In Photos: Mayor Eric Adams and Consul General Elmer Cato Leads Community at Philippine Flag Raising Ceremony in Honor of Filipino American History Month in NYC

Mayor Eric Adams and Consul General Elmer Cato

Historic First in New York City. Philippine Flag Raising Ceremony with Mayor Eric Adams; Consul General Elmer Cato; Deputy Mayor Maria Torres-Springer; Commissioner Manuel Castro, Office of Immigrant Affairs; Commissioner Edward Mermelstein, Office of International Affairs, the Philippine Consulate New York and Community Members Celebrating Filipino American History Month. 

Bowling Green Park, Manhattan. 10/28/22. NYC. 

Photos by Lambert Parong for Kababayan Media © 2022.

Mheco Manlangit 

Consul General Elmer Cato presents a "Barong Tagalog" to Mayor Adams

Mayor Adams and Deputy Mayor Maria Torres-Springer

Eric Adams, New York City Mayor

Elmer G. Cato, Consul General, Philippine Consulate in  New York

Steven Raga, Candidate, NY State Assembly D30

Fr. Julian Jagudilla

Manuel Castro, Commissioner, Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs

Edward Mermelstein, Commissioner, Mayor's Office for International Affairs

Maria Torres-Springer, NYC Deputy Mayor

Quimberly Villamer

Sto. Niño

C.E.B.U. - Cebuanos Engaging in Building Unity

Arthur Piccolo, Chairman, Bowling Green Association

Photos by Lambert Parong for Kababayan Media © 2022.