The Commission on Filipinos Overseas, through its Lingkod sa Kapwa Pilipino or LINKAPIL Program, would like to appeal for financial assistance to benefit our kababayans in Metro Manila and Rizal province, who were affected by Typhoon Carina. The assistance we collect will be used to distribute relief items or implement rehabilitation projects to the affected […]
On 08 February 2024, the Philippine Nurses Association of America, Inc. (PNAA) recently embarked on a journey through Philippine history with a guided tour at the Malacañang Museum, facilitated by the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO). This initiative followed the resounding success of the PNAA’s Filipino Nurses’ Global Summit and 14th International Conference held in […]
MANILA – The Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) partakes in a day full of gratitude and appreciation during the Benefactors and Industry Partners’ Day of the Don Bosco Youth Center Tondo – Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) on 7 February 2023. The program commemorated the significant contribution of its external partners, with overseas […]
Gisele Bundchen once said that “Christmas and the holidays are the season of giving. It’s a time when people are more kind and open-hearted.” This is why Dr. Dominador “Sonny” Genio/USTMEDCLASS’76 through the Feed the Hungry, Inc. (FtH) sponsored a gift-giving activity for selected families in San Pablo City, Laguna on 16 December 2015. 300 families from […]
Almost two weeks before Christmas, Typhoon Nona with international name “Melor” hit some areas in the provinces of Northern Samar, Sorsogon, Masbate, Romblon, and Oriental Mindoro from December 14 to 15, 2015. In response to the call for assistance of the victims of Typhoon Nona particularly in Sorsogon province, the Feed the Hungry, Inc. (FtH) […]
The Umalbong Elementary School (UES) in Hingyon, Ifugao and Awayan Elementary School (AES) in Aguinaldo, Ifugao received books from the Feed the Hungry, Inc. (FtH), an organization of Filipino-Americans in United States of America, through the Lingkod sa Kapwa Pilipino (LINKAPIL) Program of the Commission on Filipinos Overseas. The delivery of these books from Manila […]
Water is essential to life on Earth. We need it to quench our thirst, to prepare and cook food, and to ensure proper health and hygiene. The lack of it, therefore, in various communities in the Philippines pose serious health risks, and may lead to the spread of water borne diseases, such as diarrhea, amoebiasis, […]
The revolution in information and communication and technology, including the rise of social media, has facilitated not only international migration, but also the delivery of services by the government for its migrants. Recognizing the potential of these modern technologies, the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) started developing innovative projects to provide better and faster services […]
On 19 September 2015, a summit meeting of Filipino-American physician leaders, para-medical, health advocates, and other health-care professionals took place at Richmond, Virginia, organized by the Filipino American Initiative to Transform our Homeland (FAITH). The FAITH Summit meeting was attended by over forty committed surgical and medical missioners and young Fil-Ams. The agenda of the […]
Education is a person’s key to success in life. It is no wonder why several overseas donors choose to support the education of less privileged Filipinos, specifically children by providing them financial and material assistance. One of these is the Filipinos Married to Taiwanese Association, Inc. (FMTA) in Taiwan represented by Ms. Maria Lourdes Tung. […]