{"id":17620,"date":"2025-02-26T21:12:19","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T02:12:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/angatpangasinan.com\/alps\/?p=17620"},"modified":"2025-02-26T21:12:19","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T02:12:19","slug":"naffaa-pcgsf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/angatpangasinan.com\/alps\/naffaa-pcgsf\/","title":{"rendered":"PH Consulate in SF, NaFFAA Officials Affirm Continued Engagement and Service to Filipino Community"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"17620\" class=\"elementor elementor-17620\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22a74f81 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"22a74f81\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3769f430 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3769f430\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>PH Consulate in San Francisco, NaFFAA Officials Affirm Continued Engagement and Service to Filipino Community<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\" style=\"box-sizing: inherit; display: table; color: rgba(1, 22, 39, 0.75); font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-43225\" style=\"border-width: 0px; border-style: initial; vertical-align: bottom; width: 490px;\" src=\"https:\/\/pcgsanfrancisco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-13.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 559px) 100vw, 559px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pcgsanfrancisco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-13.png 559w, https:\/\/pcgsanfrancisco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-13-300x167.png 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"559\" height=\"311\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"box-sizing: inherit; border-width: 0px; border-style: initial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 1.6em; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: center; color: rgba(1, 22, 39, 0.75); font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal;\"><em style=\"box-sizing: inherit; border-width: 0px; border-style: initial; font-size: 16px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco welcomed the national, regional and state officials of the National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA) during their call at the Philippine Center on 20 February 2025. (Photo Courtesy: PCG San Francisco)<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"box-sizing: inherit; border-width: 0px; border-style: initial; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 1.6em; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgba(1, 22, 39, 0.75); font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit; border-width: 0px; border-style: initial; font-size: 16px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">NaFFAA National Chair Mariela Fletcher expressed her gratitude for the Consulate\u2019s extensive engagements with the Filipino American Community, particularly in the delivery of much needed services through the consular outreach program. Fletcher, who is based in Seattle, Washington, also thanked Consul General Neil Ferrer for his efforts in the imminent reopening of the Philippine Consulate General in Seattle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"box-sizing: inherit; border-width: 0px; border-style: initial; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 1.6em; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgba(1, 22, 39, 0.75); font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit; border-width: 0px; border-style: initial; font-size: 16px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">For his part, Consul General Ferrer sought NaFFAA\u2019s assistance in the information dissemination campaign for online voting for the 2025 Philippine National Elections in May, and the 2025 Very Important Pinoy (VIP) Tour in July. Following the call, NaFFAA officials toured the MSME showroom featuring Philippine-made products, at the Consulate\u2019s Philippine Trade and Investment Center.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"box-sizing: inherit; border-width: 0px; border-style: initial; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 1.6em; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgba(1, 22, 39, 0.75); font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: inherit; border-width: 0px; border-style: initial; font-size: 16px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">Also joining the call were NaFFAA Desert Mountain Region President Sally Balecha, and NaFFAA Utah Chapter President Lillian Vergin.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"box-sizing: inherit; border-width: 0px; border-style: initial; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 1.6em; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgba(1, 22, 39, 0.75); font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-style: inherit; background-color: transparent; letter-spacing: var(--theme-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--theme-text-transform);\">(Photos courtesy of San Francisco PCG.)<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\" style=\"box-sizing: inherit; display: table; color: rgba(1, 22, 39, 0.75); font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-43226\" style=\"border-width: 0px; border-style: initial; vertical-align: bottom; width: 490px;\" src=\"https:\/\/pcgsanfrancisco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-14.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 591px) 100vw, 591px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pcgsanfrancisco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-14.png 591w, https:\/\/pcgsanfrancisco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-14-300x160.png 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"591\" height=\"315\"><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\" style=\"box-sizing: inherit; display: table; color: rgba(1, 22, 39, 0.75); font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><br><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\" style=\"box-sizing: inherit; display: table; color: rgba(1, 22, 39, 0.75); font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-43227\" style=\"border-width: 0px; border-style: initial; vertical-align: bottom; width: 490px;\" src=\"https:\/\/pcgsanfrancisco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-15.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pcgsanfrancisco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-15.png 601w, https:\/\/pcgsanfrancisco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-15-300x148.png 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"601\" height=\"297\"><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PH Consulate in San Francisco, NaFFAA Officials Affirm Continued Engagement and Service to Filipino Community The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco welcomed the national, regional and state officials of the National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA) during their call at the Philippine Center on 20 February 2025. 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