Press Release No. EBB-103-2019

Jeddah PCG meets with officials of the largest PH Overseas school in the world, discusses findings of DepEd and CFO

11 November 2019, Jeddah- Following the ocular inspection of Philippine schools in Jeddah and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on 21 – 30 October 2019 by the Department of Education (DepEd) and Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO), Jeddah met with the Board of Trustees (BOT) of the International Philippine School in Jeddah (IPSJ) to discuss how the school can address the findings of CFO and DepEd with a view to maintaining its status as one of the premier Filipino overseas schools in Jeddah and the whole KSA. IPSJ is the largest and oldest existing international Philippine school in the world with over 1,500 Filipino students.

During the meeting, Consul General Edgar B. Badajos said that as the shepherd of Filipinos in Jeddah and the Western Region in KSA, the Consulate considers it its moral obligation to assist Filipino institutions and individuals to better their conditions in the Kingdom.

The CFO and DepEd inspection is part of the Philippine government’s mandate to ensure that Philippine schools overseas comply with the regulatory and documentary requirements of both the DepEd and the Ministry of Education of Saudi Arabia, while ensuring that they provide education that meets Philippine and international standards. -END-

Consul General Edgar B. Badajos (4^th from left) with the Board of Trustees (BOT) of the International Philippine School
in Jeddah (IPSJ) and the school’s Principal Ms. Miracle Tapado (center). The BOT members who attended the meeting
were (from left to right) Mr. Lee Bonifacio, Ms. Joanna Umlas, Mr. Naseef Tamano, and Mr. Jeril Lumban. Also in photo
are Vice-Consul Alfred Kristoffer Guiang (4^th from right) and Cultural Officer Ms. Sittie Murod-Malang (2^nd from right).