The Philippine Consulate General (PCG) in Jeddah received an overwhelming number of book donations from the region’s Filipino community, in time for its opening last December 5.
The Consulate has launched its book campaign “Bitbit Kong Libro Para sa Konsulado” or the “PROJECT BIBO AKO” to encourage Filipinos to donate books. The first to donate was the Supreme Student Council of the International Philippine School in Jeddah (IPSJ), the oldest Philippine international school in the world, which handed over than 200 books to the library. Next were 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.
Consul General Ed Badajos thanked the donors for their generosity, saying: “Their contribution will definitely make the Jeddah PCG Library a beacon of learning and a center for scholarship among Filipinos in the Western Region of Saudi Arabia.”
The Consul General also noted that the collaborative effort of the Consulate and the Filipino Community is 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.”
