President Rodrigo Duterte will confer the Presidential Awards to 25 distinguished and outstanding overseas Filipinos and foreign-based organizations during an Awarding Ceremony to be held at Malacañan Palace on December 5, 2018. The awardees come from 12 countries and territories and had gone through a rigorous four-stage selection process involving multi-sectoral representation. The Presidential Awards for Filipino Individuals and Organizations Overseas (PAFIOO) is the highest honour given by the Philippine government to Filipinos and organizations based overseas.
The 2018 Presidential awardees with CFO Secretary and Chairperson Justice Nick Acosta and Usec. Astravel Pimentel-Naik
The Commission on Filipinos Overseas hosted a Pre-Awards Testimonial Dinner in honor of the 2018 Presidential Awardees on December 3, 2018 at the Manila Hotel. CFO Secretary Justice Francisco “Nick” Acosta and Usec. Astravel Pimentel-Naik welcomed and gave “plaque of commendation” to all the awardees who are based overseas.
The Commission on Filipinos Overseas will host a Pre-Awards Testimonial Dinner in honor of the 2018 Presidential Awardees - outstanding Filipino individuals and organizations overseas - on December 3, 2018 at The Manila Hotel. CFO Secretary Justice Francisco “Nick Acosta” and Usec. Astravel Pimentel-Naik will lead the social event as a way of touching base and thanking the awardees for their valuable contributions to Philippine development and assistance to Filipino communities. President Rodrigo Duterte will confer the awards in a ceremonial rite on December 5 at Malacanan Palace.