In 2002, through the initiative of the Chinese Filipino Business Club, Inc. (CFBCI), Former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has officially declared every June 9 of the year as the celebration of the “Filipino-Chinese Friendship Day.” Since then, CFBCI has been organizing a series of activities to commemorate this common holiday between Filipinos and Chinese people.

CFBCI President Samuel Lee Uy has been upholding the principle of giving back to the community hence the long roster of social welfare activities executed by the organization. In celebration of the 23rd Filipino-Chinese Friendship Day this year, CFBCI has organized a successful rice donation to showcase the genuine essence of the Filipino-Chinese Friendship Day: to extend a helping hand to those in need and give them hope for a brighter future.

In the morning of 09 June 2024, CFBCI facilitated the rice donation at the San Lorenzo Ruiz Plaza in Binondo through the benevolent cooperation with Mr. Jefferson Lau, Chairman of the Manila Chinatown Barangay Organization. At 10:00 a.m., a Ford Tractor Philippines, Inc. truck loaded with a thousand packages of 5-kilogram of white rice arrived at the distribution site. At least 20 officers and members of CFBCI were present to actively assist in the distribution. After unloading the packaged, the distribution began at 10:30 a.m. and benefited a total of 1,000 grassroots families in Binondo, Manila and neighboring communities.

CFBCI extends its immense gratitude to all its personnel and members who came to assist in the distribution and made the celebration of this year’s Filipino-Chinese Friendship Day more meaningful.

菲華工商總會訊：本會於二○○二年全力促成亞羅育總統宣佈每年六月九日、即菲中建交之日為菲中友誼日，並於當年慶祝第一屆友誼日，此後本會每年都會舉辦系列慶典活動，紀念這一菲中兩族人民共同的節日。

理事長黃書瑋表示，本會長期秉持「取之於社會、用之於社會」理念，投入社會公益活動，績效大家有目共睹；今年欣逢第廿三屆菲中友誼日，本會藉此歡欣鼓舞的日子關懷基層族群，舉辦贈米活動，以彰顯菲中友誼日的重要意義。

本會於六月九日（星期日）上午，假馬尼拉市華人區岷倫洛花園口舉辦一場贈送愛心米活動，受到馬尼拉華人區描籠涯組織主席劉少強的大力支持，派出二十名描籠涯成員描籠涯成員到現場協助佈置場地，維持秩序，使贈米活動得以井然有序地進行。

上午十時，一輛載滿一包包五公斤大米的菲律濱福特拖拉機公司(Ford Tractor, Philippines, Inc. )卡車抵達岷倫洛教堂前的花園口待命，馬尼拉華人區描籠涯組織主席劉少強、馬尼拉市政府華人區發展委員會主席蔡臻蔚及本會多位領導同仁：理事長黃書瑋，副理事長楊良田、陳華民，立案秘書吳恆利，常務理事許福星、洪海濱、留牡丹、莊南文、侯逸蘭偕公子許偉城、顏漢龍、葉啟龍及理事許啟敏，葉俊龍偕夫人龔華玉、許純維、楊錦程、佘玲玲、吳仲漁等人到場協助，經過一番卸貨整理，待一切準備妥當，於十時三十分開始向手持米券的民眾發放贈米，該贈米活動共惠及近千戶華人區及鄰近社區的基層家庭。

本會以實際行動推動國民外交，為菲中友誼盡一份綿薄之力。在此向所有到場協助發放工作的本會同仁及描籠涯成員，致以由衷的謝意，使這次慶祝菲中友誼日福利活動順利圓滿成功。祝菲中友誼萬古長青，歷久彌新！

圖片說明：
上左圖：愛心贈米現場（左起）佘玲玲，葉啟龍，留牡丹，許啟敏，楊良田，黃書瑋，陳華民，莊南文，劉少強，洪海濱，許純維，吳恆利，吳仲漁，顏漢龍，侯逸蘭，葉俊龍，許偉城。
右上圖：副理事長楊良田及本會同仁在現場發放愛心米。
中左圖：蔡臻蔚主席（左五）到場協助支持贈米活動。
中右圖：理事長黃書瑋與受惠民眾合影。
下圖：贈米活動結束後，在岷倫洛花園口合影留念。（左起）顏漢龍，楊錦程，莊南文，許純維，吳仲漁，留牡丹，洪海濱，陳華民，黃書瑋，劉少強，蔡臻蔚，楊良田，許啟敏，吳恆利，葉啟龍，佘玲玲，龔華玉，葉俊龍。