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PHOTO RELEASE NO. 18-2022
(From left to right): Consul Ryan Pondoc, PIWC 2020-2021 Overall Chairperson Ms. Julie Ann Gruezo-Rome, PIWC 2023 Overall Chairperson-Elect
Ms. Maritess Wynkoop, and PIWC 2022 Overall Chairperson Mr. Ernie Lapid pose for a group photo during the PIWC Annual Gala Night on 18 June 2022.
(Photo by Chicago PCG)
CHICAGO PCG ATTENDS PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE WEEK COMMITTEE (PIWC) ANNUAL GALA NIGHT 2022
Ms. Maritess Wynkoop, and PIWC 2022 Overall Chairperson Mr. Ernie Lapid pose for a group photo during the PIWC Annual Gala Night on 18 June 2022.
(Photo by Chicago PCG)
21 June 2022, Chicago – In celebration of the 124th Anniversary of the Proclamation of Philippine Independence, the Philippine Independence Week Committee (PIWC) led by Overall Chairperson Ernie Lapid held its Annual Gala Night at the Holiday Inn and Suites in Skokie, Illinois on 18 June 2022. The PIWC serves as an umbrella organization for several Filipino and Filipino-American associations with a mission to celebrate our National Day every year. Consul Ryan Pondoc attended the event.END.