MILPITAS – A 16-member team from the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco conducted a consular outreach at the Milpitas Community Center in Milpitas, California on April 13, 2024.
This was the Consulate’s second outreach this year following the one held in Tacoma, Washington in March.
The consular outreach was organized in cooperation with the city government of Milpitas, which offered the free use of its facilities.
Consul Vanessa Bago-Llona and Consul Rowena Pangilinan-Daquipil led the provision of passport, dual citizenship, overseas voting registration, and emergency notarial services to Filipinos in the South Bay. In total, 282 services were rendered during the day-long outreach.
Trade Commissioner Celynne Layug and Tourism Attaché Soleil Tropicales spoke about the work of the Philippine Trade and Investment Center in Silicon Valley and the Philippine Department of Tourism Office in San Francisco. Consular applicants were also briefed about the 2024 Very Important Pinoy (VIP) Tour, which will bring participants to Metro Manila, Bacolod, Cagayan de Oro, Bukidnon, and lligan from July 21-30, 2024.
On the sidelines of the consular outreach, the Consulate held a briefing on workers’ rights in partnership with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (DOL-WHD) in San Jose, which talked about the U.S. Fair Labor Standards Act as well as the programs and services of the DOL-WHD. Meanwhile, free legal consultations were given courtesy of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines California Chapter.
State Assemblymember Alex Lee of California’s 24th District, which covers Milpitas, and Fil-Am Berryessa Union School District Trustee Jaria Jaug as well as community partners ABS-CBN Foundation International and Ayala Land, also graced the consular outreach.
(PCGSF Release)
