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Consular Outreach Mission: Omaha, NebraskaThe Philippine Consulate General in Chicago
informs the Filipino and Filipino-American communities that an outreach mission Click here for outreach procedure and requirements Notice of HolidayThe public is advised that Chicago PCG will be closed on Monday, 10 October 2022 in observance of US Labor Day. For emergencies, please contact the Consulate's emergency number at (312) 810-3019. Health DeclarationAll who have appointments should fill out the Health Declaration form Download the Health Declaration form Tracking ApplicationsTo track mailed documents and passports, click the following: USPS / UPS Notice of Holidays30 May 2022 - Memorial Day 20 June 2022 - Juneteenth National Independence Day 04 July 2022 - U.S. Independence Day → Complete list of 2022 Holidays Press Releases
THE PHILIPPINE CONSULATE GENERAL IN CHICAGO LENDS ITS SUPPORT TO THE FILIPINO AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH (FAHM) CELEBRATION KICKOFFPRESS RELEASE NO. 42-2022 Chicago, 12 October 2022 - The Philippine Consulate General in Chicago lent its support to Filipino American History Month (FAHM) by attending the kickoff event on 02 October 2022 held at Bolingbrook Fountaindale Library. The event, with this year’s theme is Celebrating our History and Legacies: 50 Years of Filipino American Studies, 40 Years of Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS), and 30 Years of Filipino American History Month, was organized by the Filipino American National Historical Society (FAHNS).
PHILIPPINE CONSULATE GENERAL IN CHICAGO VISITS THE NEWBERRY LIBRARY TO VIEW THE 1734 MURILLO VELARDE MAPPRESS RELEASE NO. 38-2022 14 September 2022 (Chicago) - In commemoration of the Maritime and Archipelagic Nation Awareness Month ( MANA Mo) with the sub-theme: “Philippines as an Archipelagic State: UNCLOS@40”, the Philippine Consulate General in Chicago visited the Newberry Library to view the Carta Hydrographica y Chorographica de las Islas Filipinas ( Hydrographical and Chorographical Chart of the Philippine Islands), more commonly known as the Murillo Velarde map. Designed by Spanish Jesuit cartographer Pedro Murillo Velarde with the help of Nicolas de la Cruz Bagay, engraver and artist Francisco Suarez, the map shows maritime routes from Manila to Spain and New Spain and is one of the twelve prints known to be in existence.
CHICAGO PCG CONTINUES CAPACITY BUILDING TO ADDRESS SAFETY AND SECURITY RISKSPRESS RELEASE NO. 37-2022 12 September 2022, Chicago - Following the conduct of an Active Shooting Training Seminar organized by the U.S. Department of State, Office of Foreign Missions Chicago Regional Office and the Diplomatic Security Service held on 19 August 2022, an echo seminar was conducted by Consul Ryan Francis D. Gener and ATN Officer Eunika Lesli R. Leyva-Tiongco for Consulate personnel at the Kalayaan Hall of the Philippine Consulate General in Chicago on 09 September 2022.
PHILIPPINE CONSULATE GENERAL RECEIVES “AGILA NG PILIPINAS” PAINTINGPRESS RELEASE NO. 36-2022 Chicago, 08 September 2022 – Ms. Bing Famoso, a visual artist from the Philippines, called on the Consulate General in Chicago’s officials on 07 September 2022 to donate a 3x2 feet acrylic painting, “Agila ng Pilipinas,” inspired by the illustration of the Philippine eagle on the ePassport.
FILIPINOS IN NEBRASKA AVAIL OF OUTREACH SERVICESPRESS RELEASE NO. 35-2022 23 August 2022 (Chicago) – Filipinos and Filipino-Americans in Nebraska (some 470 miles from the Consulate General) availed of consular services during the one-day outreach mission held at Elks Lodge, 6410 S 96th St, Omaha, Nebraska 68127 on 20 August 2022.
PCG CHICAGO JOINS 2022 SANTO NIÑO DE AGOSTO FIESTA CELEBRATION IN WAUKEGAN, ILLINOISPHOTO RELEASE NO. 20-2022 23 August 2022, Chicago – The Philippine Consulate General in Chicago, represented by Assistance-to-Nationals (ATN) Officer Eunika Lesli Leyva-Tiongco and Cultural Officer Fritz John De Jesus, joined the 2022 Santo Niño De Agosto Fiesta Celebration held on 20 August 2022 at St. Dismas Church in Waukegan, Illinois.
PCG CHICAGO JOINS HUDYAKA IN CHICAGO 2022 SPORTS FESTPRESS RELEASE NO. 34-2022 08 August 2022, Chicago – The Philippine Consulate General in Chicago, represented by Consul Ryan Pondoc and Cultural Officer Fritz John De Jesus, attended the Hudyaka in Chicago 2022 Sports Fest held in Chicago’s Labagh Woods on 06 August 2022. This annual activity is organized by the Zamboanga Del Norte Association of Illinois (ZAMNAI) every summer.
CONSULAR OUTREACH MISSION RETURNS TO SOUTH DAKOTA AFTER SEVEN YEARSPRESS RELEASE NO. 31-2022 28 July 2022 (Chicago) – After seven (07) years, the Philippine Consulate General in Chicago returns to South Dakota on 23 July 2022 to conduct a one-day consular outreach mission at GracePoint Wesleyan Church located at 1420 Orchard Dr, Brookings, SD 57006. The last outreach mission in South Dakota was held during the fall 2015. A consular team was scheduled to visit Brookings (some 630 miles away from the Consulate General) in 2020. However, this did not push through due to the pandemic.
