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JFK SERVICE AWARDEE. JFK Service awardee US Peace Corps Philippines Youth Program Manager Roberto "Ambet" Yangco delivers his acceptance speech at the US Institute of Peace in Washington D.C. on May 19, 2022. He is the first Filipino national to get the prestigious John F. Kennedy Service Award. (Photo courtesy of US Embassy in Manila) MANILA - Roberto "Ambet" Yangco, the youth program manager of the United States Peace Corps Philippines, has become the first Filipino national to get the prestigious John F. Kennedy Service Award. "Yangco received the award for his exceptional lifelong service and leadership in supporting the Philippines' most vulnerable youth. Among other achievements, he has inspired Filipino at-risk youth to volunteer and later become social workers in their communities and leads one of the US Peace Corps' top-ranked volunteer programs globally," the US Embassy in Manila said Tuesday. The award, given only once every five years t
The United States Peace Corps has honored its Youth Program Manager in the Philippines with the John F. Kennedy Service Award for extraordinary leadership and commitment to service, the first Filipino recipient of the prestigious award, the US embassy in Manila announced yesterday.