Queens, New York Celebrates PHL Independence Day

Honorees with Queens Borough President Melinda Katz (photos by NYPCG)

05 July 2017 NEW YORK — The Borough of Queens in New York, the area with the largest concentration of Filipinos and Filipino-Americans in the US Northeast, celebrated Philippine Independence Month at Queen’s Borough Hall on June 22.

The program included the participation of Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, Philippine Consul General Theresa Dizon-De Vega, and 150 members of the Filipino-American Community in Queens.

The event was co-sponsored by the Foundation for Filipino Artists, United Staffing Registry, Kinding Sindaw, and Batangas Varsitarian.

Borough President Katz extolled the contributions of the Filipino-American Community to Queens and handed out Certificates of Honor to Consul General Dizon-De Vega, Parish Priest of St. Sebastian Church Fr. Kevin Abels, Ms. Judith Fenster, young scholar Remy Patrick C. Lavilla, Community Leader Feliza Matela, and young achiever Benjamin Angelo Santos.

Consul General Dizon-De Vega thanked the Borough of Queens for recognizing the achievements and contributions of the Fil-Am Community. She urged the community members to continue being active in the political, sociocultural and economic activities in Queens.

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Queens Borough Council President Katz with Consul General Dizon-De Vega