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2018

The Philippine Consulate General Entertains Last Minute Registrants for the
May 2019 Philippine National Elections

The Philippine Consulate General in New York
(PCGNY) opened its doors during the last weekend of
September to entertain last-minute applicants for the
Overseas Absentee Voters registration in preparation for
the May 2019 senatorial and party-list elections.

Under Republic Act No. 9189, otherwise known
as "The Overseas Absentee Voting Act of 2003", all
citizens of the Philippines abroad, not otherwise
disqualified by law, at least eighteen (18) years of age on
the day of the election, and who are registered overseas
absentee voters with approved application to vote in
Left: The first applicant for the Overseas absentia, may vote. Right: A student, who traveled all the way

Absentee Voters Registration arrives in the At the end of the registration period, almost from Massachusetts registers in the
21,000 Filipinos registered at PCGNY.
morning of 29 September 2018, Saturday. afternoon of 30 September 2018. (NYPCG)

The Philippine Consulate General in New York Hosts The Outreach of the Social Security System

A 3-women team, Senior Vice President of SSS, Ms. Judy Frances A. See; SSS Acting Vice President for Asia,
Americas and Pacific Operations Division, Ms. Joy Villacorta, and SSS-San Francisco Representative Ms. Marites Marin from
the Social Security System, (SSS) held an outreach at the
Philippine Center from 26, 29, and 30 October 2018 to entertain
all SSS requests, starting at 9AM and ending at 4PM.

SSS services include registration, reactivation,
enrollment in the Flexi-Fund Program, member data amendment,
and pensioner data amendment, amongst others.

On 29 October 2018, SSS joined the consular outreach
team of the Philippine Consulate General in New York at Jersey
City where it provided a briefing apart from entertaining requests
from clients.

The SSS team also paid a courtesy call on the Consul Left: Consul General Claro S. Cristobal receives a token from Senior Vice
General on 26 October 2018, highlighting its interest to set up a President of SSS, Ms. Judy Frances A. See, with Vice Consul Tanya Faye
foreign representative office at the Philippine Center to cater to Ramiro (in grey) and SSS Acting Vice President for Asia, Americas and Pacific
the needs of Filipinos in the East Coast. Currently, SSS only has Operations Division, Ms. Joy Villacorta (in red) witnessing the moment. Right:
a foreign representative office at San Francisco. The Consul
General expressed support for the proposal. The 1st batch of clients are entertained by the SSS Outreach team.

The Philippine Consulate General in New York Kicks Off the 18-Day Campaign to
End Violence Against Women

The Philippine Consulate General in New York (PCGNY) wore the colors purple and orange to represent the campaign
to end Violence Against Women (VAW). The theme for this year’s observance, “VAW-free Community Starts With me,” enjoins
everyone to assume accountability and to have a personal stake on ending VAW.

Immediately after the flag raising ceremony, on 26 November 2018, some of the personnel converged for a photo
opportunity with Consul General Claro S. Cristobal.

At the lobby of the Philippine Center, a strategic place
has been devoted for regularly replenished Anti-VAW reference
materials and give-away lollipops to increase the awareness of
the public on this 18-day campaign to end VAW.

“The Philippine Consulate General in New York is
committed to empowering our female personnel and female
clientele by making sure that their voices are heard,” said Consul
General Cristobal. Personnel have been encouraged to continue
wearing purple or orange for the duration of the campaign.