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26 May 2025 - US Memorial Day
12 June 2025 - Philippine Independence Day
04 July 2025 - US Independence Day
Consul General Melanie Rita B. Diano joined nearly 1,000 Filipino-Americans from across the Chicagoland area and the US Midwest at the Philippine Independence Week Committee's (PIWC) Golden Jubilee and 127th Anniversary of Philippine Independence Day Grand Ball on 28 June 2025 at the Grand Ballroom of the Hyatt Regency O'Hare. Consul General Diano was accompanied by Consul Ella Karina Mitra and Protocol Officer Martyn Orcine.
CHICAGO, 27 June 2025 - Consul General Atty. Melanie Rita Diano graced the Philippine Independence Day celebration of the Pilipino-American Seniors Association of Chicago (PASAC) held on 27 June 2025 at the Northeast Regional Levy Senior Center in Chicago, Illinois. The Consul General was joined by Mr. Richard Osea.
On 25 June 2025, Ms. Maria Haleem, State Manager for Illinois of Tanduay Rum, paid a courtesy call on Consul General Melanie Rita B. Diano.
CHICAGO 24 June 2025- Consul General Melanie Rita B. Diano called on Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist II of the state of Michigan on 20 June 2025 at NewLab in Detroit. She was accompanied by PHL Honorary Consul in Michigan, Marcus Evangelista, and Consul Melvin Almonguera.
In a significant step toward advancing Philippine Studies in the US Midwest, Consul General Melanie Rita B. Diano and Dr. Lesley Bartlett, Associate Dean for Regional, International, and Language Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s International Division, signed a Donation Agreement on 23 June 2025 at the historic Bascom Hall of UW-Madison.
CHICAGO 23 June 2025- With the last outreach mission in Michigan in June 2022, the Philippine Consulate General in Chicago returned to said state after three (03) years for a consular outreach on 21 June 2025. The event, its fourth for the year, was held in the Philippine American Community Center of Michigan’s (PACCM) temporary office at 21725 Melrose Ave, Southfield, Michigan 48075 (some 274 miles away from the Consulate).
CHICAGO 23 June 2025- The Philippine Consulate General in Chicago, in partnership with the Philippine American Community Center of Michigan (PACCM), held a flag-raising ceremony commemorating the 127th Anniversary of the Proclamation of Philippine Independence on 20 June 2025 in Michigan. Held at the PACCM’s new location in Southfield, the event gathered some thirty (30) Filipino-American Community members representing various organizations in the state.
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