Filipino immigrant Samson Bocul celebrated in Australian Parliament for leading a surge of Filipino recruits in the Country Fire Service.

Filipino immigrant Samson Bocul was celebrated in the Australian Parliament for helping save a volunteer fire brigade in Port Wakefield, South Australia. Bocul responded to a last-ditch recruitment drive in 2022, leading to a surge of Filipino recruits. Today, a quarter of the members of the Country Fire Service are of Filipino descent, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese praising Bocul as an example of the Philippine diaspora's willingness to give back to their communities.

February 29, 2024
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