Getting in touch with us has never been easier. We now have more numbers for you to call! Use the numbers below to reach us, and we’ll be happy to assist you. 📱 𝗠𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀: Globe/TM 0917 897 5223 0915 145 5223 091.. read more

Orientation Schedules:   Canada Study and Work Program orientations take place at 2:45 PM, every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, at our free online Zoom call sessions. Sign up at the following link: https://bit.ly/2NvGpHl    Canada Study and Work Applications are now OPEN!   Applications.. read more

Grace Caballe had an awesome Work and Travel adventure at the world-famous Grand Canyon this year! Check out her video below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3clJ36Fo1Y BE LIKE HER and experience cultural exchange abroad! CALL US NOW at (02) 9275223 to schedule your FREE orientation. Visit ht.. read more

Congrats to First Place Inc. Dreamer Ric Javier from Lyceum of the Philippines University Manila! He received a service award for outstanding performance from his host company, the Schlitterbahn Waterpark of Galveston, Texas! Here's what they had to say about him: "Ric comes to work super ear.. read more

Kent Ramos of Angeles University Foundation sent us this awesome shot from his US Work and Travel program! Here's what he had to say: "My professor once said “nothing beats experience”, as it is the perfect learning tool. For more than one month I’ve been given a life changing p.. read more

CONGRATS to First Place Inc. Internship and Career Training participant Marvin Manuel! He received an award from the world-famous JW Marriott Hotel Company in recognition of his hard work and discipline! Here's what he had to say: "Training abroad is not easy. But when you bring your passion,.. read more

First Place Inc. offices will be closed on December 24-26 and December 30 - January 2 for the holidays. You may call your program counselors directly for inquiries and assistance... read more

  Enjoy a Work and Travel adventure next year with your barkada! First Place Inc. is hosting HIRING EVENTS this October and November for student programs in the USA. JOIN NOW!   Are you a college student? Want to live and train abroad? Then CALL US NOW at (02) 9275223 or (02) 9279731 .. read more

  FLY TO SUNNY FLORIDA! Experience an unforgettable Work and Travel adventure at this Universal Studios resort in Orlando. Life in the USA is waiting for you and your barkada!   CALL US NOW at (02) 9275223 or (02) 9279731 to schedule your FREE orientation. Visit our Facebook page at h.. read more

  Are you a former First Place Inc. J-1 program participant? Our partner the WYSE Travel Confederation is offering awesome prizes just for you! COMPLETE THIS SURVEY BEFORE NOVEMBER 1:   http://sgiz.mobi/s3/b1564592209f   And you'll get a chance to WIN BIG! This contest is open .. read more

  OPEN TO ALL GRADUATES! Join our next round of hiring events this May and experience life in the USA! CALL US NOW to schedule your FREE orientation. And add us at http://facebook.com/fpiph for our latest updates!.. read more

First Place Inc. will hold its Annual Planning Conference from March 16 to 22, 2017. Our offices will be TEMPORARILY CLOSED during this period, but we will still be able to assist you through email, Viber, and SMS. Please send inquiries directly to your assigned program counselors. Regular office h.. read more

First Place Inc.'s hiring events for both the Work and Travel + Internship and Career Training programs are in full swing! Check out our latest updates at the links below:         https://www.facebook.com/fpiph/photos/a.139608229423826.36213.139593932758589/13295105037669.. read more

First Place Inc. is offering HUNDREDS of Internship and Career Training positions and HIRING ASAP this June and July! CALL US NOW to schedule your FREE orientation visit!                         .. read more

We've been featuring Pay It Forward Scholars on our Facebook page! Check out the stories of FPI Dreamers Marsha Durano and Ma. Kathryn Ann Villacorta today!BE LIKE THEM and experience cultural exchange abroad! CALL US NOW at (02) 9279731 for your FREE orientation. Find out how YOU can have a US prog.. read more

  First Place Inc. will be closed on Holy Thursday and Good Friday, March 24-25. Regular business hours will resume this Saturday, March 26. For any inquiries and concerns, participants may reach out directly to their FPI counselors... read more

  FPI's Pre-Departure Orientation at the Araneta Center last Sunday was a MASSIVE SUCCESS! Over 3,000 First Place Inc. Dreamers joined us to get ready for their Work and Travel adventure in the USA this year. BIG THANKS to both the students and our school partners for participating!  &.. read more

  JOIN NOW! Travel to New York, California, and more by signing up with the #1 cultural exchange firm in the Philippines! LIVE YOUR DREAM through the US Work and Travel program!   First Place Inc. has HUNDREDS of positions waiting for you and your barkada! CALL US NOW at (02) 9279731 .. read more

