PH Consulate General in Jeddah Receives Book Donations from Filipino Institutions, Individuals

Members of the Filipino community in Jeddah donate books to the Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah Community Library. (Jeddah PCG photo)

JEDDAH 16 December 2019 – The Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah received an overwhelming number of book donations from the Filipino community in Jeddah following the soft launch of the Jeddah  Library on 01 October 2019, and after the announcement of its book campaign project called “Bitbit Kong Libro Para sa Konsulado” or the “PROJECT BIBO AKO”.

The first to donate books was the Supreme Student Council of the International Philippine School in Jeddah (IPSJ), the oldest Philippine international school in the world, which handed over more than 200 books to the library. Several members of the Filipino community in Jeddah, including Venecio Legaspi, Romeo Capili, Redentor Bual, Manuel Decena Jr., Gherwin Sundungan, Rubyrose Unarce, Mar Par, Jr., Evangelica Sumanga, and a donor who requested anonymity subsequently donated.

Philippine Consul General to Jeddah Edgar B. Badajos thanked the donors for their generosity. “Their contribution will definitely make the Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah Library a beacon of learning and a center for scholarship among Filipinos in the Western Region of Saudi Arabia.”

Consul General Badajos also noted that the collaborative efforts of the Consulate and the Filipino community are yet another positive demonstration that the bayanihan spirit is alive in the Filipino community. The names of all book donors will be inscribed for posterity in a “Book of Fame.”

The Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah Community Library was formally inaugurated on 05 December 2019, during the Consulate’s second State of Post Address. END

The shelves of the Philippine Consulate General to Jeddah Community Library showcase books donated from the Filipino community. (Jeddah PCG photo)

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