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 United States on May 22-23, 2014. The Philippine delegation, headed by prominent Filipino economist Dr. Bernardo Villegas, will also visit Atlanta and Philadelphia to promote…
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 Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles. Rev. Alex Aclan of Los Angeles led the Eucharistic celebration with the auxiliary bishops…
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 Dear and Mayor Pro Tem Santarina informed Consul General Herrera-Lim how the City of Carson has transformed from a bedroom community into an industrial and…
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 citizens abroad, at least eighteen (18) years of age on the day of the elections may register for overseas voting. In this round of registration,…
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 Consul General Herrera-Lim’s welcome remarks, he encouraged the Filipino-American community to play an active role in enhancing the economic growth of the Philippines and join…
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 in Los Angeles with jurisdiction over Southern California, Southern Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. Consul General Herrera-Lim arrived on April 17, 2014 after serving…
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 Rizal Hall on 27 March 2014. The celebration of Women’s Month was participated by the Center for the Pacific Asian Family, Grants and Communications Manager,…
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 GLA and UP APO Foundation on March 15, 2014 at Incarnation Community Center Gym, Glendale, California. The concert features the REO Brothers, Raymart, RJ, Ralph…
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 Offices and the Philippine Consulate General in Los Angeles” on 03 March 2014 in Dallas, Texas. Signing on behalf of the Department of Labor’s Occupational…
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 of the current Philippine Consul General in Chicago, Hon. Leo Herrera-Lim, a career diplomat as the new Philippine Consul General in Los Angeles with jurisdiction…
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 her dedication and leadership in strengthening ties between the Philippines and Southern California during her tenure. The plaque was presented during a Board Meeting held…
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 presentation on the Peace Project held at the Community Hall of the Consulate General on February 25, 2014. Consul General Maria Hellen Barber De La…
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 of Art on 05 February 2014. The USC Museum of Art will run this exhibition from February 6 to April 13. The exhibition “Triumph of…
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 La Vega will be assuming her new position at the Department of Foreign Affairs, Manila as Senior Special Assistant to the Undersecretary for Policy. The…
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 beyond October 31, 2015 and must be completely phased out by November 24, 2015. All Filipino nationals holding Machine Readable-Ready Passports (MRRP; green passports) and…
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 on December 29 at the International Sculpture Garden, City of Carson, California. The Philippine Consulate General in Los Angeles, led by Consul Marlowe Miranda, and…
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 Consul General Ma. Hellen Barber De La Vega to present a check donation for Typhoon Haiyan Relief thru the American Red Cross for $ 20,506.00….
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 medical items were delivered on a wide-bodied cargo aircraft flight arranged and donated by FedEx that arrived in Cebu on November 25. 250,000 persons are…
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 and Southwest Regional Offices, aims to educate Filipino workers, both legal and illegal, on their rights to fair wages and working conditions. The alliance agreement…
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 which counted 3,628 ballots that it received at the end of the voting period. The unofficial results showed the top 12 as follows: Escudero –…
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 time. Generally, the ballot will be mailed to the registered address of the Overseas Voter (OV). Kindly accomplish the ballot by following the enclosed instructions…