TO ALL VISAYAS APPLICANTS: First Place Inc.'s Work and Travel General Assembly in Cebu City is just a few days away! Are you ready? Plus, get a chance to WIN A TRIP TO HONG KONG!   Want to know how? Then CALL OUR CEBU OFFICE NOW at (032) 5203099 to confirm your attendance. You may also ca.. read more

CALLING ALL CULINARY GRADUATES! First Place Inc. is hosting hiring events for the world-famous JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton resorts of sunny Orlando, Florida THIS MONTH! Join and apply ASAP!       Experience a life-changing internship in the USA! CALL US NOW at (02) 9279731 t.. read more

  First Place Inc.'s Work and Travel General Assembly for Luzon students is just a few days away! Are you ready? Plus, get a chance to WIN A TRIP TO HONG KONG!   Want to know how? Then CALL YOUR PROGRAMS COUNSELOR NOW to confirm your attendance. You can also call us at (02) 9279.. read more

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"DREAMS COME TRUE: MY SUMMER ADVENTURE IN THE USA WITH FIRST PLACE INC." Video Contest Announcement   Are you one of our 2015 Work and Travel participants who just got back from the USA? Then send in your video entries and join our contest today, for a chance to win BIG PRIZES, especially the.. read more

Are you a culinary graduate? First Place Inc.'s US partners are coming to the Philippines to interview up-and-coming industry talent! Check out the info below and CALL US NOW at (02) 9279731 for Manila applicants and (032) 5203099 for Cebu applicants!            .. read more

  TO ALL FPI PROGRAM ALUMNI: First Place Inc. would like to cordially invite former participants of our Work and Travel and/or Internship and Career Training programs to join us at the GRAND LAUNCH of the Philippines' first-ever J-1 Alumni Association!   The event is open to all.. read more

    CALLING ALL CULINARY GRADUATES! First Place Inc. will be hosting Internship and Career Training HIRING EVENTS this July, for two world-famous locations in the USA: the Ritz-Carlton Bachelor Gulch resort of the Rocky Mountains, and the Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island resort of Flo.. read more

  Today we're featuring First Place Inc. Pay It Forward scholar Reinhard Suarez! He sent us some awesome pics and a journal entry about his 2015 US Work and Travel experience. Here's what he had to say:   "This week, our Visa sponsor AAG conducted a cultural activity here in San An.. read more

First Place Inc.'s Manila office will be closed on April 20-21 for our annual planning meeting. There will be limited onsite service during these two days.    For inquiries or special concerns, please email or call your respective programs counselor directly, or call us at: .. read more

  WIN $500 AND BE A VIDEO STAR! First Place Inc. is kicking off our 2015 Work and Travel Video Contest! Once again, we want to see the BEST videos of your adventures in the USA!   Check your official FPI WAT 2015 emails in the next few days for the rules and mechanics. You can a.. read more

First Place Inc. will be open tomorrow, April 1 Wednesday, from 9 am to 2 pm. Our offices will be closed from April 2, Maundy Thursday until April 5, Easter Sunday.   For any emergencies, contact your designated programs counselor, or either of the following numbers: 09178975223 0922897522.. read more

  First Place Inc.'s USA partners are flying in for face-to-face interviews with our applicants in July! CALL US NOW at (02) 9279731 for a FREE Internship and Career Training orientation!.. read more

  Over 2,000 First Place Inc. Dreamers joined us in Manila and Cebu for their Pre-Departure Orientation event! Check out the full album at our Facebook page today!   HUGE THANKS to our friends at the US Embassy for also joining us and speaking to our students! Plus, congrats to Joh.. read more

  First Place's PRE-DEPARTURE ORIENTATION AND BRIEFING event for Luzon Work and Travel 2015 participants is almost here! Be sure to check your emails and call your program counselors ASAP for instructions. We'll see you this Sunday, Feb. 22 at the SMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia!.. read more

  First Place Inc. had a wonderful time with our partner CCI Greenheart, during our outdoors adventure at the La Mesa Nature Reserve! Our teams headed out together to the watershed and planted baby trees, to help protect residents from future storms and floods. Check out the full gallery .. read more

First Place Inc. will be open on October 31 from 9 am to 5 pm. Our offices will be closed on November 1-2 for the holidays, and we will resume business on Monday, November 3. .. read more

  First Place Inc. is kicking it into high gear with our HIRING EVENTS in Cebu and Manila! HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS came and were interviewed by our partners from America for the US Work and Travel program! BE LIKE THEM and experience cultural exchange abroad! We've got MORE HIRING EVENTS c.. read more

