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 Forward—CPU TV’s 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 “Mau” to his friends at Central, revealed some of the foundation’s plans that would benefit Central Philippine University’s global promotion and partnerships. These partnerships, according to him, include the educational programs with Griffith University—primarily 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 foundation’s President. He was responsible of promoting the outreach project-grant-in-aid scholarship program.