On June 15, 2025, the Chinese Filipino Business Club, Inc. (CFBCI) facilitated the monthly Life Skills and Motivational Seminar (LSMS) for its scholars, coinciding with the celebration of Father’s Day. Director Richard Alviar opened the morning with a heartfelt check-in, especially with the graduating scholars, offering not just encouragement but a reflection on their experiences. The program officially began with a solemn prayer, the singing of the Philippine National Anthem, and a warm Father’s Day greeting led by the hosts — setting the stage for a meaningful day.

President Samuel Lee Uy’s serendipity session tackled corruption and its ‘ripple effect’ on education and public services, challenging scholars to uphold integrity and demand accountability from public servants. Scholars then reflected on topics such as discipline, values, and delayed gratification. With honesty and confidence, they spoke about personal growth, learning to choose the wiser path, and how awareness helps shape meaningful decisions not just academically but morally.

The day’s main talk, “Sexuality and Life Skills,” was led by Ms. Milagros Serrano Rivera, Executive Director of the Institute for Reproductive Health Philippines. She addressed the scholars with honesty and empathy, reminding them that adolescence comes with responsibilities and consequences. Exploring themes like identity, intimacy, and independence, she gave voice to silent struggles that many young people face. Through science and real-life data, she discussed fertility, peer pressure, and teenage pregnancy not to shame, but to inform and empower, emphasizing the need for clarity, care, and commitment in navigating relationships.

Ms. Rivera also clarified key concepts of sex, gender, and sexuality. She challenged the scholars to channel their natural energy into goals, service, and purpose. Love, she said, should be free, total, faithful, and fruitful which is built on dignity rather than desire. Her talk didn’t offer easy answers, but it gave the scholars tools to ask the right questions and pursue lives of awareness and virtue.

After deep reflection came joy as the scholars played a fun guessing game that filled the room with laughter, thanks to the continued generosity of Vice Chairman Linda Lao. The session closed with a prayer by Jamiya Dimaano, followed by a shared meal of beef caldereta and langka tart —a familiar CFBCI tradition that reminded everyone that learning doesn’t end with lectures. It lives on in the values embraced, the relationships nurtured, and the commitment to lead lives with integrity, compassion, and purpose.

菲華工商總會訊：本會秉持培養「點亮未來」助學方案受助生德智兼備之理念，致力於擴展學員視野與人格養成，每月定期舉辦主題修養講座，邀請專業講師或學友會成員分享實用且具啟發性的課題。六月十五日（星期日）上午，假本會八樓禮堂舉行六月份修養講座，共一百十二名受助生與學友會成員出席。本會理事長黃書瑋、董事兼文教委員會主任曾煥眉等領導親臨現場，展現對青年學子教育與成長的高度重視與支持。

本次講座特別邀請到菲律濱生殖健康協會執行董事Milagros Serrano Rivera女士擔任主講，分享「青少年性知識與生活技能」課題，透過專業且貼近青少年心聲的對談，引導學員建立正確價值觀與健康人生選擇。

活動開始，由主持人 Janelle Pajarillo與 Rainer Caindoy熱情致詞，正式揭開當天活動序幕，並帶領在場所有學員向理事長黃書瑋及董事曾煥眉致以「父親節快樂！」文教委員會主任曾煥眉致開場詞，親切詢問學子近況，特別關心即將畢業的同學，勉勵大家勇敢面對挑戰，邁向人生新階段。

本會理事長黃書瑋於「啟發時刻（Serendipity）」環節中，語重心長談及當前政治社會問題，直指貪腐亂象對國家預算與民生發展的嚴重影響，勉勵學子秉持誠信，培養價值判斷，為國家社會未來貢獻己力。學員隨後針對五項引導性命題踴躍分享，包括如何以價值觀選擇行動、紀律生活對自尊與尊重的意義等，展現學子自我省思與成熟思辨能力。

主題環節，Milagros Rivera女士以溫暖而堅定的語調開場，直言：「因為你們不再是孩子了。」以此點出青春期四大挑戰——自我認同、親密關係、價值操守與獨立思考，引導學員正確認識身心變化與人際互動。她細述性別、生理與性取向的區別，並以本地青少年實際統計數據佐證性行為背後的情感需求與社會壓力，呼籲年輕人要以負責任的態度看待自己與他人生命。

Rivera女士強調，青春期性意識乃自然現象，但須要學習自律，將情感與精力投入於志業與助人事業，尋求更高層次的成熟與愛的實踐。她並闡述成熟愛情的四大特質：「自由、完整、忠誠與成果」，強調真愛應建立在尊重、溝通與犧牲之上，遠離衝動與即時滿足的誘惑。

講座期間同時安排趣味競賽活絡氣氛，分組進行趣味單字遊戲，現場笑聲連連。優勝隊伍獲得常務理事留牡丹贊助獎金，增添歡樂。學員在講座尾聲踴躍發表心得，直言此次課題讓他們學會將愛視為責任，勇敢為自己設下界線，選擇自重與自律。

活動最後，本會出席領導頒贈感謝狀予主講人Milagros Rivera女士，集體合影留念，並於中午前圓滿結束。

圖片說明：
上圖：（左至右）主講人Milagros Serrano Rivera；講座簡報主頁；理事長黃書瑋。
中圖：頒贈感謝狀予主講。（左起）本會西文秘書梅西卡，曾煥眉，Milagros Serrano Rivera，黃書瑋，本會「點亮未來」助學方案負責人羅娜。
下圖：分組進行趣味單字遊戲；主講人向學員們提問題。