Philippine Consul General Mario L. De Leon: These three exiles in history, all caused by political conflict and power struggle, led to Philippine independence and freedom – whether temporary and long-term. Much like the Jews seeking the refuge of the Promised Land, Jose Rizal, Manuel Quezon, and Ninoy Aquino, all endured being away from the motherland with the vision that someday, their country will be free from foreign colonization, tyranny, oppression, and dictatorship
DFA: Philippine Consul General Mario L. De Leon was invited as a guest speaker by Temple Emanu-El Senior Rabbi Joshua Davidson, AJC New York Director Mr. Michael Schmidt and Mr. Alex Bronzo, AJC Associate Director, during celebrations of the Jewish holiday, Sukkot, at Temple Emanu-El {…} Ambassador Sandra Fuentes-Berain, the Consul General of Mexico in New York, was also invited as speaker to share her country’s experience with international migration. The Philippine Consulate General and AJC partnership continues to be robust and has helped enhance ties between the Filipino and Jewish communities… Citing parallelisms in Filipino and Jewish diaspora in his remarks, Consul General De Leon said that with more than 10 million Filipinos abroad, Filipinos are increasingly finding success…
Cat: Davi and Jim decided to see each other before the ceremony to take all of their family, bridal party and romantic pics. It is a favorite moment of ours when the couple lights up at first site. One my favorite pics that Adi took shown below is the two of them in front of their rooms, separated by the patio wall, just seconds before they met in the middle for the big reveal (with a Filipino/Jewish twist). Amazing.
