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Mayor Myrna Lardizabal de Vera of Hercules, CA: On Civic Engagement and FilVote

On July 6, 2011, the San Francisco Town Hall and Palabokan was convened as a preliminary meeting for the Global Summit in September 2011, a global gathering organized by the Commission on Filipinos Overseas. The July 6 town hall was co-sponsored by the US Pinoys for Good Governance and NaFFAA Region 8. As one of [...]