  First Place Inc. is offering Internship and Career Training opportunities at the Galt House Hotel of Louisville, Kentucky! We're looking for both Culinary and Food & Beverage graduates! Experience cultural exchange abroad through this once-in-a-lifetime chance! CALL US NOW at (02).. read more

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqOwgpMcGms Our next video contest entry comes from First Place Inc. Dreamer Vi Shara Visto! Check out her adventures in the wintry wonderland of the USA during her 2014 FPI Work and Travel program! BE LIKE HER and experience cultural exchange abroad! CALL US NOW .. read more

The entries to First Place Inc.'s 2014 Work and Travel Video Contest are coming in at full swing! Here's the link to FPI Dreamer Rainier del Rosario's vid on Youtube, showing off their cultural exchange adventure this year in Orlando, Florida!     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVbH.. read more

  Enter the First Place Inc. 2014 Video Making Contest with the theme: "Don't Just Dream It, LIVE IT!" MECHANICS: ⦁ Upload your video to youtube.com, then email the link to inquiry@firstplaceinc.org. Make sure to also call and inform your programs counselor directly regarding your subm.. read more

  Fort Bonifacio, Metro Manila - Last June 27, First Place Inc. hosted the Philippines' first-ever Cultural Exchange Summit at the SMX Convention Center. More than 100 guests were in attendance at the event, including officials of the US embassy, visa sponsors visiting from the USA, scho.. read more

  IMMEDIATE HIRING! INTERNSHIP AND CAREER TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES IN THE USA FOR FRESH GRADUATES OF CULINARY, PASTRY & BAKING, AND ROTATIONAL KITCHEN OPERATIONS! Location: Amelia Island, Florida Stipend: $13.25+ per hour Duration: 12 Months Hiring Dates: July 24, 25, 26 Hone your c.. read more

  These First Place Inc. Dreamers are enjoying the sights of the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland! They're part of the Work and Travel + Internship and Career Training programs at the prestigious Baltimore Country Club! BE LIKE THEM and enjoy cultural exchange abroad! CALL US NOW.. read more

  Spaceship! First Place Inc. Dreamer Mark Delos Santos and his fellow J1s are enjoying the high-tech sights of the NASA Space Center in Houston, Texas. Kudos to these starry-eyed travelers! BE LIKE THEM and experience life overseas through FPI's programs! CALL US NOW at (02) 9279731 t.. read more

  Cultural exchange adventurer Jhen Jamerlan is going places - here she is at the Big Apple during her US Work and Travel program! Kudos to this First Place Inc. student for reaching the city of her dreams, NYC! BE LIKE HER and experience life in the USA! CALL US NOW at (02) 9279731 or .. read more

  Have you been following the cultural exchange adventure of FPI Dreamer Jizell Dionisio? Her Work and Travel program in California also has her volunteering at the Lula W. Dorsey Museum! Check out her blog entries with our partner, CCI Greenheart: greenheartcci.wordpress.com/tag/jizell-.. read more

  First Place Inc. Dreamer JhayCee Acosta is just having so much fun with his US Work and Travel program in South Carolina, that he's beside himself with glee! LOL and kudos to you, JhayCee! BE LIKE HIM and have the cultural exchange summer adventure of a lifetime in the United States!.. read more

  INTERNSHIP AND CAREER TRAINING OPPORTUNITY IN THE USA FOR FRESH GRADUATE CULINARY STUDENTS! Location: Fontainebleau, Florida Duration: 12 Months Stipend: More than $11 per hour FREE internship orientation every Saturday at 2 pm, at the U.P. Bahay ng Alumni! Bring your parents or gua.. read more

  John Manigbas from St. Anne College of Lucena sent us this awesome shot with his fellow students! They're LIVING THE DREAM at Harris Teeter in Hilton Head, South Carolina! BE LIKE THEM and experience cultural exchange in the USA! CALL US NOW at (02) 9279731 or (+63920) 9895223 to arr.. read more

  It's not just all about chilling out in the snow - First Place Inc. Dreamers are enjoying the sand and surf too! Check out this AWESOME message that Liezel from Lyceum Manila sent us! BE LIKE HER and be part of the BEST cultural exchange programs in the Philippines! CALL US NOW at (02) 9.. read more

  These First Place Inc. Dreamers are leaping into their future in the USA! Ken Jay Lapad and his fellow Work and Travel students are enjoying cultural exchange at the Sea Mist Ocean Resort in South Carolina! BE LIKE THEM and have the summer adventure of a lifetime! CALL US NOW at (02) 9.. read more

