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The 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐬 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬 (𝐂𝐅𝐎) registers Filipino participants in the U.S. Exchange Visitor Program (EVP), an international educational and cultural exchange program that aims to promote mutual understanding between the people of the United States and other countries.
Over the past decade, the CFO has registered more than 𝟓𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐄𝐕𝐏 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬. Participation from the Philippines peaked in 2016, with nearly 8,200 participants recorded that year. Numbers dropped sharply in 2020 due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, which brought about extensive travel restrictions and border closures. However, participation began to recover by 2021, and by 2023, figures had returned to pre-pandemic levels, reaching almost 5,800 participants.
