Association of Filipino Teachers In Eastern America, Inc.

We are pleased to introduce to you our 1st Group of Filipino International Teachers who have met all the requirements, and have been selected as one of the Filipino International Teaching Service (FITS) Awardees 2016. Statistically, during this wonderful event of the 1st Filipino International Teaching Service (FITS) awarding ceremony which was held last April 30, 2016 at Astoria World Manor, New York City, USA, the Association of Filipino Teachers in Eastern America (AFTEA, Inc.) gave recognition to 160 Filipinos who taught in the Philippines and are teaching anywhere outside the country. The total number of years of dedicated teaching was awarded to the Filipino teachers who qualified. Around 30% of the awardees came from Washington DC, 30% from Maryland, 20% from New York City, 10% from New Jersey and the rest from other states like New Mexico, Texas, South Carolina, California and one from the Philippines who once taught in the Bahamas. Though 95% of the awardees are mostly teaching in the USA, a few have taught from China, Japan, Germany and Middle East. We, the Association of Filipino Teachers in Eastern America, Inc. (AFTEA, Inc.), being a not-for-profit educational organization with tax-exempt status in the world, as legally registered at IRS at: https://apps.irs.gov/app/eos/displayEPostcard.do;jsessionid=sfcutd9VC6IoAQSwkeXuwQ__?dispatchMethod=displayEpostInfo&ePostcardId=2192785&ein=261960768&exemptTypeCode&isDescen , do hereby acknowledge, as well as recognize these Filipino teachers internationally per se, for their dedication, commitment and service in the field of education just to make a difference in the lives of our students. Indeed, it is a thrill seeing them rewarded for their talents - and, above all, for their hard work. Thus, they deserve to receive these awards. CONGRATULATIONS! MABUHAY ANG PILIPINO! MABUHAY TAYONG LAHAT! LONG LIVE FILIPINOS! WE WELCOME ALL!