PH Consulate General in NY, NCCA launch Sentro Rizal NY 

The Philippine Consulate General in New York and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) launched on 06 January 2022  Sentro Rizal New York at the Philippine Center in Manhattan. The Center will serve as a research center, library, and a repository of Filipiniana materials to allow the public to fully immerse themselves into the Filipino culture. The Center will serve as a research center, library, and a repository of Filipiniana materials to allow the public to fully immerse themselves into the Filipino culture

Photos clockwise : Consul General Elmer G. Cato (second from right), and Chairperson Arsenio J. Lizaso of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (second from left) unveiled the Sentro Rizal marker at the Philippine Center on 06 January 2022. Witnessing the event are Ms. Maria Luisa Tinio Bayot, a descendant of Dr. Jose P. Rizal, and Deputy Consul General Arman R. Talbo; Consul General Elmer G. Cato and Chairperson Arsenio J. Lizaso of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), sign the Memorandum of Understanding outlining the commitments of both the Philippine Consulate and NCCA to ensure the success of Sentro Rizal New York. Looking on are Deputy Consul General Arman R. Talbo, and Ms. Maria Luisa Tinio Bayot; The Sentro Rizal New York at the Philippine Center in Manhattan.; Chairperson Arsenio J. Lizaso of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) assures the Filipino Community that with the launching of the Sentro Rizal New York, the NCAA can now channel resources to support the cultural diplomacy efforts of the Philippine Consulate General in New York; Consul General Elmer G. Cato calls on the members of the Filipino Community in the United States northeast to be active partners of the Philippine Consulate General in its cultural diplomacy efforts. The Consul General made the call during the launching on Thursday of the Sentro Rizal New York at the Philippine Center.(Photos from NYPCG. Credits to Federico A. Silao, Jr.)