PHILIPPINE CONSUL GENERAL EXPLORES COOPERATION PROSPECTS WITH MAYOR OF BROOKINGS, SOUTH DAKOTAPRESS RELEASE NO. 30-2022 27 July 2022 – Philippine Consul General J. Susana V. Paez called on Mayor Oepke Niemeyer in Brookings, South Dakota on 22 July 2022 to discuss potential areas of cooperation. It was the first official visit of Consul General Paez to South Dakota, since her assumption at the Philippine Consulate General in Chicago with jurisdiction over the twelve US Midwestern states, including South Dakota. Joining her at the meeting were Consul Melvin Almonguera and Mr. Noly Dulay.
PHILIPPINE CONSUL GENERAL PAEZ MEETS SOUTHFIELD MAYOR SIVERPRESS RELEASE NO. 29-2022 27 June 2022 – Philippine Consul General J. Susana V. Paez called on Southfield, Michigan Mayor Kenson J. Siver at the Southfield City Hall on 24 June 2022 to explore areas of cooperation with one of the most economically vibrant cities in the Midwest.
FOURTH CONSULAR OUTREACH MISSION FOR 2022 HELD IN SOUTHFIELD, MICHIGANPRESS RELEASE NO. 27-2022 27 June 2022 (Chicago) - In partnership with the officers and members of the Philippine American Community Center (PACCM), the Philippine Consulate General in Chicago, held a one-day consular outreach mission at the PCCM located at 17356 Northland Park, Ct., Southfield, MI 48075 on 25 June 2022.
GRAND OPENING OF RED RIBBON STORE IN BOLINGBROOK, ILLINOISPHOTO RELEASE NO. 19-2022 27 June 2022, Chicago – The Philippine Consulate General in Chicago, represented by Consul Ryan Pondoc, graced the opening of the Red Ribbon store in Bolingbrook, Illinois on 24 June 2022. This is Red Ribbon’s 2nd store in the State of Illinois (after Seafood City, Chicago) and 37th in the United States. Proudly Filipino-owned, Red Ribbon is a bakery chain which produces and distributes cakes, pastries, and fast food. Bolingbrook Mayor Mary Alexander-Basta also attended the event. END.
PHILIPPINE CONSULATE GENERAL IN CHICAGO COMMEMORATES THE 161st BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF DR. JOSE RIZALPRESS RELEASE NO. 27-2022 Chicago, 18 June 2022 – The Philippine Consulate General in Chicago, together with the Knights of Rizal (KOR) and Ladies of Rizal Central USA, held a flag-raising and flower offering ceremony at the Rizal Monument in Margate Park, Chicago to commemorate the 161st birth anniversary of Dr. Jose Rizal and the 135th year of the publication of his first novel, “Noli Me Tángere.”
FILIPINO COMMUNITY IN ILLINOIS CELEBRATES INDEPENDENCE DAY THROUGH PIYESTA PINOY 2022PRESS RELEASE NO. 25-2022 15 June 2022 (Chicago) – The Philippine Consulate General in Chicago joined the Filipino community in Illinois in celebrating the 124th anniversary of Philippine Independence through Piyesta Pinoy 2022, the largest gathering of Filipinos in the US Midwest, at the Roger C. Claar Performing Arts Center in Bolingbrook, Illinois on 11 June 2022.
BALANGAY BOAT REPLICA TURNED OVER TO THE FIELD MUSEUM’S PHILIPPINE COLLECTIONPHOTO RELEASE NO. 16-2022 17 June 2022, Chicago – Mr. Lemzar Manginsay, a member of the Filipino community in Chicago, turned over a balangay boat replica to the Field Museum represented by Mr. Jamie Kelly and Ms. Emma Trujillo. It will form part of the museum’s Philippine collection. The balangay is the first wooden boat excavated in Southeast Asia which highlights our ancestors’ boat-building genius and expertise during the pre-colonial times.END.
CHICAGO PCG ATTENDS SANTACRUZAN 2022 IN WOODRIDGE, ILLINOISPRESS RELEASE NO. 24-2022 31 Chicago, 31 May 2022 – After successfully hosting the 1st Santacruzan Cultural Fashion Show last month, the Santacruzan Cultural Group of Greater Chicago (SCGGC) headed by Mr. Rene John Turija and Ms. Joanne Turija organized the Santacruzan 2022 at the Christ the Servant Catholic Church in Woodridge, Illinois on 29 May 2022. The event was part of the Filipino community’s celebration of the National Heritage Month.
PHILIPPINE CONSULATE GENERAL IN CHICAGO ATTENDS THE 30TH ANNUAL SKOKIE FESTIVAL OF CULTURESPRESS RELEASE NO. 22-2022 24 May 2022 ,Chicago – The Philippine Consulate General in Chicago, represented by Cultural Officer Richard Osea, attended the opening ceremony of the 30th Annual Skokie Festival of Cultures held at Oakton Park in Skokie, Illinois on 21 May 2022. Joining the event were Skokie Mayor George Van Dusen and Illinois State Rep. Denyse Stoneback.
FILIPINO COMMUNITY EXPRESSES APPRECIATION FOR CONSULAR OUTREACH IN WEST CHESTER TOWNSHIP, OHIOPRESS RELEASE NO. 21-2022 23 May 2022 (Chicago) – The Philippine Consulate General in Chicago, in collaboration with the Filipino American Association of Southern Ohio (FASO) and the Philippine-American Society of Greater Dayton (PASGD), held a consular outreach mission for passport and dual citizenship services at the Miami University Voice of America Learning Center in West Chester Township, Ohio on 21 May 2022.
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