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Weekly Issues: The US-Philippines Society’s Partnership with the Stimson Center’s Southeast Asia Forum
William M. Wise Chair of the Southeast Asia Forum at the Stimson Center The partnership between the US-Philippines Society and the Philippines Roundtable — begun at Johns Hopkins-SAIS more than a decade ago – resumed this year as part of the new Southeast Asia Forum at the Henry L. Stimson …
International Holocaust Remembrance Day at the UN Highlights Philippine Rescue Program under President Quezon
United Nations, NY – A January 27 forum at United Nations Headquarters in New York City, “Safe Haven: Jewish Refugees in the Philippines,” described President Manuel L. Quezon’s determined leadership in providing asylum for Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi persecution on the eve of World War II. The event, in observance …
75th Anniversary of Gen MacArthur’s Leyte Landing
Norfolk, VA.- On Sunday, Oct 20, 2019, the MacArthur Memorial hosted a commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of the historic Leyte Landing which led to the liberation of the Philippines in World War II. Guest speakers including Director Christopher Kolakowski, Consul General Renato Pedro Villa, Executive Director Hank Hendrickson and …
Spotlighting Philippine National Hero Jose Rizal
WASHINGTON, D.C. – “It is not a question of forgetting or moving on, it is moving forward not being imprisoned by history. And this is what Rizal taught us, to be liberated from history and to find and create a new world that is better not only for the Philippines …
June 10 – Rizal: The Hero as Traveler
In celebration of the 1st anniversary of Sentro Rizal Washington DC, the US-Philippines Society invites you to a presentation Monday, June 10, 2019 6:30 pm Philippine Chancery Annex Building 1617 Massachusetts Ave NW Washington, D.C. 20036 Rizal: The Hero as Traveler Philippine national hero, Jose Rizal …
Video Message from Honorary Chair Maurice Greenberg
Hank Greenberg Message at Wash SyCip Remembrance from US-PH Society on Vimeo.
Video Message from SGV Managing Partner J. Carlitos Cruz
J. Carlitos Cruz Message at Wash SyCip Remembrance from US-PH Society on Vimeo.
Video: Celebrating the Remarkable Life of Washington Z. Sycip (June 30, 1921 – October 7, 2017)
Washington SyCip from US-PH Society on Vimeo.
Wash SyCip Remembrance Remarks by Ambassador John D. Negroponte
Wash SyCip Remembrance Remarks by Amb John D. Negroponte US-Philippines Society Co-Chair Philippine Embassy, June 26, 2018 Ambassador Romualdez, George SyCip, friends and colleagues. I am privileged to join you this evening to celebrate the remarkable life and legacy of Washington SyCip. In my capacity as a former ambassador to …