On 11 August 2022, the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in the Philippines held a send-off lunch for the first batch of English teachers and teaching assistants of the Taiwan Foreign English Teacher Program (TFETP) at the New World Makati Hotel. Representative Peiyung Hsu personally congratulated the 14 English teachers and 3 teaching assistants who were present and wished them an enjoyable and memorable teaching experience in Taiwan.
The TFETP was initiated by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of China (Taiwan) to recruit foreign English teachers and teaching assistants and create more opportunities for Taiwanese students to learn English in schools nationwide. Eligible English teachers from the Philippines are encouraged to apply for the job if they possess high-quality English teaching skills. On the year 2022 alone, a total of 77 English teachers and 11 teaching assistants from the Philippines were employed, and Taiwan welcomes more Filipino English teachers to join the initiative in the future.