Ambassador Corsino launches book titled Poetic Essays 2

Ambassador Dr. MacArthur F. Corsino speaks to the crowd during his book launch of “Poetic Essays 2: Stirring Paeans to Sanctuaries Built for God’s Glory,” at the Multipurpose Room, Silliman University.

The Silliman University (SU) School of Public Affairs and Governance (SPAG), through the SPAG Society, hosted the Book Launch of Ambassador Dr. MacArthur F. Corsino’s “Poetic Essays 2: Stirring Paeans to Sanctuaries Built for God’s Glory,” at the Multipurpose Room on April 19, 2024.

The event is in celebration of the SPAG Week, and Ambassador Corsino’s book comes after his first edition of the same name, Poetic Essays. His books chronicle his journeys around the world with his wife, Bernadette C. Corsino, and higihlight his introspections and spiritual reflections.

Poetic Essays 2 follows Ambassador Corsino and his wife in their journey around the world.

According to the author, this particular book “is geared towards stimulating the imagination and steering any hidden nature viewing artistic proclivities of ordinary people.”

Dr. Reynaldo Rivera, who introduced the author during the event, said, “Our honoree today continues to evolve as a diplomat, as an ambassador, […] the leading light in the academe, or even as a preacher, writer, or author.”

Dr. Reynaldo Rivera, Ambassador Dr. MacArthur F. Corsino, and Bernadette C. Corsino pose for a quick photo.

“As preacher, [Corsino] brings the gospel to our mind, heart, and soul, which, according to the author, are God’s essence,” Rivera added.

Dr. Ferdinand M. Mangibin, SPAG dean, described the event as “a celebration and sharing of a well-reflected life journey of Dr. Corsino.”

As a DFA official, Ambassador Corsino ably represented the country in international conferences, meetings, or programs in the US and Canada, Belgium, France, Finland, Turkey, Cyprus, China, Japan, Bangladesh, Sabah, Cambodia, Malaysia, Oman, Muscat, Jamaica, Haiti, the Bahamas, the Dominican Republic, Cuba and in the Philippines.

He received his undergraduate and graduate degrees at Silliman University in 1966 and 1972, respectively. He finished his PhD in Political Science from Northern Illinois University in 1977. Later, he pursued advanced studies at the Harvard University Center for International Affairs in 1985.

In 2009, Ambassador Corsino was awarded the Outstanding Sillimanian Award (OSA) for Foreign Service. As a diplomat, his assignments included being in Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica, and the Dominican Republic. He retired from the foreign service in 2010.

Present at the event were the SPAG students and faculty members, as well as the guests of Ambassador Corsino.

Students and faculty members of SPAG pose with Ambassador Corsino and his wife after the event.