On 10 April 2025, the Chinese Filipino Business Club, Inc. (CFBCI) was represented by its President, Mr. Samuel Lee Uy, in the “Meet the Manila Press" forum organized by a group of media practitioners covering government agencies in Manila. President Uy was interviewed along with Bureau of Immigration spokesperson Dana Sandoval and Usec. Gilbert Cruz of the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission. Major media channels such as GMA 7, TV 5, local radio stations, and local news publications came to cover the event.

Tsinoys are known for growing their own businesses successfully, yet ‘getting rich’ should not be the only goal — we must aspire to give back to our less fortunate brothers and sisters, President Uy said. Despite the ongoing geopolitical tensions between the Philippines and China and the recent security threats against Filipino-Chinese people, he affirmed the commitment of the Tsinoy community to continue working alongside the national government to shape a brighter future for all Filipinos, will remain unshaken.

During the forum, President Uy introduced the three main advocacies of CFBCI: to assist the national government in fostering national economic development while strengthening Filipino-Chinese relations (as business organization), to extend help to our poor brothers and sisters in distress (as social welfare advocate), and to provide hope to less affluent yet hard working students by administering scholarships (as champion of youth empowerment).

He proudly mentioned that since the organization’s establishment, it has been an active catalyst for the promotion of a sustainable and balanced business development environment in the Philippines. Moreover, the organization has been consistently responding to calls for relief operations and other community projects catering to the needs of our disadvantaged brethren. Furthermore, President Uy also highlighted CFBCI’s Pagharap sa Pangarap College Scholarship Program which, at present, has at most 500 successful graduates who are all gainfully employed.

Through its unwavering collaboration with local governments and national agencies, CFBCI contributes to shaping economic policies for national development and generation of more employment opportunities. At present, CFBCI has been conducting anti-dengue projects in local schools and will be executing a medical mission in Tarlac. Moreover, in celebration of the Filipino-Chinese Friendship Day, CFBCI will be hosting a table tennis tournament featuring students across the country and overseas.

Overall, it was a great opportunity through which CFBCI and the local media were able to bond with each other and ask questions relevant to public service. Definitely, our organization is looking forward to future engagements with the local Filipino media.

菲華工商總會訊：本會理事長黃書瑋，於四月十日（星期四）上午應邀出席由駐馬尼拉政府機構媒體記者所籌辦之「馬尼拉媒體座談會」(Meet the Manila Press Forum)，與包括移民局發言人Dana Sandoval、總統府反有組織犯罪委員會執行長Gilbert Cruz次長等同台發言。本地電台GMA 7、TV5及報刊等多家主流媒體到場報導，現場氣氛熱烈。

在座談中，黃書瑋理事長針對當前菲中之間的地緣政治緊張情勢與近來華社遭遇的安全挑戰發表看法。他表示，雖形勢嚴峻，然而本會作為橋梁角色，始終堅守初衷，持續與國家政府保持良好互動與深度合作。他強調，華人一向以企業精神著稱，惟「成功致富」不應為人生唯一目的，更應關注社會、回饋社會，發揮企業的社會責任。

黃理事長詳述本會三項核心使命，具體如下：推動國家經濟與深化菲華合作：作為工商界代表組織之一，本會長期致力於協助政府推動具前瞻性的經濟政策，致力創造就業機會，助力國家經濟穩定發展；扶弱濟困、實踐社會關懷：本會在歷次自然災害與社會困境中皆迅速動員支援，持續舉辦賑災行動、醫療義診與其他社會福利專案，體現人道精神；培育青年、厚植未來希望：透過「點亮未來」(Pagharap sa Pangarap)助學方案，本會提供清寒學子教育資助，幫助他們完成大學學業、翻轉人生。目前已有近五百名學生順利畢業並投入職場，展現計劃成效。

黃理事長進一步指出，本會自創會以來，一直秉持永續發展與全民共榮的原則，積極參與國家各層級政策對話與地方社區建設。近期，本會正於各地推行校園防登革熱宣導專案，並舉辦義診活動，擴大醫療服務觸及範圍。此外，為慶祝即將到來的菲中建交五十週年暨菲中友誼日，本會亦規劃舉辦全國性乒乓球友誼賽，邀請本地與海外學子同場交流競技，促進民間文化融合。

此次「馬尼拉媒體座談會」為本會提供一良機，與當地媒體界建立更密切的溝通橋樑，深化理解，擴大社會影響力。本會展望未來，將持續秉持公益初心，攜手主流媒體與各界夥伴，共築一個包容、公義、繁榮的社會。

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上圖：（左起）總統府反有組織犯罪委員會執行長Gilbert Cruz次長，理事長黃書瑋，移民局發言人Dana Sandoval。
下圖：（左起）華商吳肇新，理事長黃書瑋，Gilbert Cruz次長，記者Gina Mape ，本會西文秘書梅西卡。