Wildfire prevention webinar focuses on outreach to Fil-Ams in NorCal

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SAN FRANCISCO — Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E), in collaboration with the Philippine American Press Club USA (PAPC), will hold a special webinar on Wildfire Safety and Prevention in Taglish on Tuesday, Aug. 20 at 4 p.m.

Now on its 5th year of partnership with the press club, PG&E is reaching out to multicultural communities to help ensure their preparedness and safety during wildfire season, which seems to be getting longer.

PAPC USA invites Fil-Ams to a virtual town hall featuring the latest updates on wildfire prevention work and safety resources for all, including those with medical needs or disabilities before, during and after a public safety power shutoff.

During the webinar, PG&E safety experts will be on hand to further explain the progress that has been made or being made to make their services reliable and efficient. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions.

All Tagalog/English speaking customers from all over Northern California are invited to attend the webinar, which will be in Taglish.

The event can be accessed through the link below, by phone, or through the PG&E website.

Zoom link: bit.ly/KaligtasanSaWildfirePGE

Attendee Dial-In: 1-312-626-6799

Conference ID: 844 9707 2353

Passcode: Mabuhay

During the webinar event, customers can:

• Learn about wildfire safety improvements.
• Hear about resources available to support them.
• Connect with PG&E experts.

Serving as moderator for this Taglish webinar is Regina Venzon, chief of staff to the chief operating officer.

Venzon is a graduate of Cambridge University School of Law. She is also an alumna of the University of the Philippines. She was born and raised in the Philippines and lived in Sydney, Australia for 15 years before moving to California in December 2019.

PAPC Chair Esther Misa Chavez, managing director at Easterworks Media, and Joseph Peralta, president of PAPC and vice president and general manager for the Northern California Bureau of Asian Journal Publications, will serve as co-presenters.

More information and resources to help families and communities prepare for and stay safe in the event of an emergency can be found here. The website can be viewed in 15 languages, including Tagalog.

About the Philippine American Press Club

Established in 1988, PAPC was founded by former members of the National Press Club of the Philippines who had immigrated to the San Francisco Bay Area and saw the need for US -based Filipino American media group. All fierce advocates for truth, fairness and excellence in journalism, they realized the vital role of media education and advocacy for the fast-growing Filipino population. They represented a small but influential set of local Filipino publications and broadcasters, such as ABS-CBN, Asian Journal, Philippines News Today, GMA7, Inquirer.net, Phil-Am Post, Positively Filipino, Radiant View and Easterworks Media.