PHOTO RELEASE NO. 52-2022 

16 December 2022, Honolulu, Hawaii – Consul General Emil Fernandez (fourth from left) met with the officials of the University of Hawaii at Manoa’s (UHM) College of Arts, Languages and Letters, headed by Dean Peter Arnade, Director Pia Arboleda of the Center for Philippines Studies (CPS) and Associate Dean Gaye Chan (to the right of Consul General Fernandez). Also present at the meeting were members of the CPS Council, Timpuyog (Ilokano) and Katipunan Club. The engagement was an initial activity following the signing of the Gift Agreement between the Philippine Consulate General in Honolulu and the University of Hawaii at Manoa last November 23.

Consul General Fernandez with the student officers of the Timpuyog (Ilokano) Club headed by their President, Mr. Laridel Basilio (right, back row)

Dean Arnade provides Consul General Fernandez with a copy of the signed Gift Agreement between the Philippine Consulate General and the University of Hawaii Foundation for the strengthening of the latter’s Philippine Studies program.