DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
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PHILIPPINE CONSULATE GENERAL IN CHICAGO MARKS THE

62ND ANNIVERSARY OF THE ENACTMENT OF THE

U.S. RESCISSION ACT OF 1946

 

 

(Upper Left): Consul General Blesila C. Cabrera leads Filipino veterans, PCG officers and staff and members of the Fil-Am community in the flag ceremony to start the program marking the 62nd Anniversary of the Enactment of the U.S. Rescission Act of 1946 at the Consulate’s Social Hall. 

 

(Upper Right): Consul General Cabrera gives her Welcome Remarks and reads Ambassador Willy C. Gaa’s statement. 

 

(Lower Right): Mr. Jerry Clarito, Skokie Parks Commissioner and Executive Director of the Illinois Veterans Equity Center, informing the audience about the efforts of the Fil-Am community and their coordination with the Consulate in the campaign to secure recognition and equity for Filipino World War II veterans.

 

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