A walkathon organized by the Filipino-American Community of the Northeastern Region will be held on October 11, 2009 (9AM), so if you are into this kind of healthy, physical, and fun activity, make sure to save the date.

And since this is a fundraiser, you need to register ($25 worth) to participate. [...]]]>

A walkathon organized by the Filipino-American Community of the Northeastern Region will be held on October 11, 2009 (9AM), so if you are into this kind of healthy, physical, and fun activity, make sure to save the date.

And since this is a fundraiser, you need to register ($25 worth) to participate. Read the rest of this entry for more details.

Walkathon: 2009 Lakad-Tulong
Description: fundraiser, walkathon
Where: Starts and Ends at Jersey City City Hall
Address: 280 Grove Street, Jersey City 07302 | Map
When: October 11, 2009 9AM

Full press release inside this post …

2009 “Lakad Tulong” Project Launched

Fil-Ams invited to Walk for Worthy Cause on Sunday,
11 October in Jersey City

NEW YORK – A 3-mile walkathon fund-raising event billed as 2009 “LAKAD TULONG” was launched by the Filipino-American Community of the Northeastern Region in partnership with the Philippine Consulate General of New York.

The event, as announced by coordinator Nelsie T. Parrado and Consul General Cecilia B. Rebong , will support two major projects, namely, the “Handang Tumulong” Disaster Relief Fund, and the much-anticipated Census 2010. The first project is a readiness project to create a seed fund for the victims of recurrent calamities in the Philippines, while the second is to create awareness and encourage Filipinos to be counted in the upcoming 2010 Census of the United States.

The 3-mile walkathon will be held on Sunday, October 11, 2009 at 9 AM in Jersey City. It will start and end at the Jersey City Hall located at 280 Grove St. Registration begins at 8 AM and will cost each walker a $25 registration fee. To participate, each walker is encouraged to solicit pledges at $10 per mile per donor. Fil-American organizations in the tri-state area are invited to participate and be a part of this historic event. Registration fee and pledge/donation checks are payable to FAAFL, Inc. accompanied by an application form and mailed to: P.O. Box 1362, Fairlawn, NJ 07410.

Registration forms are now available.  Please call: Nelsie Parrado, 201-794-7321, Roger Alama, 516-807-2882, Carmen Flores, 201-993-1158, Mark Habana, 201-841-5518, Nimia Lacebal, 973-338-1204, or Hector Magno, 732-563-4554. They are also available at the Philippine Consulate General, c/o Marivic Dimaculangan who may be contacted at 212-819-9655.

Deadline for remittance of all donations is October 5^th.  All donations will be coursed through FAAFL, Inc., a 501-c3 organization, with appropriate receipts issued to donors for the purpose of declaring income tax. END

Want to vote for the May 2010 Philippines Presidential Election but do not have the time to go to the Philippine Consulate General in New York?

You’re in luck! You don’t have to go to NY as the Philippine Consulate will be coming to Jersey City to serve the [...]]]>

Original Photo from Jobarracuda

Want to vote for the May 2010 Philippines Presidential Election but do not have the time to go to the Philippine Consulate General in New York?

You’re in luck! You don’t have to go to NY as the Philippine Consulate will be coming to Jersey City to serve the Filipinos here. They will be holding a registration this coming Sunday, February 1st, 2009 at the Marian Hall of St. Mary’s Church (corner of 2nd Street and Erie St.) in Downtown, Jersey City, right after the “Misang Pilipino” at 9am at the Main Church.

Registration will be from 10 AM to 3 PM.

Kita-kita tayo, mga Pinoys!

Read the rest for the full press release …

PR-CBR-01-2009 15 January 2009

Consular Outreach in Jersey City, 1 February 2009

Overseas Absentee Voter (OAV) Registration begins

NEW YORK – The Philippine Consulate General New York, the Catholic Action of Mary and the Pan American Concerned Citizens Action League, Inc. invite all Filipinos and former Filipino citizens to avail of consular services during the first Consular Outreach for 2009, to be held at the Marian Hall of St. Mary’s Church on the corner of 2^nd Street and Erie St. in Downtown Jersey City this 1 February 2009, Sunday, from 10 am to 3 pm, following the “Misang Pilipino” at 9am at the Main Church.

The Consular Outreach program of the Philippine Consulate General is a yearly project aimed at reaching out to members of the community who are unable to come to the Consulate during our regular hours. While we usually target outlying communities geographically distant from our office in Midtown Manhattan, this year’s schedule will include communities proximate to the Consulate, in our effort to include as many people as possible in our campaign for the Overseas Absentee Voting (OAV) Registration. This effort aims to enfranchise overseas Filipinos, enabling them to participate in the 2010 Philippine Presidential Elections.

Applications for the new machine readable Philippine Passport processing, which requires personal appearance and revised photo requirements, will also be processed during the outreach, in addition to Legalization of documents and Re-Acquisition of Philippine Citizenship. Documentary requirements and procedures are posted on our website: pcgny.net.

We continue to work with our outreach partners and will post the schedule for the rest of the Northeastern States as soon as possible. Organizations who wish to coordinate with us in this effort to bring consular services to the community are asked to call our office at 212-764-1330 and look for the outreach coordinator: Elena Maningat, Vice Consul, Passport Section.

We look forward to serving the needs of the Filipino-American community in Jersey City. END

556 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10036Tel: (212) 764-1330; Fax: (212) 764-6010; Email: newyork@pcgny.net; website: www.pcgny.net

The 39-year old U.P. Diliman alumna lives in the Heights area of Jersey City with his wife and four [...]]]> Mr. Zaldy B. Patron is the newly-assigned Consul at the Philippine Consulate General of New York. He came here to the United States sometime last October, and will be here for the next 6 years.

The 39-year old U.P. Diliman alumna lives in the Heights area of Jersey City with his wife and four children. When I spoke with him, he said that one of his functions is to attend Filipino events such as last night’s PAFCOM Press Conference for 2009 Community Heroes Award. He also mentioned that the consulate will be having a “mobile-service” to its jurisdication (10 East Coast States) for the convenience of the Filipinos. Filipinos may also approach the consulate for their Immigration issues.

Welcome to Jersey City, Consul Zaldy Patron! We hope you enjoy your stay here!