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Consul General De Vega Meets
Filipino Alliance of Brown University

Consul General Theresa Dizon-De Vega met with
members of the Filipino Alliance of Brown University in Providence,
Rhode Island on 21 February 2018.

The Filipino Alliance was established as a platform for
Filipino and Filipino-American students at Brown University to
establish networks and represent Philippine culture and views at
various activities on campus.

The students come from different parts of the US –
California, Hawaii, Pennsylvania, Florida, and New England and
have come to Brown University because of its reputation for being
among the top Ivy League institutions in the US. Their fields of

study range from Biology, Statistics and Analytics, Computer
Science, English, Ethnic Studies, and Interdisciplinary Studies.
Brown University is known for championing an open curriculum Consul General Ma. Theresa B. Dizon-De Vega and Consul Arman R. Talbo
system whereby students are allowed a greater hand in designing with the Fil-Am Students from Brown University.
their respective courses of study.

Consul General De Vega and Consul Arman Talbo provided the students with information about the Consulate
General’s different programs for the next generation of Filipino-Americans. Consul General De Vega briefed the students on
the Pilipino Graduation, Mentoring Program, Networking Sessions, and the soon-to-be launched DISKUBRE Program for next
generation Filipino-Americans. The idea and mechanics behind the pioneering Filipino-American Youth Leadership Program or
FYLPRO was likewise shared with the students.

The students were likewise informed about the Citizenship Re-acquisition process and how they could determine if
they still maintained Philippine citizenship. The Fil-Am students were enthusiastic about connecting with other Fil-Am students
and young professionals in other parts of the US. The students were joined at the get-together with their organization adviser,
Mr. Matthew Branch from the Brown University Office of Student and Campus Affairs.

Consul General Dizon-De Vega Meets Filipino Law Students in New York

Consul General Ma. Theresa Dizon-De Vega met with The meeting likewise served as venue for sharing
Filipino students taking up Master of Laws (LLM) and Juris experiences in the practice of law, with Fil-Am lawyers
Doctor (JD) studies at different New York universities last 2 Amanda Bernardo of the Filipino American Lawyers Asso-
March as part of the Consulate's efforts to further enhance ciation in New York (FALA-NY) and Rudy Figueroa of
coordination with Filipino student groups and to help them FALA-Chicago serving as resource persons. Atty.
establish networks and support systems within the Fil-Am Betheena Dizon of SGV-Ernst and Young (SGV-EY) also
community.
shared her experience as
The students are all the current Philippine Tax
lawyers from the Philippines Desk officer in her firm.
enrolled at New York University,
The students

Columbia University, and thanked Consul General de
Fordham University. Vega and Consul Arman R.

During the meeting, Talbo, Post's Legal Officer,
Consul General de Vega invited for organizing the meeting

the students to participate in the and they expressed their

different activities of the eagerness to continue

Consulate and encouraged strengthening their group
them to help in promoting the so that they could welcome
Philippines as a tourist
and assist future students
destination among their
Consul General Ma. Theresa B. Dizon-de Vega (7th from the left) with Filipino and Fil- from the Philippines who
classmates. She also informed Am lawyers in New York. L-R Diane Cecilia Yu (NYU), Betheena Dizon (SGV-EY), come to New York to study.
them of the different services of Margarita Isidora del Rosario (NYU), Patricia Ruth Peña (Columbia), Lady Ivy Vanity
the Consulate and the Fil-Am Velasco (Columbia), Michael Garcia (NYU), Amanda Bernardo (FALA-NY), Majesty

associations which they could Eve Jala (Columbia), William Enrile (NYU), Rudy Figueroa (FALA-Chicago), and
benefit from.
Consul Arman Talbo (photo by NYPCG)