PIDCI President Nora Galleros set the expectations for the 125th Philippine Independence Day Parade on June 4, 2023 along Madison Avenue in New York. She said it will be a most “impactful” celebration featuring Philippine history and Filipino reverence for those who founded our Republic, a cultural segment that will represent Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao, the present-day heroes and opportunities for investment and employment in the Philippines.
The 2023 PIDCI Grand Marshal is multi-awarded philanthropist, Dr. Dely Po Go, who has achieved the American Dream and more, matched only by her generous community giving. Many can attribute their own personal and professional success directly to Dr. Dely Go.Dr. Go also pledged a donation for Project DAPITAN - a community-based livelihood program that bypass the usual pitfalls of previous livelihood projects by engaging local governments, delegating fund disbursements to third parties such as non-governmental organizations (NGOs) with track records and good standing, providing financial literacy training and values formation through collaborations with clergy and other subject matter experts. As a philanthropist and community leader, Dr. Go hopes to leave a lasting legacy through this and many other projects propagating Filipino heritage, culture and the arts she supports.
(From left to right) Consul-General Senen Mangalile, Mrs. Maria Fe Mangalile, PIDCI President Nora Galleros, 2023 PIDCI Grand Marshal Dr. Dely Po Go, Engr. Harry Go at the 2023 PIDCI Grand Marshal Ball. The PIDCI Grand Marshal Ball is an annual fundraiser for the Philippine Independence Day Parade in New York - widely acknowledged as the largest celebration of Philippine Independence Day outside of the Philippines.
From left to right - 2023 PIDCI Grand Marshal Dr. Dely Po Go, Consul-General Senen Mangalile (middle), Ms. Nora Galleros, 2023 PIDCI President at the 2023 PIDCI Grand Marshal Ball. Consul General Mangalile and Galleros called for a renewed partnership with the Filipino community in the ten states that comprise the area of responsibility of the NYPCG towards enhancing consular services, greater responsiveness to the community, promoting Sentro Rizal as the center for Filipino heritage, culture and the arts, preserving the generational connection between the youth and their homeland, economic investment in the Philippines such as tourism and sustaining constructive dialogue with all concerned. AJPress Photos by Troi Santos
