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NEW YORK --- Citibank, the leading global bank, with 42 full-service financial centers in the Philippines and nearly 900 in the United States, has initiated a number of projects over the past year to reach out to more Filipinos residing in the U.S.
The bank’s latest promotion allows Citibank checking account customers in the U.S. to send remittances to the Philippines free of any transaction fee from May 1st to July 31st.
“We’re encouraging more Filipino-Americans to try out Citibank’s safe, convenient and affordable remittance service – Citibank Global Transfers and the Citibank Money Card,” said Karen Lutz, Citibank’s East Division Manager. “The set up is easy, quick and inexpensive, and you can do it in any of our financial centers in the U.S.”
The bank is also offering a free telephone calling card worth $10 when customers in the U. S. apply for a Citibank Money Card from April 1st through June 30th, 2006.
In addition to products and services of interest to Fil-Ams, Citibank has reached out to the community through its Bank at Work program, through Philippine Consulates in the U.S. and by sponsoring more than 10 major Filipino-American grassroots events in California and New York.
Through Bank at Work, Citibank collaborates with employers to bring banking solutions and seminars directly to employees at their workplaces, making it convenient for individuals to establish banking relationships without having to take much time away from work.
Citibank also has a strong commitment to improving the communities it serves. The bank supports Fil-Am organizations like Search to Involve Pilipino Americans, Filipinos for Affirmative Action and others. Through these organizations, Citibank works to ensure that affordable housing, business financing, financial education and other opportunities are widely available and accessible.
With its worldwide presence, its quick and affordable remittance product and its history of 100+ years of service to customers in the Philippines, Citibank is confident it will be a key resource for Filipino-Americans in a short time.
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Redwood City, CALIFORNIA --- On the next episode of Citizen Pinoy, Atty. Michael J. Gurfinkel, Gel Santos-Relos, and Daly City Mayor Atty. Mike Guingona welcome Steve Lara, a man who had almost “aged out” but is now living the “American Dream” on the east coast with his wife.
On CP House Calls, Atty. Guingona visits Mike Feliciano, who wants to petition his wife, and have her come to the U.S. as soon as possible. How this can be done will be discussed on the program.
And, on another edition of Michael Matters, Atty. Gurfinkel brings up the dreaded topic of what to do if your case gets denied.
This is definitely an episode viewers must watch, when ABS-CBN International and TFC bring you Atty. Michael J. Gurfinkel, Gel Santos-Relos, and Atty. Mike Guingona on an all new Citizen Pinoy -- Your Passport to Immigration Information.
Citizen Pinoy airs on TFC every Sunday at 4:30 p.m., with replays every Monday at 3:30 a.m., and on ANC-USA every Friday at 8 p.m. (all Pacific Standard Time). In the Philippines, the show airs every Saturday at 11 a.m. on the ABS-CBN News Channel (ANC).
Viewers in North America may send their questions and/or reactions via text: type CP < your city,> and send to 23661 (Ex: CP Eric, Foster City, How do I change from tourist to work visa?) or via e-mail at questions@citizenpinoy.com. Text users in the Philippines may send their messages by following the same format above and sending to 2331 (for Globe & Sun) and 231 (for Smart).
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New York City, NEW YORK --- A consular team headed by New York Consul General Cecilia Rebong delivered consular services to the Filipino-American community in Brighton Town, Rochester, New York on 8 April 2006.
The New York Consulate conducted the consular outreach program in coordination with the Filipino American Association of Rochester. Rochester is some 5 to 6 hours by land Northwest of York City. It is home to approximately three hundred Fil-Am families.
The consular team rendered passport services, accepted applications for dual citizenship and also registered applicants for overseas absentee voting. The team likewise devoted a few hours answering questions from the community. The questions pertained mostly to dual citizenship, retiring and owning properties in the Philippines.
During a simple ceremony, Ami Costello, president of the Filipino American Association of Rochester, thanked the Consul General and her team “for bringing consular services right at their doorstep.”
Costello said that this was the first time that a Philippine consular team had reached out to the Filipino-American community in Rochester.
Sandra Frankel, Town Supervisor (equivalent of mayor) of Brighton, commended the Filipino-American community in Brighton Town for their significant civic and economic contributions.
She thanked the Consul General and her consular team for visiting, and servicing the consular needs of, the Filipino-American community in Brighton.
She assured the Consul General that the Filipino-American community in Brighton and the whole of Rochester is a great source of pride to the town and their compatriots back in the Philippines.
Consul General Rebong responded by thanking Frankel and Costello “for having us at Brighton and giving us the opportunity to service the consular needs of our kababayans in your beautiful town and from neighboring towns in Rochester.” She expressed hope that “this would be the beginning of a lasting and fruitful relationship betw
een the Philippine Consulate General in New York and the Filipino-American community in Brighton, Rochester.” She gave Frankel and Costello token mementos of appreciation (coffee table books on the Philippines) for their hospitality.
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