San Diego Fil-Am Community Survey Project - A Unifying Force
Last April 22, 2016 at Chula Vista High School, Mr. Tony Olaes, Founder of The Filipino School, asked CTFLC (Council for Teaching Filipino Language and Culture) hand in hand to assist his team to administer the San Diego Filipino-American Community Survey Project, which was released on May 3, 2016. The Office of the Philippine Honorary Consul of San Diego Audie de Castro & himself headed this project. For this to push through, President-Elect Myrna Ablana was designated to steer CTFLC’s participation. Mr. Olaes explained that this Community Survey aims to unify the Filipino-American in San Diego Area. This would bring people into the community together in one portal and would pave way towards connecting with other counties and countries particularly Philippines. In Consul De Castro’s letter, he stated, “I believe we can be a stronger community if we were better connected to each other. We will better retain our Filipino heritage. We will learn more from each other. We wil