CFO sends donated FSI publications to fortify Filipino materials in PSO libraries

26 December 2025 — The Commission on Filipinos Overaseas (CFO), as Secretariat of the Inter-Agency Committee on Philippine Schools Overseas (IAC-PSO), commenced the delivery of copies of publications donated by the Foreign Service Institute (FSI). The turnover from FSI to CFO was done during the 14th Partners’ Lecture Series, where CFO Secretary Dante “Klink” Ang II also served as speaker.

The said publications consists of five titles: (1) “Helena Alegre: Lady Bug” by Evelyn O. Katigbak, Sayoka Takemura, and Ma. Anna KAterina C. Fulgencio; (2) “The Life and Works of Felix Pardo de Tavera: Triumph and Tragedy” by José María A. Cariño; (3) “Dakilang Lagunense: The Art and Artists of Laguna”; (4) “Salvador Ching: Art Activism” by Evelyn O. Katigbak; and (5) “Ang Paglalakbay ni Galo” by Patrick John F. Mansujeto and Victor P. Estrella, translated by Ma. Luisa P. Young.

In his lecture on the CFO’s role in diaspora engagement, attended by members of the diplomatic corps & officers from other government agencies, Secretary Dante “Klink” Ang II highlighted the significance of PSOs in keeping overseas Filipino families together amidst labor migration, and going beyond regulation through the provision of capacity-building initiatives, such as the forthcoming 2026 PSO Stock Trading Game tournament, in collaboration with the Philippine Stock Exchange.

The publications are expected to reach thirty-five (35) PSOs in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Northern Africa, and Europe by 2026.

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𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘴 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴 (𝘗𝘚𝘖𝘴) 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘺-𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘤 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘶𝘮 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘌𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 (𝘋𝘦𝘱𝘌𝘥). 𝘗𝘚𝘖𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴. 𝘈 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘱𝘌𝘥.