PH Consulate General in Los Angeles and CFO Tackle the Welfare of Filipino Teachers, Initiate Round Table Discussion in Las Vegas

PHOTO: The Philippine delegation, led by Philippine Consul General to Los Angeles Adelio Angelito S. Cruz and the Commission on Filipino Overseas, led by Chairperson and Former Associate Justice Francisco P. Acosta, meet with the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division in Las Vegas, District Director Gaspar Montañez, to discuss possible resolutions in addressing the concerns of Filipino Special Education (SPED) teachers with J-1 visas, which include the promotion and protection of the welfare and rights of all Filipino workers regardless of their immigration status; employees’ wage and hour issues and other labor concerns affecting Filipino workers in Las Vegas on 22 November 2019. (Los Angeles PCG photo)

PHOTO: (from left) Joining the Philippine team were Commission on Filipino Overseas’ Chief Emigrant Service Officer and Division Chief Director Maria Regina Angela G. Galias Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Los Angeles Labor Attaché Armi Evangel Peña, Vice Consul Dyan Kristine M. Pastrana, Consul General to Los Angeles Adelio Angelito S. Cruz, District Director Gaspar Montañez, CFO Chair Francisco P. Acosta, CFO’s Executive Director and Undersecretary Astravel Pimentel-Naik, CFO’s Chief Administrative Officer and Division Chief Director Mario O. Garcia, CFO’s Head Executive Assistant Atty. Xerxes E. Cortel, Mr. Mohammad Ali P. Naik, and Philippine Consulate General in Los Angeles Assistance-To-Nationals (ATN) Officer Judelyn M. Cuaresma. (Los Angeles PCG photo)

PHOTO: (from left) Philippine Consulate General in Los Angeles and Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) delegations Director Mario O. Garcia, Atty. Xerxes E. Cortel, Usec. Astravel Pimentel-Naik, CFO Chair Acosta, Consul General Cruz, Vice Consul Dyan Kristine M. Pastrana and POLO-LA Labor Attaché Armi Evangel Peña.

Also, present during the round-table discussion were Pilipino Workers’ Center Case Manager, Susan Tagle Buensuceso, Asian-American Pacific Islanders Community Commission Commissioners Margie Llorente-Gonzales and Sonny Vinuya, about 60 Filipino J1 teachers, and leaders and members of various Filipino-American community organizations in Las Vegas who have been providing support to the J1 teachers. (Los Angeles PCG photo) 

Photo shows Former Associate Justice Francisco P. Acosta answers some concerns of the Filipino Special Education (SPED) teachers, regarding the issuance of the "No Objection Certificate", the waiver of the "two-year residency rule", the "Philippine government’s Balik Turo" Program, and the objectives of the PHL-USA Exchange Visitor Program, among others. (Los Angeles PCG photo)

Photo shows Consul General Adelio Angelito S. Cruz introduces Commission on Filipinos Overseas’ (CFO) delegation headed by Former Associate Justice Francisco P. Acosta, Chair and Secretary, to the Filipino SPED Teachers with J1 visas, who works for the Clark County School District, Las Vegas in fulfillment of Consul General Cruz’ promise for a dialogue between the CFO and the teachers. (Los Angeles PCG photo)

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