PH Featured in Macarthur Memorial Week

Philippine Consul General Gina A. Jamoralin poses with Mr. Louis Crisostomo, WWII Veteran who served as a spy with the Allied Intelligence Bureau (third from right), together with (from left) Tom Hey, his son in law; Michael T.C. Hey, his grandson, a multi-awarded concert organist and Assistant Director of Music at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City; Mrs. Jocelyn Agoncillo Ramos; Arch. Gerardo Romulo Ramos; Ms. Erlinda Victoria Ramos; and DCG Romulo Victor Israel. (Photo credit: PCG Chicago)

MILWAUKEE 04 May 2018 – The Philippines provided the setting for the Peter Eisner WWII book, “MacArthur’s Spies,” and was highlighted along with its main characters during a luncheon event as part of the MacArthur Memorial Week honoring the legacy of Gen. Douglas MacArthur and his family.

Philippine Consul General in Chicago Gina A. Jamoralin attended the Kiwanis-sponsored lecture at the Milwaukee County War Memorial Center and thanked Ms. Creamheld Pepito, Filipino-American member of the Board of Directors of the War Memorial Center for her singular efforts that helped raise the community’s profile.

Aside from speaking with Mr. Eisner, she also had the chance to meet a Filipino WWII veteran who served with the Allied Intelligence Bureau, Louis Crisostomo and his family, including his grandson, Michael Hey, a multi-awarded concert organist and Assistant Director of Music at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City.

The Consul General also pushed for the Ambassadors’ Tour and discussed future collaborative endeavors with other Filipino community leaders representing the Philippine Cultural and Civic Center Foundation. After the event, they accompanied her in visiting the permanent MacArthur exhibit at the War Memorial Center that prominently features the Philippines as occupying a dominant place in the life of Gen. Douglas MacArthur. END

Consul General Jamoralin meets with Mr. Peter Eisner, a veteran foreign correspondent, Washington, D.C. political editor with the Washington Post, foreign editor and senior foreign correspondent of Newsday and author, who delivered the keynote speech at the Kiwanis-sponsored lecture luncheon at the Milwaukee War Memorial Center. (Photo courtesy of DCG RV Israel)

Consul General Jamoralin (fourth from right) with (from left) Mrs. Linda Ravelo, Ms. Erlinda Victoria Sta. Ana Ramos, Mrs. B. Jocelyn Agoncillo Ramos, Arch. Gerardo Romulo Ramos, Dr. Henry Ravelo, and DCG Romulo Victor Israel Jr at the permanent MacArthur Exhibit of the Milwaukee County War Memorial Center. (Photo credit: PCG Chicago)

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