Consul General Claro Cristobal recently hosted a meeting and fellowship with Fil-Am officers of the NYPD and the FDNY at the Philippine Center. The event included a surprise balut-eating contest and videoke challenge, which the women and men of the NYPD and FDNY gamely accepted. Firefighter Ryan Ocampo won the balut-eating contest over six other competitors when he downed two baluts and a bottle of Philippine beer in under a minute. Twenty Fil-Am officers of the NYPD and six from the FDNY who are assigned to different precincts and offices in New York participated in the gathering. Detective Eugene Canapi said he looks forward to expanding the network of Fil-Ams working in law enforcement.

Source: Philippine Star July 07, 2019 16:00 UTC