Support the Philippines
at CalPERS meeting

April 19, 2004
7 a.m.
Lobby, Philippine Center Building
447 Sutter Street
San Francisco, California

FILIPINOS are being urged to support the Philippines and make their presence felt in Sacramento, California during the CalPERS meeting on April 19. Transportation to and from Sacramento will be provided to those who are interested in joining. For those who will go on their own to Sacramento, CalPERS is located at Lincoln Plaza, 400 P Street, Suite 3492, Sacramento, California, tel. no. +916 558 4079.

The following is an appeal from Delia Menez Rosal, Philippine Consul General in San Francisco:

On Monday, 19 April 2004, we will convene at the lobby of the Philippine Center Building, 447 Sutter Street, San Francisco, at 7 and leave San Francisco at exactly 7:30 a.m. We expect to be in Sacramento before the 9:30 a.m. CalPERS Investment Committee Meeting. Should you wish to ride on the bus, please confirm by Thursday, 15 April 2004, at tel. no. +415 433 6666 ext. 314 (Attn: Ms Ruby Balanban) or ext. 338 (Attn: Ms Carol Ingles-Chrans).

On behalf of the Philippine Consulate General officers and staff, I hope to see you in Sacramento on this very important issue affecting our dear motherland, the Philippines.

Thank you.

Very truly yours,

Delia Menez Rosal
Consul General

The following is an appeal from Philippine Ambassador to the US Albert del Rosario:

An Appeal for Continued Support on the April 19th CalPERS meeting

I humbly write to thank each and everyone of the several hundred members from our great community who personally joined me at CalPERS in Sacramento on March 16 to manifest solidarity in securing just treatment for the Philippines.

The officials of CalPERS themselves have acknowledged that the 30-day reprieve granted to the Philippines was totally attributable to the overwhelming power of your presence and concern. Please know that words cannot express how deeply moved I was by your being there to assist me in helping the country.

Truly inspired by your patriotism, we have since then further sharpened the technical basis to merit having the Philippines remain on the CalPERS permissible list. If our score is objectively assessed, our collective mission together with you as a team will surely be achieved.

On the morning of April 19th, we need an even larger force in Sacramento to fully convince CalPERS that the Philippines and the Filipino nation must be treated with respect and fairness.

Please again be with me.

Albert del Rosario
Ambassador
Washington, D.C.