Congrats and kudos to these FPI Dreamers from the Philippines, enjoying their 2014 US Work and Travel program!   To see the latest student pics and special updates, visit and LIKE our Facebook page at http://facebook.com/fpiph today!       .. read more

  Guess who's arrived in the USA? These Northwestern University Laoag students sent us their awesome #dreamerscup pic in the snow! In just a few days, they'll be kicking off their Work and Travel program at Cedar Point Amusement Park in Ohio!     Plus, our latest bat.. read more

  THEY'VE ARRIVED IN THE USA! Check out these AWESOME shots of Leisa Barnes and her fellow First Place Inc. Dreamers enjoying a Mardi Gras parade in Alabama. They're all having a BLAST! BE LIKE THEM and experience cultural exchange abroad through the US Work and Travel program! CALL US NOW.. read more

  Congrats to FPI Work and Travel participants Jhey and Jowi! They'll be GOING TO THE USA for the cultural exchange adventure of a lifetime, with their Dreamer's Cups along for the ride. BE LIKE THEM and CALL US NOW at (02) 9279731 or (+63920) 9895223 to join the program today and exp.. read more

  REMINDER TO ALL FPI STUDENTS: be sure to check your emails and phones everyday for new announcements and text messages from First Place! It's just a few days left until you fly out, so be ready and keep checking for last-minute instructions. Thanks, everyone!.. read more

  CONGRATS to our latest batch of successful embassy interviewees! In just a few more weeks they'll be GOING TO THE USA, now that they have their US visas. They'll have the BEST SUMMER EVER through the US Work and Travel program! BE LIKE THEM and have the cultural exchange adventure of .. read more

Congrats to FPI Dreamer Jizell Dionisio for being chosen as one of CCI Greenheart's Ambassador Scholars! She'll be heading to the USA for her 2014 Work and Travel program. Watch her video now! www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTWvBkfiYw0 Be a scholar like Jizell and travel to the USA for cultural excha.. read more

  Over 1,000 FPI Dreamers had an awesome time with us at last Sunday's Pre-Departure Orientation event! Thanks to everyone for coming. We're stoked that y'all are loving your new Dreamer's Cups and tumblers, too! Students in Visayas and Mindanao - it's your turn this weekend! Our next .. read more

  All hail our latest batch of FPI dreamers! They aced their interviews at the US embassy and successfully got their visas. They're READY FOR THE USA and the BEST summer experience of their lives this year! Kudos and congrats to everyone! Want to BE LIKE THEM and LEARN MORE about the US.. read more

  FPI Dreamer alumni and TV superstar Regine "Apan" Agra sent us her AWESOME pic with First Place's Dream Cup! Be sure to LIKE our Facebook page at http://facebook.com/fpiph and send us your own pics to be featured just like her! Regine enjoyed her 2012 Work and Travel program at the HM.. read more

      Pre-Departure Orientation Schedule for WAT 2014 PARTICIPANTS - MINDANAO STUDENTS (Except for Zamboanga and Davao Regions) February 15, 2014 | Saturday | 8:00 am to 12:00 Noon Grand Caprice, Limketkai Complex, Cagayan De Oro City REGISTRATION STARTS 7:00 AM .. read more

      TO ALL VISAYAS WORK AND TRAVEL PARTICIPANTS: In preparation for your departure to the US in March 2014, please be guided by the following schedule: Pre-Departure Orientation Schedule for WAT 2014 PARTICIPANTS - ALL VISAYAS STUDENTS February 16, 2014 | Sunday | 8:00 am to.. read more

      TO ALL LUZON CIEE WORK AND TRAVEL PARTICIPANTS: In preparation for your departure to the US in March 2014, please be guided by the following schedule: Pre-Departure Orientation Schedule for Luzon CIEE – WAT 2014 PARTICIPANTS February 9, 2014 Sunday, 8:00 am to 11.. read more

      TO ALL LUZON CCI/CHI/AAG/WWCE/JANUS WORK AND TRAVEL PARTICIPANTS: In preparation for your departure to the US in March 2014, please be guided by the following schedule: Pre-Departure Orientation Schedule for LUZON CCI/CHI/AAG/WWCE/JANUS – WAT 2014 PARTICIPANTS Febr.. read more

  Awesome Cultural Exchange Awaits!   Cultural exchange is awesome, and FPI's latest successful embassy interviewees are SUPER AWESOME! Congrats to our students for getting their US visas! They're READY FOR THE USA and ready to have the greatest summer ever! Want to learn more abo.. read more

