Philcongen SF, PH HonCons in Alaska, Colorado, Oregon Harmonize Plans for Filipinos in U.S. Northwest
Philippine Consul General in San Francisco Neil Frank R. Ferrer (standing, center) with the officers of the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco, and the Philippine Honorary Consuls in the United States Pacific Northwest during the planning meeting on 1 December 2021.
Sitting from left to right: Consul Vanessa G. Bago-Llona; Honorary Consul in Juneau Rebecca N. Carrillo; Honorary Consul in Denver Donna B. Lavigne; and Deputy Consul General Raquel R. Solano.
Standing from left to right: Vice Consul Adrian Audrey L. Baccay; Honorary Consul in Portland Enrico E. Tadeo; Consul General Ferrer; Tourism Attaché Marie Soleil P. Tropicales; Trade Commissioner May Nina Celynne P. Layug; and Consul Jed Martin A. Llona. (Photo from San Francisco PCG)
SAN FRANCISCO, 07 December 2021 – Philippine Consul General in San Francisco Neil Frank R. Ferrer convened a planning meeting with the Honorary Consuls in Alaska, Colorado and Oregon on 1 December 2021, to coordinate and consolidate the plans of the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco for the almost 1.071 million overseas Filipinos in the United States Pacific Northwest.
Philippine Honorary Consul in Juneau Rebecca N. Carrillo, Honorary Consul in Denver Donna B. Lavigne, and Honorary Consul in Portland Enrico E. Tadeo flew to San Francisco to participate in the 2022 planning conference, Consul General Ferrer’s first in- person meeting with the Philippine Honorary Consuls in the U.S. Pacific Northwest.
In his opening remarks, Consul General Ferrer highlighted the need for a “unified plan to ensure the efficient and effective delivery of passport and other consular services to overseas Filipinos in the U.S. Pacific Northwest.” The Consul General also expressed his gratitude to the three Honorary Consuls for the assistance they have extended to Filipino communities under their purview.
During the conference, the Consulate General’s different sections and partner government agencies presented their plans for 2022, and solicited the Honorary Consuls’ inputs in implementing these plans beyond the San Francisco Bay Area. The three Honorary Consuls also received updates on the Consulate General’s services such as passport issuance, document notarization and legalization, and visa application.
Also discussed during the planning conference was the conduct of consular outreach missions in 2022 which would cover the Consulate General’s areas of jurisdictions: northern California, northern Nevada, Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington State, and Wyoming. Schedule of which will be made available to the public in due time.
On the sides of the planning conference, Honorary Consuls Carrillo, Lavigne and Tadeo toured Dynamico Space, an office and co-working space located at the Philippine Center. Dynamico Space is the Consulate General’s private economic diplomacy partner in assisting Philippine startup companies gain exposure in the United States, and for U.S. startups to expand their market to the Philippines. END
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Deputy Consul General Raquel R. Solano (extreme right) gives a briefing on the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco’s Assistance-to-Nationals (ATN) services, during the 2022 planning conference with the Philippine Honorary Consuls in Alaska, Colorado and Oregon on 1 December 2021. (Photo from San Francisco PCG )
Philippine Honorary Consul in Juneau Rebecca N. Carrillo, Honorary Consul in Denver Donna B. Lavigne, and Honorary Consul in Portland Enrico E. Tadeo tour Dynamico Space, an office and co-working space located at the Philippine Center, on the sidelines of the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco’s 2022 planning conference on 1 December 2021. Leading the tour is Dynamico Space Community Manager Edgar de Leon. ( Photo from San Francisco PCG )