People, Events, Places (PEP)

Past and present FACC officials with Ambassador Jose Miguel G. Romualdez By Susan Palmes-Dennis ROCKINGHAM, North Carolina—‘Be the ambassador of the Philippines.’ This in essence was the message delivered by his Excellency Philippine Ambassador to the US Jose Miguel G. Romualdez to a small crowd of Filipino Americans gathered at the Ballantyne Hotel over the weekend. At the meet and greet organized by the Filipino American Community of the Carolinas Inc. (FACC) Romualdez told the crowd that they ‘make his job easy’ by being good citizens of the states they live in and reflecting the best traits and virtues of every Filipino in their respective communities.  ‘That to me makes me feel good about it. It gives us the image of the country that we are proud, the Philippines.    We are known to be a country whose people are kind, hospitable, hardworking people all over the world. “ that is why whatever work you do as health professionals, teachers, or whatever give your best as ...

PH Ambassador to the US  Jose Miguel G. Romualdez By Susan Palmes-Dennis ROCKINGHAM, North Carolina—It’s all systems go for the meet and greet between Philippine Ambassador to the US Jose Miguel G. Romualdez and former and incumbent officials of the Filipino-American Community of the Carolinas Inc. (FACC) in Charlotte, North Carolina this Saturday, March 29.   Incumbent FACC President Marissa Olarte thanked everyone who responded to the invitation for the event while FACC 2nd Vice-President Dr. Louie Anquilo said the two-hour meeting with Ambassador Romualdez will be held at noon at the Ballantyne Hotel. Data sourced from the embassy’s website stated that Ambassador Romualdez previously served as Special Envoy of former president Rodrigo Duterte to the US.  He was appointed by Duterte as Philippine Ambassador to the US in July 2017.    On November 29, 2017    Romualdez presented his credentials to then US President Donald J. Trump and assumed office as...