PhilConGen LA Promotes Philippine Trade, Investment and Tourism Opportunities at the International Asian American Business Expo
Consul General Adelio Angelito S. Cruz (third from left) joins IAABE lead organizer and COFACC President Mr. Gerry Palon (left-most), Indian Consul General Dr. K.J. Srinivasa (2nd from left), Torrance…
VIP Tour 2026 launches from Los Angeles, eyes Manila, Dumaguete and Cebu
Officials and community members gather at the Philippine Consulate General in Los Angeles for the official launch of the 2026 Very Important Pinoy (VIP) Tour. The event featured cultural exhibits…
PH Consulate Joins PhilDev in Advocating for Young Filipinos in STEM
In a fireside chat, Ms. Emily Nishi of Discord and Ms. Regina Manzana-Sawhney of PhilDev discuss their experiences as Filipino American women in tech in the U.S. and how their…
PCG kicks off 3rd PH Investment Trade Roadshow in Houston, TX
LOS ANGELES – Ambassador Jose L. Cuisia, Jr. together with a topnotch investment mission from the Philippines kicked off the Houston leg of the 3rd Philippine Investment Roadshow in the…
PCG participates at the 10th Santacruzan in the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
LOS ANGELES – The officers and staff of the Philippine Consulate General in Los Angeles attended the 10th Archdiocesan Filipino Marian Celebration of “Santacruzan” held on May 11 at the…
ConGen Herrera-Lim meets with Carson Mayor Dear and Mayor Pro Tem Santarina
LOS ANGELES – Consul General Leo Herrera-Lim paid a courtesy call on Mayor Jim Dear and Mayor Pro Tem Elito Santarina at Carson City Hall on April 5, 2014. Mayor…
Overseas Filipino voters encouraged to register at PCG-LA
LOS ANGELES – The Philippine Consulate General started registration for Overseas Voting (OV) to overseas Filipinos in relation to the upcoming May 2016 national elections in the Philippines. All Filipino…
Consul General Leo M. Herrera-Lim meets with Fil-Am community of LA
LOS ANGELES – Consul General Leo M. Herrera-Lim meets with members of the Filipino American Community at the Rizal Hall at the Philippine Consulate General on 25 April 2014. In…
ConGen Herrera-Lim assumes office of PCG-LA
LOS ANGELES – The Philippine Consulate General wishes to inform the Filipino-American community on the assumption of Hon. Leo M. Herrera-Lim, a career diplomat as the new Philippine Consul General…
PCG celebrates 2014 Women’s Month
LOS ANGELES – The Philippine Consulate General honors 2014 Women’s Month in support of the theme set by the Philippine Commission on Women and the Civil Service Commission at the…
PCG officials attend fundraising concert with The REO Brothers of Tacloban
LOS ANGELES – Philippine Consulate General Officials attended the fundraising concert to benefit the victims of Typhoon Haiyan organized by the Rotary Club of Historic Filipinotown in collaboration with APO…
PCG signs alliance with Texas Dept. of Labor’s OSHA
LOS ANGELES – Consul General Maria Hellen M. Barber-De La Vega signed an “Arrangement Establishing an Alliance between the US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Texas Area…
Hon. Leo M. Herrera-Lim is incoming Consul General in LA
LOS ANGELES – Consul General Ma. Hellen Barber De La Vega is pleased and honored to announce the appointment by the Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Hon. Albert F. Del Rosario…
LA Board of Supervisors presents plaque to ConGen De La Vega
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors bid farewell to Consul General Maria Hellen Barber De La Vega with a presentation of a plaque in recognition of…
PCG commemorates 28th EDSA People Power Revolution
LOS ANGELES – The Philippine Consulate General commemorated the 28th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution with the theme “Kapit Bisig Tungo Sa Pagbangon” with a Mass and feature…
PCG co-hosts opening of ‘Triumph of Philippine Art’ exhibition at USC Fisher Museum of Art
LOS ANGELES – Consul General Ma. Hellen Barber De La Vega co-hosted the opening of the “Triumph of Philippine Art” held at the University of Southern California (USC) Fisher Museum…
Consul General De La Vega’s farewell call to the Office of Foreign Missions in LA
LOS ANGELES – Consul General Maria Hellen Barber De La Vega pays farewell to US Department of State, Office of Foreign Mission Assistant Regional Director Richard McCurry. Consul General De…
Extensions of validity of passports no longer allowed beyond 2015
PER the regulations of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), all non-machine readable passports may no longer be extended…
PCG attends commemoration of the 117th martyrdom of Dr. Jose P. Rizal
LOS ANGELES – The City of Carson in cooperation with Dr. Jose P. Rizal Monument Movement (JPRMM) commemorated the 117th Martyrdom of Dr. Jose P. Rizal with a wreath-laying ceremony…
Wat Thai of LA donates for Typhoon Yolanda/Haiyan relief
LOS ANGELES – Members of the Wat Thai Los Angeles, the Venerable Abbot of the Thai Temple in North Hollywood and Hon. Consul General Jesda Katavetin of Thailand, called on…
Direct relief and FedEx join together to provide 50 tons of essential medications and supplies to those affected by Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda
LOS ANGELES – Direct Relief, a leading medical relief organization based in Santa Barbara, Southern California, conducted its largest emergency supplies to people affected by Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda. The emergency relief…
PH consulate signs agreement on workers’ rights to fair wages
LOS ANGELES—An alliance agreement signed on October 28 by the Philippine Consulate General in Los Angeles and the US Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (US DOL WHD), Western…
PCG-LA concludes overseas voting for PH 2013 mid-term elections
LOS ANGELES – The Philippine Consulate General closed the overseas voting period at 4am on May 13 and immediately thereafter counted the votes. The Consulate activated nine (9) election precincts…
Overseas voting at PCG
LOS ANGELES – The Overseas Voting for the May 13, 2013 elections will run from April 13 at 9am Los Angeles time to May 13, 2013 at 4am Los Angeles…