Covering the week’s most noteworthy news stories impacting the lives of the Filipino-American community in Northern California.
ALAMEDA – Local government officials and the Filipino American community gathered in this Bay Area island-city on January 21 for the official opening of the Bohol Circle Immigrant Park, considered…
Housing for All sets the course for the implementation of San Francisco’s ambitious plan to allow for 82,000 new homes over the next 8 years SAN FRANCISCO – On Tuesday, February…
Philippine Consul General Neil Ferrer received Robert and Kathleen Fotheringham, the new Consular Liaisons of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in San Francisco at the Philippine Consulate…
Philippine Airlines, the national carrier of the Philippines, held a holiday party last December at the Crowne Plaza hotels’ ballroom in Foster City. During the night’s festivities, PAL officers headed…
SAN FRANCISCO – Philippine Consul General Neil Ferrer led the commemoration of the 126th anniversary of the martyrdom of Philippine national hero Dr. Jose Rizal in a solemn wreath-laying ceremony at…
The new facilities at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital will add inpatient and outpatient psychiatric services for youth SAN FRANCISCO – Mayor London N. Breed recently announced a $33.7 million state…
SAN FRANCISCO – Consul General Neil Frank Ferrer met with University of San Francisco (USF) Center for Business Studies and Innovation in Asia Pacific (CBSI-AP) officers led by its Director, Dr. Xiaohua Yang,…
SAN FRANCISCO – Philippine Consul General in San Francisco Neil Frank Ferrer congratulated three Filipino American mayors who were recently sworn in as local chief executives in the cities of…
SAN FRANCISCO – Philippine Consul General in San Francisco Neil Frank Ferrer convened a planning meeting with the Philippine Honorary Consuls in Alaska, Colorado and Oregon on Tuesday, December 6…
THE holidays are here and everyone’s on the hunt for the perfect gifts for their loved ones. Make the holidays even sweeter and give a little gift of the homeland…
THE Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco, led by Consul General Neil Ferrer, attended the 10th Annual Gala of the Filipino Ministry last October, organized by the Filipino Ministry gala committee…
THE Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco participated in a reception hosted by the City Council of Mill Creek, Washington at its city hall in honor of visiting Consulate personnel…
JEFFREY Lo, a Filipino American playwright and director, helms TheatreWorks Silicon Valley’s presentation of “Little Shop of Horrors,” which is showing until December 24 at the Lucie Stern Theatre in…
HALO Halo Holidays, a Filipino Christmas crawl and art exhibit, takes place at Kapwa Gardens in the SOMA Pilipinas Filipino Heritage District on Saturday, December 10 from 11 a.m. to…
THE Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco is extending the invitation of the Film Development Council of the Philippines, the main film agency of the Philippine government, for the theatrical…
SAN FRANCISCO – The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco threw a warm reception to global Pinoy Pop (P-Pop) sensation SB19 during their visit on Thursday, November 17, ahead of…
THE Philippines’ Consul General to San Francisco Neil Frank Ferrer paid a courtesy call on Vallejo City Mayor Robert H. McConnell on October 26. During the meeting, the Consul General…
Bonta looks to win full-term as CA Atty Gen FILIPINO Americans in the Bay Area continue to make their mark in local politics. In the recently-concluded mid-term elections held Tuesday,…
SAN FRANCISCO – As the commemoration this October of Filipino American History Month wrapped up across the United States, the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco donated 35 Filipiniana books…
Los Angeles-based Fil-Am artist illustrates and highlights six Bay Area poets in commissioned set of two-sided posters SAN FRANCISCO – The San Francisco Arts Commission (SFAC) has unveiled “San Francisco –…
THE Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco joined city officials and guests at the official celebration of Filipino American History Month (FAHM) in the City of San Jose, California on…
SAN FRANCISCO – Curated Philippine makers’ market Merkado Kultura opened for a weekend at the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco on October 14, 2022 through a ribbon-cutting ceremony led by Philippine…
Inspired by annual Filipino festival “All Souls Day,” Balay Kreative, local artists and community members come together to create altars to commemorate their deceased loved ones SAN FRANCISCO – Filipino…
City Council proclamation lauds city’s Fil-Am community SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO – Philippine Consul General in San Francisco Neil Ferrer took part in the first-ever official celebration of Filipino American History…
SAN FRANCISCO – Philippine Consul General Neil Ferrer joined Mayor London Breed and the Filipino American Community in the 18th annual official celebration of Filipino American History Month in the…
Hosted by San Francisco Public Library, features in-person and virtual programs San Francisco – This October, Bay Area literature fans have something to celebrate: the 6th Filipino American International Book Festival (FAIBF),…
THE Filipino Community Center (FCC) offers many opportunities for community members to stay in touch with the organization. The FCC recently announced that individuals who are interested in getting involved…
18th celebration of Filipino American Heritage Month akes place at City Hall’s Rotunda, Oct. 5 SAN FRANCISCO – Filipino American History Month Host Committee, San Francisco Mayor London Breed, and…
SAN FRANCISCO – A Filipino newlywed in San Lorenzo, east of San Francisco, was shot and killed in a road rage incident that interrupted his Facetime conversation with his wife…
SAN FRANCISCO – The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco, in partnership with Filipino American Arts Exposition (FAAE), hosts its first art exhibit in years with the opening of “CalligraFilipino…