  US Visas Approved and Ready!   Over a thousand FPI students are READY FOR THE USA! From New York to California, East Coast to West Coast, they'll be enjoying the BEST SUMMER EVER through the 2014 Work and Travel program. Kudos to our latest successful embassy interviewees for get.. read more

  THANK YOU FOR 6,000 FACEBOOK LIKES!   We just hit 6,000 Facebook followers! Thanks to all our family and friends for the support! Plus, CONGRATS to our latest batch of successful US embassy visa interviewees! They're ready for the cultural exchange adventure of a lifetime! First.. read more

  CONGRATS to FPI's latest batch of CULTURAL EXCHANGE ADVENTURERS! They're READY FOR THE USA after successful visa interviews at the US embassy. An AWESOME SUMMER AWAITS thru the Work and Travel program! We've still got HUNDREDS OF POSITIONS abroad. Pwedeng pwede pang humabol, so JOIN a.. read more

  Hundreds of First Place Inc. Students Ready for the USA   Congratulations to all FPI students from Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao for successfully passing their US embassy interviews! Filipino applicants from all over the country will be participating in the US Work and Travel summer .. read more

  First Place Inc. Applicants Enjoy Successful US Embassy Visa Interviews   HAPPY NEW YEAR and congratulations to all of our applicants for successfully interviewing with the US Embassy! They've received their visas for their overseas programs next year. Students from all over Luzon, .. read more

  FPI is proud to be a trusted partner of the Lyceum of the Philippines University Cavite! Together with the academic officials, university deans, and Dr. Maria Teresa Pilapil, EVP for Administration, First Place Inc. renews our commitment to providing the best cultural exchange programs.. read more

  TOUCHDOWN USA! The first batch of FPI Ritz-Carlton and Grand Hotel interns have arrived in Denver, Colorado to kick off their one-year internship abroad. BE LIKE THEM! Hundreds of internship opportunities are waiting for you. Call us now at (02) 9279731 or (+63920) 9895223 and JOIN OU.. read more

  To all our members of the FPI family, new students, friends, and alumni alike: we request your assistance in bringing relief goods to the victims of Supertyphoon Yolanda. If you would like to help and donate, you may do so through the Philippine Red Cross, or through Caritas: http://u.. read more

First Place Inc. Cebu Weekend Hiring Events!     Cebu, Philippines - October 21, 2013 - First Place Inc. hosted our USA partners, and enjoyed an extremely successful hiring tour in Cebu for 2014 Work and Travel students last October 19-20.   Hundreds of students from Visayas.. read more

  First Place Inc. is proud to once again announce the ANN RAINBIRD SCHOLARSHIP for 2014 Work and Travel applicants! Together with our partner and sponsor CIEE, we will be providing financial aid by covering program fees for three exceptional students, enabling them to represent the Phil.. read more

  IMPORTANT NOTICE to all 2014 Work and Travel applicants: be sure you've created your OFFICIAL GMAIL ACCOUNT! 1. Visit Gmail.com and create an account using the following example format. For a student named Juan Paolo de la Cruz, his Gmail account should be juanpaolo.delacruz.wat2014@gma.. read more

  October 4, 2013 - To all FIRST PLACE INC. Work & Travel applicants: read and follow the instructions sent in your program counselors' latest email! This will let you see the list of available locations, positions, and companies for the 2014 US Work & Travel program. You w.. read more

First Place Inc. Announces Over 1,300 US Work and Travel Positions Available   Metro Manila - October 3, 2013 - First Place Inc., the Philippines' leader in youth cultural exchange programs, is proud to announce over 1,300 summer positions waiting for Filipino students in the United States... read more

First Place Inc. Meets Our Partners at the 8th WYSE Work Abroad Annual General Meeting         Sydney, Australia - September 19, 2013 - FPI directors met with fellow members of the WYSE Work Abroad trade association, during this week's ongoing World Youth & Student.. read more

  NATIONWIDE GENERAL ASSEMBLY Calling all 2014 US Work and Travel Program applicants and your Friends! You are ALL INVITED to attend the General Assembly for FREE! COME and JOIN THIS MAJOR EVENT. YOU CAN CHOOSE FROM OVER A THOUSAND WORK AND TRAVEL POSITIONS AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE! &nbs.. read more

First Place Inc. Welcomes Back Our 2013 Work and Travel Participants!   Quezon City, NCR - September 10, 2013 - Students of more than 20 different Philippine colleges and universities returned home earlier this year from the United States, now young professionals with cultural exchange experi.. read more

We are now accepting applications for the 2014 Summer Work and Travel Program in the United States! Students are encouraged to attend the program orientations to be held in their respective schools with either their parents or guardians.   You may also attend our FREE orientation progam.. read more