PH Consulate General in Chicago Observes the 18-Day Campaign To End Violence Against Women

Standing (from left): Deputy Consul General Romulo Victor M. Israel Jr., Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Darnell Crenshaw, Social Security Administration’s Doug Nguyen, Small Business Administration’s Mark Ferguson, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s Jerry Zhang, and Minority Business Development Agency’s George Mui. Seated (from left): Housing and Urban Development Gina Rodriguez, Consul General in Chicago Gina A. Jamoralin, and Social Security Administration’s Phyllis Smith. (Sheridan Sabeniano photo)

CHICAGO 20 December 2018 – In support of the Philippine government’s 18-day Campaign To End Violence Against Women (VAW) from 25 November to 12 December 2018, the Philippine Consulate General in Chicago partnered with the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (WHIAAPI) Great Lakes Regional Network to conduct a community roundtable on federal programs for women at the Consulate General’s Kalayaan Hall on 11 December 2018.

Consul General to Chicago Gina A. Jamoralin officially opened the community roundtable by informing the participants about the Philippines’ 18-day Campaign To End VAW and the ongoing cooperation between the Consulate General and WHIAAPI on projects that aim to better the lives of Filipinos and Filipino-Americans in the Midwest.

Consul General Jamoralin’s opening remarks was followed by presentations from eight participating federal agencies, namely, the General Services Administration, Small Business Administration, Minority Business Development Agency, Social Security Administration, Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Regional Health Administrator, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Housing and Urban Development and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

The presentations focused on services that are available to women entrepreneurs and workers through the aforementioned federal agencies.

In his closing remarks, Deputy Consul General Romulo Victor M. Israel, encouraged Filipino Community organizations to partner with WHIAAPI and organize similar events in the future for the benefit of their kababayans in the United States.

Members of the Filipino Community in Chicago, who joined the community roundtable, had the opportunity to consult with the representatives of the participating federal agencies after the program. END

Consul General Gina A. Jamoralin, officers of the Philippine Consulate General in Chicago and WHIAAPI, representatives of eight participating federal agencies, and members of the Filipino Community in Chicago pose for a souvenir photo after the community roundtable on federal programs for women. (Sheridan Sabeniano photo)

For more information, visit www.chicagopcg.dfa.gov.ph; www.chicagopcg.com or https://www.facebook.com/PHinChicago.