On 15 August 2024, Hon. Strike Bautista Revilla, Mayor of Bacoor City in Cavite visited the headquarters of Chinese Filipino Business Club, Inc. (CFBCI) in Binondo, Manila along with Dra. Maria Cristina Ignacio-Alberto, Chief of Staff, Hon. Jefferson Lau, Chairman of Manila Chinatown Barangay Organization, and Dra. Merle Sacdalan Faustino, Director of Justice Jose Abad Santos Hospital Medical.

The meeting convened with the welcome remarks of President Samuel Lee Uy in which he thanked the visitors for traveling for hours to reach CFBCI’s head office, just to meet them personally. As Tsinoys, President Uy expressed his sincere appreciation of gestures like this which aim to strengthen friendship and camaraderie. He ended his short speech by saying: “Caviteños are known for being strong-willed and fearless; but I think there is more behind this reputation: Caviteños are warm and accommodating people, with a heart dedicated in fostering positive change in the lives of others.”

Afterwards, other officers and members of CFBCI were introduced, namely: Honorary President Stephen Sia, Vice President Paul Yeung, Director Richard Alviar, Director Gilbert Kua Yan Yee, Director Edwin John Ty, Vice Chairman Ramon Cheng, Vice Chairman Mylene Co, and Vice Chairman Linda Lao. Then, a short video was shown to let the visitors capture a glimpse of what CFBCI does as an organization and the principles that it stands for since 1998.

Hon. Revilla was given the opportunity to give a speech in which he expressed his gratitude for CFBCI for opening its doors for collaboration with Bacoor City. As an organization, CFBCI admires Hon. Strike Revilla’s leadership as it resonates with the goal of CFBCI which is to focus on alleviating the difficulties shouldered by our brothers and sisters in grassroots of society. With the mantra of “strike as one,” Hon. Revilla has been successful in facilitating various welfare programs to improve the quality of life of the citizens of Bacoor. Here in CFBCI, we also conduct various programs that target specific needs of our kababayans in need.

Through the courtesy meeting, the two parties were able to get to know each other more and explore future avenues through which they could collaborate. Before closing the meeting, CFBCI awarded Hon. Revilla the CFBCI seal of collaboration and official coffee table book. Definitely, this meeting marks the beginning of an enduring friendship and future partnerships for positive change. For starters, through the benevolent cooperation of MCBO led by Hon. Jefferson Lau and generous assistance of Lorenzo Ruiz Academy, Cavite Hope Children’s Chorus will receive free online Mandarin classes for one whole year. This project will be launched this upcoming August 22, Thursday.
菲華工商總會訊：八月十五日（星期四）下午，甲美地省巴科奧爾市（Bacoor, Cavite）市長雷維拉（Mayor Strike Bautista Revilla）在其辦公室幕僚長Maria Cristina Ignacio-Alberto醫師、馬尼拉華人區描籠涯協會主席劉少強及Justice Jose Abad Santos醫院院長Merle Sacdalan Faustino醫師的陪同下，聯袂禮訪本會，受到本會理事長黃書瑋，名譽理事長謝國萬，副理事長楊良田，董事曾煥眉、柯仁義、鄭奕偉及常務理事莊南文、留牡丹、侯逸蘭，理事王明雄等熱情接待，雙方進行互動交流。
理事長黃書瑋致歡迎詞時，感謝雷維拉市長在百忙中抽出寶貴時間禮訪本會，並表示，這將加強巴科奧爾市府與菲華工商總會的友誼。他也指出，甲美地人是出了名的剛強無畏，但他認為這個美譽背後還有更多的意義，那就是甲美地人熱情好客，且熱衷於促進他人生活的正面改變。
隨後，由本會西文秘書梅西卡向來賓介紹本會出席的領導同仁，並播放本會簡介影片，以便來訪貴賓能更瞭解本會的創會宗旨及歷年所舉辦的各項福利方案。
雷維拉市長致詞時，感謝本會領導同仁的熱情接待，並對本會所舉辦的各項公益活動，減輕基層社會民眾的困難，及「點亮未來」助學方案表示肯定與讚揚；並期盼本會日後能夠與巴科奧爾市政府合辦各項活動，以造福當地弱勢族群。
巴科奧爾市，是位於甲美地的城市；根據二零一五年的人口普查，巴科奧爾的人口為六十萬六百零九人，使其成為菲律濱人口最多的第十四個城市。本著 「團結一致」的口號，雷維拉市長成功地推動了各種福利計劃，改善了當地市民的生活品質。
Maria Cristina Ignacio-Alberto醫師致詞時表示，她組創了甲美地希望童音合唱團（Cavite Hope Children’s Chorus），今年希望開辦普通話教學；她很感謝馬尼拉華人區描籠涯協會劉少強主席幫忙牽線，取得本會支持，與聖軍中學施佩妮校長無私支援，訂於8 月 22 日（星期四）啟動線上教學，此項目將進行一整個學年。當地孩童得知消息，相當興奮和期待。
座談中，雙方互動熱絡，本會領導同仁讚揚雷維拉市長在巴科奧爾市的各項建設及社會福利政策，以提升巴科奧爾市民的生活品質；雙方就日後如何加強聯繫及合作交換意見，增進了相互瞭解，互動熱絡，成果豐碩。
座談最後，本會領導向雷維拉市長贈送本會徽章及二十週年紀念特刊，賓主合影後，此次來訪活動圓滿結束。
圖片說明：
上左圖：理事長黃書瑋贈送本會紀念會徽予雷維拉市長。
上右圖：歡迎橫條。
下圖：贈送本會徽章及二十週年紀念特刊，賓主合影留念（左起）莊南文，曾煥眉，侯逸蘭，柯仁義，鄭奕偉，謝國萬，黃書瑋，雷維拉市長，楊良田，Maria Cristina Ignacio-Alberto醫師，Merle Sacdalan Faustino院長，劉少強主席，王明雄，留牡丹。