PH Consul General Ferrer Meets the Press, Hosts Kapihan on Overseas Voting in San Francisco 

 (Photos from San Francisco PCG)

SAN FRANCISCO 26 April 2022 – As part of the Consulate’s outreach to the more than 47,000 registered overseas voters in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, Philippine Consul General in San Francisco Neil Ferrer hosted a kapihan (conversation over coffee) with the members of the Filipino Community media at the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco on 21 April 2022.

During the kapihan, Consul General Ferrer talked about the completion of the mailing of all postal voting packets on 18 April 2022, and the Consulate’s efforts to reach out to overseas voters with no/incomplete mailing addresses as well as those whose packets were mailed back to Post by the USPS (return-to-sender) due to change of address. The Philippine Consul General alsp requested the media to assist in efforts to increase the voter turnout in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, and in the dissemination of overseas voting advisories from the Consulate.

Members of the Filipino Community media observed the ongoing process of receiving, processing, and counting of duly accomplished ballots.

Also present during the event were representatives from the media including  Mr. TJ Manotoc (North America News Bureau Chief) and Mr. Rommel Conclara (San Francisco Bay Area Correspondent) - ABS-CBN News; Mr. Joseph Peralta , Vice President and General Manager – Asian Journal ;  Mr. Cesar “Jun” Nucum (Freelance Correspondent) -  Inquirer.net USA and FilAm Star; Ms. Carmela Canlas (Correspondent) and Julius Palma (Cameraperson) - UNTV News. 

For more information, visit https://www.sanfranciscopcg.dfa.gov.ph,  https://www.philippinessanfrancisco.org,  https://www.facebook.com/PHinSF/  or https://www.instagram.com/phlinsf/ .END