On 09 June 2024, in celebration of Filipino-Chinese Friendship Day, a dragon boat race was organized by the Manila Chinatown Barangay Organization in cooperation with the Chinese Filipino Business Club, Inc. (CFBCI) and other Filipino-Chinese community groups. CFBCI President Samuel Lee Uy and other officers and members graced the competition with their presence to cheer for all the participants.

Thirteen dragon boat teams from all over the country with more than 300 rowers in total participated in the race. At 5:30 A.M., the “Lakad Magkaibigan” organized by the Manila Chinatown Development Council and other organizations, began on the Philippines-China Friendship Bridge. As 10,000 people walked across the bridge, dragon boat teams started to compete with each other, attracting passersby and tourists.

After more than three hours of intense competition, the Army Dragon Warriors (Champion), the University of the Philippines Dragon Boat Team (First Runner Up), and the Dagun Pilipinas Dragon Boat Team (Second Runner Up) were hailed as victors. Dr. Merle D. Sandalan, President of the Manila Chinese Association and Director of the Jose Abad Santos General Hospital, presided over the awarding ceremony and presented certificates of appreciation to the sponsors.

菲華工商總會訊：馬尼拉華人區描籠涯協會（Manila Chinatown Barangay Organization簡稱MCBO）聯合菲中愛心基金，於六月九日（星期日）上午在岷淪洛巴石河舉辦賽龍舟迎端午活動。本會為與民同慶華人四大節日之一的端午佳節，贊助一艘龍舟，當天本會理事長黃書瑋也親率副理事長楊良田，常務理事洪海濱、留牡丹偕公子楊錦程、莊南文、侯逸蘭及秘書吳宛盈等人，到場為各隊伍加油打氣。

本此賽事共有來自全國各地的十三支龍舟隊伍，三百餘位賽艇好手參與。當天上午五時三十分，由馬尼拉華人區發展委員會聯合菲中愛心基金舉辦的萬人友誼步行，在菲中友誼橋上展開，橋下的划龍舟比賽，亦在同一時間開始，吸引了僑社領袖、市民、遊客等，圍繞在巴石河岸邊，觀看精彩刺激的划龍舟比賽。

經過三個多小時的激烈競賽，最後分別由陸軍戰士龍舟隊（Army Dragon Warriors）、菲律濱國立大學龍舟隊（UP Dragon Boat Team）和Dagun Pilipinas龍舟隊脫穎而出，拿奪下本屆冠軍、亞軍、季軍寶座，並由馬尼拉華人區描籠涯協會劉少強主席及馬尼拉市立Justice Jose Abad Santos 總醫院院長Merle D. Sandalan醫師等人主持頒獎儀式，同時向各贊助單位頒發感謝狀。

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上左圖：本會理事長黃書瑋、副理事長楊良田在承諾牆橫幅上簽名。
上右圖：主辦方頒贈感謝狀予本會。（前排左起）Merle D. Sandalan院長、楊良田、黃書瑋、劉少強、侯逸蘭、莊南文。（後排左起）吳宛盈、楊錦程、留牡丹、洪海濱。
下圖：馬尼拉華人區賽龍舟迎端午的比賽現場。