 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3abf698\" 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-771239e\" data-id=\"771239e\" 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-c5b3b0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5b3b0c\" 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 class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: justify; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt;\">The celebration culminated at Lincoln Park with a lively afternoon program filled with cultural performances. The festival grounds featured numerous vendor booths offering authentic Filipino food and heritage products, showcasing the vibrant <\/span><i style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt;\">Bayanihan<\/i><span style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt;\"> spirit of the Northeast diaspora.<\/span><span style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; color: #545454; font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt;\"><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>Bayanihan Spirit Takes Center Stage at 36th PAFCOM Friendship Day Parade in Jersey City Left: Inspirational message by Consul General Senen Mangalile. 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