The Chinese Filipino Business Club, Inc. (CFBCI), led by Chairman Mr. Stephen Sia, accompanied by President Emeritus Mr. Allan Wong, Executive Vice President Mr. Samuel Lee Uy, Vice Presidents Gerald Chan, Henry Lim, Paul Yeung, Vicente Co, and Vice Chairmen Richard Yao and Mason Ang, visited the head office of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Makati City on last Tuesday morning, March 28.

They were warmly received by Secretary Alfredo E. Pascual and had a discussion in the Secretary’s office. The meeting was also attended by Ana Carolina Sanchez, Undersecretary of DTI, Blesila Lantayona (Regional Executive Bureau), Marcelita Alcantara, Director of DTI Capital Region, and Glenn G. Peñaranda, Assistant Director of DTI Foreign Investment Department.

During the discussion, the leaders of the Association briefed the Secretary about the Association's long-standing relationship with DTI, and the Association established the SME Center with the DTI as early as 2006. CFBCI have held many exhibitions to help local SMEs to bring their products to the market. Last May, CFBCI signed a letter of understanding with DTI-NCR to start a new cooperative relationship.

This year, we have developed a number of collaborative programs with DTI in charge of the National Capital Region, and our leaders said that we will continue to strengthen our cooperation with DTI to help increase national production and stimulate economic growth, in order to promote the development of local enterprises, especially SMEs.

In his speech, Secretary Alfredo E. Pascual thanked the Council for its long-standing cooperation and support to the Department of Trade and Industry. He also said that since President Marcos Jr. took office, he has attached great importance to economic development and has introduced a series of preferential policies to attract foreign investment. At the end of the meeting, the leaders of the Association presented the Secretary with a commemorative emblem and a special issue of the Association's 20th anniversary coffee table book.

菲華工商總會訊：本會於三月二十八日（星期二）上午在理事長謝國萬帶領下，由榮譽理事長黃拔來，執行副理亊長黃書瑋，副理事長曾國強、楊良田、林天德、許長泰，常務理事姚慶祕和蔡長城陪同一起前往貿工部（DTI）馬加智市總部，禮訪Alfredo E. Pascual部長，受到部長熱情接待，並在部長辦公進行了座談。一同參與座談的還有貿工部副部長 Ana Carolina Sanchez，副部長 Blesila Lantayona （地區執行局），貿工部首都區局長Marcelita Alcantara，貿工部國外投資局部長助理Glenn G. Peñaranda。

在座談時本會領導向部長簡介了本會的概況，本會與貿工部有著長期的合作關係，早在二零零六年就聯合貿工部建立唯一一個非官方中小企業中心，每年還會聯合貿工部舉辦各種財務管理、稅務交納、謀生技術講習會等，並多次舉辦本地中小企業的產品商展會，幫助本國中小企業將產品帶進市場。去年五月本會與貿工部大岷區簽訂合作諒解書，開展雙方新的合作關係，並於十月舉辦微商展，走訪貿工部各個業場培訓場地，今年一月本會十名點亮未來學友會成員通過貿工部的生計播種和創業發展計劃，收到創業援助基金；二月份由工貿部中小企業巡迴培訓學院委派專業講員對本會點亮未來受助生舉辦「企業家思維設置」講座；今年本會與貿工部大岷區負責人已制定多項合作方案，本會領導表示往後會繼續加強與貿工部的合作，幫助增加國民生產，刺激經濟增長，以促進本國企業特別是中小企業的發展。

Alfredo E. Pascual部長在致詞時，感謝本會長期以來對貿工部的合作和支持。並表示總統小馬科斯就任以來，十分重視經濟的發展，出臺了一系列招攬外國投資的優惠政策，現貿工部在北京、上海、廈門、廣州等大城市都有事務處，希望本會能發揮華裔的優勢，邀請更多中國的企業家來菲投資，並將本國產品推廣到海外。會談中雙方互動良多，親切交流，最後本會領導向部長贈送紀念會徽和本會二十年特刊留念。

圖片說明：

上左圖： Glenn G. Peñaranda部長助理， Alfredo E. Pascual部長，Ana Carolina Sanchez副部長， Marcelita Alcantara局長在座談發表講話。

上右圖：出席座談會的領導（左起）許長泰，楊良田，黃拔來，謝國萬，黃書瑋，林天德，姚慶祕，蔡長城。

中圖：向貿工部部長贈送本會會徽和本會慶祝成立二十週年紀念特刊（左起）許長泰，林天德，黃拔來，黃書瑋， Alfredo E. Pascual部長，謝國萬，曾國強，楊良田，姚慶祕，蔡長城。

下圖：（左起）許長泰，林天德，黃拔來，黃書瑋， Blesila Lantayona副部長， Ana Carolina Sanchez副部長， Marcelita Alcantara局長，謝國萬，曾國強，姚慶祕，楊良田，蔡長城。