By Cyrus A. Natividad
Mr. Mauro Somodio with his wife Cecilia J. Somodio. Photo Credit: Mr. Mauro Somodio
Centralian alumnus and Filipino-Australian Foundation President Mauro Somodio was with Prof. Necile Magno as guests in the special edition of Looking ForwardĢƵCPU TVĢƵs public affairs program. Both were guests on Thursday, June 27, 2019. Magno gave updates on the activities she attended in Australia with observations on the lifestyle and relationships of Centralian alumni in Australia.
Meanwhile, Somodio, also known as ĢƵMauĢƵ to his friends at Central, revealed some of the foundationĢƵs plans that would benefit ĢƵĢƵs global promotion and partnerships. These partnerships, according to him, include the educational programs with Griffith UniversityĢƵprimarily the faculty/student exchange program, research collaboration, dual doctoral program partnerships, and New Colombo Plan Scholarships among others.
Somodio is a CPU graduate of Bachelor of Science in Agriculture in 1973. He Founded the Filipino-Australian Foundation of Queensland, Inc. in 1996 and is currently the foundationĢƵs President. He was responsible of promoting the outreach project-grant-in-aid scholarship program.