Zamboanga City Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar is among the 50 Filipino exchange alumni of the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) featured in the commemorative book Faces of Exchange launched recently by the US Embassy in the Philippines in celebration of the IVLP's 80th year.

Climaco-Salazar thanked the US government for recognizing her efforts and being included in the book, and lauded Washington's continued support for various programs and projects through the US Agency for International Development and the US Embassy in Manila.