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PH Consulate in San Francisco sees uptick in OAV registrations

TJ Manotoc | TFC News San Francisco, California
Updated as of Oct 15 11:09 AM

The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco sees an uptick in Overseas Absentee Voter registration, given that the 2022 Philippine elections will determine the country’s next president. Read more »

PH Consulate celebrating FAHM through fashion

Steve Angeles | TFC News Los Angeles, California
Posted at Oct 10 10:59 AM

The Philippine Consulate General in Los Angeles will celebrate Filipino American History Month by showcasing some of the best in Filipino design and artistry. Read more »

VFS Global to help ease LA PH Consulate's backlog problem

Steve Angeles | TFC News Los Angeles, California
Updated as of Sep 04 09:07 AM

Amid backlash for limited appointment slots and technical glitches, the Philippine Consulate General in Los Angeles will open an alternative passport renewal center operated by outsourcing company VFS Global. Read more »

Hundreds of Fil-Can voters register for 2022 PH polls

Elizabeth Reymundo | TFC News Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
Posted at Aug 17 08:28 PM

The Philippine Consulate's office in Vancouver has been conducting an outreach program to make voter registration for the 2022 Philippine polls accessible to qualified Filipino Canadians. Read more »

Pinay nurse attacked in NY subway shares ordeal

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 17 01:02 PM

A Filipino nurse in New York shared her ordeal after she was attacked in a subway while giving out free face mask. Read more »

PH Consulate in San Francisco renews consular outreach services with stop in Washington State

Bev Llorente | TFC News Seattle, Washington
Posted at Aug 02 05:13 PM

It's been almost two years since the Philippine Consulate in San Francisco last held its consular outreach in the state of Washington. Read more »

PH Consulate sa NY balak maglabas ng Consular IDs na magagamit ng mga Pinoy

TFC News
Updated as of Jul 21 10:24 AM

Balak maglabas ng Philippine Consul General sa New York ng libreng Consular ID cards na maaaring gamitin ng mga Pilipino sa Amerika. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: July 12, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 16 03:08 PM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

PH Consulate, Fil-Am groups work together to administer COVID jabs in New York

Don Tagala, ABS-CBN North America News Bureau
Posted at Jun 18 07:08 AM

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has encouraged vaccine tourism, not only for the safety of New Yorkers, but to pump in tourism dollars into the city's economy, too. Read more »

Independence from foreign incursions

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 12 04:02 PM

Protesters from different militant groups mark Philippine Independence Day and troop to the Chinese Consulate in Makati on Saturday. The protesters called for the withdrawal of Chinese vessels in the West Philippine Sea and the resignation of President Rodrigo Duterte for his failure to assert the country’s sovereignty in the disputed waters.  Read more »

Filipino diplomat in NY accosted by man in hate incident on subway

Don Tagala, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 15 12:28 AM

A ranking female officer of the Philippine Consulate General in New York experienced verbal harassment on her way to work Friday morning.   Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: June 7, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 16 03:19 PM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

PH consulate in San Francisco to extend help to family of Filipino killed in shooting

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 28 05:16 AM

Paul dela Cruz Megia was a Filipino employee who was among the 8 people killed in a shooting incident in San Jose, Calif. Read more »

Vancouver police search for men who spat on, spray-painted Chinese consulate

Ian Young, South China Morning Post
Updated as of May 15 02:03 PM

Police in Vancouver, British Columbia, are investigating two acts of mischief against the city’s Chinese consulate general: one in which a man spat on the mission’s name plaque then obstructed an employee, and a second incident when a different man spray-painted graffiti on the front gate.   Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: April 23, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 16 03:33 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Group denounces Chinese presence in Philippine waters

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 23 05:38 PM

The protest slammed China for the activities of Chinese vessels in the West Philippine Sea and the Philippine government for its failure to protect the country's exclusive economic zone (EEZ).  Read more »

France says Jeddah blast wounds several, condemns 'cowardly attack'

Reuters
Posted at Nov 11 08:56 PM

France's Foreign Ministry said the attack had taken place at a ceremony marking the end of World War One and that several people had been wounded as a result of an explosive device.   Read more »

Duterte welcomes Israeli honorary consulate in Davao as it opens for stronger PH-Israel ties

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 06 04:11 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte said the “strong” Israeli presence in Davao City would contribute to Mindanao’s rise.  Read more »

Chinese authorities take over closed US consulate in Chengdu

Leo Ramirez and Noel Celis, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 27 12:21 PM

Chinese authorities took over the United States consulate in Chengdu on Monday, the foreign ministry said, days after Beijing ordered it to close in retaliation for the shuttering of its mission in Houston. Read more »

China orders US consulate in Chengdu closed

Ng Han Guan, AP Photo
Posted at Jul 26 10:56 AM

Chinese police officers march past the United States Consulate in Chengdu in southwestern China's Sichuan province Saturday. Read more »