About Us

BRIEF HISTORY

The Philippine Cultural and Technical Association of Returned Overseas Scholars (PHILCULTAROS) was founded in March 15, 1965, and served as the Alumni Association of over 10,000 Filipino ex-AOTS trainees in Japan. It is a member of the Philippine Federation of Japan Alumni (PHILFEJA) and the Federation of South East Asian AOTS Alumni Societies (FOSAAS), and is a duly recognized organization by the Embassy of Japan in the Philippines.

VISION:

A strong and united PHILCULTAROS Alumni Society by 2028.

MISSION:

To strengthen PHILCULTAROS through building the competency and capability of its members by offering relevant training programs, business opportunities and other initiatives towards this purpose.

OBJECTIVES:

  1. To establish Philcultaros office.
  2. To raise funds by all means through various means.
  3. To develop local trainings and seminars to improve member engagement.
  4. To cascade seminars and trainings by the participants for application into Philippine setting.
  5. To increase active members to more than 1,000.
  6. To serve as training conduit for SME members to practice Japanese trainings.
  7. To establish a database of all the training materials for members.
  8. To update the database information of all the members.
  9. To collaborate with academe and other organizations for trainings.
  10. To create business opportunities or company match making.
  11. Improve social media platforms.

GUIDING PRINCIPLES

We believe that to attain quality growth and success, PHILCULTAROS will exhibit integrity, teamwork, respect with humility, accountability, innovation and empowerment under the spirit of ethics and excellence while having fun in the process.