The recent visit of Tina Monson Palma in Riyadh, KSA on February 24, 2013 opened an opportunity for the OFW’s to extend help to fellow kababayans back in the Philippines. The event was held to handover the cheque donation to Ms. Tina Monzon Palma of Bantay Bata 163 by the Philippine Professional Organizations – Central Region Saudi Arabia (PPO-CRSA) headed by Modesto N. Gibas, PECE (Chairman, PPO-CRSA & President, IECEP-KSA-CRC).
The IECEP-KSA-CRC initiated the donation campaign that inspired the other organizations to do the same. The PPO-CRSA was able to collect cash donations in the amount of Twenty-Two Thousand Saudi Riyals (22,000.00 SAR) in 2 weeks time.
IECEP-KSA-CRC received a Certificate of Appreciation Award from Bantay Bata 163, signed by Ms. Regina Paz Lopez (Managing Director, ABS-CBN Foundation Inc.) and Ms. Tina Monzon Palma (Program Director, Bantay Bata 163).
The PPO-CRSA is composed of the following organizations:
1. Institute of Electronics Engineers of the Philippines Inc., Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Central Region Chapter (IECEP-KSA-CRC)
2. Institute of Integrated Electrical Engineers, Central Region Chapter Saudi Arabia (IIEE-CRCSA)
3. Filipino Nurses Society in Saudi Arabia (FILNASA)
4. Geodetic Engineers of the Philippines –KSA (GEP-KSA)
5. Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Riyadh Chapter (PICPA)
6. Philippine Institute of Certified Quantity Surveyors (PICQS)
7. Philippine Society of Mechanical Engineers (PSME-CRSA Riyadh Chapter)
8. United Architects of the Philippines (UAP-KSA Riyadh Chapter)
9. Philippine Institute of Civil Engineer, Inc., Riyadh Region Chapter, International Charter No. 2 (PICE – Riyadh)
10. Filipino Dentists in KSA (FDK)
11. Computer Society Of Filipinos International, Inc. (COMSOFIL)
12. Master Builders Association of the Philippines (MBAP)
13. Philippine Association of Value Engineers (PAVE)
14. Society of Filipino Quantity Surveyors – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (SOFIQS KSA Chapter)